With an eye on scaling closed loop and natural plant-based solutions for the beauty industry, cosmetic ingredients supplier Mibelle Biochemistry is spotlighting its upcycled coffee silverskin SLVR’Coffee for moisturization alongside its NovoRetin, a natural alternative to retinol sourced from the Greek islands.
The use of anti-pollution claims in personal care launches is increasing globally, featuring a +22% year-over-year growth when comparing 2020 and 2021 launches. The top 2021 category of global personal care launches tracked with an anti-pollution claim is skin care (71%). In 2021, glycerol is the leading ingredient among global personal care launches tracked with an anti-pollution claim.
US-based nonprofit Pact Collective is being heralded for its work collecting, processing and helping redesign hard-to-recycle plastics for the beauty sector. Environmental personal care company Athr Beauty says the NGOs’ work is the best alternative to major recycling player TerraCycle, branded a greenwashing scheme by environmental activists.