The strange psychology behind why consumers reach for the darker bar of soap, the inkier mask, the deeper detergent.

As EU member states define their national EPR schemes for textiles throughout 2026, eco-modulated fees will reward brands using plant-based inputs and penalize those still relying on petroleum-derived chemistry.

Eyeliner is applied closer to the eye's mucous membrane than any other cosmetic product, yet most formulations still depend on a petroleum-derived pigment classified as a possible human carcinogen.

Mascara is the hardest clean beauty swap in the category. Here’s why — and what a formulation built without compromises actually looks like, ingredient by ingredient.

The bio-based materials market is maturing fast — and not always in the right direction. Here's what that means, and what to do about it.

Bio-based is only a credible substitute for petroleum if the biomass behind it is responsibly sourced. Forest Stewardship Council certification is how the industry proves it.

If you formulate for beauty brands, you already know the question is no longer whether to switch to bio-based. It's how to explain the switch in a way the brand team can sell internally. This is the script to do that.

Carbon black is one of the most emissions-intensive inputs in a textile supply chain, and Scope 3 filings are about to put that number in front of every brand manufacturers sell into.

Liquid asphalt pricing has broken past historical norms, and facilities budgets built on routine repave cycles are not going to hold.

The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is reshaping what every ingredient on a cosmetic formulation deck has to prove, and the quiet parts are getting loud.

Your parking lot is silently draining your budget, your brand, and your liability coverage — and a bio-based rejuvenator can fix it for a fraction of the cost of replacement.

This post makes the case for asphalt rejuvenation over repaving and sealcoating — and explains why BioBlack AR gives contractors and facilities managers the performance they need without the hazardous chemistry they've been forced to work around for decades.

The beauty industry made do with carbon black for as long as it had to. The formulators who built their careers around it were talented, rigorous, and working with the best available materials. That history deserves respect. But history is also the setup for what comes next.

This post explores supply chain risk in textile materials innovation, explaining how regulatory changes, transparency demands, and reliance on fossil-derived carbon black can expose brands to instability and reputational damage — and what to do about it.

Today, we're announcing the launch of BioBlack AR™, a bio-based asphalt rejuvenator engineered to dramatically extend the service life of pavement infrastructure. Designed for high-traffic environments—municipal roadways, logistics centers, retail parking lots, airport surfaces, and more—BioBlack AR™ moves well beyond the surface-level approach of conventional sealcoating to deliver deep-penetrating structural preservation.

On National Biobased Products Day, Nature Coatings joins the national conversation to emphasize the vital role of the U.S. bioeconomy and the transformative potential of renewable resources.

Achieving a true jet-black payoff in mascara and eyeliner requires more than just standard colorants; it requires advanced material science that meets international clean beauty and sustainability mandates.

Sustainability must lead with price and performance. Here’s how we developed BioBlack to address both and still reduce supply chain risk while meeting global regulations.

Most technical evaluations for textiles boil down to one core question: “Can BioBlack really replace carbon black in our existing mill workflows?” This is our response…

Food packaging is entering a new regulatory era—one where color, chemistry, and compliance are now inseparable.