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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.

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MMXV Infinitude: a luxury indie beauty brand built on ingenuity and industry relationships

22-Apr-2019 By Deanna Utroske

After over a decade formulating for legacy beauty brands, biochemist Mirela Mitan when back to university to study luxury marketing. In 2014 she earned an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business; and in 2015 launched the luxury, indie skin care brand...

Clariant launches sugar-based neutraliser

18-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

Clariant has introduced what it claims is a ground-breaking step for eco-friendly products in the form of a sugar-based label-free alkaline neutraliser.

Lipotec adds two new ingredients to the actismart range

17-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

Barcelona-based Lipotec has added two new naturally-derived ingredients to its actismart range, tapping into the trend for exotic botanicals from different parts of the world.

IFF opens new global service centre in Budapest

17-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

International Flavors & Fragrances has opened a new service centre in Budapest, Hungary, in a move that consolidates key finance processes for its worldwide operations.

BASF wins two innovation BSB awards

16-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

BASF has won two innovation BSB awards, one for a mask concept and the other for its Eurperlan OP White biodegradable opacifier.

Schwan Cosmetics ups sustainability efforts

16-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

Schwan Cosmetics has increased its sustainability initiatives thanks to the introduction of a wooden eye pencils and the opening of a more sustainably designed production facility to produce them.

WATCH: Sam Farmer on unisex products for gender neutral teen personal care

12-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this exclusive interview, we caught up with Sam Farmer, whose personal care products are designed to offer young consumers products that avoid limiting gender stereotypes.

Inolex introduces two new ‘next gen’ naturals ingredients

11-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The specialty chemicals ingredients company has expanded its AminoSensyl™ range, a portfolio of next generation conditioning ingredients ideal for the natural products marketplace, to the tune of two new ingredients.

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The multiuse trend spells opportunity and headaches

10-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

The in-cosmetics Global event is always a major platform for new and emerging trends. And plenty of new trends were in evidence at the Paris event, but one in particular caught my eye – the move towards multiuse or multipurpose products.

Givaudan Active Beauty launches anti-ageing active, plus botanicals

10-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Givaudan used last week’s in-cosmetics to launch its Agefinity cosmetic active that uses natural ingredients and ‘pioneering’ biotech.

Nouryon’s new bio-based polymer for ‘weightless’ hair styling

10-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) is expanding its presence in the personal care space with its latest launch of a new polymer for hair care.

Vantage acquires Textron Plimon Natural Oils

09-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

Vantage Specialty Chemicals has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Textron Plimon, a specialist in natural oils for the personal care, food and fine chemical industries.

in-cosmetics Global Paris, in photos

09-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

The in-cosmetics Paris appears to be the best attended event in almost to date, if preliminary figures prove to be an accurate representation. In this photo gallery we bring you some of the most interesting developments from the biggest formulation players....

Omya launches cellulosic beads for active delivery

09-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

Swiss specialty ingredients player Omya is about to unveil Cosmospheares, cellulosic beads that are designed to enhance the delivery of cosmetic actives.

6 top highlights from in-cosmetics Global 2019

08-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

This year’s major industry event, in-cosmetics Global, took place in Paris last week. In this Editor’s Spotlight, we reveal the biggest things we learned for beauty and personal care at the 2019 show.

Beauty Industry Awards 2019 winners revealed!

05-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We reveal the winners of this year’s Beauty Industry Awards, honouring some of the best innovations in the formulation and ingredients arena, and the leading independent beauty brands.

DSM makes diversity in beauty its trend focus

02-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

The Swiss fine chemicals player is set to make a big splash at this year’s in-cosmetics Global event in Paris, which opens today, with the unveiling of new ingredients and its focus on the diversity in beauty trend.

Amazon launches skin care range: can data insights create ideal beauty products?

29-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Belei is the new - and first-ever - skin care brand from global internet retailer Amazon. Based on consumer data insights, is this the future of brand development in beauty and personal care? We take a look in this Editor’s Spotlight.

ICMAD teams up with Beauty Cluster Barcelona on international collaboration

28-Mar-2019 By Simon Pitman

US-based beauty and personal care trade body ICMAD has joined forces with Beauty Cluster Barcelona to help promote greater international collaboration.

in-cosmetics launches Global Beauty Day to celebrate diversity

28-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a new feature for its 2019 edition, the in-cosmetics Global organisers are launching the first ever Global Beauty Day on 3 April, set to honour diversity in the industry.

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‘Redefining the premium beauty segment’: Euromonitor International expert

28-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with Hannah Symons, Research Manager Beauty and Fashion at Euromonitor International, to hear more about the premium beauty segment: why it’s now outstripping the mass market for growth, and what she thinks will be next.

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How to make the most out of in-cosmetics Global

27-Mar-2019 By Simon Pitman

It is the biggest event on the calendar for the worldwide cosmetics and personal care ingredients market, but the fact that is so enormous can also make it daunting and difficult to navigate.

What’s next in hair care? Emerging trends from Mintel expert

27-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with Andrew McDougall, Associate Director of Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel, on the big drivers currently defining the hair care market.

Dove wants media images to represent women as they are

27-Mar-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Today, the Unilever personal care brand announced a partnership with Getty Images and Girlgaze that makes a new library of stock photos available to media and advertisers for license. With its new #ShowUs initiative, Dove wants to expand the conventional...

Evonik wins Henkel’s Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care 2018

26-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Evonik has been recognised by Henkel for the development of a new opacifier which can be used as an alternative for microplastics, with the company’s “Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care 2018” award.

L’Oréal named as the world’s fifth ‘megabrand’

26-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

This is according to Euromonitor International’s recent Top 100 Megabrands report, revealing the world’s leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands ranked by retail sales value in 2017.

5 top regulation and safety updates to know about

25-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

From controversy over skin whitening products to The Body Shop’s recent animal testing alternative appointment, we round up the biggest recent headlines in regulation and safety in this Editor’s Spotlight.

WATCH: Animal testing bans around the world in 2019

22-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Animal testing bans for cosmetics are in place in a large number of countries and regional states, but some are still delaying in introducing these. We take a look and consider how far there is left to go with animal testing alternatives too. Watch in...

Kao launches sustainable packaging with hair care brand Guhl

21-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a sign that the Japanese beauty giant is keen to push forward its presence in Europe, Kao’s hair care brand in the region, Guhl, is tapping into rising demand for sustainable products.

Market insights: The new beauty routines shaping 2019

21-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with Emmanuelle Bassmann, founder of In-Trends, to hear how consumer beauty routines are evolving in 2019, and how brands can keep up.

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What does soil health have to do with the Cosmetics Industry?

20-Mar-2019 By Simon Pitman

A huge body of scientific evidence makes it hard to deny that pollution from the agricultural industry has contributed significantly to global climate change, but what might perplex some is how this is connected to the cosmetics and personal care industry.

Beauty: Cosmoprof 2019 award winners announced

20-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The winner’s of this year’s Cosmoprof Awards have been announced, with leading companies within the perfumery, cosmetics, hair, nail, beauty salon segments of the beauty market picked out as winners. We shine a spotlight on them.

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Important and meaningful: Cargill underlines importance of sustainability programmes for consumers

20-Mar-2019 By Amanda Lim

Cargill Beauty is placing emphasis on sustainability programmes as natural and sustainable beauty become mainstream concerns for consumers.

The finalists for the 2019 Beauty Industry Awards are…

19-Mar-2019 By Simon Pitman

Our third annual Beauty Industry Awards has been another huge success, with a tremendous number of high quality entries making the judges’ decisions harder than ever.

Exploring the key drivers of the French beauty market: interview

19-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

French consumers are using fewer personal care products, so being relevant to their specific demands is becoming essential. Here, Anaïs Dupuy, Business Development Manager, Kantar Worldpanel, reveals the key drivers for beauty in France and reveals exclusive...

Our top highlights from Cosmoprof 2019

19-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We attended this year’s Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2019, the global edition of the Cosmoprof series of trade events for the beauty industry. From probiotic claims, to CBD oil, to high end male grooming including colour cosmetics for men, the show played...

Responsible Mica Initiative releases first annual report

18-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The first such annual report of its kind, the Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) has released the latest information around the sustainability and child labour problem in India’s mica sector, and RMI’s efforts to address it. We take a look in this Editor’s...

Roquette targets plant-based ingredients for beauty market

14-Mar-2019 By Simon Pitman

France-based Roquette is broadening its focus beyond the food, nutrition and health markets with the expansion of its Beauté by Roquette offering.

From The Editor's Desk

As opportunities in naturals explode, so do the responsibilities

13-Mar-2019 By Simon Pitman

The naturals trend continues to go from strength to strength, but as the category continues to evolve, the rise in consumer demand is also giving way to added responsibilities.

LATAM Beauty Brands Profile: Maria Natureza

13-Mar-2019 By Simon Pitman

As part of the move towards more natural-looking hair styles, Latin American consumers are all out for natural hair care solutions and product launches.

Gattefossé launches new natural emulsifier for pigmented options

13-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Using its established knowledge in lipid chemistry, Gattefossé is set to release its new water-in-oil (W/O) emulsifier of natural origin, designed principally for pigmented formulations.

L’Oréal partners with Hello Tomorrow international deep-tech competition

13-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The global beauty giant has, for the third consecutive year, teamed up with the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge: a competition that aims to connect and empower the most promising scientific and technological startups.

Trends to watch at in-cosmetics: Spotlight on halal, naturals, and cannabis

12-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Where can we see overlap between the rising key trends of halal and cannabis? The answer is in the ever-dominant market defining trend of naturals, which shows no sign of letting up when it comes to consumer demand. Both halal and cannabis trends tap...

in-cosmetics global organisers reveal their top picks for trends at the show

12-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this guest post, in-cosmetics Global’s organisers reveal their top choices for trends set to be under the spotlight at this year’s major trade event for the beauty and personal care industry.

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna opens its doors this week!

12-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

One of the leading trade shows for the whole beauty industry supply chain - covering new products, trends, innovative technologies and techniques - is set to open its doors this week.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

What current challenges face the fragrance industry? Disruptive innovation and collaboration needed, says expert

08-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with Edison Diaz, who is director of applied research in EAME (Fragrance Division), Symrise, to discuss the current state of the fragrance industry, its present major challenges and how the industry can move forward.