Beauty from within

What’s new with Olly? Functional foods, new positioning for protein, and targeting travelers

05-Sep-2018 By Adi Menayang

Fast-growing vitamin brand Olly, founded in 2015 by Method Products co-founder Eric Ryan, has expanded its non-gummy product offering this year, as well as widened its reach to consumers.

Amazing Grass: New plant-based spin on collagen product is ‘ahead of its time’

28-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

As a plant-based specialist, how can Amazing Grass ride on the momentum of collagen, which can only be found in animals? The company’s new product line Amazing Protein Glow was their answer.

Maple leaf extract may prevent wrinkles, research suggests

23-Aug-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Maple leaf extract may have anti-aging effects including the prevention of wrinkle formation by interfering with the breakdown of elastin proteins in the skin, researchers from the University of Rhode Island reported.

What's the science backing skin health claims for supplements? Five ingredients with published studies in the past year

23-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

From proteins to pigments to ‘postbiotics,’ here’s a round-up of our coverage on nutrition and skin health research from the past year.

Research continues on palm-derived vitamin E's potential benefits in skin health, hair growth, says supplier

17-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

There's building research supporting the benefits of vitamin E supplementation for skin health and hair growth, according to the CEO of ExcelVite Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based supplier of palm-derived vitamin E.

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TOMORROW: Exploring the market landscape and science behind ‘beauty-from-within’ products

14-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

From ashwagandha to biotin to collagen, brands are marketing the beauty merits of different ingredients in capsules, powders, and effervescent tablets. So what does the market landscape of beauty-from-within supplements look like in the US today, and...

NEWS IN BRIEF

Nutrex Hawaii gets USP certification on astaxanthin supplement

06-Aug-2018 By Hank Schultz

Nutrex Hawaii, the finished goods brand of algae supplier Cyanotech, says its astaxanthin product has received the USP Verified certification.

Phytonutrient boom? Extraction tech and science-backed NPD will help, says Frost & Sullivan

26-Jul-2018 By Kacey Culliney

There are significant opportunities in global phytonutrients to develop superior variants and innovative delivery formats through extraction technology advances, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.

NUTRAINGREDIENTS-USA AWARDS 2018: HIGHLIGHT

MEET THE WINNERS: Ingredients of the year

25-Jul-2018 By Adi Menayang

At the inaugural NutraIngredients-USA Awards last week, we awarded four companies for their innovation in nutritional ingredients.

Collagen-based supplement shows skin and joint health benefits: RCT

09-Jul-2018 By Stephen Daniells

Oral supplementation with collagen bioactive peptides, plus chondroitin, glucosamine, L-carnitine, vitamins, and minerals may simultaneously improve both skin and joint health, says a new study.

Beverages based on Gac fruit tout beauty, vision benefits

03-Jul-2018 By Hank Schultz

A new beverage line with a unique beauty-from-within and vision support positioning has launched based on a little-employed superfruit: The Gac fruit from southeast Asia.

Expanding its beauty-from-within empire, HUM Nutrition launches effervescent tablet Collagen Pop

29-Jun-2018 By Adi Menayang

Beauty supplement specialist HUM Nutrition launched a dissolvable collagen tablet, a rare delivery format for the booming ingredient.

British beauty-from-within brand Perfectil launches in the US with Walgreens

31-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

British company Vitabiotics is betting on the US nutricosmetics market with a nationwide launch of its Perfectil brand announced this morning.

FDA sends warning letters to 'sunscreen supplement' makers for overstating benefits

30-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Many ingredient suppliers have invested in research exploring how ingesting carotenoids may protect skin from UV damage, but as warning letters from the FDA sent out last week show, sun protection is not a claim dietary supplements can make.

AIDP aims new prebiotic toward novel beauty-from-within positioning

29-May-2018 By Hank Schultz

A novel beauty-from-within positioning will help a line of prebiotics new to the US market compete in a crowded space, branded ingredient marketer AIDP says.

Start-up Thryve offers personalized probiotic subscriptions to customers based on their health goals and microbiome

17-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

A new probiotic-based personalized nutrition company, Thryve, has hit the market. We spoke with founder and CEO Richard Lin about how he started the company and what void he wanted to fill in the thriving probiotics category.

Zenwise Health founder: ‘E-commerce lets us be nimble’

10-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

The Florida-headquartered supplement brand Zenwise Health has had triple-digit growth in revenue year-over-year continuously since it started in 2014. Founder AJ Patel attributed this to the nimbleness of being an online-only brand.

Clorox Q3: Execs say they’re ‘bullish’ about new Nutranext business as analysts question acquisition

03-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

CPG giant The Clorox Company has been growing its footprint in the dietary supplement space through acquisitions. During its recent earnings call, the company’s execs fielded questions concerning the logic behind its most recent purchase.

Whittel out as Twinlab CEO; says she accomplished goals during tenure

03-May-2018 By Hank Schultz

Twinlab Consolidation Corporation and CEO Naomi Whittel have parted ways, a development both sides characterize as amicable.

Phytoceramide sales get a boost with rise of US nutricosmetic category, says supplier

27-Apr-2018 By Adi Menayang

Increased awareness around collagen may give phytoceramides a helping hand in the US market, according to one ingredient supplier.

Twinlab / Reserveage launch new products for sleep, heart health, and for her

25-Apr-2018 By Stephen Daniells

The company used the recent Expo West show in Anaheim to discuss a raft of new products developed by collaborating with some big name experts.

As availability of Halal certified ingredients continues to rise, NoorVitamins shifts focus to optimizing formulations

16-Apr-2018 By Adi Menayang

It is easier to come across Halal-certified ingredients in the dietary supplement space today than it was when NoorVitamins started in 2011, CEO Dr. Mohamed Issa told NutraIngredients-USA.

Baby boomers are the past and present of the nutraceuticals industry, millennials and Gen Z are the future

12-Apr-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The needs of aging baby boomers is shaping the future of the nutraceutical industry, research done by Vitafoods Europe suggests, but the US market is telling a different story, according to co-founder and chief marketing officer of BrandHive, Jeff Hilton....

Positivity reigns! Results of the 2nd annual NutraIngredients-USA reader survey

11-Apr-2018 By Stephen Daniells

Results of the 2nd annual NutraIngredients-USA reader survey are in, and the responses are hugely positive for the dietary supplements industry.

Primal Kitchen co-founder: ‘Collagen is a critical component people have been omitting from their diet’

04-Apr-2018 By Adi Menayang

Condiments, collagen bars, and collagen powder—things that, at one time, would have seemed a bit random to be grouped into a product portfolio of one brand, considering that they are traditionally sold in separate stores, or at least separate aisles....

Beyond beauty: Collagen wins wider appeal as performance nutrition ingredient

28-Mar-2018 By Adi Menayang

With its associations to beauty and youth, collagen may be the answer to make the bone and joint category ‘cooler and sexier’ for consumers.

Probiotics 2.0: Are postbiotics a contender to better address skin and gut health?

13-Mar-2018 By Will Chu

Postbiotics—the metabolites and/or cell-wall components released by probiotics—have been touted to play a more active, upgraded role, surpassing probiotics as a way to enhance functional food.

Clorox to acquire supplement portfolio company Nutranext for $700 million

12-Mar-2018 By Adi Menayang

The Clorox Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nutranext, parent company of supplement brands Rainbow Light and Neocell.

Transition of Innophos into human nutrition company boosts sales, growth potential

07-Mar-2018 By Hank Schultz

Two strategic acquisitions in the human nutrition ingredient space are helping Innophos, a chemical company with a foundation in specialty phosphates, boost revenue and execute on its strategic vision.

News in Brief

Nutrasource Diagnostics adds cannabis test to capabilities

02-Mar-2018 By Hank Schultz

Canadian lab Nutrasource Diagnostics Inc. has been approved by Health Canada for an absorption test in the cannabis ingredients space.

Here are some dietary supplements, functional food and beverages you'll see at Expo West 2018

01-Mar-2018 By Adi Menayang

From ‘beauty sleep water’ to a handful of protein + probiotic snacks, we dug through the press releases to get a feel of what type of dietary supplements, functional foods, and functional beverages one can find at the Natural Product Expo West 2018 expo...

News in Brief

Deerland to debut anti-aging ingredient Solarplast at Engredea 2018

28-Feb-2018 By Adi Menayang

Ingredient maker Deerland Enzymes & Probiotics has launched a new product, Solarplast, an extract of enzymatically enhanced organic dark leafy greens.

Sciadonic acid takes topical route as first step in dietary ingredient development

19-Feb-2018 By Hank Schultz

The developers of sciadonic acid—a new to the market anti-inflammatory fatty acid—have pivoted to topical products as they search for partners to more fully develop the substance as a dietary ingredient.

View from the Editor's Chair

Where’s the innovation in dietary supplements? Part 2: From delivery to personalization

15-Feb-2018 By Stephen Daniells

In part 2 of my two part series on innovation, I will look at innovation in delivery techniques and the rise of customization and personalization in dietary supplements.

View from the Editor's Chair

Where’s the innovation in dietary supplements? Part 1: From supply chain to new science

15-Feb-2018 By Stephen Daniells

A couple of years ago the CEOs of some of the industry’s specialist retailers were lamenting what they saw as a lack of innovation in dietary supplements, but there is much to be excited about in dietary supplements and innovation is everywhere.

Limited evidence? BNF review cites lack of science demonstrating beauty benefits for supplements

13-Feb-2018 By Nathan Gray

There is very limited scientific evidence that oral nutritional supplements that often promise 'youthful', 'firm' or 'glowing' skin can provide any benefits above a normal diet, say experts from the British Nutrition Foundation...

Brooklyn startup Teasäne highlights botanicals in debut line of teas, supplements, and topical creams

05-Feb-2018 By Adi Menayang

There’s a demand for unique wellness remedies, according to Teasäne founder Herman Friedman. He believes his botanically-driven brand of teas, supplements, extracts and face cream can meet that growing demand.

NutraIngredients-USA 2018 predictions, Part 1: The microbiome, adaptogens, nootropics & more

30-Jan-2018 By Stephen Daniells

As the New Year begins, NutraIngredients-USA looks at some of the big trends, hot ingredients, and strong influences affecting the US dietary supplements industry in 2018.

News in brief

AstaReal bolsters quality positioning with USP seal

26-Jan-2018 By Hank Schultz

Supplier AstaReal has taken another step in trying to differentiate itself within the astaxanthin category by announcing it has achieved USP Ingredient Verification on its ingredient.

Start-up LifeDNA recommends skincare products, supplements, based on genetics

26-Jan-2018 By Adi Menayang

What can our DNA tell us about our skincare needs? A lot, according to Cyril Moukarzel, CEO and co-founder of Hawaii-based LifeDNA.

Your Super brings line of functional ‘superfood’ powders to US market

24-Jan-2018 By Adi Menayang

Offering a line of functional powders made of freeze-dried, plant-based ingredients, Your Food is entering the US—a market with a consumer base that is relatively more familiar with smoothies, milkshakes, and functional powders.

Avon enters supplement space with launch of Espira line

09-Jan-2018 By Adi Menayang

Multi-level marketing giant New Avon LLC added a line of dietary supplements into its product portfolio, which is dominated by cosmetics and personal hygiene products.

What’s on NutraIngredients-USA's calendar for 2018?

04-Jan-2018 By Stephen Daniells

From weight management to deep dives into sports nutrition, multivitamins, beauty-from-within, personalized nutrition, botanicals, omega-3s, probiotics, and more, Nutraingredients-USA’s 2018 editorial calendar of special editions spans the hottest trends...

‘Beauty from within’ the focus of Givaudan and Draco nutracosmetics pact

10-Oct-2017 By Will Chu

Givaudan’s colaboration with Draco Natural Products aims to develop a range of anti-aging and moisturisation products that use bioactive botanical ingredients derived from traditional Chinese medicine.

Beauty from within in Japan: New regulations and ageing population driving product launches — Kewpie

10-Oct-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Japanese supplier Kewpie has seen more than 60 products launched in the country using its hyaluron ingredient Hyabest, with a raft of products touting its beauty or joint pain benefits for the ageing population in the wake of more relaxed regulations.

Swisse Wellness back in the USA after three-year hiatus

27-Sep-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Australian supplement company Swisse Wellness is re-entering the US market with its most popular multivitamins and supplements, which are now available for online purchase.

Study supports efficacy of hyaluronan for wrinkle reduction

20-Sep-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Twelve weeks of supplementation with hyaluronan – also known as hyaluronic acid – may improve the “luster” of the skin and reduce wrinkles, says a new study from Japan.

Astaxanthin may protect skin health from within: Human data

21-Aug-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Dietary supplementation with astaxanthin may protect skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation, says a new study from AstaReal.

13 personalized nutrition companies on the market today

15-Aug-2017 By Adi Menayang

As more studies on human nutrition suggest 'one-size-fits-all' isn't the way of the future, more companies are springing up peddling personalized nutrition solutions. We collected 13 personalized nutrition services and products that are...

ZSS Skincare gets distribution with GNC amid ‘growing traction of nutricosmetics market,’ says brand's president

08-Aug-2017 By Adi Menayang

This coming October, beauty-from-within supplements by ZSS—short for Zea Skin Solutions—will hit brick-and-mortar shelves for the first time through a partnership with supplement retailer GNC.