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Inclusive beauty roundup: What you can learn about inclusive beauty on CosmeticsDesign

19-May-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Inclusive beauty is becoming more than a positioning choice in the beauty world, including new inclusion programs, ingredient options, brand launches and marketing adjustments.

Community, mindset and creativity: Estée Lauder, L’Oréal and Coty discuss future of the metaverse

19-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Whilst the metaverse remains an evolving space and concept, there is plenty of opportunity for beauty to use the world to engage, create and build communities, say leading beauty execs.

‘Measured, tracked and validated’: Estée Lauder outlines ‘green score’ tool for beauty

19-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty major The Estée Lauder Companies has outlined a method it has developed to score ingredients, formulations and products on their green value, considering human health, ecosystem health and environmental endpoints throughout the supply chain.

WGSN beauty ‘big ideas’ in 2024: Care culture, phygital, protopias, people power, accessibility and creativity

18-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

As beauty edges deeper into a post-pandemic world, brands and retailers must understand the heightened awareness of interdependence, yearning for community and mainstream rejection of ‘normal’ set to shape consumer thinking in years to come, says a WGSN...

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Efficacy, education, investigation: three takeaways from anti-aging self-esteem study

17-May-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

The beauty industry is filled with products to counteract signs of skin aging and a research team out of Portugal wanted to know how self-esteem plays into the billion-dollar segment.

Mibelle founder: Biotech innovation is ‘where we need to go’ in beauty

16-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Greater investments in biotechnology will help truly advance beauty innovation, satisfying consumer needs and addressing planetary woes, says the founder of Mibelle Biochemistry.

‘Conquer the heart’: Japan brand Meeth international adopts ‘fascinate first’ approach to international expansion

16-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty brand Meeth says the core of its global expansion plans is to ‘fascinate people first’ instead of pushing them to buy products.

Special Edition: PROTECTIVE BEAUTY – SUNCARE, ENVIRONMENT AND STRESS

Blue light, pollution and stress: ‘Multifunctional’ products now key in protective beauty

13-May-2022 By Lynda Searby

Brands should consider ingredients that have both beautifying and protective properties as consumers seek out multifunctional beauty and personal care products, say market analysts.

Special Edition: PROTECTIVE BEAUTY – SUNCARE, ENVIRONMENT AND STRESS

Protection + pigments: Beiersdorf files US patent on ‘aesthetically pleasing’ sunscreens

12-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

European personal care major Beiersdorf has developed a range of sunscreen formulas for the US market that provide protection but also offer aesthetically pleasing visual effects to the skin.

‘Joyology’ set to define future beauty trends until 2027: Beautystreams

11-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Products, categories and concepts that instil a sense of positivity and joy will hold a critical place in the future of beauty as consumers crave deeper, more meaningful engagement with the category, says Beautystreams.

Special Edition: PROTECTIVE BEAUTY – SUNCARE, ENVIRONMENT AND STRESS

Herbals show promise in tackling UV-induced skin disorders: Review

11-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Herbal ingredients show promise in the treatment of skin disorders induced by UV exposure, offering opportunity for sunscreen formulators to integrate ingredients from a preventative viewpoint, finds a review.

Regret reversal: Permanent makeup removal potential in plant-based ingredients

10-May-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Permanent makeup has been a growing trend in color cosmetics, but transparency around removers for these tattoos could be improved and infused with plants, researchers say.

Gallinée founder: ‘You can feel it’s the year of the microbiome’

10-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The scientific community has had its eyes on the microbiome for years, but for the beauty industry and its consumers, 2022 will be the year the concept really gains important ground, says the founder of Gallinée.

‘It needs to be benefits led’: Circular design expert explains why most eco-friendly propositions fail

10-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

Most circular design projects tend to fail as companies tend to begin to implement circular elements too late and fail to keep the mainstream consumers’ basic needs and concerns in mind.

Big brand boost: Sandalwood’s blue light findings aid Quintis’ European expansion drive

05-May-2022 By Lynda Searby

A clinical trial commissioned by Quintis has confirmed in vitro findings that sandalwood oil is more protective than vitamin E against blue light damage, giving the Australian sandalwood supplier more leverage for growing its business in Europe.

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The future of beauty tech? The metaverse, NFTs and blockchain, says Mintel

04-May-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty tech is developing at a fast pace and there are plentiful opportunities for brands to play into this space, from smart consumer devices to metaverse engagement and blockchain for traceability, says Andrew McDougall, director of BPC at Mintel.

Apiaceous opportunity: Coriander oil displays anti-ageing skin care benefits – new research

04-May-2022 By Gary Scattergood

Coriander oil has the potential to become an effective and natural anti-ageing ingredient, claim researchers, who found it displays significant anti-wrinkle potential.

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How to win over… The misunderstood Generation X beauty consumer

04-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

With the beauty and cosmetics needs of the 'sandwiched generation' often misunderstood and unmet, we shine the spotlight on the trending categories, strategies for marketing success and the new product development white spaces to attract the...

Bonafide tackles menopause with bidirectional system

03-May-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The company is addressing hair and skin changes that result from estrogen loss.

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Hallyu herald: Shopee Korea scores $3m government project to bring K-beauty to Poland

02-May-2022 By Amanda Lim

The South Korean arm of South East Asian e-commerce platform Shopee has inked a deal with the Korean SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) to form a logistics service to facilitate the entry of Korean products to Poland.

China focus: Latest developments in China’s booming beauty market

28-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

We round up the most recent developments in the exciting Chinese beauty market, featuring news from Gotha Cosmetics, A.S. Watson and more.

Beautiful bananas: French Caribbean brand Kadalys extends mission to tackle food waste

27-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Upcycled banana beauty brand Kadalys is expanding its business deeper into research, development and bioactives production – a move its founder says will create jobs, counter the climate crisis and inspire wider change amongst industry.

Skin to skin: Potential benefits of upcycled mangosteen peel extract, study

27-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Plants around the world offer botanical and upcycled ingredient potential, and a research team out of Malaysia found the peel of mangosteen fruits may hold skincare promise.

‘We need to play our part’: French beauty brand Caudalie works to extend its sustainable mission to SEA

27-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

French skin care brand Caudalie is aiming to extend its work in sustainability to the South East Asian region, where it believes it can broaden discussions about eco-consciousness.

‘Ready to adopt’: AI skin analysis firm Haut.AI aiming to tap into ‘tech savvy’ Asian market

27-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

Estonian beauty technology firm Haut.AI is aiming to expand its AI skin analysis tool in the Asian region, particularly in China, South Korea and Indonesia.

Circular Beauty: How can industry make circularity a mainstream reality? FREE webinar

21-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

A raft of industry players are joining the circular beauty movement, but how can the sector encourage consumers to adopt circularity en masse?

Let's catch up: 5 CosmeticsDesign articles to revisit today

20-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

CosmeticsDesign has been experiencing some technical difficulties, but we're back! You can revisit these popular articles while we start publishing again.

Probi and Symrise launch unique skin care postbiotic

19-Apr-2022 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Swedish biotech, Probi has collaborated with global ingredients supplier, Symrise to develop a unique upcycled postbiotic targeting cosmetic skin care.

‘Still in play’: Japan’s Shiseido gearing up to accelerate skin care growth in the West

19-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

Shiseido is aiming to accelerate the growth of its skin care business in the western markets with marquee brands such as SHISEIDO, Clé de Peau Beauté and Drunk Elephant.

Three ingredient trends CosmeticsDesign saw at In-Cosmetics this year

13-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

In-Cosmetics Global returned this year in Paris, and CosmeticsDesign was there to scope out what’s hot in cosmetics ingredients.

Digital startup Skinfo wants to ‘make conscious choices easier’ in beauty

13-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Swedish digital startup Skinfo has developed an online tool to simplify the display of beauty ingredients online, driving transparency and helping to build consumer trust, its founder says.

From Azores to Asia: Portuguese beauty brand Ignae eyeing region’s booming luxury niche beauty market

13-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

A skin care brand developed with ingredients sourced from the Azores archipelago believes its brand has huge potential in Asia’s high-end niche beauty segment.

Spot search: L’Oréal files patent for acne imaging tech

12-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a method to localise and identify different types of acne using a deep-learning image processing digital system that can be linked to e-commerce product and service recommendations.

‘Strong appeal’: L’Occitane targets young consumers after latest clean beauty acquisition

12-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

French cosmetics company L’Occitane has moved to make its portfolio more appealing to millennials and Gen Z consumers with the acquisition of Australian clean beauty brand Grown Alchemist.

‘Recycling is your last-ditch effort’: Why beauty industry focus should be on reusing and reducing

11-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

The beauty industry and consumers alike should place more emphasis on reducing and reusing resources, instead of prioritising recycling, claims an Australian start-up that has pioneered using unwanted sheep’s milk in its products.

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Natural and organic cosmetics: An overview of certification options

08-Apr-2022 By Tjaša Grum, CE.way Regulatory Consultants

Interest in natural and organic cosmetics continues to rise amidst a wider green beauty boom, but with little regulation around these two terms, certification schemes have taken on fresh importance - for industry and consumers alike.

Concept to practice: What 4 beauty experts say about circular beauty today

08-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Much of the cosmetics industry is discussing the concept of circular economies in beauty, but whether brands, infrastructures and consumers around the world are ready to actually apply the model is yet to be seen.

Special Edition: CIRCULAR BEAUTY – SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION AND FUTURE PROMISE

BYBI founders: ‘We’re here to produce the lowest carbon skin care possible’

08-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

UK-based indie beauty brand BYBI wants to be carbon negative within three years – no easy feat but one that is critical to the future of skin care and planetary good, its founders say.

‘Power of people and digital’: Shiseido developing personalised beauty platform to cater to new lifestyles

06-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics major Shiseido is developing a digital beauty platform to cater to the online lifestyle habits that are likely to continue long after the pandemic, revealed the firm’s CEO.

Study: Wild blueberry extract may promote wound healing

05-Apr-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Research shows the phenolic compounds in wild blueberry have the potential to strengthen cell migration, form new blood vessels and to accelerate wound closure.

Probiota 2022: Gut-skin axis in? Anti-ageing out?

05-Apr-2022 By Will Chu

Anti-ageing as a concept will cease to exist in the beauty industry as consumers look to products that hydrate the skin or specifically ingredients that address wrinkle formation.

Retinol relief: New study highlights how skin irritation could be relieved

01-Apr-2022 By Nurul Ain Razali

A new study has highlighted how formulators could produce anti-ageing products without the trouble of skin irritation caused by retinol.

Skin science: Top five stories on cosmetics science and formulation

30-Mar-2022 By Amanda Lim

We dive into our most-read stories on formulation and science, featuring innovations in skin RNA testing, Indian Sandalwood, and more.

From the ground up: BASF launches inclusive beauty accelerator to help indies fill industry gaps

30-Mar-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

To fill gaps in demand for inclusive beauty ingredients, BASF has launched an accelerator to focus on indies hoping to make inclusive and diverse personal care products.

Sandalwood shows promise as blue light, pollution protection ingredient - Study

29-Mar-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Sandalwood is already an important fragrance ingredient, but a recent study shows the ingredient might also be able to protect skin against blue light and pollution.

‘The next stage’: Singapore’s cosmeceutical outfit Aspurely aims for U$5.9m revenues on back of international expansion

29-Mar-2022 By Amanda Lim

Singapore-based cosmeceutical brand Aspurely is targeting revenue highs of U$5.9m, an approximate growth of 35%, this year on the back of its overseas expansion and a new distribution strategy.

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L’Oréal exec: Beauty tech can solve the ‘big data challenge’

28-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty has plenty of opportunities to employ cutting-edge technologies to improve consumer services and supply chains, but these innovations can also simplify very large data sets and manage complexities across businesses, says the marketing head of L’Oréal...

Europe takes the strain for A.S. Watson as China sales slow due to COVID-19 woes

28-Mar-2022 By Amanda Lim

A.S. Watson's health and beauty division grew up by 17% on the back of growth in Europe which helped to offset declines in China brought about by COVID-19

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How to win over… beauty consumers in a rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape

28-Mar-2022 By Amanda Lim

The beauty sector might be one of the hottest arenas in e-commerce, but there looks set to be boundless new opportunities on the horizon for digital-savvy brands, from social commerce advances to the metaverse.

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