Skin care

Johnson & Johnson Digital Beauty QuickFire Challenge closes this Friday

24-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Johnson & Johnson’s recently launched innovation competition for the beauty industry has been extended, with the deadline pushed back to this Friday.

L’Oreal’s first hijab-wearing model in major campaign steps down over tweets

24-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal had looked to break new ground with the use of its first model in a hijab in a major campaign, however the British beauty blogger has now stepped down after tweets from 2014 were described as ‘anti-Israel’.

Japan’s Kosé’s luxury Decorté brand launches new colour cosmetics

23-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a launch exclusive to London, UK, Japanese beauty player Kosé’s Decorté has released a new colour cosmetics line at Selfridges.

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Subscription box surge: actionable lessons for beauty packaging players to learn from their success

23-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this guest article, a leading label producing firm active in the cosmetics industry gives an expert perspective on beauty box packaging trends.

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Brand design trends to watch this year: expert insight

19-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

From augmented reality to animation and intuitive packaging, in this guest article, we get the top brand design predictions for the coming year.

DSM announces appointment of new President for personal care and aroma ingredients

19-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Gareth Barker has been appointed President DSM Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients, effective 1 January 2018.

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Coty personal beauty assistant launches on Amazon Echo Show

18-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The multinational cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance company is debuting its Amazon Echo skill Let’s Get Ready for all Echo devices this month. Voice services, chat bots, and virtual assistant tools like this are on the rise; and Coty is an early...

BASF launches website to update on site repair after 2017 fire

18-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The major global chemicals player has launched a website to keep stakeholders informed on the progress of repair work on its Citral plant, following a fire in October last year.

Cornelius appoints new group finance director

18-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The European distributor and manufacturer of specialty chemicals, ingredients and raw materials has appointed a new financial lead in Philip Gibbons.

LR Health & Beauty strengthens presence in health with new brand launch

17-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Supplements in the spotlight again, as LR Health & Beauty launches new health brand, LR Lifetakt.

Packaging in Europe: ADF&PCD Paris gears up for 2018 edition

17-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Ahead of the upcoming cosmetics packaging and aerosol show January 31 - February 1, we give our picks of the top highlights not to miss.

BASF and CTIBiotech announce first results of 3D human sebaceous glands technology

17-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Specialty chemicals player BASF has teamed up with a cell therapy research institute, and have announced the first results of their collaboration on 3D human sebaceous glands tech for skin care applications.

Avon: 2018 profile for the major beauty player

16-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the beauty giant now headquartered from Europe, we consider where it stands at the start of 2018, and take a look at its prospects for the year ahead.

Naturex study indicates efficacy of blue light protection ingredient

16-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Ingredients player Naturex has announced the results of a comet assay for its Eliorelys ingredients, noting that it is seen to provide a ‘significant decrease’ in DNA damage.

Euromonitor: latest data on global beauty market for 2018

12-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Health conscious lifestyles, ethical consumerism, digital connectivity as well as more authentic brand experience: the market research firm has released its top picks for 2018 trends.

Unilever’s buying spree: roundup of latest beauty and personal care acquisitions

12-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Unilever continued its strong levels of investment in the premium beauty and personal care segment throughout the past year: here, we provide a round up of the key acquisitions you need to know about.

Euromonitor: market expert on David Beckham’s new L’Oréal line

11-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With David Beckham’s House 99 line gearing up to hit the shelves globally in the coming months, a market analyst explains what it means for male grooming, and why it’s a savvy move from L’Oréal.

Consumer rights group dubs EU Commission’s CMR cosmetics stance ‘unlawful’

11-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has released a statement critical of the EU Commission’s recently revised stance on CMR substance use in cosmetics.

Crown Laboratories acquires self-tanning brand Vita Liberata

10-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Late last week the pharmaceutical and consumer products company announced it has acquired the organic sunless tanning and skin care brand founded by CEO Alyson Hogg. Crown Laboratories sees the global brand as a fitting addition to their existing sun...

Cargill Beauty enters new partnership with Univar PC to distribute beauty products

10-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a move that covers the EMEA region, Cargill’s beauty business has entered into a distribution deal with Univar PC.

Microbead ban hits the shelves in the UK

10-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

After a process of establishing the extent of the microbead ban in the UK, it has now come into place.

Bathe it like Beckham: L’Oréal and celeb former footballer team up on male grooming brand

10-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

A new male grooming brand, House 99, is on the way from L’Oréal in collaboration with David Beckham.

L’Oréal launches first battery-free wearable electronic UV sensor via La Roche-Posay

09-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Keeping up its rep as a leader in the wearable tech scene, L’Oréal has just launched its latest UV sensor innovation: UV Sense.

5 pivotal packaging trends to watch for in 2018: Mintel

09-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Product waste reduction, enhanced e-commerce experience and minimalism among the research firm’s predictions for market-leading packaging trends for 2018.

Biotech Startup Nuritas Raises €16 Million to ‘unlock bioactive peptides’

05-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Nuritas has announced that it recently closed a €16M Series A funding round aimed to support its innovation in the area of peptides for personal care and health applications.

Major UK business group recommends staying with ECHA guidelines post-Brexit

05-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has released a report that puts forward its recommendation for reules and regulation alignment between the UK and the EU following Brexit.

What efforts for sustainability is Henkel making?

05-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

With Henkel, a leading German personal care and household goods producer, having been awarded the highest score from Sustainalytics, a Dutch rating agency, we take a look at what it’s doing in the field of sustainability.

DSM appoints new head of sustainability for personal care

04-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The personal care, home care and fine fragrance supplier has announced the appointment of Gaelle Bathany as director Sustainability for its personal care unit.

Cosmed on cosmetic regulation in ASEAN and how it aligns with Europe: Part II

04-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this two-part guest contribution, the leading industry body in France outlines how regulation across the ASEAN can align with Europe.

Anti-ageing meets anti-pollution: Matis Paris launches products

04-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a sign that some anti-pollution beauty players are keen to push the link between pollution and skin ageing as a key marketing message, Matis Paris has announced the launch of two new skin care products.

Cosmed on cosmetic regulation in ASEAN and alignment with Europe: Part I

03-Jan-2018 By Cosmed on cosmetic regulation in ASEAN and alignment with Europe: Part I

In this two-part guest article, the leading industry body in France outlines how regulation across the ASEAN can align with Europe.

Next generation online retail for beauty: Slapp CEO interview

03-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Online retail is tipped to be a key growth point for the beauty industry in the coming year. We caught up with the head of a dynamic, young beauty platform, Slapp.

ECHA clarifies animal testing position for cosmetics ingredient: a ‘significant step’ for alternatives

03-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The ECHA Board of Appeal has annulled a decision by ECHA requiring an ingredients supplier to test a personal care ingredient on animals in Europe.

What are the key European beauty and personal care trends to watch in 2018?

02-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

We’ve put together a selection of the hottest trends tipped to define the European beauty market for 2018.

Symrise teams up to launch palm oil project

02-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The global fragrance and ingredients player is working alongside Natura, a Brazilian cosmetics manufacturer, and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) to support sustainable agriculture in the Amazon region.

Scandinavia beauty insights from Euromonitor: Finland

02-Jan-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Exclusive market research insights on the major topics defining the beauty industry in Scandinavia.

L’Oréal 2017 profile: changes, challenges and strengths

19-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We take a look at the year in review for L’Oréal, the global leader in the beauty industry. What did the cosmetics, hair care and personal care giant get up to in 2017, and why?

Scandinavia beauty insights from Euromonitor: Norway and Sweden

19-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Exclusive market research insights on the major topics defining the beauty industry in Scandinavia.

Digital beauty innovations and trends roundup 2017: Europe

19-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We take a look back at the major advancements and areas of focus for digital beauty in 2017.

Naturals and organics in beauty and personal care roundup 2017: Europe

15-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the trend still dominant and impacting on every corner of the beauty market, we take a look at some of the key areas of innovation and potential for naturals and organics from 2017.

Unilever 2017 profile: changes, challenges and strengths

15-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We take a look at the year in review for Unilever, global parent-company to many household personal goods brands. What did the fast moving consumer goods giant get up to, and why?

Protection trend 2017: anti-pollution, microbiome and light defence advancements in Europe

15-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We take a look back at one of the hottest trends in beauty and personal care for 2017: the protection trend.

Scandinavia beauty insights from Euromonitor: Denmark

14-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Exclusive market research insights on the major topics defining the beauty industry in Scandinavia.

Groupe GM expansion: Asia and Brazil in sights

14-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Groupe GM, a major player in the guest amenity industry, has announced it is expanding its international distribution network to include four new distributors in Asia and Brazil.

ModiFace celebrates augmented reality beauty app award win

14-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The digital beauty tech player is also celebrating having boosted conversions by 100% for Clinique, Estee Lauder, and other brands in 2017.

2018 in-cosmetics global event will focus on R&D

13-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

In response to attendee feedback, this coming April in The Netherlands, the annual beauty industry tradeshow will feature new programming dedicated to research, development, and innovation. Additionally, exhibitors from around the world will be on hand...

8 top picks for beauty industry shows in 2018: Europe

13-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Want to get an expert insight onto which beauty and personal care trade shows should not be missed in 2018? Featuring shows across packaging, formulation and market trends, we give our recommendations.

Regulation roundup for Europe 2017: what happened?

13-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

As the end of the year approaches, we look back at the latest changes and challenges in regulation in Europe that emerged during 2017.

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Europe reveals major outcomes

13-Dec-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

This year’s edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Europe industry summit took place in Paris in November, and its organisers have released a roundup of its major outcomes, from insights on green values to a paper from H&M on key sustainability...

Beauty Trends 2018

Beauty industry trends to look out for in 2018

12-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design team has compiled a list of the top trends to look out for in each of the three regions we cover - Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Be sure to watch this video so you can clue into what to expect in 2018 and stay one step ahead...