Active beauty & nutricosmetics

Bootea promotes a range of teas on its website

Health claims law trips up tea firm

By Rod Addy

A company promoting healthy teas has been slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after falling foul of the EU's nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR).

Bucchini: “This is the first official blessing of​ beauty claims I am aware of...

Bella! EC backs beauty health claims; must be judged case-by-case

By Shane STARLING

Beauty claims are permissible under the EU nutrition and health claim regulation (NHCR) a European Commission committee has said in what an analyst says is a “first blessing” the EC may have taken from Italy’s stance on the matter.

A smoothie way to improve skin appearance

A smoothie way to improve skin appearance

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A group of university students have taken to a specially designed smoothie diet in an attempt to see if it will help improve skin appearance.

Advertising claim triumph for Viviscal hair loss tablets

Lifes2good for Viviscal as claims hold firm against ad challenge

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Sometimes cosmetics companies are exposed for misleading claims in adverts, but sometimes they can substantiate every single claim; this is an example of the latter as nutricosmetic maker Lifes2good prevailed having had an advert for its hair growth supplements...

in-cosmetics Innovation preview: Beauty drinks focus

in-cosmetics Innovation preview: Beauty drinks focus

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

As with years gone by, in-cosmetics is pleased to announce its Innovation Zone, showcasing the latest in creative inspiration, providing an area to catch up on all the latest products and exclusive show launches in one place. Here, we look at the beauty...

New pill promises to permanently cure grey hair

New pill promises to permanently cure grey hair

By Michelle Yeomans

Nutritional supplement company ‘Rise-N-Shine’ claims it has developed an all-natural pill that reverses and prevents grey hair without the use of colourants.

Body fragrance candy hits European shelves over holiday season

Body fragrance candy hits European shelves over holiday season

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Receiving sweets and perfume over the holiday season is no great surprise as they are two of the period’s bestsellers, but thanks to an exclusive distribution deal for a US-Bulgaria collaboration, consumers can now buy candy that incorporates body fragrance...

Symrise inceases Probi stake; formalises R&D partnership

Symrise-Probi partnership to deliver probiotic goods in 2014-15

By Shane Starling

German fragrance and flavours house Symrise has just last night inked a deal with Swedish probiotics firm Probi to develop a stand-alone R&D project with oral probiotic supplements the most likely product out of the pipeline in 2014-2015.

EFSA rejects skin hydration claim of wheat lipid extract

EFSA rejects skin hydration claim of wheat lipid extract

By Andrew McDougall

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has denied a skin hydration claim made about a wheat extract stating that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of the extract and protection of the skin against dehydration.

Looking within: BFW trends so far in 2012...

Looking within: BFW trends so far in 2012...

By Michelle Yeomans

With the global beauty from within market set to reach sales figures as high as €4 billion by 2015, Cosmetics Design rounded up the trends the nutricosmetics sector has seen so far this year...

EFSA's health claim assessment approach is getting under the skin of Innéov

Innéov calls for complete EU health claims revamp

By Shane Starling in Paris at BFW2011

L’Oreal and Nestlé joint venture Innéov told a beauty foods and supplements congress in Paris yesterday that the European Union health claims laws that have stung its marketing need to be completely overhauled.

EFSA scratches vitamin E hair and nail benefits

EFSA health claim opinion

EFSA says no to vitamin E skin and hair health claims

By Katie Bird

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says that evidence supporting the dietary intake of vitamin E as a way of helping to maintain normal skin, hair and nails is not sufficient.

The grey area between beauty claims and health claims

The grey area between beauty claims and health claims

Are beauty from within products covered by the health claims regulation? Eversheds lawyer Owen Warnock explains the grey area between beauty and health – and why the lack of clarity may eventually go to court.

Probiotics may send signals from gut to skin

Dispatches from Beauty from Within

Probiotics may send signals from gut to skin

Much more is known about how probiotics work in the gut, than for the skin, but it seems there are signals coming from gut micro-organisms to the skin and mucosa that may allow interaction between probiotics in the gut and effects on the skin.

Oral antioxidants can have 'beautifying' properties

Oral antioxidants can have 'beautifying' properties

By Simon Pitman

Taking antioxidant oral supplements can help enhance the skin’s natural protective properties as well as having beautifying properties, according to Lycored’s wellness and cosmetics director David Djerassi.

Innéov failed but Unilever hopes for skin health claim win

Innéov failed but Unilever hopes for skin health claim win

By Shane Starling

Unilever has submitted a health claim dossier to the European Food Safety Authority for a skin health food supplement composed of a similar formulation to the market leading Innéov product that had its skin health claim rejected in May this year.