News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
This month’s column explores how indie beauty brand The Skin Organics pushes the boundaries of traditional cosmetics and personal care products through innovative ingredients and formulation processes.
Personal care for feet has always been an under loved category, until Margaret Dabbs London came along...
The festive beauty sales have started and some brands have taken a new approach to the biggest event in their marketing calendar...
The French multinational has teamed up with Chenavari Investment Managers to set up a debt fund to help suppliers deliver on Scope 3 commitments.
Leveraging craftsmanship, cultural authenticity, and community engagement allows brands to differentiate their offerings, build stronger emotional connections with consumers, and stay ahead of global beauty trends, according to Eleonora Mazzilli, Trend...
The French multinational has launched an exhibition about beauty at the world-famous art museum in Paris.
Kadalys, a French biotechnology firm specialising in banana-derived active ingredients for cosmetics, is hoping to tap into Asia's demand for high-efficacy natural ingredients.
New data from NIQ shows that brands that put a focus on innovation were twice as likely to grow their sales as those who didn’t. But where do you start?
A UK based study into consumers' beauty buying habits revealed a host of insights about the cosmetics purchase journey...
Immersive pop-up events like Physicians Formula's 'Glambulance' and Stripes Beauty's "National Hot Flash Day" have emerged as a powerful way to engage consumers, creating new opportunities for product visibility and partnerships across the cosmetics and...
Consumer demand for fragrances “across all price points” boosted Coty's revenue for Q1 of its new fiscal year. However, its mass-market beauty division experienced a -3% drop for this period.
We spoke to UK-based skin care brand Beautypro about winning a travel-retail award, designing a disruptive tamper-proof box, and ensuring sustainable product development.
According to new consumer research from market research agency MMR, consumers are increasingly seeking out new and novel experiences, which means that brands are under pressure to innovate or get left behind.
Big-name, heritage cosmetics brands have long dominated travel-retail, but as consumers’ needs change, smaller businesses are shaking up the status quo. We take a look at some of these disruptor brands...
L’Oréal is embracing open innovation to fuel consumer-driven beauty tech with the first Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program held in the region.
This month's global roundup takes a concise look at the latest global advances in skin care tech, sustainability breakthroughs, and regulatory developments driving change in the cosmetics industry.
What have been some of the key issues and topics affecting our industry over the past three months? We’ve rounded up the 10 most-read stories between July and September…
The British FMCG company saw rising volume sales but still saw fairly flat growth as price increases slowed in Q3 of 2024.
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...
Unilever's India subsidiary is receiving encouraging initial feedback on its new palm-reduced soap formulations under brands LUX and Lifebuoy.
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….
Trends forecasting agency WGSN shares insights from its Beauty Colour Forecast for spring-summer in 2026.
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...
The partnership is aiming to uncover a lack of dermatological services to treat skin diseases.
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...
South Korean beauty brand ANUA is set to expand its presence in Europe with plans to roll out to 120 UK Boots outlets by October as it works to increase its global footprint.
Beauty supplements player Nutrafol is entering the male topical market after learning that men "experience more scalp concerns than women and that shampoo is top of mind for over half of men (56%) when it comes to hair growth products", said Dr. Brianna...
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...
The iconic French fragrance brand has created a mini campaign film that features the Australian two actors…
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.
Discover how beauty-enhancing ingredients like collagen and biotin are changing the confectionery industry with delicious, functional treats.
The salon booking service shares more on its future expansion plans...
From Margot Robbie to Sabrina Carpenter, we take a look at some of the famous faces that have recently signed up to promote the cosmetics’ industry’s biggest brands
In the second part of our skin care and technology special, we address the tech that is changing beauty's biggest category at lightning speed...
Luxury is no longer about exclusivity and aesthetic. Beauty and personal care brand owners now must also consider their impact on the planet.
This year’s Luxe Pack show in Monaco had a section dedicated to trending cosmetics formulations and textures, which was curated by the sought-after formulations expert Dr Luisa Oliva. We explored the formulations bar and spoke with Dr Oliva...
UK-based colour cosmetics and skin care brand Trinny London is expanding into John Lewis department stores as sales boom. We spoke to founder Trinny Woodall about what’s coming next for the brand.
At the TFWA Global Summit in Cannes, the L'Oréal Group revealed more about its travel-retail strategy, including its future focus on activations and sustainability.
At this year’s TFWA Global show in Cannes, we caught up with the head of marketing for travel-retail at L’Occitane Groupe, Mona L’Hostis, to talk about innovation pipelines, future markets to watch, and the runaway success of Sol de Janeiro.
What's trending in skin care formulations right now?
We spoke to the founder about why the brand branched out into experiential marketing...
Australian salon hair care brand MUVO has developed Balayage shampoo to meet consumer demand for colour with minimal time and effort.
The ecommerce retailer and manufacturer will roll out new technology across the company to verify product sustainability for its customers.
In a recent editorial webinar hosted by CosmeticsDesign and NutraIngredients, experts from the fields of nutrition and skincare gathered to discuss the growing trend of beauty from within.
As luxury packaging suppliers gather from across the world, the show will celebrate the latest innovations in sustainable packaging.
As more consumers realise that topical cosmetics have limitations, beauty and personal care brands are putting a focus on an inside-out approach, which aims to improve internal health and wellness and therefore boost beauty.
With 2.3m followers on TikTok and 348k on Instagram, beauty influencer Hêlîn Doski shares her tips on building a community...
The ‘dupes’ trend isn’t likely to go away any time soon. Here are 10 'dupe' beauty products that have resonated with shoppers across the globe...
The tech is considered “a huge breakthrough” for Pond’s Skin Institute and its parent company, Unilever.
We spoke to L'Oréal Groupe and Abolis about its new biotech partnership, which also includes German ingredients manufacturer Evonik.