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Active beauty startup Wild Science Lab eyes ‘shop in shop’ ME and UK expansion

08-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Active hair care and skin care startup Wild Science Lab is expanding its retail footprint into the Middle East, opting for a shop in shop model that enables consumer consultation on its preventative and targeted products.

WGSN: Colour cosmetics and hair care ‘categories to watch’ in skinimalism

07-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The skinimalism trend continues to gain traction in beauty with fresh opportunities to develop all-in-one hybrid colour cosmetic and hair care products targeting this space, says WGSN.

Big beauty tech ideas 2022: Tinder for cosmetics, printable tattoos and NFT jewellery

05-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty tech is a fascinating and innovative space spurring a wealth of innovation across products, tools and services, and there’s plenty to watch in smart personalisation, self-expression and immersive platforms.

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How to win over… beauty consumers in the shifting post-pandemic brick-and-mortar landscape

29-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

Major brands including Sephora, Lush Cosmetics, Health & Glow and SUGAR Cosmetics have exclusively shared their insights on how they are redefining the in-store consumer experience in the wake of the COVID-pandemic.

Unilever files patent on antimicrobial peptides for skin immunity

28-Jun-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Unilever has filed a patent on a method to induce the natural secretion of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on the human body – enforcing immunity of the skin, scalp and oral cavity it claims.

A new world: Takeaways from FIT research on post-pandemic beauty world

27-Jun-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Beauty companies should update how they approach both their own employees and the new generation of customers after the pandemic, according to FIT.

Living Proof welcomes new chief sales officer Katie Glowski

23-Jun-2022 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

Unilever's prestige hair care brand, Living Proof, makes a C-suite change by appointing Katie Glowski as Chief Sales Officer.

Filling a grey space: K-beauty giants see mega demand for shampoos that conceal grey hairs and prevent hair loss

22-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

South Korean cosmetic titans Amorepacific and LG Household & Healthcare (LG H&H) have both recently launched shampoos that can conceal grey hairs to great success, signalling a huge demand for anti-ageing hair care products.

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Less for more: Waterless beauty trend ‘bound’ to become mainstream – Lush Cosmetics

20-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

Lush Cosmetics’ Singapore director believes beauty is ready to be ‘100% waterless’ based on rising consumer education and its own innovations.

Unilever and Genomatica enter €114 million initiative to develop plant-based feedstocks

17-Jun-2022 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

Global beauty and personal care supplier Unilever and biotechnology developer Genomatica (Geno) have launched a €114 million ($120 mn) venture to scale alternatives to palm oil and fossil fuels and seek sustainable ingredients for personal care product...

Can DSM Firmenich merger deliver on its synergistic promise?

08-Jun-2022 By Shane Starling

DSM and Firmenich’s mooted 2023 ‘Merger of Equals’ will create a nutrition, food ingredients and fragrances behemoth with 277 years of collective business experience and a combined annual revenue pushing towards €12 billion (£10.2bn).

COVID-19 and climate crisis bolstering vegan beauty demand: Review

07-Jun-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The global COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing climate crisis has bolstered demand for vegan topical and ingestible cosmetics as consumers look to improve consumption patterns beyond food, finds a review.

‘A stage for storytelling’: Travel retail is ‘amazing’ platform to showcase sustainability journey – Rituals

07-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

The travel retail channel is probably the ‘world’s best platform’ for brands to engage consumers and showcase their sustainability efforts, according to the head of travel retail for Rituals Cosmetics.

Beauty is entering ‘exciting era’ in biotech, says Givaudan Active Beauty

03-Jun-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Biotechnology continues to fast-evolve, presenting great opportunities for the beauty industry to advance in new molecules, improved processes and evidence-based actives, says Givaudan Active Beauty.

Beauty ‘stronger and more resilient than ever’ post-pandemic, says Beautystreams

31-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The beauty industry has waded through a tough two years but come out stronger and more resilient as it edges deeper into a very different consumer landscape, says the executive editor of market insights firm Beautystreams.

Beauty ‘escapism’ in the metaverse: ‘Why recreate reality when you can bend the laws of physics?’

30-May-2022 By Lynda Searby

Everybody is talking about the metaverse - a new, mysterious and still largely undefined space, but one that is brimming with beauty opportunities, says a marketing expert.

China green beauty: Celebrity endorsements increases purchase intent among youth

27-May-2022 By Nurul Ain Razali

Celebrity endorsements are playing a crucial role in the development of China’s green beauty space, according to a new study.

Four 2024 beauty ‘personas’ to watch: Think zero-effort, avatars and hyper-realness, says WGSN

25-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The next two years will see a range of beauty cohorts take centre stage – lazy skinimalists, beautyversals, protopians and universals – carrying with them an increased focus on self-care, the environment and diversity, says a WGSN exec.

Unapologetic and authentic: Coty, Estée Lauder and L’Oréal brainstorm the ‘gender freedom’ rise in beauty

24-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Genderless and gender fluid have risen as beauty concepts over time, but gender freedom takes things further to capture and empower the hearts and minds of every consumer identify, say leading beauty execs.

MyMicrobiome founder: Microbiome beauty needs more ‘meaningful’ data

24-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The beauty industry must back microbiome claims with validated data if the category is to evolve in a positive way, says the founder of MyMicrobiome.

How to win over… beauty consumers in a rebounding travel retail market

24-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

From pop-ups to new launches, and digital immersion to sustainability, we reveal how major brands and duty-free retail giants are expecting an imminent travel retail beauty boom as travellers once again take to the skies.

Beautiful Africa: ‘Nuanced’ A-Beauty an emerging space ‘to watch’ - WGSN

20-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

African-Beauty will soar in the coming months and years, as the diverse and ancient rituals and ingredients across the region draw in consumer curiosity, says WGSN’s head of beauty.

Inclusive beauty roundup: What you can learn about inclusive beauty on CosmeticsDesign

19-May-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Inclusive beauty is becoming more than a positioning choice in the beauty world, including new inclusion programs, ingredient options, brand launches and marketing adjustments.

Community, mindset and creativity: Estée Lauder, L’Oréal and Coty discuss future of the metaverse

19-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Whilst the metaverse remains an evolving space and concept, there is plenty of opportunity for beauty to use the world to engage, create and build communities, say leading beauty execs.

WGSN beauty ‘big ideas’ in 2024: Care culture, phygital, protopias, people power, accessibility and creativity

18-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

As beauty edges deeper into a post-pandemic world, brands and retailers must understand the heightened awareness of interdependence, yearning for community and mainstream rejection of ‘normal’ set to shape consumer thinking in years to come, says a WGSN...

Mibelle founder: Biotech innovation is ‘where we need to go’ in beauty

16-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Greater investments in biotechnology will help truly advance beauty innovation, satisfying consumer needs and addressing planetary woes, says the founder of Mibelle Biochemistry.

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Blue light, pollution and stress: ‘Multifunctional’ products now key in protective beauty

13-May-2022 By Lynda Searby

Brands should consider ingredients that have both beautifying and protective properties as consumers seek out multifunctional beauty and personal care products, say market analysts.

‘Joyology’ set to define future beauty trends until 2027: Beautystreams

11-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Products, categories and concepts that instil a sense of positivity and joy will hold a critical place in the future of beauty as consumers crave deeper, more meaningful engagement with the category, says Beautystreams.

Gallinée founder: ‘You can feel it’s the year of the microbiome’

10-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The scientific community has had its eyes on the microbiome for years, but for the beauty industry and its consumers, 2022 will be the year the concept really gains important ground, says the founder of Gallinée.

‘It needs to be benefits led’: Circular design expert explains why most eco-friendly propositions fail

10-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

Most circular design projects tend to fail as companies tend to begin to implement circular elements too late and fail to keep the mainstream consumers’ basic needs and concerns in mind.

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The future of beauty tech? The metaverse, NFTs and blockchain, says Mintel

04-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty tech is developing at a fast pace and there are plentiful opportunities for brands to play into this space, from smart consumer devices to metaverse engagement and blockchain for traceability, says Andrew McDougall, director of BPC at Mintel.

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How to win over… The misunderstood Generation X beauty consumer

04-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

With the beauty and cosmetics needs of the 'sandwiched generation' often misunderstood and unmet, we shine the spotlight on the trending categories, strategies for marketing success and the new product development white spaces to attract the...

Bonafide tackles menopause with bidirectional system

03-May-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The company is addressing hair and skin changes that result from estrogen loss.

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Hallyu herald: Shopee Korea scores $3m government project to bring K-beauty to Poland

02-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

The South Korean arm of South East Asian e-commerce platform Shopee has inked a deal with the Korean SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) to form a logistics service to facilitate the entry of Korean products to Poland.

China focus: Latest developments in China’s booming beauty market

28-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

We round up the most recent developments in the exciting Chinese beauty market, featuring news from Gotha Cosmetics, A.S. Watson and more.

Beautiful bananas: French Caribbean brand Kadalys extends mission to tackle food waste

27-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Upcycled banana beauty brand Kadalys is expanding its business deeper into research, development and bioactives production – a move its founder says will create jobs, counter the climate crisis and inspire wider change amongst industry.

Unilever Living Proof exec: Consumers ready to ‘deep-dive’ into hair science

27-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever’s prestige brand Living Proof and Finnish tech firm Revieve have co-developed an AI hair care advisor tool designed to offer consumers extensive and personalised insight on the science behind their hair.

Spicy findings: Mix of peppers and turmeric as effective as minoxidil in treating hair loss – study

21-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

A team based in China has found that a concoction of capsaicin, piperine, and curcumin compounds was as effective as minoxidil in treating alopecia areata.

Circular Beauty: How can industry make circularity a mainstream reality? FREE webinar

21-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

A raft of industry players are joining the circular beauty movement, but how can the sector encourage consumers to adopt circularity en masse?

Let's catch up: 5 CosmeticsDesign articles to revisit today

20-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

CosmeticsDesign has been experiencing some technical difficulties, but we're back! You can revisit these popular articles while we start publishing again.

Bulldog edges into hair care with ‘natural hero ingredients’ range

14-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Bulldog Skincare has expanded into hair care with a range of natural styling products designed to offer men effective alternatives.

Three ingredient trends CosmeticsDesign saw at In-Cosmetics this year

13-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

In-Cosmetics Global returned this year in Paris, and CosmeticsDesign was there to scope out what’s hot in cosmetics ingredients.

Digital startup Skinfo wants to ‘make conscious choices easier’ in beauty

13-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Swedish digital startup Skinfo has developed an online tool to simplify the display of beauty ingredients online, driving transparency and helping to build consumer trust, its founder says.

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Natural and organic cosmetics: An overview of certification options

08-Apr-2022 By Tjaša Grum, CE.way Regulatory Consultants

Interest in natural and organic cosmetics continues to rise amidst a wider green beauty boom, but with little regulation around these two terms, certification schemes have taken on fresh importance - for industry and consumers alike.

Concept to practice: What 4 beauty experts say about circular beauty today

08-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Much of the cosmetics industry is discussing the concept of circular economies in beauty, but whether brands, infrastructures and consumers around the world are ready to actually apply the model is yet to be seen.

‘Power of people and digital’: Shiseido developing personalised beauty platform to cater to new lifestyles

06-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics major Shiseido is developing a digital beauty platform to cater to the online lifestyle habits that are likely to continue long after the pandemic, revealed the firm’s CEO.

From the ground up: BASF launches inclusive beauty accelerator to help indies fill industry gaps

30-Mar-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

To fill gaps in demand for inclusive beauty ingredients, BASF has launched an accelerator to focus on indies hoping to make inclusive and diverse personal care products.

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L’Oréal exec: Beauty tech can solve the ‘big data challenge’

28-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty has plenty of opportunities to employ cutting-edge technologies to improve consumer services and supply chains, but these innovations can also simplify very large data sets and manage complexities across businesses, says the marketing head of L’Oréal...

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