The Haircare Gap

The Haircare Gap is a thought-provoking industry webinar exploring the disparity between innovation in skincare and haircare. While the skincare category continues to surge ahead with ingredient innovation, clinical validation, and consumer engagement, haircare often appears to lag behind

— with fewer groundbreaking actives, slower trend cycles, and challenges in claim substantiation. This session will bring together voices from across the value chain — ingredient developers, formulators, manufacturers, brand leaders, and testing specialists — to explore why this “gap” exists, whether it is real or perceived, and how the industry can bridge it.

Key Discussion Points

• Why does skincare appear to innovate faster than haircare?

• Are the differences due to formulation challenges, consumer expectations, or regulatory/claims barriers?

• Is haircare’s rinse-off nature a limiting factor for active ingredient performance and claim validation?

• How can ingredient manufacturers, formulators, and testing experts collaborate to accelerate progress?

• What opportunities exist for new technologies, claims, and storytelling in haircare?

Target Audience

This webinar is designed for professionals in the cosmetics and personal care

sector, including:

• Ingredient and raw material suppliers

• Formulators and product developers

• Brand managers and marketing teams

• R&D scientists and claims specialists

• Regulatory and innovation strategists

Speakers

• Rachael Davison White - Barentz - Webinar host and scene setting

• Paul Cornwell – TRI – Expert in claims testing and substantiation

• Helene Hine – Croda – Ingredient manufacturer (K31 Bond Builder

• Technology)

• Speaker tbc - THG LABS – Full-service Private Label Beauty Manufacturer

• Peter Luebcke - Valogen Biosciences - start-up journey of a new hair care ingredient