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In-cosmetics global trends to watch

Beauty innovation future: ‘Nature and science are not and will not be separate’ – Mintel

25-Feb-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The future of beauty innovation in the next decade will see nature and science blur, with the true power of biotechnology unfolding to take sustainable cosmetics forward, according to Mintel.

The Clean & Ethical Beauty boom: How to connect with the conscious consumer

25-Feb-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Conscious consumerism is here to stay and as the fast-paced clean and ethical beauty trend takes its grip, industry needs to start delivering on all fronts – overcoming lab and regulatory hurdles along the way.

In-cosmetics global trends to watch

Eyes on China: Local C-beauty brands creating ‘unique competitiveness’ in market

25-Feb-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Smaller, local Chinese players are carving out a successful and competitive beauty category, developing highly social, online and value-for-money brands that connect well with younger consumers, says Mintel.

In-cosmetics global trends to watch

Beyond a K-beauty ‘powerhouse’? Why J-beauty and C-beauty are the 2020 hotspots to watch

25-Feb-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Korean beauty has captured the imagination of consumers and industry alike for years, but Japan and China – steeped in their heritage and ancient rituals – could steal the limelight this year, says Euromonitor International.

Steady as she goes: European brands must take measured approach to Asia entry – Orientana

20-Feb-2020 By Amanda Lim

Owner of Polish beauty brand Orientana says the company is careful not to rush its expansion into the ‘never-ending’ Asian market.

Indie Beauty gains ground at in-cosmetics Global 2020, thanks to Formula Botanica partnership

19-Feb-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Following the success of last year’s Indie Trail feature, the show organizers have teamed up with the online cosmetic science education venture to expand the programing and resources available to indie beauty brand leaders at this year’s edition of in-cosmetics...

No worries: L’Oréal Group confident it can outperform beauty market in 2020 despite COVID-19 impact

19-Feb-2020 By Amanda Lim

L’Oréal Group CEO cautioned that the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) would cause a temporary slowdown but remained confident that the company would still be able to outperform the market in 2020.

ADF&PCD PARIS 2020

Gen Z turning beauty ‘emotional’, say trend experts

18-Feb-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Generation Z are looking for playful beauty experiences to counter their anxiety about the future but also expect all products to be inherently sustainable and designed with purpose, say trend experts.

Brace for impact: Estée Lauder plots path to recovery from COVID-19 outbreak

18-Feb-2020 By Amanda Lim

Estée Lauder Companies’ CEO says the firm stands ready to invest to aid recovery from the impact of the China novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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Friendly Beauty: what new terminology means for brands and formulators

17-Feb-2020 By Deanna Utroske

In an effort to reach consumers looking for safe, effective, knowledge-based beauty, cosmetics and personal care products are being marketed as ‘friendly’. While investors and retailers are looking for a ‘beauty brand she can believe in’.

in-cosmetics Global spotlights beauty tech

14-Feb-2020 By Kacey Culliney

in-cosmetics Global will feature a dedicated beauty tech zone, showcasing the latest smart products and providing a platform to network and spark collaboration.

Bus ads, Instagram and face apps: Less than 5% of beauty provides ‘cutting-edge’ consumer engagement

07-Feb-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Next-day shipping and 10% discounts are no longer enough to build brand affinity in beauty and as consumer touchpoints balloon, cross-channel and consistent marketing is crucial, says an online marketing expert.

PharmaCielo will start shipping CBD isolate to beauty makers in the EU and beyond

05-Feb-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The Colombia-based (Canada-owned) cannabis cultivator signed a 3-year deal late last month with CBD Export Global to distribute CBD isolate and broad-spectrum CBD oil in Europe.

L’Oréal: Customised experience and precision beauty the future of tech R&D

28-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Tech innovation will trigger important advances in customised consumer experiences and precision beauty in the coming years; the challenge will be making products with strong values, says the head of L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator.

Stephens and Associates acquired by SGS

28-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The contract research and testing lab venture, based in the Southwestern US, is now part of the multinational inspection, verification, testing, and certification company SGS.

More to come: Perfect Corp CEO hints at more AI/AR tech innovations in skin and hair care

28-Jan-2020 By Amanda Lim

The CEO AI / AR firm Perfect Corp believes skin and hair care will be the next big areas of tech development driven by the rapid advancement of mobile camera technology.

INDIE BEAUTY & WHAT BIG PLAYERS CAN LEARN

Indie brands ‘opportunistic and probably less risk-adverse’, says British Beauty Council CEO

27-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Indie beauty brands act fast, taking opportunities in spite of risk, and this gives them the edge over corporations tied down by committee structures, says the CEO of the British Beauty Council.

INDIE BEAUTY & WHAT BIG PLAYERS CAN LEARN

The biggest strengths of indie beauty? Creativity and passion 'first and foremost'

27-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The creativity of passionate founders is indie beauty’s biggest strength, and with that comes a personal touch that big players can aspire to, say two marketing and branding experts.

INDIE BEAUTY & WHAT BIG PLAYERS CAN LEARN

Expert: Indie beauty has brought ‘integrity, authenticity and transparency’ to the fore

27-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Indie beauty has burst into the spotlight in recent years, bringing important brand values forward – areas big beauty can certainly draw inspiration from, says an indie beauty expert.

British Beauty Council CEO: We need to ‘future-proof’ our industry in 2020

24-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Industry must work hard to future-proof UK beauty, in terms of efficacy of products and reputation, particularly given climate concerns, says the CEO of the British Beauty Council.

EC president: Europe will do ‘whatever it takes’ to become climate neutral by 2050

23-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Europe will do whatever it takes to unlock investment, innovation and creativity needed to push forward in becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050, says European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

Blockchain beauty: ‘For the moment, it remains relatively niche’, says GlobalData

17-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Blockchain remains expensive and emerging, used only in an experimental fashion across beauty, but the technology offers clear benefits around loyalty schemes and personalisation, says a GlobalData analyst.

Health and beauty ‘one of the most exciting’ retail categories, says expert

16-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer spend in health and beauty continues to rise rapidly and industry initiatives, particularly around clean beauty, make this an exciting category to play in, says a retail expert.

JuE Wong joins Olaplex as CEO

16-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

In November, a private equity firm called Advent International announced it was acquiring the popular hair treatment brand. That deal closed in early January; and now, veteran beauty industry executive JuE Wong is at the helm with plans to expand the...

Can the beauty industry have a positive impact on the environment?

16-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Yes, if you ask Beauty Heroes and INNOCOS. The clean beauty discovery service and the global INNOCOS summit organizer have teamed up to launch a new awards program recognizing brands and products that are doing just that.

British Beauty Council outlines 2020 plans after ‘rewarding’ inaugural year

14-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The British Beauty Council will continue its push to improve reputation, widen education and stimulate and celebrate innovation in UK beauty, following an extremely busy inaugural year, its CEO says.

Model behaviour: Singapore scientists develop tech to help cosmetic companies better understand products

09-Jan-2020 By Amanda Lim

Scientists from Singapore’s A*STAR’s Institute of High-Performance Computing (IHPC) have developed molecular models which have the potential to help cosmetic companies understand how products interact with skin and hair.

ICMAD announces 2020 Cosmetic Technical Regulatory Forum program

08-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The 2-day educational event takes place next month in California and will cover a wide array of legal, technical, legislative, and regulatory updates affecting the cosmetics and personal care industry.

GlobalData: 360-degree wellbeing to have ‘most importance and longevity’ in 2020

06-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Health and wellbeing will be the most important and long-standing consumer trend across the EMEA region in 2020, and products taking a holistic approach will tap into this best, says GlobalData.

State of the Industry: Reflecting on what’s to come in 2020

Cosmetics Europe chief: Industry must take ‘holistic approach’ explaining ingredient safety

03-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Industry must rethink its approach to cosmetics ingredients and work towards a more holistic way of discussing safety with consumers, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.

SCCS seeks comment on three substances for hair care and cosmetics

02-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Preliminary opinions issued on the safety of dihydroxyacetone (DHA), aluminium compounds and zinc pyrithione (ZPT) from the European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) are open for comment.

A year in CBD beauty: Brand innovation, trend watching and latest science

24-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The cannabidiol (CBD) beauty trend truly took off across Europe in 2019, with major product launches, supplier innovation and important research coming to the fore.

State of the industry: Reflecting on what’s to come in 2020

Cosmetics Europe on 2020: ‘It’s not really possible anymore to disregard the green agenda’

20-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The beauty and personal care industry must reassess its environmental position collectively because the green agenda is front and centre of Europe’s political and regulatory landscape and here to stay, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.

Henkel adjusts fiscal 2020 outlook citing ‘challenging’ industrial landscape

19-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Next year will prove challenging for German personal care major Henkel as industrial uncertainty hits its adhesive technologies unit, despite good growth expected for beauty, laundry and home care.

Cruelty Free Europe: EU chemicals regulation must ‘urgently incorporate’ next-generation, non-animal testing

18-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The European Union must invest more in next-generation, non-animal chemical safety assessments to achieve its European Green Deal goals, and there are opportunities in in silico methods, says Cruelty Free Europe.

DSM: Biotech will play a ‘much larger role’ in the future of beauty

18-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty biotechnology will gain importance in the coming years, driven by environmental concerns and limited natural resources, but industry will have to work hard at creating positive consumer perceptions, says Royal DSM.

What’s the big fuss about the circular economy?

17-Dec-2019 By What’s the big fuss about the circular economy?

As beauty and personal care manufacturers and suppliers raise the bar on sustainability, the circular economy is a phrase that is popping up with increasing frequency? But what is it and what does it mean to the industry.

A transformative year? Top 5 2020 EMEA beauty trends to watch

16-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Shifting shopper habits, evolving consumer curiosity and legal changes will shape the European, Middle East & African beauty market next year – here are our Top 5 EMEA trends to watch.

Sustainable palm oil push: PZ Cussons ‘immediate priorities’ satellite tracking and supplier engagement

13-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

PZ Cussons will continue monitoring its palm oil supply chain through independent satellite tracking technology and work closely with high-impact and smallholder suppliers for the last push on its goal of 100% ‘no deforestation, no peat and no exploitation’...

‘Crucial part’ of European expansion: DevaCurl partners with Feelunique for 2020 UK launch

12-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

US prestige hair brand DevaCurl will expand into the UK through an exclusive partnership with British online beauty retailer Feelunique, marking part of an important deeper dive into Europe.

Special Edition Newsletter: Water Reduction Formulation

How to get water reduction formulation right

12-Dec-2019 By Simon Pitman

The waterless and water reduction trend is definitely continuing to grow as consumers reach out for products that are both more convenient, particularly for on-the-go, as well as more environmentally friendly.

Fashion friends: L'Oréal announces Prada tie-up for 2021 luxury beauty line launch

12-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Global beauty major L'Oréal has signed a long-term license agreement with high-end Italian fashion house Prada to develop a luxury beauty line it says will be an ‘ideal complement’ to its Luxe brands.

Wipro moves in on South African cosmetics market with Canway acquisition

12-Dec-2019 By Amanda Lim

Singapore-based personal care firm Wipro Consumer Care has agreed to acquire Canway Corporation to gain a foothold in the South African personal care market.

EuroCommerce chief: Retailers ‘ready to work with’ industry on sustainability

11-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Retailers have taken sustainable action across Europe in the last decade, and further collaborative work with the beauty and personal care sector will be critical in advancing efforts further, says the director-general of EuroCommerce.

European Green Deal targets climate-neutrality, circular business and clean tech by 2050

11-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Leading against single-use plastics, further slashing carbon emissions and building circular business models are some of the key goals outlined in the European Commission’s Green Deal.

Clariant and PAT team up on novel plant-based cosmetic actives

11-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Late last month, the two companies announced signing an agreement to develop new beauty ingredient technologies together.

The next Netflix of beauty? ‘We are yet to see a truly disruptive player’: Euromonitor

06-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Disruptive innovation in beauty is rare but industry can create fresh consumer needs and develop products that don’t currently exist, with the right thinking, says Euromonitor International.

Flourishing future? FairWild says beauty can ramp up wild plant protection

05-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Interest in FairWild certification to protect plant biodiversity and harvesting livelihoods continues to blossom, and beauty can play its part in driving wider protection and certifications, says the foundation’s executive officer.

From farm to face: DSM partners with Metex on bio-sourced 1.3 propanediol from feedstock

04-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Royal DSM has entered an exclusive global alliance with French biochemical specialist Metex to deliver a cosmetic-grade 1.3 propanediol (PDO) ingredient, bio-sourced from non-GMO feedstocks.

Beauty e-commerce trends 2019: Amazon ‘most popular’ platform, user-generated content critical

04-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Amazon is where most European women shop online for cosmetics and these shoppers place high value on user-generated content to make final purchase decisions, a report finds.