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Genomatica acquisition to boost its personal care surfactants offering

20-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Genomatica has announced it has acquired certain assets of the REG Life Sciences division (REG LS) of Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGI), the largest supplier of advanced biofuels in North America.

Euromonitor webinar to explore the state of beauty and personal care in 2019

19-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Following the launch of its latest insights into the current state of the beauty market worldwide, Euromonitor International is set to host a dedicated webinar into its insights.

Capsum brings sustainable natural beauty supply chain indoors

18-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Each year, the formulation technology company hosts pop-up events in Paris, New York, and LA to showcase their unique microfluidic tech as well as a concept-of-the-year. Capsum’s innovation for 2019 is a self-contained facility where botanical ingredients...

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Natura’s Avon acquisition creates the first Latin American beauty powerhouse

12-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

Natura’s acquisition of Avon was significant not only because of the magnitude of the deal, but also because it has created the first ever major Latin American multinational.

Beauty and personal care: Euromonitor’s latest state of the global market

12-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Euromonitor International, a leading market reasearch provider, has launched its latest report into the current state of the beauty market. Here, we take a look at some of the highlights.

Changes, challenges and opportunities: ACA President on sustainability and regulation in APAC

12-Jun-2019 By Amanda Lim

Consumer demands, sustainability concerns and regulatory developments amid a backdrop of global trade disputes will take centre stage at the ASEAN Cosmetics Association’s Leaders' Forum next month, the organisation’s president Le Chau Giang told...

E-commerce expansion: Bobbi Brown expands online presences in SEA with Lazada partnership

12-Jun-2019 By Amanda Lim

Cosmetics brand Bobbi Brown is partnering with e-commerce platform Lazada to increase its online presence in South East Asia.

Vegan to the core: Lush launches animal-free makeup brushes

11-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the consumer demand for cruelty-free and vegan products only continuing to rise, Lush is sticking at the forefront of catering to this trend.

Boots struggles in UK: retailer responds to claims 200 stores could close

11-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Boots, UK retail chain owned by Wallgreens Boots Alliance, is struggling in the face of fierce competition in beauty and personal care retail from discounters and online specialists.

L’Oréal: the multinational’s personal care performance 2019 so far

10-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this Editor’s Spotlight, we pick out some of the key news from L’Oréal this year, including digital innovations like an acne app and its latest artificial intelligence on Amazon Beauty.

Cosmetics in China: regulatory updates by COSMED

07-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Cosmed, a professional association for the beauty industry, here presents its latest insights in the China market for beauty players: e-commerce, new draft regulation, animal testing and more.

BASF and siHealth Ltd partner on personalised technology for personal care

06-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

siHealth Ltd, a UK emerging company in the healthcare industry, has entered a strategic alliance, including an equity investment, with major ingredients and specialty chemicals player BASF on personalisation in personal care.

From The Editor's Desk

Watch out for indie beauty in Latin America

05-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

Latin America is increasingly proving to be a big opportunity for indie beauty brands to take advantage of market conditions that are designed to encourage domestic businesses.

New Naturals in Cosmetics Science Conference approaches

05-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The SCS (Society of Cosmetics Scientists) in the UK is set to host a new conference, dedicated to the naturals trend in beauty and personal care.

L’Oréal and Amazon combine artificial intelligence and beauty

05-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal’s Modiface has announced that it will provide its AI-powered technology to enable the first virtual try-ons for cosmetics on Amazon, bringing together the e-retail giant and the rising potential of AI for beauty.

Regulation change: the end of ‘free from’ claims for beauty and personal care?

04-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

With changes in the EU regulation around the use of ‘free from’ on beauty and personal care products (e.g. free from parabens or free from silicones) coming into place next month, an upcoming webinar aims to get industry professionals up to speed.

Unilever: the multinational’s personal care performance 2019 so far

03-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

From pioneering new pigments for recycling packaging, to more major acquisitions in its sights, to commitments on gender equality and ingredients transparency, we take a look at what Unilever has been up to so far this year.

Skin health probiotics “thriving market full of opportunity to grow”, new report finds

31-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

A new report into the market potential for skin microbiota-related products has revealed that digitisation will be the biggest force shaping skinbiotics in the coming years.

Cosmetics Victories 2019 fund finalists announced: innovators battle it out

30-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The Cosmetics Victories is an international competition for innovation with the triple objective of detecting and developing young innovative talents, supporting their projects and encouraging research and science in the field of fragrance and cosmetics.

Unilever’s new pigment to help recycling of plastic packaging

29-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Unilever’s new packaging innovation could see 2500 tonnes of black plastic to be removed from the waste stream each year.

Estée Lauder, BASF & the RSPO new partnership

28-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Some of the leading figures in the beauty industry are teaming up to push forward the progress towards fully sustainable palm oil production and use.

Positive Luxury launches sustainable business awards

22-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The sustainability platform has announced that it is launching a set of sustainable business awards, will applications for entries open now.

Uplink: new marketplace links independent beauty players and services

21-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The website describes itself as a “new destination connecting beauty entrepreneurs” with service providers who specialise in “serving emerging brands”.

Who is the indie beauty consumer?

17-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The indie beauty continues to grow; and while direct-to-consumer brands, pop-up shops, and makers markets are still very much a part of indie retail landscape, most major department stores, beauty specialty shops, and countless lifestyle boutiques carry...

Symrise invests in biotech with latest acquisition

16-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The global supplier of fragrances and ingredients, including cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials, has signed a contract to acquire Cutech.

L’Oréal reveals latest innovations at Viva Technology Paris

16-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

From its Virtual Hair Advisor to its new My Little Factory customisation tech, the global beauty player has put some of its most exciting new technologies on show.

Holland & Barrett becomes the first to ban wet wipes

15-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The health and wellness retailer will no longer buy, sell or produce wet wipes across England and Wales, it has announced.

L’Oréal pushes forward with sustainable development

14-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal’s recently released annual report into its sustainability programme’s progress reveals it is pushing forward with meeting goals for ‘Sharing Beauty with All’.

Playtime, glam organic and hormonal ageing: 7 key trends defining beauty 2019

09-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

A leading international trends agency has teamed up with one of the major beauty trade shows to reveal the key trends defining beauty.

Intimate care and ‘hyperactive naturals’: Beautystreams reveal trends for beauty 2019

09-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Beautystreams, an international trend agency, gathers the most exciting trends dominating at the global Cosmoprof annual show, and has released this year’s report based on its findings.

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When is it a good time to jump on a new market trend?

08-May-2019 By Simon Pitman

The beauty and personal care market is without doubt one of the fastest paced consumer goods categories, which means that staying on top of the ever-changing market trends is crucial to remaining competitive.

UEBT conference for sustainable beauty sourcing this month

08-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The upcoming conference on Beauty of Sourcing with Respect is the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT)’s annual gathering, set to take place on 20 and 21 May, Paris.

Guerlain’s Bee Respect platform centres transparency and traceability

08-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The fragrance, cosmetics and skin care player is tapping into the ongoing rise in demand for products that can prove meaningful green credentials all the way through the supply chain, right to sourcing.

Special Edition Newsletter: FCE Cosmetique

FCE Cosmetique show director highlights future innovation

07-May-2019 By Simon Pitman

This year’s FCE Cosmetique will have a distinct focus on the industry innovations of the future when it opens its doors in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from May 21st to 23rd, at the Sao Paulo Expo.

Special Edition Newsletter: FCE Cosmetique

What's new at FCE Cosmetique 2019

07-May-2019 By Simon Pitman

FCE Cosmetique is one of the biggest events for the LATAM beauty and personal care industry and has continued to evolve rapidly to keep apace of this fast-paced sector. In this article we highlight what new additions have been made for the 2019 show....

L’Oréal announces aim to reinforce its efforts with luxury in France

07-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The beauty giant’s plans include a 15 million euros investment in Aulnay-sous-Bois plant, which would become part of L’Oréal’s luxury Excellence Manufacturing Centre.

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International Beauty Innovation: consultant Kim-Davy Hoeu talks product development strategy

07-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Professionals from every possible cosmetics and personal care industry niche flock to in-cosmetics Global each year to discover what’s new in beauty ingredients, in formulation technologies, in marketing strategy, and more. To find out what one expert...

Chinese cosmetics regulation: how does it work?

03-May-2019 By Tjaša Grum, CE.way Regulatory Consultants

In this Editor’s Spotlight, we get an expert overview on thee Chinese cosmetics market regulations: which organisations regulate the market, and what do they require from beauty players?

Huge UK-wide survey of cosmetics and beauty industry: take part!

02-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Thousands of cosmetic professionals are being invited to take part in the largest UK wide collaborative survey of the cosmetics and beauty industry.

WATCH: Is coffee the next big recycled beauty ingredient?

02-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Can coffee offer personal care a great new option for the creation of sustainable ingredients? Kaffe Bueno from Denmark is one company working in this space. We get the low-down from the company on its new Recycled Coffee Oil.

AMSilk acquired by ingredients player Givaudan

01-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a sign that the fragrance, flavours and beauty ingredients player is keen to push forward the scale of its Active Beauty division, Givaudan has acquired the world’s first industrial supplier of vegan silk biopolymers.

Schwan Cosmetics hones in on agility and sustainability for customised beauty

01-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Schwan Cosmetics has introduced its “Schwan Cosmetics re-invented” concept – a large offer of new and tailored services paired with a new corporate design.

LG Household & Health Care to acquire Avon North America for $125m

01-May-2019 By Amanda Lim

South Korean beauty conglomerate LG Household & Health Care (LG H&H) has entered into an agreement to acquire Avon's North American division for $125m.

Skin Microbiome Innovation: Esse brand profile

26-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The skin’s natural bacteria landscape, otherwise known as its microbiome, has potential for testing and for inspiring new product development within the beauty and personal care industry. In this brand profile series, we take a look at the companies leading...

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World tour of regulatory news: key updates from Cosmed

25-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

From Asia to Latin America, Cosmed reveals the main highlights of all the latest regulatory news on a global scale.

The Hut Group extends its banking facility for investment in beauty

25-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

A contender to the throne of leading global beauty retailer, The Hut Group (THG) has announced the latest extension to the capacity of its USD 1 billion banking facility.

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Get sustainability right or you may regret it!

24-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

One of the buzz words at this month’s in-cosmetics Global event in Paris was undoubtedly sustainability. It’s been on the radar for years, but it’s not going away. In fact it is only gaining momentum.

Seppic showcases two green ingredients at in-cosmetics Global

24-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Seppic, one ingredients supplier to the beauty and personal care industry that is keen to push its green credentials, used the opportunity of in-cosmetics Global to showcase various ingredients and concepts, and two of these in particular caught our eye.

Naturals, simple skin care routines, and smashing stereotypes: the leading trends from in-cosmetics

24-Apr-2019 By Imogen Matthews

In this guest piece, beauty industry commentator Imogen Matthews analyses the big themes emerging from this year’s in-cosmetics Global Marketing Trends presentations.

Croda expands French site

23-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The ingredients supplier has announced that it is expanding its capabilities in France for its Crodarom subsidiary, which produces botanicals extracts.