Beauty

From the stellar growth of boswellia and branched-chain amino acids, to declining sales of whey protein and valerian, here are the supplement ingredients that surprised market experts from SPINS this year.

OmniActive’s Lutemax 2020 was found to improve overall skin tone and skin lightening in a new study of healthy adults with dry skin.

From cashews and chicory to specialty sodas, the SPINS Product Library Team forecasts 2017’s micro and macro trends.

Sabinsa shares promising new study results on an oil-control moisturizer containing Policosanol, aloe, and niacinamide.

New studies on probiotics for brain health and mood, dental health, skin health, and heart health

New study results suggest a lycopene-rich tomato nutrient complex from Lycored or lutein may provide skin protection at a molecular level against UV radiation.

Improve USA’s new ingredient Enderma may be an Aloe vera derivative, but the skepticism around aloe claims has the firm leaving off mention of its aloe roots.

Despite FDA’s strong language against hemp cannabidiol (CBD), sales and demand for the controversial cannabinoid are skyrocketing. Here are some of the most promising health areas.

Activ’Inside’s anti-aging formula SkinAx2 was found to significantly improve skin color and reduce skin imperfections in a soon-to-be-published study.

Natreon’s PrimaVie purified shilajit extract was found to significantly upregulate several collagen-related genes in a new study.

Turmeric is the darling of the natural products market. What have we learned lately about turmeric and its active constituent, curcumin?

Natural ingredients, both ingestible and topical, are making over today’s beauty products.

There was a 202% increase worldwide in the number of new food and drink launches containing the terms “superfood,” “superfruit,” or “supergrain” between 2011 and 2015.

Sales of non-dairy milk grew by 9% in 2015, while sales of dairy milk decreased by 7%, according to new Mintel data.

Promising early research on astaxanthin looks toward a slew of new health areas.

Nutricosmetics expert Paula Simpson shares which up-and-coming "beauty from within" ingredients she's most excited about.

Heart and bone health may hold the most potential for the collagen market to expand.

Gelita’s Verisol collagen peptides were found to significantly reduce cellulite and skin waviness in women aged 24–50.

ANVISA, Brazil’s Health Surveillance Agency, has approved sale of Kemin’s ZeaONE.

Move over, magnesium! Here comes zinc.

PLT Health Solutions says Collactive is “water-soluble and fully digestible, making it an ideal anti-aging ingredient for a wide variety of beauty-from-within formulations.”

Two healthy beverage newcomers are turning heads-with barley and pickle.

Bergstrom Nutrition’s OptiMSM was found to reduce wrinkles and improve skin tone, texture, elasticity, and firmness in a new pilot study.

Two new studies on collagen peptides explore benefits for skin health and sarcopenia.

A growing number of cosmeceutical firms have begun to pair their topical products with a nutricosmetic supplement.

Ray Matulka, PhD, director of toxicology for the Burdock Group, will discuss the regulatory boundaries for probiotics as supplements and foods in the United States.

Probiotics Workshop guest speaker Sunita Kumar gave us a birds’-eye view of what we can expect from the emerging microbiome sphere moving forward.

“The main step of the production is very comparable to creating a smoothie at home,” company rep says.

Creagri has secured two new patents linking its olive polyphenol hydroxytyrosol with inflammation-related skin conditions.

Scientific research and clinical studies in the modern era validate turmeric’s traditional use.