The 2026 edition of in-cosmetics Global concluded a record-breaking edition in Paris, welcoming 12,559 unique visitors. The event organised by RX confirmed its position as the leading destination for personal care ingredients, attracting a highly international audience (67% international vs. 33% domestic).

According to the organisers, attendees included leading global beauty and cosmetic houses such as L’Oréal, Chanel, Estée Lauder, Coty and Puig, alongside a diverse mix of indie brands, cosmetic scientists, manufacturers, formulators and R&D specialists.

This year’s edition also highlighted the industry’s expansion into new verticals including nutricosmetics, neurocosmetics, health and wellness, reflecting a broader evolution across the global beauty landscape.

Beauty through a broader lens

A perfect illustration of this move was the debut of the Inner Beauty Zone, a new area bridging beauty and nutraceuticals.

Exhibitors filled the zone and the adjacent Taste Bar with gummies, drinks, powders and capsules targeting slow-ageing, hyperpigmentation, hydration, hair/skin quality, and stimulated skin cell production, powered by ingredients such as collagen, vitamin C, astaxanthin, ashwagandha, turmeric, and more.

This year event also highlighted beauty’s growing role within wellness, spanning sleep, mood, fragrance, mind support, gut health, ovarian health, longevity and more. Mintel set the tone with a trends-led session projecting 8.6% growth in the wellness market by 2029.

During the show, Brain Impact Neuroscience demonstrated how functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and AI can measure emotional responses to beauty products, while Næmos introduced Synatis, a neuroprotective, plant-based extract targeting skin ageing at a sensory level.

dsm-firmenich further blurred beauty-wellness lines with its Alpaflor Neurosooth (skin-mind stress interrupter) and Exovive Lift, an extracellular synergy system harnessing the power of Alpine Apple, Mediterranean Tangerine and Sicilian Papaya.

From lab to launch

Standout launches this year included Mibelle Biochemistry’s EpiSnow, an advanced skin-rejuvenating active targeting seven key hallmarks of ageing, and Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant’s AlgaSurge, a next-generation skin longevity active derived from extremophile microalgae via blue biotechnology.

Symrise introduced three new ingredients including its SymConcentrole Barrier Boost, a 100% natural-origin liquid oil which blends upcycled pineapple hearts with organic coconut/MCT oil to strengthen skin barrier, structure and elasticity.

Givaudan Active Beauty, in collaboration with Haut.AI, unveiled an interactive experience powered by generative AI, enabling visitors to digitally “try on” PrimalHyal NeuroYouth and visualise its effects on their own skin over time.

Expressions Parfumées presented its Longevity Collection alongside AgeAura, a new fragrance technology supporting the emerging “active perfumery” space by integrating functional ingredients into scent compositions.

Meanwhile, IFF and Eurofragance showcased scent’s growing role in wellbeing, from mood-enhancing and sleep-supporting fragrance technologies to immersive emotional experiences underlining sensory design’s integral place in next-generation beauty.

For a more in-depth view of the main trends Premium Beauty News identified at the show, read our article Ingredient trends to watch: Key signals from in-cosmetics Global 2026, here.

in-cosmetics Global 2027 will take place from 6-8 April 2027 in Barcelona, Spain.