Dear Colleagues,

Chinese American Cosmetic Professional Association (CACPA), an independent and non-profit professional organization registered in the USA since 2000, has grown into an influential organization in the cosmetic and personal care industry. CACAP has more than 250 active members from all areas of cosmetics, including corporations such as L'Oréal, Estee Lauder, Colgate, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Revlon and Unilever, Coty, ET Browner Drug, Avon, Cosmax, and raw material suppliers, such as BASF, Dow, Croda, DSM, Evonik, Grant Industries, Kobo, International Flavors & Fragrances, Symrise, Firmenich, Ingredion, Lubrizol, Sino Lion USA, Bloomage Biotech, Sandream Impact, Shin-Etsu, and Fox Rothschild, as well as academic institutes including Rutgers University and the University of Rhode Island. CACPA is hosting this collection to provide a showcase opportunity for all researchers, product developers, market promoters, and policymakers in the cosmetic field to share their study findings, reviews, and perspectives on cosmetics. This collection calls for papers that are related (but not limited) to the areas of: 1) new technologies in cosmetics; 2) the development of novel cosmetic active/functional ingredients; 3) methodologies and approaches to cosmetics’ evaluations; 4) trends in new cosmetic products; 5) the promotion of education and career development in the cosmetic industry; 6) augmentations of diversity, inclusion, and international communication and collaboration in cosmetics. Papers in this collection can be published in various forms, including as research articles, communications, reviews, perspectives, and conference proceedings. As the guest editors, we cordially invite you to contribute to this collection, which aims to provide an insight into this fast-growing industry that is full of advantages, challenges, and opportunities.

Dr. Hang Ma
Dr. Zhigang Hao
Dr. Qing Huang
Dr. Hongjie Liu
Guest Editors

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• new technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence and deep learning)
• novel cosmetic ingredients
• cosmeceuticals from natural resources
• traditional chinese medicine for cosmetics
• biological/functional evaluations
• trends in global cosmetics
• women in business