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Beauty & Packaging: Our top stories featuring packaging and design news in the cosmetics industry

22-Aug-2019 By Amanda Lim

We round-up of our most-read news pieces on packaging and design, featuring Piramal Glass, Cosmax, L’Oreal and more.

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Has the cosmetics industry hit an innovation rut?

21-Aug-2019 By Simon Pitman

One of the best ways of measuring future industry trends and innovation is a trip to in-cosmetics Global, an event that shines a light on what the next generation of products will look like. But this year, pinpointing something truly new was hard to do.

in-cosmetics Formulation Summit: Good for mind, body and planet

21-Aug-2019 By Simon Pitman

The two-day programme for this year’s in-cosmetics Formulation Summit will be focusing on a theme that is close to both industry professionals and consumers alike, what’s good for us and the planet?

Sulapac: the startup making biodegradable, plastic-free beauty packaging a reality

21-Aug-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The company Suvi Haimi and Laura Kyllönen founded in Finland in 2016 has been gaining accolades, winning awards, and making headlines while continuing to innovate for a plastic-free future. This year, Sulapac announced that its Universal Recipe material...

Game of trust: Why authenticity and transparency are crucial in influencer beauty marketing

21-Aug-2019 By Amanda Lim

Beauty brands and marketers need to “smarten up” their social media strategy as beauty consumers increasingly demand authentic and transparent content from influencer marketing.

Brenntag acquires South African cosmetics players

20-Aug-2019 By Simon Pitman

Brenntag has expanded its global footprint for the distribution of fine chemicals with the bolt-on acquisition of South African company Chemgrit Cosmetics.

The big makeover: British Beauty Council on mission to change ‘frivolous’ industry image

14-Aug-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The British Beauty Council wants to overturn the dated view that beauty has no serious purpose or value and cultivate a more elevated view that celebrates widespread innovation in the sector, its CEO says.

Cake Beauty launches in the UK

13-Aug-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This month’s Q2 financial report from MAV Beauty Brands holds out Cake as an exemplar of the global growth potential the company sees for its core hair care business and related cosmetics / personal care brands. With its recent launch in the UK, Cake...

Beauty boost: Finance lending app for luxury Indie Brands underway

13-Aug-2019 By Kacey Culliney

B2B prestige cosmetics platform Aqiok has secured a multi-year financing agreement to develop a lending app for smaller prestige beauty brands in Europe and North America.

Move over fashion! ‘Dynamic’ London Beauty Week debuts next month

08-Aug-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The British Beauty Council and London’s infamous Covent Garden will debut ‘London Beauty Week’ next month to showcase innovation, growth and influence in the UK beauty market.

Naturals and men’s grooming driving demand for Caribbean essential oils in Europe

07-Aug-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Europe’s growing natural cosmetics market and increased interest in men’s personal grooming is driving demand for Caribbean essential oils, particularly black caster and coconut oils.

How to scale up sustainably: ‘The time for secrecy is over’, says Beauty Kitchen

07-Aug-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The beauty industry must push sustainability forward in a collaborative, transparent and open-source way to make any real, scalable change, says the co-founder of UK Indie Brand Beauty Kitchen.

P&G 2019 sales strong but Gillette write-down drags down profits

07-Aug-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Proctor & Gamble has driven full-year 2019 net sales up 1% but a multi-billion write-down taken on its shaving brand Gillette has contributed to a net profit loss of close to €5bn.

Croda commits to cutting greenhouse gases

31-Jul-2019 By Simon Pitman

Croda International says it is committing to reducing its greenhouse gases for its worldwide operations in line with its Science Based Targets initiative.

L’Occitane retail sales slump in Hong Kong, but China growth remains steady

31-Jul-2019 By Amanda Lim

L’Occitane’s retail sales in Hong Kong slumped by 18.8% in the quarter to June, as economic and social factors took their toll.

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Beauty Logistics: What Is It and Why is It Important?

26-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

As indies and multinationals navigate their way through launch, operations and the digital era, we ask self-proclaimed beauty fanatic and Match.com of warehousing. Indie Beauty Delivers’ Founder, Rachel Whittaker, all about beauty and logistics.

L’Oréal and Beiersdorf Lead Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Commitment

25-Jul-2019 By Simon Pitman

Non-profit environmental advocate and climate research provider, CDP, reveals how personal care household name, L’Oréal, and skin care name, Beiersdorf, set a positive precedent in personal care for the sustainable sourcing of palm oil.

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Could Unilever’s ‘Tinder for ideas’ app reinvent beauty R&D?

24-Jul-2019 By Simon Pitman

Unilever’s recently announced an app aimed at simplifying concept phase development and it has got beauty professional’s tongues wagging.

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How Much Does the Personal Care Environment Affect Silicone Use?

24-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

We’ve seen the impact that silicone is currently having on the personal care industry, now we take a look at the environmental and political landscape that revolves around their inclusion, with Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care...

Croda acquires Rewitec to Further its Sustainability Commitment

24-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Performance ingredients and technologies provider, Croda International, purchases sustainability specialist, Rewitec.

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How to Harness Data to Increase ROI in Beauty?

24-Jul-2019 By NaTasha Spencer

Following Beauty Matching Engine’s latest event, designed to bring together a community of beauty innovators, we caught up with the beauty prediction platform to find out more about the connection between beauty and data.

Unilever invests in digital factories to harness supply chains

23-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

FMCG, Unilever, is centering its strategic efforts on its digital transformation as a means of increasing efficiency and cutting costs.

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How Silicone “Solves Just About any Formulation Problem you Face”

23-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Speaking on the use of silicone in the personal care industry, in our two-part article series, Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science shares her insights on their presence and development prospects in the industry.

Editor's Spotlight

Mental Health, Feeling Good and Happiness in Beauty

22-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

What matters to beauty consumers when it comes to a healthy lifestyle? This is the question we are asking in this article by exploring how the cosmetics sector can offer support to prevent and overcome various lifestyle stressors.

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L’Oréal Makes Changes at the Top

19-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

Beauty leader, L’Oréal, appoints several new members to its Executive Committee, who will join the company this summer to support and spearhead its strategic direction.

UK boasts £28.4 bn beauty product and services industry, report reveals

18-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

In the first report of its kind, the British Beauty Council reveals the economical contribution of beauty in 2018 to equate to 1.3% of the UK’s total GDP — a figure that is equivalent to all the economic activity occurring in either Manchester or Glasgow...

High street brands adopt new physical retail strategies

18-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

Amid the changing selling environment, leading beauty and health retailers, Boots and Superdrug, pursue new methods and approaches to consumer engagement and brand positioning.

EU confirms opinion on solubility of synthetic amorphous silica

18-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

The EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has adopted an opinion on the solubility of Synthetic Amorphous Silica (SAS), intended for use in cosmetics items.

Personal care manufacturer KDC/ONE makes second acquisition this month

17-Jul-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The Canadian company announced this week that it has reached a deal to acquire Swallowfield’s beauty manufacturing business. The news comes just 2 weeks after KDC/ONE acquired Alkos and again furthers the company’s presence and capabilities in Europe.

Sally Beauty ramps up customer insights and engagement with new experience programme

17-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

International beauty products retailer, Sally Beauty, engages with platform technology provider, Service Management Group (SMG), to launch customer experience management programme.

Unilever unveils its Tinder-like Idea Swipe app

16-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Consumer goods leader, Unilever, launches its ‘Tinder for Ideas’ app to help the decision-making process during the concept phase.

CEW teams up with Landsec for pop-up store launches

16-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Professional organisation, CEW UK, joins forces with retail owner, Landsec, to increase the uptake of the consumer promotional favourite in key shopping destinations around the country.

Is the Demise of the Direct Beauty Selling Model Upon Us?

15-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

The future of consumer spending, decision-making and experiential shopping may well be impacting the desire for new and novel engagement and selling techniques.

How to appeal to changing urban consumer landscape

12-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Centring on how urbanisation is set to impact and transform the global urban consumer profile, we take a look at how urbanisation is set to change how cosmetics and personal brands develop concepts and interact with consumers.

Men and wellness: How to truly make an impact

11-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Amid the current marketing messages used to communicate with men in the health and wellness space, a shift is taking place that is likely to see brands embrace and adopt new approaches to improve these conversations.

Biesterfeld and Carrubba expand collaboration in Europe

11-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Speciality chemicals distributor, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, is growing its existing relationship with flavour, fragrance and botanical extract name, Carrubba by expanding it into the European marketplace.

Why footprint is worth more than bottom line for Asia’s halal cosmetics brands — top VC

11-Jul-2019 By Richard Whitehead

One of Malaysia’s leading investors has flown the flag for halal cosmetics startups, saying they hold huge potential in a changing market.

Reckitt Benckiser and PZ Cussons use technology to observe supply chain

10-Jul-2019 By Natasha Simpson

The two leading multinational personal care companies partner up with Airbus and the Earthworm Foundation to support their No Deforestation policy by monitoring their palm oil supply chain.

L'Oréal holds talks to purchase Mugler and Azzaro brands

10-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

French beauty giant, L'Oréal, engages in discussions to acquire Clarins Group’s Mugler and Azzaro.

‘Tesla of beauty’: Aussie outfit OBJ outlines global ambitions for new cosmetics tech business

10-Jul-2019 By Amanda Lim

Australia-based tech firm OBJ Limited has signalled its ambition to become the ‘Tesla of beauty devices’, arguing the sector is still very much in its infancy and ripe for innovation.

CBD and cosmetics in Austria: What is the legislative environment?

09-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

As intrigue surrounding the inclusion of CBD in cosmetics continues to grow, we take a look at the Austrian legal landscape to see its current take on CBD in cosmetics.

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How the New Free From Claims Impact the European Cosmetics Space

04-Jul-2019 By By Natasha Spencer

As the new ‘free from’ claims enter the cosmetics space, we ask Belinda Carli, Director of Institute of Personal Care Science what the need to know information is for brands looking to emerge or develop their presence in the European cosmetics market...

Amazon fails to create Gen Z shopper loyalty, new study shows

04-Jul-2019 By By Natasha Spencer

Global commerce consultancy, Wunderman Thompson Commerce, reveals how the retail giant’s market share dominance drops amongst the Gen Z demographic who do not have the same level of loyalty towards the e-tailer as older shoppers.

In-home hair colourants on the rise amongst 16-24-year-old men

04-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Celebrity styles and social media influencers are shaping the uptake of do-it-yourself hair dye by young British males.

L’Oreal encourages biotech investment through Carbios minority stake

03-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

French personal care giant, L’Oréal, supports innovations to manage the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers through backing bio-industrial solutions provider, Carbios.

From The Editor's Desk

How trade wars are impacting the cosmetics industry

03-Jul-2019 By Simon Pitman

Global trade has seen some big changes in recent years, highlighted by massive shifts in international trade agreements that have impacted many areas of business, including the beauty and personal care industry.

Avon enlists HCL Technologies to develop digital transformation strategy

03-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Leading direct seller of beauty items, Avon Products, appoints technology company, HCL Technologies, as the company’s infrastructure services partner.

Halal cosmetics market set to soar to $52bn by 2025 as sector becomes ‘increasingly inclusive’

03-Jul-2019 By Richard Whitehead

Not only is the market for halal cosmetics growing at full tilt, but users are also willing to pay a premium for certified products.

European Union signs trade agreement with Mercosur

02-Jul-2019 By Simon Pitman

The European Union has signed a big trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay that will see many tariffs eliminated in the two regions, including chemicals.

Kerfoot and Cornelius Polska enter distribution agreement

02-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Oil company, Kerfoot, has signed an agreement with manufacturer and distributor, Cornelius Polska, to enable access to the company’s personal care oils in Poland.