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5 Editor’s Comment 7 Cover Story: Sesderma 11 News


67 Formulations Get inspiration for your next project with a selection of prototype formulations from the world’s leading ingredient suppliers


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18 Interview: Combining science and luxury Audrey Gueniche is the international scientific director of historic L’Oréal luxury beauty brand Helena Rubinstein. In conversation with editor Tim Probert, Audrey, a Parisian with more than three decades of experience with L’Oréal, shares her insight on ‘hero’ ingredients


23 Next-gen anti-ageing approach via collagen renewal


Evolved By Nature describes its new bioactive peptide that stimulates collagen production and supports fibroblast equilibrium, while avoiding fibrosis and inflammation, offering a safer and more effective approach to maintaining healthy, resilient skin


28 Why biomanufacturing is gaining momentum


Enginzyme explains its process of biocatalysis and why the future of personal care manufacturing will not belong solely to chemists or biologists, but to those who master both


33 RNA-based messages: turning back time by trusting your cells


Biocogent describes the results obtained from in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo testing of a novel approach of delivering of RNA-based messages to skin cells produces highly beneficial outcomes – critical fibre protein levels are bolstered with youthful facial features being restored


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37 Empowering innovation through carbon data mastery


Croda Beauty explains how it is helping customers turn carbon data into a strategic advantage: fuelling innovation, improving cost-efficiency, and supporting climate- considered formulation and decarbonisation


43 Tallow: from by-product to beauty ingredient


The beauty industry is under increasing pressure to demonstrate credible sustainability credentials, not only through packaging or carbon offsets, but through ingredient sourcing and lifecycle impact. Botallow, New Zealand’s first and largest cosmetic-grade tallow ingredient supplier, is pioneering circular, traceable ingredients derived from agricultural by-products


47 Microalgae supporting skin’s own hyaluronic acid


Azeco describes a Tetraselmis suecica fermentate that exemplifies how advanced enzymatic and probiotic technologies can unveil a new level of efficacy from natural ingredients. By combining enzymatic hydrolysis with Saccharomyces boulardii fermentation, multiple effects address both the cause and effect of skin ageing


52 Stable foundations for longevity and anti-ageing


CLR has developed an active ingredient based on milk, and rich in growth factors, that has been shown to increase the production of all key molecules in making skin firmer and reducing wrinkles. These cell biological results underline the different outcomes when WP Complex is applied on human skin: it makes skin thicker, firms skin, and reduces wrinkles


57 Sustainable, plant-based alternative to retinol


After four years of research and development, French biotechnology company Core Biogenesis has launched two biomimetic actives. This article explores the biotechnological foundation of molecular farming, the functional advantages of oleosome delivery, and the clinical evidence positioning oleosome-delivered growth factors as a superior and sustainable alternative to retinol


62 Anti-ageing properties of Angelica essence


Natix explains why its natural ingredient made from Angelica represents a valuable functional active for cosmetic formulations targeting firmness, elasticity, and skin comfort, meeting the specific needs of mature and sensitive skin


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