Skin care

Clariant to ramp up plant-based mild surfactant capacity as mildness claims rise

26-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Global ingredients major Clariant will expand production of its isethionates mild surfactants to plug increasing needs of personal care manufacturers making more mildness and hygiene claims.

‘Not appropriate’: Industry open letter calls for 2020 cosmetic events to be cancelled

26-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) has called on tradeshow and conference organisers to cancel any events this year, stating industry cannot work with so many in a short space of time and that its members do not feel confident it...

Beiersdorf files patent on integrated sunscreen-UV stamp dispenser

25-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

German personal care major Beiersdorf has developed a sunscreen dispensing system that incorporates a UV exposure stamp to alert consumers when product needs to be reapplied.

Highs and lows: Beauty giants report mixed economic impact amid COVID-19

25-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the face of beauty business as we know it, and a dig into the financials shows some majors and categories have weathered the storm better than others.

Nuxe rolls out rose-based facial cleansing line

22-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

French beauty brand Nuxe has developed a line of facial cleansing products made with rose floral water, working with natural fragrance specialist TechnicoFlor for the scent.

A bite for beauty? Global luxury goods to decline 18% in 2020 amid COVID-19

20-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The global luxury goods market will shrink dramatically in the face of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, with significant downgrades expected in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and France, says Euromonitor International.

L’Occitane’s ‘sweet spot’: Company aims to develop hand care category as sales take off during COVID-19

20-May-2020 By Amanda Lim

L’Occitane International is looking to boost development in the hand care category to keep up with demands generated by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Superdrug sees at-home hair and self-care products surge during lockdown

19-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

UK health and beauty retailer Superdrug has reported a significant uplift in DIY hair colour kits and self-care facial masks and body creams during coronavirus lockdown, signalling continued consumer interest in looking and feeling good, it says.

Is this recyclable? Global study finds plastic packaging labels ‘confusing and inconsistent’

19-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Labels designed to inform consumers about the recyclability or disposability of plastic packaging create confusion worldwide and industry must address this collectively and urgently, says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Consumers International.

Deodorant gets a biotech update, thanks to new Vytrus ingredient

19-May-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Today the company announced the launch of DEOBIOME, a microbiome-friendly new ingredient that reimagines how deodorant formulations can work.

Solid demand: Forestwise eyes potential for Illipe butter as sustainable beauty trend rises

19-May-2020 By Amanda Lim

Dutch supplier Forestwise says interest in Illipe butter for its use in solid formulations is on the rise as the trend for sustainable beauty increases – and has opened a new site in Indonesia to meet demand.

Beauty ingredients ‘giant’: IFF-DuPont merger to feature four divisions

18-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The merger between International Flavors & Fragrances and DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences will be carved into four divisions, with ‘scent’ the most important for the beauty world.

COVID-19 consumerism: The end to ‘discretionary’ beauty as we know it?

18-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Despite initial stockpiling of many fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) at the start of the coronavirus crisis, subsequent usage patterns reveal many consumers are disengaging from colour cosmetics, fragrances and styling – discretionary categories that...

Opportunity for transformation: Shiseido lays down ‘worst-case scenario’ plans to beat COVID-19

18-May-2020 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido has announced new strategies to tackle impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak if the economy does not recover by early 2021.

Closing the carbon cycle: Beiersdorf and Evonik kickstart €1m CO2 raw material research

14-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Beiersdorf and speciality chemicals supplier Evonik have teamed up on a federally funded research project in Germany looking to use carbon dioxide as a source for producing sustainable raw materials for beauty products.

Post-COVID: L’Oréal unveils €150m ‘for the future’ support program

13-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal has announced a multi-million environmental and social protection program that aims to support vulnerable women and ecosystem preservation – priority areas as the world reels from coronavirus (COVID-19), it says.

‘Definitely appetite’: Bulldog Skincare extends sustainable razor offering

13-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Bulldog Skincare has widened its sustainable razor offering with a second bamboo-based tool for sensitive skin – a move that challenges legacy thinking and plugs a gap in men’s shaving, its general manager says.

Back to science: Will COVID-19 encourage consumers to change their tune about parabens?

13-May-2020 By Amanda Lim

Preservatives have long been vilified as a ‘harmful’ ingredient, but a deeper understanding of hygiene and contamination brought about by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak may well validate their usage.

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Getting to the truth: Technology is the future of deep consumer insights, says Spark Emotions

12-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Understanding consumers has long been the goal of any brand, but decoding emotion is extremely complex and requires the power of technology, says the founder of insights startup Spark Emotions.

Special Edition: Emotions and Wellbeing

The ‘intangible value of fragrance’ in beauty cannot be ignored, says IFRA

12-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Fragrance can communicate a sense of wellbeing and emotion in a way that no other element of a product can – its value is huge, says the president of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA).

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Consumer psychologist: Emotions will always grab attention in a world of ‘cognitive misers’

12-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Consumers have very limited cognitive capacity for paying attention and making decisions, but emotional advertising will innately grab their attention and can be powerful short- and long-term, says an expert.

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Probiotic cosmetics ‘immature’ but bubbling with niche promise, says Lumina Intelligence

11-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer interest in topical probiotic cosmetics is rising, presenting opportunity to target niche skin conditions and push hard science before establishing relevance in the wider wellness market, an expert says.

Digital, personal, health and climate: Trends born from indie beauty to continue in ‘year filled with uncertainty’

07-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Digitalisation, personalisation, wellness and sustainability have been popularised by independent beauty brands and with big beauty now onboard these trends will remain critical as 2020 evolves, says GlobalData.

Spanish study identifies five major COVID-19 skin manifestations

07-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Hospital university researchers in Spain have identified skin manifestation patterns in patients with confirmed and suspected coronavirus (COVID-19), some of which appear ahead of other symptoms.

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The inside-out beauty boom? Nutricosmetics start-up D+ For Care says ‘the whole world is ready’

07-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

French beauty supplement firm D+ For Care has launched a mouth spray to aid sleep and has a flurry of holistic wellbeing innovation primed for 2020 – the year nutricosmetics could really take off, its founder says.

‘As expected’: Beiersdorf Q1 sales drop with Europe hardest-hit

06-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

International skin care major Beiersdorf has reported a sales dip for the first quarter of 2020 amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with European business and the La Prairie brand especially hard-hit.

Anti-pollution beauty: Unilever files patent on protective resin-based film formers

05-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Unilever has filed a patent on the use of resin-based film formers to prevent pollution-triggered skin damage.

Profits plunge: Amorepacific looks to improve digital efforts as COVID-19 bites at Q1 financials

05-May-2020 By Amanda Lim

K-beauty giant Amorepacific plans to reinforce digital strategy to improve 2020 earnings amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis after sales and operating profit decreased by 22% and 67% in Q1.

Colgate-Palmolive Q1 sales up despite ‘difficult’ COVID-19 environment

04-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has reported a sales surge for the first quarter of 2020, with growth particularly strong in Europe led by Germany and the UK, despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

‘Dreaming, exploring and locating’: Changing retail trends and the rise of beauty communities

04-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty retail has morphed in recent years, shaped by social media, technology and e-commerce, and brands must do more if they want to survive in this altered landscape, says a branding consultant.

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SCCS publishes trio of final safety opinions on hair dye, anti-perspirant and anti-dandruff ingredients

30-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) has finalised safety opinions on Indigofera tinctorial for non-oxidative conditioning hair dyes, aluminium for antiperspirants and cosmetics and zinc pyrithione (ZPT) for anti-dandruff...

Lush starts reopening stores: We feel ‘unbelievably lucky’, says MD

29-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Cosmetics major Lush has started reopening shuttered stores across EMEA and Russia as coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns start to ease – a move executives say would not have been possible without the help of local governments, councils and landlords.

16,000 Johnson & Johnson talc cases get the green light from Judge Wolfson ruling

29-Apr-2020 By Deanna Utroske

A ruling this week from US District Judge Freda Wolfson in New Jersey allows testimony from plaintiffs’ medical and scientific experts, including specialists in gynecologic oncology, cancer prevention research, and occupational and environmental health....

Made in France: ANJAC Health & Beauty to acquire Roval Cosmétiques

28-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

ANJAC Health & Beauty will buy fellow French personal care contract manufacturer Roval Cosmétiques in a move set to strengthen its presence in France’s health and beauty category.

COVID-19: Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna reschedules to 2021

28-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The organisers of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna have again postponed the cosmetics tradeshow, this time to Spring next year, citing the current economic scenario and ongoing coronavirus emergency.

COVID-19: How cosmetics companies can stay compliant online

28-Apr-2020 By Tjaša Grum, CE.way Regulatory Consultants

As the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to take its grip worldwide, many businesses have been forced online. But there are important regulations that must be adhered to when making this digital shift.

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Blue biotech can unlock ‘considerable’ marine raw material potential: Experts

28-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Using biotechnology to extract marine compounds holds huge potential for sustainable cosmetics, but the market remains largely unexploited and faces considerable hurdles, say experts.

‘A key pillar of the future’: Givaudan tips growth for ingredients developed with green biotech

28-Apr-2020 By Amanda Lim

Givaudan Active Beauty believes demand for cosmetic ingredients developed using green biotechnology is rising on the back of consumer demand for eco-friendly natural yet effective ingredients.

Cosmed defends quality of emergency hydroalcoholic sanitisers – doubts are ‘completely unfounded’

24-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Concerns over the disinfectant quality of hydroalcoholic products made by beauty firms to plug shortages during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis are completely unfounded and have created a false controversy, says the French Cosmetics Association...

CORONAVIRUS CLOSE-UP ANALYSIS PART II

Digital diligence: Beauty braced to bounce back from COVID-19, says expert

23-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty is one of the hardest-hit consumer categories in the ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but it will also likely bounce back fastest because of digital strengths, says an expert consultant.

Lifebuoy and Vaseline strong: Unilever beauty & personal care sales rise amid flat Q1 results

23-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever has reported flat sales for the first quarter of 2020 and withdrawn its full-year outlook amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, though beauty and personal care turnover rose by almost 2%.

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A ‘black swan’ event: COVID-19 to shape consumer trends for next decade, says expert

23-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has overturned life as we know it and given rise to the longest period of consumption reappraisal in more than 20 years, which will have a lasting impact, says an expert consultant.

Dr Jane Goodall joins Neptune Wellness and IFF partnership

23-Apr-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The deal will bring an at-mass line of co-branded wellness products to market. Forest Remedies by Dr. Jane Goodall will be manufactured as part of the collaboration between Neptune and International Flavors and Fragrances.

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Earth Day 2020: A sustainable beauty snapshot and future brainstorm

22-Apr-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Sustainability has been high on beauty’s agenda for some time, and whilst there remains plenty to be done, industry has made important strides in lessening environmental impact and there is a wealth of innovative and inspiring ideas to consider...

‘Remarkable’ rebound: L’Oréal China’s strong Q1 results show appetite for beauty ‘remains intact’ despite COVID-19 – CEO

22-Apr-2020 By Amanda Lim

French cosmetics company L’Oréal reported that its sales in China have seen progressive signs of recovery since the country was hit by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, potentially signalling that the cosmetics market is headed for a quick recovery...

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