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Moving towards greater international regulatory convergence

25-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

What are the drivers for both the industry and for its regulators when looking at international regulatory alignment, and where have we got to so far?

Beauty science business InnoFaith brings in new managing director

25-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

InnoFaith beauty sciences has appointed Robert Hukshorn as new Managing Director, bringing to the role his experiences at Henkel and Amcor.

6 hottest new beauty innovations to watch

24-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

We’ve picked out our selection of the latest beauty and personal care innovations to keep an eye on.

Airless packaging spotlight: an answer to preservation challenges?

24-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Consumer and regulatory demands are limiting the available preservatives for cosmetics, and some suggest packaging could offer a solution to this challenge.

The Hut Group: beauty behemoth acquires translation company

20-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a sign that The Hut Group (THG) is gearing up for ever greater dominance on the international stage, the tech company focused on beauty and wellbeing retail has acquired a languages service provider.

Unilever half year results: beauty and personal care solid performance

20-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Despite otherwise mixed results from other parts of the business, Unilever’s beauty and personal care unit continued to grow over the past half year.

Best practice: Gattefossé renews its ISO 9001 certification

19-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Gattefossé has been audited and certified for its design, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of oleochemical excipients and plant derived products, designed for personal care applications.

Globally aligned beauty industry: political instability and ‘trade war’ a threat

18-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

How much is the recent international political instability and the related ‘trade wars’ with between the US and Europe a concern for our industry? We get an expert’s perspective.

Digital consumer & sustainability focus: Exciting opportunity, exciting innovations

18-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Consumers are more engaged and better connected than ever: here’s one expert’s take on how we can meet their evolving demands and why it’s exciting for the industry.

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Can limited ingredients and a lack of fact-based regulation threaten the beauty industry?

18-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

One industry leader has suggested that the major challenges facing the industry are the reduced palette of ingredients available to formulators, and the move away from fact-based policy making in regulations.

Mixer & Pack strengthens contract manufacturing offering in Europe

17-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Mixer & Pack, a contract developer and manufacturer of perfumery and cosmetics, has announced its most recent financial results, enjoying growth of 82% (42.6 million euros) in 2017.

Beauty markets: is Africa the next Asia?

13-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Is Africa, with its growing middle class, the ‘continent of the future’ for consumer goods industries like beauty?

Crisis communications for beauty players: strategies for success

13-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Knowing how to respond when things go wrong is essential for any business, but none more so than in an industry that relies so much on consumer trust, loyalty and endorsement.

The digital ingredients list: preliminary results of a pilot version

13-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Consumers are demanding transparency: one way to respond could be by providing an industry-approved guide and list to ingredients online.

In-market control and enforcement of the cosmetics regulation

12-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

What can we learn from the German in-market control approach for cosmetics on the challenges and trends of enforcing regulation?

New certification for ‘sourcing with respect’: Weleda signs up

12-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Weleda has become one of the first to earn a new certification: the Union for Ethical Bio Trade (UEBT)’s label for sourcing with respect.

Beauty ecommerce: selfie skin-analysis “increases conversion by 50%”

12-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Revieve, a leading player in the interactive digital retail space, suggests that providing online shoppers with the ability to analyze their selfie online increases conversion by 50%.

Avon product brochure goes digital

12-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The multinational social-sales beauty brand is continually revamping its business these days. There have been drastic changes in leadership, real estate, product manufacturing…the list goes on. But Avon hopes the move to digital brochures—in 12 countries...

How to go about cosmetics product testing? New UK conference to investigate

11-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With testing for the UK’s £17 bn cosmetics and personal care industry a key area of focus for formulators and brands, a new conference dedicated to the topic is gearing up to launch.

Environmental concerns for beauty: consultant suggests where to focus

11-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

European chemicals regulation REACH is driving the demand for environmental beauty, suggests one industry consultant. We look at how and why.

New Product Preservation Programme aims to ‘preserve the future’

11-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Some industry commentators have suggested we are facing a preservatives crisis, and Cosmetics Europe looks like one industry body making a proactive response.

Coty teams with DKSH in Asia

11-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Again Coty has partnered with the market expansion services company, in this instance to advance the beauty maker’s professional hair care business in Singapore and Malaysia.

New animal-free allergy test launches for cosmetics

10-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

A new test has been launched to check whether chemicals are allergy-free, and is completely animal-free and highly effective, say its creators.

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“We are not perfect” says L’Oréal veteran about the beauty industry

10-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The cosmetics industry in Europe is living through a challenging time: Brexit is looming, for one thing, and for another, the industry is under frequent, intense scrutiny for its practices and impact (bans on microplastics and animal testing are key examples)....

Future of travel retail for beauty and personal care

10-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Global travel retail sales are projected to rise to 120 billion by 2025 for the beauty industry, suggests industry event.

Environmental aspects of cosmetics: ingredients to finished products

06-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Communication between the industry and the scientific community is crucial if the beauty and personal care industry is to meet demand for sustainability.

Naturex recognised with EcoVadis gold standard

06-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In acknowledgement of the company’s efforts when it comes to the areas of the environment, worker conditions, fair trade and responsible purchasing, Naturex has earned a gold standard.

What specific EU member state regulations should beauty players know about?

06-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Here, an industry expert consultant gives his insights into variation across EU member state regulation for beauty and personal care.

Croda wins low carbon award

05-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Croda, an ingredients supplier active in the beauty and personal care industry, has won a Low Carbon Award at the Chemical Industry Awards.

Marketing over science? Microbiota and skin care insight

05-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

We ask an industry expert for their take on the microbiome and its potential for skin care disruption.

Lonza: microbial contamination focus following pathogen outbreak

04-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Ingredients player Lonza has emphasised the importance of preventing microbial contamination.

Cross-border products: the regulatory landscape in LATAM

04-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With a more globally-aligned industry only set to strengthen, what areas of regulation in LATAM do formulators elsewhere need to know about?

Groupe GM and Caudalie collaborate on new amenity line

03-Jul-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

A French cosmetics brand is the latest to collaborate with guest amenity giant Groupe GM, with a new range of cosmetics products aimed at the hospitality industry.

Yves Rocher expands footprint in Africa

29-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

France-based top end cosmetic and personal care provider Yves Rocher has continued to expand its retail presence in Africa with a new dedicated store in Kenya.

Lonza extends distribution deal with Azelis for Italian market

29-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

Azelis has confirmed that its agreements to distribute Lonza speciality ingredients for personal care in the Italian, Irish and UK markets have been extended.

Mintel trends forecasting aims to keep brands on top

29-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

Mintel has repeatedly forecast the most impactful beauty and personal care trends to hit the industry in recent years, giving brands the opportunity to stay ahead of the game in this fast-paced industry.

Personal care brand Dove adding watermark to untouched ad photos by 2019

28-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The Unilever brand, acclaimed for its Self-Esteem Project, announced a ‘No Digital Distortion Mark’ initiative this week. In doing so, Dove joins a growing number of brands, retailers, and media that have given up Photo Shopping—and are verifying as much...

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