Ecovia is extending its deadline for the Sustainable Beauty Awards, allowing for final submissions on this Friday, September 27th, adding another week to the deadline.
Independent beauty is a global, growing marketplace but start-up mindsets need to shift up a gear to consider collaboration and expansion from the get-go, says the founder of Indie Beauty Expo.
Beauty and personal care brands have long relied on ‘free from’ claims to communicate clean and non-toxic credentials, but this conversation must change to spotlight safety and efficacy instead, says Mintel.
Female wellness is a significant trend to watch in the global independent beauty category, and innovation in the field is largely and importantly female-led, says the founder of Indie Beauty Expo.
Gattefossé is the latest legacy ingredient supplier to delve in to the indie beauty business. The cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredients company was among an array of exhibitors at the inaugural Uplink Live supply-side tradeshow hosted by the Indie Beauty...
Glow make-up is rising fast through the cosmetics ranks, fuelled by changing consumer demands and a flurry of product launches and it’s providing promise in a challenging retail environment, according to The NPD Group.
Western Europe has the highest number of consumers consistently working to reduce plastic waste, with many opting for reusable beauty products or those without plastic packaging, finds Kantar Worldpanel.
Europe holds the lion’s share of a growing global hair styling category and the market will continue to surge, driven by trendy millennials and an explosion in e-commerce, according to Future Market Insights.
Mark October 8th in your diaries because this is when the Cosmetics Design editorial team will be broadcasting its webinar titled: ‘How To Tap Into The CBD Beauty Trend The Right Way!’
Significant opportunities exist for sustainable beauty development, from plastic-free and refillable packaging to circular raw materials, and the rethink must happen now, says Euromonitor International’s senior sustainability consultant.
Consumer demands for transparency will rise, activism will increase and the trend of living with less will continue – key trends brands must consider when developing future sustainable strategies, says Euromonitor International.
Health and wellness continue to drive the men’s personal care and grooming categories, but consumers don’t feel there are enough tailored products on subscription services, finds GlobalData.
Spanish customers are highly loyal in luxury beauty, particularly fragrances, but there’s scope to develop business further through aspirational, value-driven branding and wider distribution, says Kantar Worldpanel.
Reversed vending, environmental impact assessments and blockchain technologies may be what it takes for industry to take on its sustainability responsibilities, say two UK Indie Brands.
This year’s European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will focus on ways of closing up loops in the supply chain to ensure materials are recycled and non-recyclable plastics are eliminated.
We round up our top stories on the South Korean beauty market, featuring Daebong Life Science’s clean beauty oils, Cosmax’s plastic-free efforts, Incospharm’s autophagy-inducing active and more.
Natural and organic cosmetic and personal care products continue to be a growing niche in the Latin America region, but latest research from Mintel suggests price and availability is holding it back.
Hair care is everything the Latin American cosmetic and personal market, dominating sales in the region for both cultural reasons and the fact a lot of Latin hair types need extra care.
Cosmetics Design has published a significant volume of coverage focusing around the theme of our first ever Cosmetics Design Summit: Microbiome Skin Care Innovation.
Several independent skin care brands exhibiting at last week’s IBE NY tradeshow are targeting young consumers according to their age or life stage. There was a brand for collegiate women, one for tweens edging in on puberty, and another offering organic...
Microbiome skin care brand Mother Dirt has expended its international reach by launching in the UK and Ireland thanks to an agreement with luxury retailer Harvey Nichols.
One of the best ways of measuring future industry trends and innovation is a trip to in-cosmetics Global, an event that shines a light on what the next generation of products will look like. But this year, pinpointing something truly new was hard to do.
Beauty brands and marketers need to “smarten up” their social media strategy as beauty consumers increasingly demand authentic and transparent content from influencer marketing.
The global sun protection market will surge 7% CAGR over the next ten years and continue branching out beyond UV into multiple protective attributes to fulfil consumer demands.
The British Beauty Council wants to overturn the dated view that beauty has no serious purpose or value and cultivate a more elevated view that celebrates widespread innovation in the sector, its CEO says.
The British Beauty Council and London’s infamous Covent Garden will debut ‘London Beauty Week’ next month to showcase innovation, growth and influence in the UK beauty market.
Use of facial cleansers and wipes has tumbled in the UK as women ditch complicated, multi-product skin care routines for simpler options, lured by sleep, the 'au natural' look and saving the planet.
Europe’s growing natural cosmetics market and increased interest in men’s personal grooming is driving demand for Caribbean essential oils, particularly black caster and coconut oils.
At the recent Cosmetics Design Summit we caught up with Asian industry expert Nicole Fall to find out about the types of opportunities for microbiome skin care brands in the region.
Kantar Worldpanel Brand Footprint 2019 - A Deeper Look
Colgate, Lifebuoy and Dove are the most chosen beauty and personal care brands in the world, but Nivea steals the top spot in Europe, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s 2019 Brand Footprint.
Sustainable cosmetics is a complex and multifaceted issue, but future developments must focus more carefully on raw materials used in the formulation phase of a product’s life cycle, say researchers.
We took the opportunity to speak with David Tyrell of Mintel at the recent Cosmetics Design Summit, to find out more about the way the microbiome skin care category is shaping up
What matters to beauty consumers when it comes to a healthy lifestyle? This is the question we are asking in this article by exploring how the cosmetics sector can offer support to prevent and overcome various lifestyle stressors.
Amid the changing selling environment, leading beauty and health retailers, Boots and Superdrug, pursue new methods and approaches to consumer engagement and brand positioning.
International beauty products retailer, Sally Beauty, engages with platform technology provider, Service Management Group (SMG), to launch customer experience management programme.
Professional organisation, CEW UK, joins forces with retail owner, Landsec, to increase the uptake of the consumer promotional favourite in key shopping destinations around the country.
The innovation branch of Health & Happiness Group (H&H Group), NewH2, signs an agreement to acquire a minority stake in personalised skin care provider Proven Skincare and its artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Shiseido has launched a new personalised skin care system, which combines an intelligent smartphone app and a dedicated product dispenser to provide optimal skin care tailored to current conditions.
The future of consumer spending, decision-making and experiential shopping may well be impacting the desire for new and novel engagement and selling techniques.
Centring on how urbanisation is set to impact and transform the global urban consumer profile, we take a look at how urbanisation is set to change how cosmetics and personal brands develop concepts and interact with consumers.
Amid the current marketing messages used to communicate with men in the health and wellness space, a shift is taking place that is likely to see brands embrace and adopt new approaches to improve these conversations.
Startup cosmetics brand, Wild Cosmetics, launches onto the deodorant space with a personal care product range that will reach consumers through a direct to consumer model.
Global commerce consultancy, Wunderman Thompson Commerce, reveals how the retail giant’s market share dominance drops amongst the Gen Z demographic who do not have the same level of loyalty towards the e-tailer as older shoppers.
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