With Nordic inspiration being seen as an increasingly popular beauty trend, the upcoming Natural Products Scandinavia 2017 show has announced a ‘record number’ of innovations.
The Polish beauty market has registered steady and continual growth over the past ten years and will continue to grow off consumer in luxury products in the short-term, according to new research from Deloitte.
On the back of the 4th Wabel Home, Beauty and Personal Care Summit, the winners have now been announced for this year’s Awards have just been announced.
Ecovia Intelligence, which rebranded from its Organic Monitor name earlier this year, has announced the finalists for its annual Sustainability Awards.
With the technological landscape becoming more and more diverse, we caught up with Pranktik Mazumdar, Managing Partner, Happy Marketer to find out how brands can best utilise these channels to market their brands and new launches.
Perfume, parfum, eau de toilette, cologne, body spray, essential oils—all of these are coming into conversation with the natural beauty movement. And earlier in the fragrance supply chain natural sourcing initiatives are getting very interesting.
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A new report on consumables retail via Amazon suggests high-end beauty brands are now turning to e-retail marketplaces to sell their prestige or premium products.
Market research provider Mintel has released its latest consumer trend predictions for Europe: we got an exclusive beauty-specific insight from the firm on the forecast trends for the region.
Market research provider Mintel has released its latest consumer trend predictions for Europe: we got an exclusive beauty-specific insight from the firm on the forecast trends for the region.
With DIY and customisation becoming huge buzzwords in 2017, we spoke to Florence Bernardin, Founder of Information & Inspiration about why this trend has really got off the ground now.
A new report from TechNavio suggests that sorbitol, a sugar alcohol, is set to see strengthening market growth, driven by the beauty personal care industry’s use of the ingredient.
At this week’s in-cosmetics North America personal care tradeshow, Brazilian Kimberlite Clay, a São Paulo – based company, is showcasing its red clay ingredient as well as finished skin and body care products and color cosmetic prototypes. The clay is...
Euromonitor International, market research firm, recently held a webinar which covered how shifts in consumer behaviour have changed the way beauty and fashion brands need to present their products, their marketing and their retail channels.
A recent report from market insight firm Two by Two asks if male grooming is beauty’s ‘final frontier’, and suggests strategies for how more men can be attracted to the category.
We take a look at all the latest updates in the industry within the trend for increasingly representative products for a diverse, global consumer base.
Formula Botania, an organic cosmetics science school, has announced the results of its first annual survey into the drivers behind the green beauty sector.
In the second part of Cosmetics Design’s exploration of Dow’s explicit work in anti-pollution skin care, Fabienne Bizeray, marketing manager of skin and sun at Dow, and Marc Eeman, a skin care application designer at the company, discuss the regional...
An industry show dedicated to natural trends in Scandinavia has suggested the Nordic region now ‘sets the trends’ in health and wellness for the rest of the world.
While the Asia Pacific region has been out in front from the start of the anti-pollution trend, market analysts suggest Europe is still missing out on the potential it offers in a significant way.
The specialty chemical maker is putting time and money into the research, development, and marketing of skin protection ingredients. Cosmetics Design checks in with Fabienne Bizeray, marketing manager of skin and sun, and Marc Eeman, a skin care application...
Fair Hair Care, an organisation set up this year to promote transparency, quality and trust for consumer hair care extensions, has revealed its insight into how to create ethical hair extension brands.
Anti-ageing has been going through something of a rebrand in western markets in recent years, and Allure magazine’s recent decision to drop the term altogether may be the clearest indicator yet.
In collaboration with the retail real estate company GGP, Forever 21 has plans for over a dozen stand-alone beauty boutiques meant to deliver the experiences and products that millennial and Gen Z cosmetics and personal care consumers want.
With natural actives becoming a commonplace element of many formulators' ingredient lists and as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 16128 provides guidelines on definitions for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients, we...
Depending on whom you ask, personal care and cosmetic regulations in the US are overly nuanced, too convoluted, or not exacting enough. All the same, trends and marketing strategies have collided in recent years to make ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ beauty...
With ASOS having just made a decisive step into the beauty world with its launch of a cosmetics range, market analysis suggest it’s a signal that ‘experimentation’ is now crucial in the industry.
This week, the beauty powerhouse announced the three brands that are still in the running for L’Oréal’s annual award honoring tech innovations that are set to change the cosmetics and personal care industry.
Sugar cubes, saffron, mimosa, galbanum, plum blossom, heliotrope, sweet mint, nectar, benzoin, and animalic effects of all kinds (overdosed, of course) are just a sampling of the notes indie perfumers are playing with, as witnessed in recent independent...
This week, the company shared the fragrance ingredients used in the skin care brand Olay and the hair care brand Herbal Essences. And, the consumer goods company has plans to disclose all the fragrance ingredients in all of its products (not just beauty)...
Sales of prestige skin care products bearing anti-pollution claims have risen by 30% in the last six months, according to latest figures from the NPD Group.
The semi-annual trade show, once known as the New York International Gift Fair, opened this weekend and runs through Wednesday, August 23. Exhibitors showing personal care, cosmetics, and fragrance, provide an early look at which product trends will be...
Naturals in the UK beauty market have seen sales increase by nearly 30% since 2012 and now the market is facing an increasingly competitive landscape, according to new research.
With Ayurvedic beauty appearing as a core marketing message in India, we asked Joanna Chan, Research Analyst at Euromonitor International why this trend is taking off and how it is expected to develop.
A new market report from digital analysts L2 has revealed that more established players in the hair care market are coming up against increasingly fierce competition from independent brands.
A new report from digital market insights firm L2 has revealed that when it comes to mobile site optimisation by consumer goods companies in Germany, beauty is one of the industries out in front.
In this video interview from Cosmoprof North America, Shannon Davenport, head of US advisory at Stylus, talks with Cosmetics Design senior correspondent Deanna Utroske about next-generation packaging, the trend toward minimal packaging design and clean...
A new report on consumables and their sales and growth rates on Amazon has been released by One Click Retail: it finds that beauty sales are up an average of 43%.
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