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Carbon neutrality ‘still emerging’ in beauty but the race is on: GlobalData

18-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Carbon neutrality remains relatively nascent in beauty and personal care, but extensive and long-standing green efforts and a strong consumer appetite will propel the sector in the ongoing race, says a GlobalData analyst.

L’Oréal joins TikTok UK commerce pilot – 'the next frontier' for beauty

17-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal has partnered with TikTok on its pilot commerce feature, enabling consumers in the UK to purchase Garnier and NYX Professional Make-Up products directly via the app – a partnership the beauty major plans to expand over time.

Upcycled Certified seal now available for cosmetics and personal care products

17-Jun-2021 By Deanna Utroske

This week, the Upcycled Food Association began enrollment for the Upcycled Certified program, giving consumer beauty brands the opportunity to highlight the use of waste-stream ingredients.

Financial focus: Shiseido, Kao, L’Occitane and more feature in our latest beauty business and finance update

16-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

In this round-up of financial results, M&As and funding drives in the cosmetics industry, we highlight the first-quarter results from Shiseido, Kao Corp, L’Occitane and more.

In-Depth Insight from Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference (CEAC) 2021

‘Unique’ for cosmetics: Animal-free safety assessment New Science Programme to launch in 2022

15-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

A five-year, industry-led global programme will launch next year aimed at driving and shaping future worldwide uptake and regulatory acceptance of non-animal testing alternatives in cosmetics.

European Climate Law: Parliament and Council of the European Union to adopt final positions in coming weeks

11-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The European Parliament and Council of the European Union will meet this month and next to adopt final positions on the upcoming European Climate Law that targets climate neutrality by 2050 and a 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Beauty brand growth centres on staying strong in ‘key markets’, says Kantar Worldpanel exec

10-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Global brand growth in beauty and personal care requires strong and consistent performances in key, number one markets first and foremost, says the global thought leadership director at Kantar Worldpanel.

The Body Shop transitioning to vegan beauty product formulations

07-Jun-2021 By Deanna Utroske

At the start of June, the Natura-owned company announced plans to certify all of its product formulations—body care, skin care, color cosmetics, etc.—with The Vegan Society by December 2023.

SCCS: Threshold for ‘contains formaldehyde’ warning in cosmetics not low enough

01-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) has issued scientific advice to lower the threshold for warning labels on cosmetics containing formaldehyde releasing substances to better protect sensitised consumers.

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Beauty, streamlined: Sephora pinpoints demand for multipurpose beauty products that won’t compromise on skin TLC

31-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

Beauty retailer Sephora says consumers are looking for skin care, hair care and make-up products that offer more while allowing them to do less.

Kao, P&G Beauty and Estée Lauder rank top in ESG intelligence report

28-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

An independent report analysing the reputation of 14 of the world’s biggest beauty players around environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria has ranked Kao, Procter & Gamble Beauty and Estée Lauder leaders.

A deep dive into Kantar Worldpanel 2021 Brand Footprint

Top beauty and personal care brands 2021? Colgate, Lifebuoy, Dove ‘most chosen’

24-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Colgate, Lifebuoy and Dove are the most chosen beauty and personal care brands in the world, with a hygiene focus driving growth in an otherwise flat market, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s 2021 Brand Footprint.

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Green chemistry is a ‘mindset’ that holds great promise for circular beauty, says expert

20-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Green chemistry is circular by design and therefore provides an important tool for the beauty industry as it looks to improve its environmental impact longer-term, an expert consultant says.

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Skin deep: Active cosmetic delivery needs ‘unified laws and regulations’ worldwide – review

20-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The cosmetics industry has significantly advanced in active ingredients and skin delivery systems over recent decades, but international standards and regulations are required as novel technologies continue to evolve, say researchers.

‘Providing resources to do the right thing’: Reuse and refillable concepts on the sustainability agenda for L’Oréal

18-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

Reusable and refillable concepts are an area the L’Oréal Group has pinpointed for development as it works towards its ambitious sustainability goals, according to a leading regional exec.

Green goals: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability needs ‘effective and coherent’ implementation – industry

11-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will lay important foundations for achieving European Green Deal goals, but it must consider the specificities of individual industries and value chains, say beauty and personal care industry...

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‘Seemingly unconquerable’: Unilever to open-source vegan replacement for carmine red

07-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.

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Clean & Ethical Beauty: Why it matters, who is acting and what the future holds

06-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The clean and ethical beauty movement has garnered plenty of traction in recent years, fuelled by a plethora of environmental, societal, business and consumer factors, and CosmeticsDesign-Europe has been tracking this movement closely for some time.

'Milestone': UK issuing certifications for beauty firms to qualify for China animal testing exemptions

06-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The UK government has worked alongside the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and wider beauty industry to digitally issue Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificates that should enable the export of ‘ordinary’ goods to China without...

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics adds digital consultation service in partnership with Perfect Corp.

04-May-2021 By Deanna Utroske

Today the Estée Lauder Companies’ brand announced the new makeup try-on and product recommendation service as a next-gen version of in-store makeup artist services.

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'Collaboration’ and ‘openness’ will be key to future-proofing industry, says Beauty Kitchen founder

29-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Working in a collaborative and open way will be pivotal in industry’s push to mainstream circular beauty and future-proof business for years to come, says the founder of UK indie brand Beauty Kitchen.

L’Oréal Paris to halve CO2 emissions by 2030: ‘We are in the decade to make the change,’ says global head

28-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal Paris has unveiled its environmental goals for the next decade, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by 50% and lightweight or sustainably convert its entire packaging portfolio by 2030.

Shade picker: Watsons to launch virtual foundation try-on to solve major consumer ‘pain point’

28-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

Health and beauty retailer Watsons will be launching a virtual foundation try-on tool in the second quarter this year beginning with Malaysia and Hong Kong to solve what it believes is a huge consumer ‘pain point’.

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Beauty business in 2023: ‘Complete transparency will be non-negotiable’, says WGSN

27-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Transparent and highly engaged beauty brands working to contribute to the net good of people and the planet will be the only type of business to succeed in 2023, says the director of beauty at WGSN.

Travel boom: L’Oréal banking on APAC travel retail opportunities to drive ‘big growth’ for the group

27-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

French cosmetics giant L’Oréal sees a bright future for its brands in the Asia Pacific travel retail market, which it believes will become a major driver of its future growth, spurred on by demand from China.

COVID-19 one year on: The pandemic has created a digital beauty space ‘on steroids’, says expert

26-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has accelerated many pre-existing trends in beauty, most notably taking the rise of e-commerce to astonishing new heights with a particularly impressive transformation in Europe, says an expert consultant

Earth Day 2021: A circular snapshot and look at beauty’s future

22-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Sustainable agendas have surged in beauty, with circular business models, carbon capture, green sciences and the reuse movement gaining serious ground. And whilst there remains plenty to be done, the push for consumer engagement has been unprecedented...

‘Clearly bouncing back’: L’Oréal Q1 2021 global sales surge despite Western Europe declines

19-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has reported a surge in global sales for the first quarter of 2021, though activity in Western Europe remains in decline because of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 crisis, its CEO says.

Green beauty boom: Investment is the ‘new black’ in sustainable business, says expert

14-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The investment community is finally backing businesses with strong sustainability agendas and aligning with environmentalists on what diverse and inclusive supply chains should look like, says the co-founder and CEO of certification firm Positive Luxury.

Sustainable step change: Can circular beauty become a mainstream reality?

08-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Many beauty manufacturers, suppliers and retailers have made important sustainability pledges for this coming decade, but as efforts kickstart in shifting linear business models to circular ways of working, there remains a raft of challenges along the...

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Beauty’s next boom? Spanish agency unveils ‘easy, luxurious and sensorial’ CBD makeup concept Chillist

08-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Digital marketing and communications agency The Beauty Makers has developed a concept range of CBD makeup under its brand incubator that it says plugs real market opportunities and is an organic evolution of current trends.

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CBD beauty caution: Industry has not yet ‘mastered’ regulations, says Eurofins

07-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty manufacturers and formulators are highly interested in cannabis extracts but have not yet mastered global regulations, particularly those relating to ingredient sourcing and toxicology, says lab testing specialist Eurofins.

China CBD crackdown: Ban on cannabis cosmetics will likely halt sales online as authorities push ‘anti-drug’ stance

05-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

China’s proposal to ban the use of cannabis and cannabis extracts in cosmetics will likely affect sales via cross-border e-commerce channels as the authorities double down on ‘anti-drug’ education.

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Cradle to Cradle boom: Beauty and personal care the ‘most rapidly growing segment’

31-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The number of beauty and personal care companies working to get products Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified is soaring, set to double this year, and efforts are coming all types of businesses, according to an executive.

Digital Dive: Top stories on digital developments making waves in the beauty industry

31-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

In this round-up of the top five stories on the digital developments in beauty, we highlight A.S. Watson insights on the future of it omnichannel retail business, SK-II’s strategy to forging closer connections online and how P&G narrows the online...

Human touch: How Shiseido is using tech to make 2021 ‘the year of the empowered beauty consultant’

30-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

Shiseido is adamant that human contact is still essential to drive beauty sales but believes it can be enhanced greatly by tools such as Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality, according to its chief digital officer.

Natrue study finds ‘naturalness’ top driver in EU beauty purchases

25-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Naturalness is the most important aspect of a beauty product for consumers in Germany and France, but there are mixed views on what the term means and how it translates into cosmetics, finds natural and organic certifier Natrue.

Circular Beauty: The future of sustainable sourcing, green chemistry and eco-design

24-Mar-2021 By CosmeticsDesign-Europe Senior Reporter

The global beauty industry is working hard to make circularity a mainstream reality, reinventing and reconsidering all aspects of complex supply chains. But what does the future truly hold as industry tries to close the loop?

The no waste era? Every beauty brand can ‘reformulate, reposition and renew’

23-Mar-2021 By Natasha Spencer

As the beauty and personal care world explores how it can achieve circular beauty, consumers want to see zero waste and supply chain transparency made a reality in the burgeoning category they define as ‘clean’, say beauty experts.

L’Oréal kickstarts green sciences transition: ‘We are convinced of the essential need to change’

23-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has kickstarted a company-wide project to transition to green sciences across its entire global portfolio and plans to ramp up communication efforts to ensure consumers fully understand the move.

Bon Voyage: how beauty brands can redefine the future of wellness travel

18-Mar-2021 By Deanna Utroske

Cosmetics Design recently checked in with travel, beauty, and wellness expert Edyta Satchell to find out how brands can best innovate to meet the needs of business and leisure travelers, and why now is the time to do so.

PODCAST: A global beauty view on COVID-19 – hottest acquisitions, flashy innovations and biggest challenges

15-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

CosmeticsDesign editors break down the beauty and personal care acquisitions, product innovations and challenges that have arisen under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Real personalised beauty: ‘Technology is the only way to be able to help customers at scale’

11-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Technology is required to provide beauty consumers true personalised offerings at scale, and brands and retailers need to be smart about tailoring the shopper experience because consumer demands are certainly there, says Nidhima Kohli, founder of Beauty...

Beauty for all: Getting inclusivity right is ‘difficult’ but ‘vital’ for big brands, says GlobalData

11-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty inclusivity has soared into the spotlight in recent years and whilst many brands have changed advertising, upgraded product formulations and shifted social messaging, it remains a complex area to navigate, says a consumer analyst at GlobalData.

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From nice-to-have to need-to-have: Experts say sustainability must be considered a ‘cost of doing business’

10-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

Companies need to rethink how they implement sustainability initiatives and should integrate them it into the ‘heart’ of their business models, a panel of experts at the Global Fragrance Summit organised by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA)...

‘Greater scrutiny’: Why European policy changes will create challenges for APAC’s cosmetics firms

09-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

An increasing emphasis on environmental issues will have a profound effect on the Asia Pacific cosmetics industry, said regulations experts, with the impact of policy changes in Europe likely to filter down to the region.

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