Skin care

Novel activated silk discovery primed to create healthy looking skin

08-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Evolved By Nature is a green chemistry company discovering and manufacturing ingredients from natural silk in liquid form – Activated Silk – for a variety of products from textiles to personal care to upholstery and more. Announced today, Evolved by Nature...

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How the New Free From Claims Impact the European Cosmetics Space

04-Jul-2019 By By Natasha Spencer

As the new ‘free from’ claims enter the cosmetics space, we ask Belinda Carli, Director of Institute of Personal Care Science what the need to know information is for brands looking to emerge or develop their presence in the European cosmetics market...

Amazon fails to create Gen Z shopper loyalty, new study shows

04-Jul-2019 By By Natasha Spencer

Global commerce consultancy, Wunderman Thompson Commerce, reveals how the retail giant’s market share dominance drops amongst the Gen Z demographic who do not have the same level of loyalty towards the e-tailer as older shoppers.

Pulp fact: Coffee by-product can help wound healing twice as fast as nature

04-Jul-2019 By Richard Whitehead

Australian research has found that applying the pulp that surrounds a coffee bean was significantly more effective in helping wounds heal than simply letting nature take its course.

SK-II partners with Katie Couric to present new international docu-series Timelines

03-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Global prestige skin care name, SK-II, announces its collaboration with award-winning investigative journalist, Katie Couric, to create and launch its docu-series entitled Timelines.

L’Oreal encourages biotech investment through Carbios minority stake

03-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

French personal care giant, L’Oréal, supports innovations to manage the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers through backing bio-industrial solutions provider, Carbios.

From The Editor's Desk

How trade wars are impacting the cosmetics industry

03-Jul-2019 By Simon Pitman

Global trade has seen some big changes in recent years, highlighted by massive shifts in international trade agreements that have impacted many areas of business, including the beauty and personal care industry.

Avon enlists HCL Technologies to develop digital transformation strategy

03-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Leading direct seller of beauty items, Avon Products, appoints technology company, HCL Technologies, as the company’s infrastructure services partner.

Halal cosmetics market set to soar to $52bn by 2025 as sector becomes ‘increasingly inclusive’

03-Jul-2019 By Richard Whitehead

Not only is the market for halal cosmetics growing at full tilt, but users are also willing to pay a premium for certified products.

European Union signs trade agreement with Mercosur

02-Jul-2019 By Simon Pitman

The European Union has signed a big trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay that will see many tariffs eliminated in the two regions, including chemicals.

Our First Cosmetics Design Summit: What Does the Skin Microbiome Industry Look Like?

02-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

On 24th-25th June, we held our inaugural Cosmetics Design Summit on the skin microbiome in Amsterdam to ask, converse and answer the questions dominating the new space that meets beauty, health and wellness.

Bulk Homme welcomes Kylian Mbappe as global ambassador

02-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Male skin care name, Bulk Homme, introduces French footballer Kylian Mbappe as its new brand advocate as part of its move towards worldwide expansion.

Kerfoot and Cornelius Polska enter distribution agreement

02-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Oil company, Kerfoot, has signed an agreement with manufacturer and distributor, Cornelius Polska, to enable access to the company’s personal care oils in Poland.

Safety Assessor Perspective: What Is the current EU Legal Environment for Cosmetics?

01-Jul-2019 By Natasha Spencer

At our first Cosmetics Design Summit held between 24th-25th June, Patrick Gonry, Safety Assessor at S&C Consultancy, explained the legal considerations facing cosmetics companies today in the skin microbiome space. In this first article, we will be...

Indie Beauty Profile

Sara Monster, Sara Rosalie

28-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Sara Monster, Founder of Sara Rosalie, describes the Amsterdam-based brand’s sustainability strategy, which extends beyond the environmentally conscious sourcing and processing of lanolin (the brand’s hero ingredient) and...

Expo Pack Guadalajara breaks attendance records

27-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

Expo Pack Guadalajara, one of the leading events for the packaging and processing industries in Latin America, broke attendance records for its 2019 event.

5 Movements Impacting Beauty and Personal Care

27-Jun-2019 By By Natasha Spencer

Beauty and personal care industry growth peaked at its highest levels in a decade in 2018, and the sphere is expected to continue this success in 2019 and beyond. So what’s propelling its flourishing popularity?

Indulgence in Beauty: How Brands are Appearing Attractive

27-Jun-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Experiential shopping, sensorial products and indulgence are high on the minds of consumers when looking for new and novel beauty buys. We take a look at how the world of indulgence is cosmetics is changing.

Lumenis Unveils New Technologies for Skin, Hair and Body

27-Jun-2019 By Natasha Spencer

Leading energy-based aesthetic device company, Lumenis, presents its latest additions to the aesthetic, surgical and ophthalmic industries.

From The Editor's Desk

What will make skin microbiome a long-term trend?

26-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

This week’s two-day Cosmetics Design Summit on Skin Care Microbiome Innovation concluded with a panel discussion to explore whether the microbiome trend is a fad or here for the long-term. The consensus was unanimous…

bgX develops on-demand beauty service and new e-commerce platform

26-Jun-2019 By Natasha Spencer

On-demand beauty technology provider, bgX, has teamed up with software management company, Shortcuts, in a new global partnership.

Avon Foundation reveals 2019 scholarship grant winners

26-Jun-2019 By Natasha Spencer

The Avon Foundation for Women’s Global Scholarship Programme gives over $400,000 (€354,000) in education-based grants to Avon Representatives located in more than 20 countries.

Cosmetics Cluster UK teams up with its Global Hub

26-Jun-2019 By By Natasha Spencer

The Cosmetics Cluster UK, which was established in 2017, backs the newly relaunched Global Cosmetics Cluster Network.

2 tech company updates that beauty pros need to know about

26-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This month Google and Amazon announced new tech services that change the ecommerce marketplace for both consumer and professional beauty products. Read on to find out what’s new and why it matters.

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State of the industry: Cosmetics Europe Director General speaks out

21-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with the Director General of the European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry, John Chave, on the state of the industry today, and why it is a very good time to be an industry professional in beauty.

Genomatica acquisition to boost its personal care surfactants offering

20-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Genomatica has announced it has acquired certain assets of the REG Life Sciences division (REG LS) of Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGI), the largest supplier of advanced biofuels in North America.

Inconsistent policies: Aussie researchers call for more harmonised sunscreen guidelines

20-Jun-2019 By Amanda Lim

Researchers are calling for consistent sunscreen guidelines in Australia after analysing 69 policies and concluding a more joined-up approach is needed.

Euromonitor webinar to explore the state of beauty and personal care in 2019

19-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Following the launch of its latest insights into the current state of the beauty market worldwide, Euromonitor International is set to host a dedicated webinar into its insights.

Capsum brings sustainable natural beauty supply chain indoors

18-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Each year, the formulation technology company hosts pop-up events in Paris, New York, and LA to showcase their unique microfluidic tech as well as a concept-of-the-year. Capsum’s innovation for 2019 is a self-contained facility where botanical ingredients...

Givaudan releases new clinical data on skin microbiome

18-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

One of the big suppliers to the beauty and personal care industry taking the potential of the skin’s microbiome seriously, Givaudan has released new clinical data for its for Vetivyne and Yogurten Balance products.

Beiersdorf: the multinational’s 2019 performance so far

17-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Beiersdorf, German parent company of major skin care brands including Nivea and Eucerin, kicked off 2019 with a new strategy and an additional investment program announced. We take a look at where it’s got to so far this year.

Assessing ‘invisible’ damage: Kao develops a new method to quantify UV skin damage

17-Jun-2019 By Amanda Lim

Japanese firm Kao Corporation claims to have found a way to evaluate UV-induced skin damage by measuring ultraweak photons emitted from the body called biophotons.

UV spotlight: BASF launches ‘360 degree’ and eco-friendly sunscreen concepts

13-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

EcoSun Pass by BASF’s Care Creations is a new methodology especially developed for sun protection products – evaluating the environmental compatibility of UV filter systems in sunscreens.

From The Editor's Desk

Natura’s Avon acquisition creates the first Latin American beauty powerhouse

12-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

Natura’s acquisition of Avon was significant not only because of the magnitude of the deal, but also because it has created the first ever major Latin American multinational.

Beauty and personal care: Euromonitor’s latest state of the global market

12-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Euromonitor International, a leading market reasearch provider, has launched its latest report into the current state of the beauty market. Here, we take a look at some of the highlights.

Changes, challenges and opportunities: ACA President on sustainability and regulation in APAC

12-Jun-2019 By Amanda Lim

Consumer demands, sustainability concerns and regulatory developments amid a backdrop of global trade disputes will take centre stage at the ASEAN Cosmetics Association’s Leaders' Forum next month, the organisation’s president Le Chau Giang told...

Vegan to the core: Lush launches animal-free makeup brushes

11-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the consumer demand for cruelty-free and vegan products only continuing to rise, Lush is sticking at the forefront of catering to this trend.

Boots struggles in UK: retailer responds to claims 200 stores could close

11-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Boots, UK retail chain owned by Wallgreens Boots Alliance, is struggling in the face of fierce competition in beauty and personal care retail from discounters and online specialists.

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AYUNA is formulating skin care with postbiotic and prebiotic active ingredients

10-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Isabel Ramos, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the eco-lux indie beauty brand AYUNA Less is Beauty, recently gave a talk at the AIRS International Conference on Genomics and Microbiomics in Barcelona, Spain. Cosmetics Design caught up with Ramos...

L’Oréal: the multinational’s personal care performance 2019 so far

10-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this Editor’s Spotlight, we pick out some of the key news from L’Oréal this year, including digital innovations like an acne app and its latest artificial intelligence on Amazon Beauty.

Cosmetics in China: regulatory updates by COSMED

07-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Cosmed, a professional association for the beauty industry, here presents its latest insights in the China market for beauty players: e-commerce, new draft regulation, animal testing and more.

BASF and siHealth Ltd partner on personalised technology for personal care

06-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

siHealth Ltd, a UK emerging company in the healthcare industry, has entered a strategic alliance, including an equity investment, with major ingredients and specialty chemicals player BASF on personalisation in personal care.

Is microbiome beauty from within set to be big?

06-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

Beauty from within is a small but fast growing niche that also could serve to boost the skin microbiome trend. Cosmetics Design spoke to Stephen Daniells, editor-in-chief of NutraIngredients USA to find out more.

From The Editor's Desk

Watch out for indie beauty in Latin America

05-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

Latin America is increasingly proving to be a big opportunity for indie beauty brands to take advantage of market conditions that are designed to encourage domestic businesses.

New Naturals in Cosmetics Science Conference approaches

05-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The SCS (Society of Cosmetics Scientists) in the UK is set to host a new conference, dedicated to the naturals trend in beauty and personal care.

L’Oréal and Amazon combine artificial intelligence and beauty

05-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal’s Modiface has announced that it will provide its AI-powered technology to enable the first virtual try-ons for cosmetics on Amazon, bringing together the e-retail giant and the rising potential of AI for beauty.

Aluminium-free deodorant spells big opportunities

04-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

As consumers become more aware of the potential effects of aluminum-based deodorants, growth in natural deodorants that avoid the compound is booming.

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Interview: How microbiome skin care is moving to the next level, with Mintel

04-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

The microbiome skin care trend is still very new, but with more science behind it, the types of products and the claims they carry are fast evolving.

Regulation change: the end of ‘free from’ claims for beauty and personal care?

04-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

With changes in the EU regulation around the use of ‘free from’ on beauty and personal care products (e.g. free from parabens or free from silicones) coming into place next month, an upcoming webinar aims to get industry professionals up to speed.

Unilever: the multinational’s personal care performance 2019 so far

03-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

From pioneering new pigments for recycling packaging, to more major acquisitions in its sights, to commitments on gender equality and ingredients transparency, we take a look at what Unilever has been up to so far this year.