The archive
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Skin
A source-led audit of Symrise’s new Lautier 1795 site, the EU’s expanded fragrance-allergen labels, and why natural does not automatically mean safer.
Ingredients
Salmon-DNA serums and injections are the skincare story of the moment. The best evidence is real, but it mostly concerns injected products and wound healing, not the serum on your shelf.
Skin
Red-light masks are everywhere. Sham-controlled trials show modest wrinkle improvements with consistent use, but they are small, short and specific to each device.
Aesthetics
Exosome serums and treatments promise regeneration. Early human studies are encouraging but small, and the US FDA says no exosome product is approved.
Skin
Clariant says Genadvance Revive uses styling heat as part of a hair-repair mechanism. We examine what its supplier tests measured, what independent hair-fibre studies establish, and why heat activation does not make high-temperature styling harmless.
Skin
Seppic’s Sepilife NEOS launch turns squalane into a formulation story. We separate verified launch facts from supplier performance claims, explain what ISO 16128 and EU microplastics rules do and do not establish, and list the evidence still missing.
Skin
Clariant’s new KanuFresh ingredient arrives with striking sweat, odour and irritation figures. LCY separates the verified launch facts from unpublished supplier evidence, regulation and real-world safety.
Technology
Snap’s Specs Intelligence brings anticipatory AI into the wearer’s field of view. LCY examines shopping utility, bodily data, bystander consent and the real cost of ambient computing.
Fashion
The wool-ban debate puts animal welfare against the environmental costs of likely substitutes. LCY examines traceability, longevity and the choices hidden by simple slogans.
Lifestyle
Quiet upkeep, fragrance wardrobes and more detailed routines are reshaping men’s grooming. LCY separates welcome freedom from unnecessary consumption pressure.
Wellness
Hormone data promises more personal skin and wellness guidance, but biological variability, measurement limits and privacy make the story far more complex than the pitch.
Sustainability
How is the EU PPWR changing beauty packaging? LCY explains declarations of conformity, technical evidence, 2030 milestones and the paperwork consumers never see.
