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Skin allergy certification: is this where the naturals trend is heading?

05-Oct-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We sat down with the founder of a new product certification body, AllergyCertified, to ask why now is the right time to introduce a mark that guarantees allergy safe products for consumers.

Walgreens Boots Alliance launches skin care brand co-created with consumers

05-Oct-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The pharmacy-led retail chain announced a new personal care brand this week, one backed by years of R&D and an online community of thousands of women who were involved along the way with product testing and the like.

Dow invests in anti-pollution skin care – Part 2

05-Oct-2017 By Deanna Utroske

In the second part of Cosmetics Design’s exploration of Dow’s explicit work in anti-pollution skin care, Fabienne Bizeray, marketing manager of skin and sun at Dow, and Marc Eeman, a skin care application designer at the company, discuss the regional...

Botanicals and naturals DNA testing: Indena and Hyris join the NHP Research Alliance

04-Oct-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A research alliance set up to develop DNA authentication test kits for botanicals and naturals health products is growing.

Mintel: ‘Europe needs to step up on anti-pollution’

04-Oct-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

While the Asia Pacific region has been out in front from the start of the anti-pollution trend, market analysts suggest Europe is still missing out on the potential it offers in a significant way.

Dow invests in anti-pollution skin care – Part 1

04-Oct-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The specialty chemical maker is putting time and money into the research, development, and marketing of skin protection ingredients. Cosmetics Design checks in with Fabienne Bizeray, marketing manager of skin and sun, and Marc Eeman, a skin care application...

The Body Shop’s new CEO announced

03-Oct-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The Body Shop, now owned by Brazilian cosmetics company Natura Cosméticos SA following L’Oréal’s sale, has announced David Boynton as its new chief executive officer.

Unilever says startups’ influence is only set to increase

03-Oct-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Unilever has asserted that startups are likely to play a significant role in defining consumer goods industries in the period ahead.

Voting to open for top innovative cosmetics formulation at SCS Formulate

03-Oct-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The call for votes to select this year’s most innovative formulations has gone out from the SCS Formulate industry event in the UK.

Givaudan’s ‘ambitious’ new project for greenhouse emission reduction

28-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Companies remain keen to demonstrate green credentials as sustainability continues to dominate the global industry agenda: Givaudan’s recent commitment to reducing its harmful emissions comes as the latest example.

Probiotic Skincare Technology – not ‘fake science’: interview

27-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with Allison Krebs-Bench, CEO & Co-founder, BeBe and Bella, on the science behind probiotics for the skin, and how her company is looking to lead the way.

Evonik invests in biotech startup with focus on peptides

27-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Evonik, one of the leading players in specialty chemicals, has announced it has made an investment into Numaferm, a biotech startup specialising in making the production of peptides more efficient.

Time for next generation sustainability efforts? Global Reporting Initiative marks 20th anniversary

27-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

One of the leading benchmarking organisations measuring corporate sustainability globally has celebrated its 20th anniversary, and suggested it’s time to take sustainability efforts and reporting up a level.

Nestlé to cut up to 450 R&D jobs in France

26-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Nestlé Skin Care has announced its second downsize in its European beauty operations in recent weeks.

Naked bath bombs local firm faces legal threat from L’Oréal

26-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A tiny bath bomb brand in Scotland has been notified that global beauty giant L’Oréal is threatening to oppose the use of ‘naked’ in its name.

L’Oreal founder’s daughter, Liliane Bettencourt, obituary

26-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Liliane Bettencourt passed away last week, following decades of dedicated activity as a leader within the beauty and personal care industry.

Rebranding anti-ageing: Allure magazine changes terminology around the skin care trend

25-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Anti-ageing has been going through something of a rebrand in western markets in recent years, and Allure magazine’s recent decision to drop the term altogether may be the clearest indicator yet.

Ditching animal testing data: collaboration looks to improve human safety predictions

25-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A collaborative project is looking to improve human safety predictions for consumer products, and so overcome the need to reference animal test data.

Fortune magazine puts DSM second in its ‘Change the World’ List

22-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

DSM has scooped second place in Fortune’s annual list of companies that it deems to be making a positive social impact.

UK government offers support to organic businesses

22-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

In further confirmation of the economic strength seen in the segment, recent moves have been made by both the UK government to support organic consumer goods businesses, particularly exporters.

Eurofins goes global with acquisition of Australian sun care testing player

21-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Eurofins, a global group of laboratories providing testing services to consumer goods industries, has announced the acquisition of Dermatest, a major sun care testing company in Australia.

Special Newsletter: Natural and organic labelling

Soil Association on COSMOS certification: 'Consider long-term strategy'

20-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with the Soil Association, the UK's leading farming charity and organic certification body, on the COSMOS certification, the current state of the natural and organic beauty market, and what brands need to do to stay ahead of the competition.

L’Oreal: Research and Innovation expert on the potential of the microbiome in hair care

19-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The skin care sector has been quick to start working out how to tap into the potential of the microbiome in recent months, but is it time for hair care to start taking note too?

Lonza appoints new Global Head of Skin Care Technology

19-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Lonza, a major supplier across the pharma, biotech and specialty ingredients markets, has announced the appointment of a new global head of skin care technology for its personal care businesses.

Indie Beauty Profile

Katy Foxcroft, Tancream

18-Sep-2017 By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Katy Foxcroft, co-founder of Tancream, explains how she and her team have worked to develop a new category within sun care.

Special Newsletter natural and organic labelling

How beneficial is an international natural labelling standard?

18-Sep-2017 By Natasha Spencer

With natural actives becoming a commonplace element of many formulators' ingredient lists and as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 16128 provides guidelines on definitions for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients, we...

European project to boost knowledge of natural substances releases first results

15-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

UNITIS, the European Organization of Cosmetic Ingredients Industries and Services, held its annual General Assembly in Paris in June, at which latest findings on toxicological knowledge of natural substances were released.

JooMo launches new body wash with skin bacteria tech

15-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

British cosmetics start-up JooMo has launched the next in its series of products that claim to work with the skin’s natural microbiome: a body wash ‘that gets the skin to heal itself by mobilising the natural skin bacteria’.

Science spotlight: in-cosmetics Formulation Summit approaching

15-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A leading events series for the beauty and personal care industry, in-cosmetics, is gearing up to host the 2017 edition of its Formulation Summit next month.

Words Mean Nothing: The plight of natural and organic beauty labeling

15-Sep-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Depending on whom you ask, personal care and cosmetic regulations in the US are overly nuanced, too convoluted, or not exacting enough. All the same, trends and marketing strategies have collided in recent years to make ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ beauty...

Special Newsletter: Natural and Organic Labelling

Why consumers struggle with natural and organic labelling and how to fix it

15-Sep-2017 By Simon Pitman

Natural and organic labelling claims, certification and branding are confusing enough even for industry professionals, so imagine how consumers feel. We spoke to Ecovia Intelligence-founder Amarjit Sahota to find out how things can be simplified.

Clariant scoops ‘best-in-class’ in 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

14-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Clariant, a global specialty chemicals company, has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for this year, making this its fifth consecutive year in the rankings.

Experimentation now key for beauty: Euromonitor on ASOS cosmetics launch

14-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

With ASOS having just made a decisive step into the beauty world with its launch of a cosmetics range, market analysis suggest it’s a signal that ‘experimentation’ is now crucial in the industry.

UK company develops ‘Fitbit for skin care’

14-Sep-2017 By Simon Pitman

Cutitronics, a UK university spin-off company, says it is getting closer to launching a ‘Fitbit for your skin’, a technology that could help companies deliver tailor-made skin care products for specific needs.

Pujolasos launches standard skin care packaging options for the US market

13-Sep-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The accelerating pace of beauty product launches today have motivated suppliers of cosmetics and personal care packaging to not only offer more customization solutions but also more turnkey options. And now, Pujolasos has just such a line of containers...

Sustainable sourcing for beauty: what’s the outlook?

13-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Companies looking to develop and maintain a sustainable profile need to ensure the visibility and transparency of their sourcing: one upcoming industry event is set to consider this hot topic.

Brexit factsheet: new update released by trade body

13-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has released a factsheet that outlines the UK cosmetics industry position on the EU exit negotiations.

Organic trade briefing on ‘The Changing Face of Organic Retailing’ approaching

13-Sep-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The Soil Association, a leading organic certification body and farming charity, is gearing up to run a trade briefing day next week.

L’Oréal expands Russian manufacturing for new skin care brands

12-Sep-2017 By Simon Pitman

The world’s biggest cosmetics company has expanded its Russian manufacturing capabilities in an effort to boost production of its L’Oréal Paris and Garnier skin care products.

Symrise gains ‘Green Company’ seal

08-Sep-2017 By Sian Gardiner

Symrise has been certified as a ‘Green Company’ for a second time by DQS CFS, the German Association for Sustainability, in recognition of its commitment to sustainable processes.

Solvay rejoins Dow Jones Sustainability Index

08-Sep-2017 By Simon Pitman

The World Dow Jones Sustainability Index has been announced for 2017, and following a concerted effort to raise the company’s sustainability objectives over the past two years Solvay is again on the list.

Biotech player Brain gets boost from investor

08-Sep-2017 By Simon Pitman

Germany-based biotech ingredient player Brain has received a boost to its longer-term expansion goals thanks to support from a new investor.

Givaudan Active Beauty expands its digital capabilities

07-Sep-2017 By Simon Pitman

As part of its 2020 digital innovation strategy, Givaudan had launched a new educative  beauty app for its Active Beauty division.

University of Arizona develops truly topical sunscreen

06-Sep-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Researchers Stephanie Tolbert and Douglas Loy have created a UV blocking sun care formulation that won’t pass through the skin. The two believe that this will alleviate a pain point for consumers concerned about skin care safety. And, they’ve just licensed...

Henkel’s Beauty Care business gets new US facility

06-Sep-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The European personal care corporation has just opened a newly consolidated North American headquarters and announced plans to add on more space for R&D in the coming months.  

Oxford scientists collaborate with A.I firm on ageing related diseases

06-Sep-2017 By Michelle Yeomans

Oxford scientists are collaborating with artificial Intelligence company Insilico Medicine to prevent unnecessary animal sacrifice and derive more data from experiments in age related research.

HCP acquires Rusi Cosmetics to expand in European packaging market

06-Sep-2017 By Simon Pitman

Cosmetic packaging provider HCP has acquired Rusi Cosmetics, another leading cosmetic packaging player serving the European market.

Welsh government to ban use of microbeads

05-Sep-2017 By Sian Gardiner

Wales has become the latest country to outlaw the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics, following the same decision by the UK government in September 2016.

Is paraben research sensationalised?

05-Sep-2017 By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science

Research can be used to support amazing and important findings – it can also unfortunately be taken the wrong way before a true causative relationship is established, to create fear.

Personal care chemical supplier Wacker marks 40 years in Brazil

05-Sep-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The ingredient maker celebrated the milestone Monday in São Paulo, where the company’s American headquarters are located. Wacker isn’t resting on its laurels though, the company has already begun building its next multifunctional facility in South America.