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Top 2018 stories: The 10 most-read APAC cosmetics regulations stories of 2018 unveiled

19-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

APAC’s cosmetics regulations have constantly been in the headlines in 2018, and here we round up our top most-read policy stories of the year, featuring animal-testing, CBEC and import laws.

IFF acquires three personal care ingredients from Kemin Industries

18-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

IFF-Lucas Meyer Cosmetics (IFF-LMC), a cosmetic actives subsidiary of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., has expanded and strengthened its strategic portfolio.

Indie Beauty Profile

Laura Rudoe, Evolve Beauty

17-Dec-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Laura Rudoe, founder of the small-batch, artisan personal care brand Evolve Beauty, gives us a good insider understanding of why independent brands are so ingenious. And, she describes building a hand-made products business...

L’Oréal’s 2018 beauty round-up

17-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

From its acquisition of major German naturals pioneer Logocos Naturkosmetik AG to its 60 year anniversary in Canada, L’Oréal has made strides in 2018 to maintain its position as industry leader. We take a look at some of the company’s key strategic moves...

The Middle East market

14-Dec-2018 By Liana Naim & Miriam Oron

The beauty industry in the Middle East region is enjoying a similar story of growth to that of the global market. This guest article gives an overview of the key drivers in the region.

Givaudan’s efforts to map the skin microbiome progress

13-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The flavour and fragrance player’s Active Beauty division has announced a ‘breakthrough’ on understanding skin health and the impact of the microbiome.

L’Oréal sets sights on startups: new corporate venture capital fund

13-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

We’ve picked out acquisitions and investment as a major trend for beauty in Europe for 2019: with its new fund, L’Oréal looks set to lead the charge in this area.

From The Editor's Desk

Global ingredients players are helping indie beauty, but competing too

12-Dec-2018 By Simon Pitman

Everyone wants a slice of the fast-growing indie beauty market right now, and while it has never been easier to launch a brand, the competition is getting all the more fierce.

Personalisation: ready for the evolution into adaptive solutions?

12-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The current demand for personalisation will evolve into adaptive personalisation, according to one industry expert. What does this mean, and how can brands use it?

Disrupt or be disrupted: beauty in ‘the fourth industrial revolution’

12-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with an innovation leader, Dr David Heath from beauty tech company Cutitronics, on how tech based developments will drive skin care trends in the coming period.

Guest article

Top launches and trends of 2018: expert insights

11-Dec-2018 By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science

We get the top ingredients launches and trends of 2018 picked out by Belinda Carli, Director of the Institute of Personal Care Science.

Saving water: tech or formulation? WATCH

11-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With water reduction under the spotlight, will the trend be led by new technologies, or by innovative formulation?

'Sub-Zero Waste': 2019’s big global beauty and personal care trend?

10-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the time having come for 2019 trend predictions, Mintel has unveiled its insights into one key defining global trend for the industry in the coming year: ‘sub-zero waste’. We take a look in this Editor’s Spotlight.

Beauty trends in Israel: Beauty-boosting food supplements

07-Dec-2018 By Liana Naim & Miriam Oron

Skin care supplements and ingestible beauty products are on the rise. One market seeing strong innovation in this area is Israel. This guest article explores the trend.

Animal-free cosmetics testing company celebrates 10 years

07-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

A UK company that describes itself as having ‘redefined testing for the cosmetics industry’, is celebrating its tenth year.

Insights from our experts: customisation and personalised beauty

07-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

We picked out our highlights from our experts’ insights during our recent webinar: “Personalisation and customised beauty: what’s next?​​” Discover some of the key points they covered in this Editor’s Spotlight.

Henkel signs commitment towards circular economy

06-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Henkel, parent company of hair care brand Schwarzkopf, has announced its commitment to making the idea of a circular economy a reality.

Reinventing surfactants for sustainability? Croda’s new ‘eco’ range

06-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Croda has officially launched and certified its new ECO range of bio-based surfactants, offering ingredients designed to meet increasing market demand for sustainable, high-performance ingredient options.

Cosmetics Design’s new column: From The Editor’s Desk

05-Dec-2018 By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics Design is bringing you a new regular column, From The Editor’s Desk, designed to offer our readers a more in depth perspective on matters that are impacting our industry.

Discover our market-leading skin microbiome conference

05-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the potential of the skin’s microbiome offering totally new avenues for formulation, product development and brand launches, our first Cosmetics Design Summit will be dedicated to Skin Microbiome Innovation.

5 top products, brands and tech in personalised beauty

05-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

To tie in with our exclusive, free webinar on the topic, here are our top picks for products, apps, services and brands that are tapping into the personalisation space.

Last chance to register for our exclusive free webinar: bespoke beauty

04-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the online event taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 5 December, we’re in the final period to register for exclusive insights on customisation and personalised beauty from a standout panel of industry experts.

Water reduction in beauty: a major future craze?

03-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

From a German personal care brand explicitly called Stop The Water While Using Me! to L’Oréal’s recent partnership to rinse out shampoo with five times less water, water reduction in beauty is a trend causing a serious splash. We explore its potential...

Editor's Spotlight

Three sustainability initiatives making different but positive impacts on the industry

30-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

The three biggest cosmetic and personal care players in the world have just announced very different initiatives, but each one makes a big nod in the direction of sustainability.

Unilever’s next CEO is current president of beauty and personal care

30-Nov-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At the start of the New Year, Alan Jope will take over as CEO of the multinational consumer goods company. Having most recently led the beauty and personal care business—Unilever’s largest division—and been with company his entire career, Jope has the...

Editor's Spotlight

Exporting cosmetics to China just got a bit easier

30-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Exporting cosmetics to China is a big goal for many European cosmetic and personal care players but one that has been traditionally hindered by bureaucracy. But things may have just got a little easier.

Below the belt: Intimate care transitioning into beauty realm

30-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

New intimate care products are increasingly steering products into the beauty category, instead of its traditional hygiene and health positioning.

Awards reveal top movers in Scandinavian green beauty

29-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

As the role Scandinavia plays in natural beauty continues to grow, the eyes of the industry will be on a the list for the top ten personalities in the region’s green beauty category.

Fashionbeans awards puts spotlight on men’s grooming

29-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Fashionbeans.com, an online resource for men’s style, has revealed the winners of its debut Grooming Awards, identifying the leading personal care and male grooming products.

L’Oréal teams with tech start-up to develop low water use shampoo

29-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

L’Oréal has forged a partnership with tech company GJosa to develop a shampoo that requires five times less water to rinse it off.

Hot Topics: Top 5 trending beauty and cosmetics news stories on social media

29-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

In our round up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight the latest developments on Cannabis beauty in Australia, animal-free collagen, Halal’s appeal to non-Muslim consumers and more.

Workshop focuses on sourcing native ingredients from Peru and Colombia

28-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Peru and Colombia are two countries with abundant resources for natural cosmetic players, but there are regulations designed to help preserve the environment that have to be respected.

Symrise freshens up its online image

28-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Germany based ingredients and fragrance provider Symrise has freshened up its portal to the world with a complete redesign and relaunch of its website.

Meet the Australian brand sourcing ingredients from an organic island

28-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

The founder of Australia-based brand, Vatea, has revealed the challenges she overcomes to source ingredients from Rotuma, a 100% organic island in Fiji.

Lesaffre confirms acquisition of biotech firm Gnosis

27-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Yeast and fermentation global specialists Lesaffre has confirmed the full acquisition of Italian biotech company Gnosis, which specialises in fermentation derived ingredient and finished products.

L'Oréal makes key executive appointments

23-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

L'Oréal has announced a number of new executive appointments, including the position of chief financial officer, and a new head of the company’s Luxe division.

Emoji company creating a new range of health and beauty products for the UK

23-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Health and Beauty specialists Kokomo have become the key licensee for emoji in the UK for health and beauty product.

Editor's Spotlight

Three apps that make consumer choice easier

23-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

In recent months there has been a series of high level app launches targeting the beauty market – all of which are being positioned for both consumers and industry professionals as a means of navigating a complex market.

New data for UK and Ireland pro hair care category a first

23-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Kline Group’s Kline Pro Unit says that data it is publishing in a new report provides information about about the professional beauty salon category in the UK and Ireland that has never before been seen.

Essential brand innovation update: November

22-Nov-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

From L'Oréal's new recruitment chatbot to a new app in France that aims to tackle ingredient safety and transparency, we take a look at the latest innovations that have hit the market in November.

L’Oréal and General Assembly partner on new standard for digital training

22-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

L’Oréal has partnered with digital training expert General Assembly to launch a new assessment to measure essential marketing skills for the digital economy.

Editor's Spotlight

How is indie beauty shaping up in Europe?

21-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

The first ever Indie Beauty Expo (IBE) to take place in Europe has just been wrapped up in London, a small event that showcased some of the leading brands targeting the market there.

Sales of male hair removal products for men spike in the UK

21-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

The United Kingdom often plays out as the precursor to new cosmetic and personal care trends for the rest of Europe, and if Mintel research is right, men’s hair removal is set for further growth.

EU publishes strategy on hormone disrupting chemicals

21-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

The European Commission has published a strategy to clarify its position on so-called endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).

Cosmoprof Bologna 2019 event designed around sustainability

20-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

The organisers of next year’s Cosmoprof Bologna, one of the biggest global industry events, say that this year’s event has been carefully put together around the concept of sustainability.

L’Oréal Men Expert again partners with Movember Foundation

20-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

November has become synonymous with men growing facial hair to raise awareness for the Movember Foundation cancer and mental health awareness month, and L’Oreal is once again getting involved.

Symrise builds on making climate change part of its business model

20-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

Symrise has become one of 513 companies worldwide that now supports recommendations by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD).

Is plant-based protein the next wellness influence on beauty?

16-Nov-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

While animal-derived ingredients are on the rise, these don’t cater to the huge potential for vegan beauty. Is the answer plant-based alternatives? We take a look in this Editor’s Spotlight feature.

Beauty trends in Israel: Anti-ageing

16-Nov-2018 By Liana Naim & Miriam Oron

What’s unique about how Israeli companies are responding to the challenge of formulating anti-ageing solutions? This guest article explores the trend.

Women in packaging event: ‘Better living through innovation and sustainability’

15-Nov-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

An upcoming conference is dedicated to women working in the packaging industry, looking specifically at how innovation and sustainability can facilitate better living solutions.