The first full day of conferences and conversations at NY SCC Suppliers’ Day, held May 3-4, 2022, reiterated several relatively established trends in cosmetics R&D, e.g., sustainability, transparency, proven efficacy, safety, etc., as expected, but also underlined the critical need to substantiate those claims with solid science.

This was apparent from both exhibitors, who shared insights in terms of the certifications or criteria customers expect raw materials to meet (notably COSMOS, USDA Biopreferred and UEBT), and from the conference program, featuring a two-part session across two days on in vitro modeling to predict clinical outcomes.

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By Rachel Grabenhofer – May 3rd, 2022