In our sustainability focus, we delve into the metamorphosis of water in beauty and personal care by looking at the demand for waterless product R&D efforts and releases.
Yesterday evening at the Diptyque popup in New York City, Coveteur editors hosted a panel discussion about the role of scent in our current moment. The consensus: when it comes to both personal fragrance and scented home products, this is the age of identity,...
A decisive shift has taken place when it comes to the marketing around anti-ageing: the industry across the board is now seeing pressure to swap to more positive, healthy ageing messages.
Later this month, nugg, the popular indie skin care brand known as ‘The Face Mask Authority’, is adding peel-off masks to its product portfolio. To find out more about how this dynamic skin care niche is evolving, Cosmetics Design connected with that...
Evonik, Lipotec and Givaudan are just some of the major beauty ingredients players making strides to tap into the trend for skin care solutions for active lifestyles.
With rising awareness of how various forms of pollution can adversely affect skin, consumer knowledge of blue light led consumers to seek out products that provide protection from the light emitted from electronic devices.
Skin care product claims focusing on skin microbiome are mushrooming on the back of a growing body of scientific evidence pointing to the many benefits from optimising bacteria on the skin’s surface.
The Cosmetics Design editorial team will be presenting a comprehensive analysis of global beauty trends and forecasts at the in-cosmetics Global event in Amsterdam. Don't miss it!
With the environmental impact on the skin continuing to be a key concern for consumers, David Boudier, Scientific Communication Manager at Silab talks us through how neuro-soothing ingredients are pushing the natural segment into its next phase.
We have made it to the final leg of the Beauty Industry Awards 2018! The Cosmetics Design team has been overwhelmed by the number of entries and now the judging is under way, ahead of our awards ceremony.
The beauty maker has partnered with Fortis BC, an energy utility company, on an energy saving pilot program; and this week, the first CleanO2 carbon capture unit was installed at LUSH Cosmetics headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Redefining anti-ageing has been on the industry’s agenda for a while, and one market analyst suggests consumers are now leading the way on how they want it to be defined.
The international personal care ingredients trade show takes place next month in Amsterdam. And this year, the thousands of product manufacturers attending will have free access to marketing trends programming, including a session on Beauty around the...
With the category strengthening globally, and the industry even beginning include men in colour cosmetics campaigns, we consider what more could be done in the male grooming segment.
Brand leaders like Avonda Urben and Keech Combe Shetty believe there ought to be specialized skin care products for the bikini area and vagina—in much the same way that women have specialized skin care for the face, the eye area, the décolleté; oral care...
One brand owner believes that the rising demand for baby- and child-specific skin care means a better personal care market for both the youngest skin and hair care users and brands alike.
With the category showing reactive performances across the world, we check in with the market research firm on the latest growth, trends and challenges in the colour cosmetics market.
Maria Coronado, senior ingredients analyst at market research firm Euromonitor International, explains who’s leading the pack when it comes to these two hot trends.
We caught up with a market analyst from research firm GlobalData on the major trends, opportunities and challenges defining the hair care market, and which brands and manufacturers are leading innovation.
The teen market specifically is impacting on the trends related to the format of colour cosmetics products, along with the rising dominance of the smartphone, an industry expert suggests.
The Cosmetics Design team is thrilled by the tremendous response we have had for all ten of our Beauty Industry Award categories, but we are responding to numerous requests to extend the deadline by doing just that.
The Clorox-owned beauty and personal care brand shared clinical data at this week’s American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting comparing the benefits of Burt’s Bees sensitive skin care products to those of a “dermatologist-recommended synthetic control...
The global flavors and fragrance company announced its new Delight collection this month, bringing to market fragrance molecules and bases developed in tandem with Givaudan flavorists. It’s a project that’s novel for both this cross-division collaboration...
With population growth flat for the under 12 age group in the region, Western Europe offers a challenging market for baby and child-specific products players.
A new report from 1010data covers data insights for the beauty and personal care industry, revealing that Ulta and Sephora are leading retailers, and key trends defining the market.
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