The first month of the year saw the launch of generative AI platforms for the beauty sector, from L’Oréal’s latest tool that identifies new ingredients and formulations to a commercially available SkinGPT model from Haut.AI that helps customers predict how their skin will react to products and environmental factors.Multiple regulatory agencies around the globe have issued opinions and updates about skin care ingredient safety, notably the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety’s (SCCS) opinion regarding salicylic acid concentrations in children’s skin care products and the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule to require mandatory asbestos testing in certain cosmetics.We spotlight new ingredients, particularly the increasingly popular skin barrier booster ectoin.
