Headlines

Unilever: volume-led growth as prestige slows & wellbeing grows

The British FMCG company saw rising volume sales but still saw fairly flat growth as price increases slowed in Q3 of 2024.

Galderma CEO on "record growth"

The Swiss pureplay skin care and injectable aesthetics company has seen 9.2% growth over the past nine months, which includes success in the difficult Chinese market...

Fake beauty products "hidden risks are underestimated"

From causing cancer to funding terrorism and attracting drug dealers, the global problem with fake beauty products stretches way beyond copyright breach and financial losses..

Gen Alpha Beauty Trends © martin-dm Getty Images

Growing up beautiful: How Gen Alpha is redefining beauty & personal care

Generation Alpha is rapidly shaping the beauty and personal care industries through their early exposure to social media, rising interest in gender-neutral grooming, and demand for safe, ethical, and age-appropriate products, creating significant opportunities...

HUL is receiving encouraging initial feedback on its new palm-reduced soap formulations ©Getty Images

‘Early read is encouraging’: Unilever India reports positive feedback on palm-reduced soap formulations

Unilever's India subsidiary is receiving encouraging initial feedback on its new palm-reduced soap formulations under brands LUX and Lifebuoy.

6 beauty brand collaborations we loved

All good marketers know that two brands are better than one when it comes to raising awareness. We celebrate six (well, actually seven) of the best beauty brand collabs we’ve seen so far this year….

WGSN colour insights: SS26 beauty trends

Trends forecasting agency WGSN shares insights from its Beauty Colour Forecast for spring-summer in 2026.

"We need new stuff to get consumers excited:" L'Oréal CEO on Q3 sales results

In the third quarter of 2024, total sales rose yet missed expectations, due to the impact of the flagging China market and the slowdown of derma and sun care sales in the US.

How scent is being shaped by spiritual trends

Fragrance house Scentmate by dsm-firmenich has shared more on how and why spirituality has become more influential in the fragrance category in recent years.

Niance releases longevity white paper

A sign of the times? Or a stroke of marketing genius? Luxury Swiss skin care and wellness brand has published a first-of-its-kind white paper about the science behind longevity...

Sustainable surfactant startup AmphiStar gets €2m funding boost

The company said the new funds will fuel its next phase of biomanufacturing development for “cutting-edge tailored molecules for the personal care industry.”

L’Oréal partners with ILDS to address a “significant but overlooked health challenge”

The partnership is aiming to uncover a lack of dermatological services to treat skin diseases.

New clinical testing to “investigate microbial roots of various skin conditions”

Microbiome testing company Sequential has just launched ‘targeted skin condition panels’, which are designed to address conditions like acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis and malodour, as well as UV exposure.

Behind the bacterium innovation "for more sustainable sun protection"

Italian microbiome startup Bacfarm just won Shiseido’s annual startup competition with an innovation that can have uses in both topical and nutra sun care products. We spoke to the co-founder to learn more about how it could disrupt the category...

Lipotrue award nomination for biomimetic skin care innovation

Lipotrue’s Frag-Brillin ingredient has been nominated for an award at the upcoming Cosmetics 360 Awards in Paris. We spoke to the Spanish company about the innovation…

Mintel global beauty trends for 2025 (& what happens after that)

The market intelligence company has shared three trends it expects to see impact the global beauty and personal care (BPC) industry in 2025 and beyond...

Natural beauty ingredients in the future: Provital's IFSCC innovations

We spoke to cosmetics ingredients company Provital about the innovations it’s showcasing at IFSCC this week and the potential future for natural cosmetics ingredients...

“Made for TikTok dreams”: behind new Gen Z beauty-from-within brand Glowery

French beauty and wellness brand Glowery is set to launch this week after five years in the making. We spoke to founder and CEO Alexandra Kolasinski to find out more...

Chanel N°5's new ad with Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi: watch the film

Chanel N°5 unveils new ad with Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi

The iconic French fragrance brand has created a mini campaign film that features the Australian two actors…

What's happening in the Dubai beauty market?

As the Beautyworld Middle East event will kick off in Dubai in late October, we asked a market expert what cosmetics brands should know about the current landscape in the growing Middle Eastern market, with a focus on Dubai.