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Camp Meadowfoam 2024 – An In-Depth Look at Our Products & Processes
Meadowfoam bloom lasts for about 2 weeks per year, typically reaching peak bloom in late May. This year, we were able to coordinate a tour with distributors and customers to experience this majestic event and learn about how Meadowfoam Seed Oil XPR is made. From the fields to the farm to the factory, the people […]
Beauty Trends x Lip Care Formulations 2023
Consumer web searches and TikTok hashtags for lip care products are strong and holding steady (USA market, spate.nyc). Searches fall under a number of subcategories, including product formats (e.g. oils, glosses, balms) and functionality/benefit (moisturizing, plumping, tinted, etc.). Another way to evaluate what’s trending in lip care is through the lens of overarching beauty and […]
Commercial Product Roundup – What’s Trending for Meadowfoam Seed Oil
We are always delighted to learn about different commercial applications using our natural emollients. With Spate reporting an average of 3,500 monthly searches for Meadowfoam Seed Oil in the US, we like to check in periodically and see what types of products using our oils are trending commercially. Here’s what we found. Water-Wise Cleansing Waterless […]
Promoting a Healthy Skin Barrier with Upcycled Daikon Seed Extract
According to SPATE, US Google searches for ‘skin barrier’ have been growing at a steady pace over the past 2 years, and are expected to increase another 22% in the coming year. TikTok videos, blogs, articles, social media posts, and product advertisements have helped drive awareness of the skin barrier, and its importance, among consumers. […]
4 Strategies for Personal Care Brands to Help Weather Economic Uncertainty
Forecasting and planning during turbulent economic times is extremely difficult. The coming year is full of uncertainty across nearly every industry, and the personal care category is no exception. Recent industry webinars hosted by Beauty Matter and Cosmetic Executive Women, backed by data from both Spate and Nielsen IQ, highlighted some of the predicted challenges […]
What Does the Glow Skin Trend Mean for Beauty Brands?
The Glow Skin Trend, which gained popularity in early 2021, continues to remain a hot topic in the world of beauty into 2022. Related trends such as “glass skin”, “dolphin skin”, and the more forgiving “cloud skin” spark content, comments and some debate in the media and on social platforms. The main focus of the […]
Our Top 7 Formulations of 2021
Innovative Applications Lab Our Applications Lab is well respected for its development of consistently strong ON-TREND formulations using our Meadowfoam Seed Oil and Daikon Seed Extract. Both of these natural emollients offer unique textures and amazing versatility across a broad range of personal care applications. And, Meadowfoam Seed Oil brings the added benefit of being […]
What Matters: Intentional Botanical Crop Production
Intentional sourcing is of paramount importance to personal care consumers today. At Natural Plant Products, this isn’t a new concept. We’ve been mindful suppliers of Meadowfoam Seed Oil and Daikon Seed Extract, natural oils used in personal care, for over thirty years. So, what does intentional sourcing mean? How do we connect how we produce our […]
Commercial Product Roundup – What’s Trending for Meadowfoam Seed Oil?
We are always delighted to learn about different commercial applications using our natural emollients. With over 60% of HAPPI’s Top 30 International and 50% of Top 50 US Personal Care brands using Meadowfoam Seed Oil, we like to check in periodically and see what types of products using our oils are trending commercially. Here’s what we […]
Keep Pace with Evolving Cleansing Trends
In an article published in July 2021, CEW and SPATE presented “Top 10 Skin Care Cleansing Google Search Concerns, Interests, and Trends“. While all ten cleansing search trends are super interesting, two, in particular, caught our eye: Cleansing Balm searches up 37.5% year over year According to CEW/SPATE, this trend is the biggest increase in searches […]
