Global personal and home care provider Henkel has reported strong growth for its 2017 results, with gains driven by its exposure to new markets, including Latin America.
JooMo, one of the key brands making strides in the microbiome-related skin care trend, has announced the completion of what it calls the ‘first ever clinical trials into the effect of everyday cosmetics on the skin microbiome’.
Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Chile are the most dynamic and robust beauty markets in the Latin America, which is why Cosmetics Design is taking a closer look at the key trends and market data.
Roquette, a global leader in specialty food ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients, has exclusively revealed to CosmeticsDesign that it is expanding into cosmetics and personal care.
For the ninth successive year L’Oréal has been listed amongst the top most ethical companies in the world in the international organization’s 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies, an award that is seen as setting the bar for ethical practices.
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Bethany Hilt, founder of Vertere Skin Care voices her certainty that a beauty brand can improve lives and encourages aspiring beauty brand founders to connect with two kinds of people.
With Unilever’s results showing better than expected fourth quarter sales growth, we take a look at the key part being played by its personal care division.
In a move that signals that the potential of probiotic skin care has caught the interest of major players, Unilever Ventures has taken the lead investor position in Gallinée’s series A financing round.
On the back of a poor financial performance in 2017 capped by the newly published fourth quarter results, Revlon has announced that its CEO and president Fabian Garcia is stepping down.
Daniel Loeb, activist investor whose Third Point fund has been pushing for change at the Nestlé since last year, has suggested the giant should ditch its skin care focus.
The French-founded beauty player, known for its strong naturals profile, has announced that for the nine months leading up to the end of December, net sales were up 3% at constant rates.
Personal care giant, Shiseido, launches its new open innovation project with support from high school females, aged 14-18 years old, and companies from a range of industries.
L’Oréal had looked to break new ground with the use of its first model in a hijab in a major campaign, however the British beauty blogger has now stepped down after tweets from 2014 were described as ‘anti-Israel’.
Late last year, Henkel closed on its acquisition of the North American professional hair business of Shiseido Company, Zotos International. Now that brand and several others are doing business from a single headquarters in Culver City, California.
The major global chemicals player has launched a website to keep stakeholders informed on the progress of repair work on its Citral plant, following a fire in October last year.
Fragrance player Eurofragance has kicked off 2018 with some key organisational changes, and the appointment of a new CEO in Laurent Mercier is a key one.
With the beauty giant now headquartered from Europe, we consider where it stands at the start of 2018, and take a look at its prospects for the year ahead.
This month, the personal care and cosmetics company announced having bought “substantially all of the assets of Olivo Laboratories,” a venture led by CEO Amy Schulman. The deal includes Olivo’s so-called second-skin technology, which Shiseido plans to...
Unilever continued its strong levels of investment in the premium beauty and personal care segment throughout the past year: here, we provide a round up of the key acquisitions you need to know about.
With David Beckham’s House 99 line gearing up to hit the shelves globally in the coming months, a market analyst explains what it means for male grooming, and why it’s a savvy move from L’Oréal.
Late last week the pharmaceutical and consumer products company announced it has acquired the organic sunless tanning and skin care brand founded by CEO Alyson Hogg. Crown Laboratories sees the global brand as a fitting addition to their existing sun...
Late last week the private equity firm announced that it had acquired stake in the direct-to-consumer beauty brand. Plans now are to increase BH Cosmetics’ reach in current markets as well as to expand in to new markets.
Nuritas has announced that it recently closed a €16M Series A funding round aimed to support its innovation in the area of peptides for personal care and health applications.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has released a report that puts forward its recommendation for reules and regulation alignment between the UK and the EU following Brexit.
With Henkel, a leading German personal care and household goods producer, having been awarded the highest score from Sustainalytics, a Dutch rating agency, we take a look at what it’s doing in the field of sustainability.
The personal care, home care and fine fragrance supplier has announced the appointment of Gaelle Bathany as director Sustainability for its personal care unit.
This week the multinational consumer goods company completed the deal to acquire Schmidt’s Naturals—a deal that was first announced just weeks ago and advances Unilever’s position in the clean, green, and natural beauty business.
We take a look at the year in review for L’Oréal, the global leader in the beauty industry. What did the cosmetics, hair care and personal care giant get up to in 2017, and why?
We take a look at the year in review for Unilever, global parent-company to many household personal goods brands. What did the fast moving consumer goods giant get up to, and why?
Today, TSG Consumer Partners announced that the firm has acquired a minority stake in the color cosmetics brand. With this funding, Huda Beauty has plans to build a more global business and launch a program that will fund and mentor entrepreneurs in the...
Groupe GM, a major player in the guest amenity industry, has announced it is expanding its international distribution network to include four new distributors in Asia and Brazil.
Euromonitor has released a white paper called ‘Key Strengths and Weaknesses of Top Global Beauty and Personal Care Companies’. We take a look at the top insights.
In a move that confirms male grooming is now a segment seeing worldwide relevance, Nivea Men has teamed up with Real Madrid football club for a global partnership set to reach 70 countries.
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