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With increasingly busy lifestyles, it’s not just the ingredients – but also the sum of their parts – that are big in skin care right now. Actives that aim to turn back the clock still capture the lion’s share of skin care launches. Today’s skin care formulas incorporate active ingredients for anti-aging and brightening benefits, writes HAPPI associate editor MELISSA MEISEL

Latest patent reviews on devices

A range of U.S. patents for personal and home care devices

Plastipak acquires APPE Packaging

Rigid plastics specialists look set to develop top portfolio of products and solutions for the food and beverage markets

Dr. Morita’s success unmasked

Best-selling mask maker reveals the secret to becoming an essential part of a popular beauty routine

Evonik’s answer for ‘light’ skin care demand

New easy-to-apply formulations offer the desired skin feel

Stylish pack with a slender silhouette

The slim shape means the Slim Well Pump from Quadpack can be taken anywhere in a handbag or vanity case

Lancôme takes personalization to next stage

Enhanced online consumer experience allows shoppers to curate a total look with cosmetic products

Witch hazel wipes launched

Dickinson uses world-famous witch hazel extracts in cleansing cloths

Scientific rigor behind Nu Skin essential oils

Each one is uniquely designed with the help of ethnobotanists to provide a variety of benefits including mental alertness, relaxation and mood elevation

Dual dispensing pump ideal for color blending

Using the MiniMix is as as simple as turning a twist-knob on the adjustable color scale from one to seven, says VariBlend

Shiseido named among World's Most Ethical

Joining Shiseido in the Health & Beauty category are L'Oréal and Natura Cosméticos

P&G fined for false advertising in China

Authorities say the company’s Crest ads exaggerate the toothpaste’s whitening effect