Anti-aging skincare products are aimed at helping the consumer achieve youthful-looking skin by using ingredients that prevent or reduce the signs of skin aging.

A beauty product is vegan when its formula is completely devoid of ingredients of animal origin. The elements are replaced by plant, active ingredients derived from biotechnology.

Suncare is seeing advanced formulas that offer lightweight textures, skin-friendly formulations, tinted coverage, and issue-specific ingredients to produce sunscreens that work.

Upcycled beauty describes products made from by-products or waste, typically derived from plant-based food waste streams and can range from discarded fruit seeds to upcycled tree bark.

If you’ve ever experienced uneven texture, dryness, flakes, bumps, or dullness, then a skin-smoothing skincare regimen may be the answer you’re searching for.

Natural ingredients are always a safe bet for calm, soothed skin. Here are our eight favorite natural ingredients for sensitive skin.

Revitalizing skincare can help treat and reduce signs of aging caused by sun damage, acne scars, wrinkles.

Haircare consumers no longer have to put up with damaged hair, as brands are creating desirable and effective formulations that shoppers use, love, and trust.

Plant-based skincare is different from other beauty products due to its use of botanical ingredients. Natural skincare products are worthy of that coveted place on your bathroom counter.

At-home hair conditioning products are enjoying a wave of newly-envisioned formulas and leave-in hair treatments boasting exciting formats and novel ingredient.

Face oils are one of the most effective ways to moisturize skin. They are perfect for all skin types, including sensitive, irritated, combination and oily skin.

Blue is the shortest wavelength and is also the closest to ultraviolet (UV) light which we know causes skin aging.

Natural Vegan Beeswax is a blend of carefully selected waxes to mimic the characteristics of Beeswax. Made from a blend of ingredients that are both renewable and upcycled.

Moisturizers with a thicker formula create a physical barrier that locks in hydration and prevents skin from drying out.

Virtual beauty is blurring the lines between digital and physical spaces.

Irresistible Satin Lip Cream Places First at Cosmetics & Toiletries 2022 Allē Awards.

Beauty brands are looking to historic products and ideas to revive in modern, sustainable ways. Break barriers with Forever Impressions, a formula…

Over the course of 2020, the word “Essentials” took on a new meaning. Around the globe, we now know essentials to be the products that we…

As early as March, we saw consumers in the USA reporting they were spending less time applying makeup (36%), spending less time styling their…

MaizeCare™ Style Polymer was designed as the ideal solution for formulators seeking to develop clean and natural hair styling formulations.

STYLED with MaizeCare™ Style Polymer offers you 5 products designed to address the key curly hair concerns. We put each product to the test…

MaizeCare™ Style Polymer is derived entirely from corn and provides a variety of styling benefits in haircare formulations. Primarily, MaizeCare™…

Biobased, biodegradable, non-bioaccumulative and non-toxic, what does it mean, and why should I care? Because environmentally friendly ingredients…

Beginning in 2017, multiuse stick products took over the category, outpacing single-function stick products. According to Mintel GNPD, 7% of…

Long-lasting hair volume is one of the most complicated benefits to achieve. This is especially the case for fine and thin hair. A new technology…

Clean beauty is much more than a trend or marketing tactic—it's becoming an industry-standard tied to the authenticity of a brand.

We’ve developed 6 Clean Beauty Principles to help guide your formulation process, help you with ingredient selection and more...

Univar Solutions has one of the most comprehensive personal care portfolios for the suncare industry and are proud to offer a wide range of organic…

If you’re looking to develop a truly nourishing cream that can offer your consumers a bit of indulgent luxurious self-care, start with our…

Recently, our lab experts have been taking note of the growing trend of consumers desiring a multi-step hair care regimen that focuses on hair…

A manufacturer of specialty skincare products wanted to develop a biphasic makeup remover that would provide consumers with a gentle but effective…

At the Univar Solutions Lab our entire team is committed to bringing the latest trends and technologies to the forefront. And, we find excitement…

Oxybenzone, or benzonephenone-3, is one of the most common chemical filters found in commercial sunscreens. It forms colorless crystals that…

With the skin being the first barrier against external attacks, it’s only natural it is susceptible to damage. On a daily basis, our skin is…

When juggling the demands of a busy lifestyle, it’s easy to see how city life and daily activities can take a toll on the look and feel of…