Today, Wray and her colleagues announced the launch of Eighteen B, the indie beauty brand she’s developed around a biotech derived silk ingredient. The brand’s first 2 products promise improved skin texture, elasticity, and lift.
Hair care defines the beauty world in the Latin American region. Combine the category with the most pervasive trend in the industry and you have some captivating dynamics.
The Latin American region has always been about hair care, so combine that with the naturals trends and you have a segment of the market that is alive with new product launches and innovation.
Sillages is a rising independent fragrance startup working in the customisation space that recently caught L’Oréal’s eye - the multinational has backed it via its recently launched BOLD corporate venture capital fund. We caught up with the brand’s founder,...
Based on scientific research into skin profiles as the skin ages, beauty leader L’Oréal and Modiface, a digital platform company, have launched a new diagnostic technology.
DSM Venturing, the venture investment arm of Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has made an equity investment in skin microbiome company S-Biomedic NV.
Garnier is upping its focus on natural formulation with an Ecocert certified range of organic skin care products called Garnier Bio, born out of its partnership with the GoodPlanet Foundation.
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Nabila Chemillier, CEO of L’ODAÏTÈS, describes how she and her sisters have built a plant-based brand with all the practicality and luxury of French skin care to share their families beauty regime with today’s discerning natural...
Bulldog, typically considered a male grooming brand, has launched a new range of environmentally conscious and vegan friendly shower gels that it describes as unisex.
The indie beauty trend is taking North America and, increasingly, Europe, by storm. But is it gaining the same sort of popularity in Asia? If so, where are the hot spots for indie beauty?
The fragrance division from Givaudan, a major player within the ingredients market for beauty and personal care, has announced the launch of a new family of fragrance precursors that will expand its offering when it comes to longer lasting and more sustainable...
Colombian biotech company Inbiotech started up as a biotech research firm back in 2004, but has since expanded with a beauty and personal care portfolio that includes five hair and skin care brands targeting a range of different functions.
From L’Oréal’s pH sensor technology to Coty’s artificial intelligence fragrance experience, In this Editor’s Spotlight, we delve into the five most exciting brand innovations that have emerged as leading the pack for the beauty industry in 2019.
In 2015 Marie Drago founded a new kind of personal care brand, one that promised to be “revolutionary skincare with a patented complex of pre, pro and postbiotics to support your skin's microbiome.” At this month’s Indie Beauty Expo event, Cosmetics...
Most skin care tools coming to market now are high-tech electronics or digital devices. However at this month’s BeautyX Summit and Indie Beauty Expo events in Los Angeles, California, Cosmetics Design learned about 3 beauty tools made of simple metals...
We caught up with Kezzler, a company that offers technology to digitize individual products in the supply chain to give them a unique, secure and traceable identity, on the rising demand for transparency in the beauty industry. This Editor’s Spotlight...
In a sign that the European market may be ready for the rising cannabis-related skin care products that has been sweeping the US, Eos Scientific has launched their Ambience range across the UK.
We saw some big strides being taken by beauty brands in 2018 in the area of customised beauty. What were the standout innovations, and where could the trend lead in 2019?
The multinational beauty player is the latest to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to meet specific consumer demands: we discover how it works.
XO Balm is an indie, clean and minimal skin health product, combining natural ingredients with sustainable packaging. The brand says it aims to appeal to those who want to care for their skin and the planet. We caught up with founder Charlotte Libby.
The ‘My Skin Track pH’ device by La Roche-Posay is the first wearable sensor and companion app to easily measure personal skin pH levels and create customized product regimens to better care for skin, says the company.
Visitor registration has just opened up for Natural & Organic Products Europe 2019 event, which will be taking places in London for the 7th to 8th of April.
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Laura Rudoe, founder of the small-batch, artisan personal care brand Evolve Beauty, gives us a good insider understanding of why independent brands are so ingenious. And, she describes building a hand-made products business...
We caught up with an innovation leader, Dr David Heath from beauty tech company Cutitronics, on how tech based developments will drive skin care trends in the coming period.
Family is a key part of the global Estée Lauder Companies business story and important to the company’s Aerin Beauty brand in particular. Aerin Lauder’s eponymous venture is a luxury lifestyle brand with product lines in beauty, fragrance, fashion, and...
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Stacia Guzzo, co-founder of SmartyPits, outlines how she shuttered one personal care business venture to launch the brand her customers were clamoring for. And, she shares wise and thorough advice, suggesting that the company...
From a German personal care brand explicitly called Stop The Water While Using Me! to L’Oréal’s recent partnership to rinse out shampoo with five times less water, water reduction in beauty is a trend causing a serious splash. We explore its potential...
Fashionbeans.com, an online resource for men’s style, has revealed the winners of its debut Grooming Awards, identifying the leading personal care and male grooming products.
The founder of Australia-based brand, Vatea, has revealed the challenges she overcomes to source ingredients from Rotuma, a 100% organic island in Fiji.
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Lena Kanise Østergaard Jensen, founder of LENAJAPON USA, explains how she’s using ecommerce and trade / consumer discovery shows to introduce the skin care brand (originated by her mother) to consumers here in the US. And,...
In recent months there has been a series of high level app launches targeting the beauty market – all of which are being positioned for both consumers and industry professionals as a means of navigating a complex market.
From L'Oréal's new recruitment chatbot to a new app in France that aims to tackle ingredient safety and transparency, we take a look at the latest innovations that have hit the market in November.
Launched into the UK market initially, we spoke to originator and owner of Sanatio Naturalis, aromatherapist Valerie Ruonan Shi about how Ultrasonic Sanatio Naturalis diffusers are providing multifunctional lifestyle benefits to skin, personal and home...
November has become synonymous with men growing facial hair to raise awareness for the Movember Foundation cancer and mental health awareness month, and L’Oreal is once again getting involved.
Givaudan Active Beauty has won in-Cosmetics Asia’s Spotlight-On Formulation Award in the haircare actives category with its S3D Colourback concept product that claims to reverse signs of greying hair.
A new French app for mobile devices has hit the market, aimed at consumers who want to check the ingredients in their beauty products for safety and lack of skin sensitization potential.
Sanatio Naturalis has launched two new Ultrasonic Aroma-Diffusers for air clarity and skin hydration, tapping into the rising trend of holistic wellness and its potential for personal care.
Henkel, parent company of hair care player Schwarzkopf, has announced the launch of new app designed to assist consumers when looking to find the right hair colour shade for them.
Bulldog Skincare is one of the fastest growing men’s skincare brands in the UK, and here, its founder reveals their top picks for male grooming predictions for 2019: from vegan claims to diversity.
A major new skin care range based on CBD oil was launched at the recent Belleza Y Salud event in Bogota, Colombia, Called Kuida, and launched by Colombian company Khiron, the new range has significant financial backing and looks set for a strong start.
A brand new brand on the Colombian market, Mae Selva has been built around coffee as the base ingredient for a range of masks and scrubs. We spoke to co-founder Felipe Paros to find out about the brand's ambitions for the future.
From photoadaptation in sun care to fragrance personalisation, we gather our top picks of the latest brand innovations seen in beauty and personal care across the globe.
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