Clariant’s CycloRetin: a plant-based alternative to retinol and bakuchiol - Premium Beauty News
A hero ingredient in many anti-ageing cosmetics since the 1970s, retinol seems increasingly out of fashion. Known to be irritating, it also suffers from a synthetic origin which is no longer up to date. As a result, ingredient suppliers — from Codif to Mibelle, including Givaudan Active Beauty — have started a race for plant-based or biotechnological alternatives. At the in-cosmetics 2024 show, Clariant entered the competition with CycloRetin, a cyclo-peptide extracted from Pseudostellaria...
