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- What you need to know
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WHAT CONSUMERS WANT AND WHY
- Consumer interest in biotech, upcycled and plant-based ingredients highlights next-generation sustainable skincare
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PRODUCT INNOVATION TRENDS
- Ethical and environmental claims continue to gain traction, led by eco-friendly packaging and sustainable habit claims
- Graph 1: % of skincare, soap and bath products, and colour cosmetics launches with selected ethical and environmental claims, by year, 2021-26
- Skincare brands are turning to ferments, upcycled ingredients and plant-based actives for eco-friendly skin benefits
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THE PATENT LANDSCAPE
- Rising patent activity highlights that sustainable skincare is moving from niche to mainstream innovation
- Graph 2: patents related to sustainable and environmentally friendly skincare ingredients and products, 2016-26
- China and South Korea have emerged as innovation hubs for sustainable and environmentally friendly skincare
- L’Oréal leads with sustainable skincare patent grants
- Graph 3: top 10 organisations with granted patents related to sustainable and environmentally friendly skincare ingredients and products, 2026
- Adopt biotech-derived skincare ingredients
- Fermented ingredients and snow algae target skin barrier health and anti-ageing
- Fermented actives could pave the way for superior skin moisturisation and microbiome-friendly anti-acne solutions
- Cosmetics brands leverage bacterial lysate and yeast extract to reduce sebum secretion and enhance the skin microbiome
- Harness upcycled bioactives in skincare
- Europe dominates launches with upcycled ingredient claims
- Graph 4: % share of skincare, soap and bath products, and colour cosmetics launches with upcycled ingredient claims, by region, 2021-26
- Brands are using upcycled tulips, willow bark and rice lees to deliver sustainable skin health benefits
- Unlock skin health benefits from apple waste and agar production byproducts
- Researchers are transforming fruit peel waste into high-value skincare ingredients
- Transform winery and fruit residues into natural exfoliating particles to eliminate plastic microbeads
- Switch to plant-based alternatives
- Skincare launches include collagen alternatives and plant-based ceramides to improve skin elasticity
- Plant-based proteins and mushroom nanocrystals can replace silk protein and animal collagen ingredients
- Recent patents showcase fermented botanicals and vegan collagen actives as alternatives to animal-derived collagen and elastin
- Replace placenta extract with plant cell actives for safe and high-performance skin renewal
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Key takeaways
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APPENDIX
- Research methodology
- Key patent examples for sustainable skincare solutions
Recent patents show how biotechnology, circular ingredients and plant-based innovations sustainably enhance skincare performance.
Neha Srivastava, Senior Patent Analyst – Food & Drink and Beauty & Personal Care
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