Consumer hunger for the latest niche offering in the naturals and organics beauty space has never been higher. Here are our top picks for independent companies leading the pack.
With an eye on the naturals trend and how it intersects with environmentally-friendly consumer goods, BASF is one company making strides to prove its credentials.
When it comes to performance innovation and regulatory compliance, the wider beauty and personal care industry should look to support ingredients suppliers better, suggests one expert.
Kevin Gallagher, industry consultant with Kevin Gallagher Consulting LLC and formerly of ingredients supplier Croda, here suggests that industry bodies could do more to protect the beauty supply chain when it comes to the ingredients suppliers and the...
We caught up with an industry expert on the ongoing challenge of limited ingredients available for cosmetics formulation and innovation - what is the issue, and what can be done?
With the European market the global hotspot for naturals and organics in beauty, L’Oréal has made another decisive move in the market, acquiring German player Logocos Naturkosmetik.
With greenwashing ever a risk, the number of certifications and labelling claims around natural and organic beauty and personal care was under the spotlight at a recent industry event.
This year’s FreeFrom Skincare Awards have announced their winners, with brands including Harborist, Neal’s Yard Remedies and Green People taking home accolades.
The Unilever brand announced the line extension on Tuesday. And while the surfactant needed to formulate liquid cleansing products often keeps naturals brand out of this category, the company believes they’ve chosen ingredients that doesn’t compromise...
Communication between the industry and the scientific community is crucial if the beauty and personal care industry is to meet demand for sustainability.
This year’s SEPAWA Congress, an industry networking and knowledge-sharing event focused on ingredients and techniques, is set to give a special emphasis to fragrance this year.
Bulldog Skincare For Men launch comes in response to the rising appetite for subscription services which do not emphasise the need for sustainable products, it says.
France-based top end cosmetic and personal care provider Yves Rocher has continued to expand its retail presence in Africa with a new dedicated store in Kenya.
Lush has created a new ‘Community Products’ concept, which offers limited runs of new and old retro products in response to demand from its ‘communities and super fans’.
While a rising number of claims is being seen across beauty and personal care for natural and sustainable efforts, the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) says respecting biodiversity is still a central focus.
With labeling claims and accreditations increasingly under scrutiny by consumers and the industry alike, we take a look at one labelling mark available to luxury players.
In a move which will see it take control of Expressions Parfumées from its current shareholders, Givaudan has acquired the French fragrance creation house.
Mother Dirt, a brand leading the push toward skin microbiome related skin care, suggests that Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB) can ‘restore skins native, healthy state’.
In this final part of our exclusive interview with Gerald Renner, Director Technical Regulatory and International Affairs, Cosmetics Europe, we look ahead to the major regulatory concerns on the horizon.
A brand dedicated entirely to cosmetics for older women has launched an advertising campaign on television in the UK, in a sign that the shift to more positive age-related messages in the industry is continuing.
We caught up with Joel Mantelin, global marketing manager for biofunctionals at Ashland Specialty Ingredients at the recent NYSCC Suppliers' Day to find out more about the company's latest ingredient launches, including a new stem cell based...
The UEBT ‘Beauty of Sourcing with Respect’ Conference will discuss consumer demand for natural and ethical sourced ingredients, and new rules around this.
The Indie beauty category and the naturals trend have always been a perfect complement, so it comes as no surprise that some of the most progressive and forward-thinking natural brands are also independently owned.
On the release of its latests global data for beauty and personal care, the market research provider has picked out which emerging or evolving trends and demands are leading skin care.
Fazer, an international company offering quality bakery, confectionery, biscuit and grain products, has announced its move into the cosmetics ingredient market.
This week International Flavors & Fragrances announced that it's buying the competitor in a deal valued at over $7 billion. The two companies combined anticipate leading the industry on a global scale.
In a deal expected to close this month, the global specialty chemical and ingredient distributor is buying Earthoil from Treatt. It’s a strategic move by Univar to further its natural, personal care ingredient business worldwide.
SEPPC has given an extra dimension to the emulsifier ingredient category with is sustainably developed thickening-stabilitising-texturising polymer for cosmetics.
The Natural & Organic Products Europe event attracted a record attendance of over 10,000 people from over 90 countries at the London ExCel from April 22 – 23.
BASF, a leading ingredients player, has won recognition for two of its ingredients: one a UV filter bringing broadband UV protection to the water phase, and one a pure vegan functional polymer.
Ahead of its upcoming summits in North and Latin America and its Masterclass in London in July, Ecovia Intelligence has released an update on the global natural and organic cosmetics markets.
The ingredients player, previously active largely in food, moved into beauty and personal care in the recent period, and is now pushing forward under a banner of ‘new naturals’.
With several exciting key features, including guided R&D tours across the showfloor and an exciting new Formulation Challenge, this year’s in-cosmetics Global pointed the way for the industry in the coming period.
The major ingredients player has reviewed its personal care portfolio, and can now offer its customers clear guidance and information on the degree of natural origin of its products.
In a sign that green chemistry is allowing naturals to catch up with synthetics when it comes to functionality, Evonik’s Rehance One scooped a gold award at in-cosmetics Global.
On show at in-cosmetics Global this year, Mibelle Biochemistry’s latest active taps into naturals in a novel way: MossCellTec No.1 is derived from biotechnologically produced moss.
The event’s speaker lineup this year included Vogue’s former beauty editor Anna-Marie Solowij, Millie Kendall MBE, Holland & Barrett, Soil Association, Weleda, Beauty Kitchen, Allergy UK, and Ecovia Intelligence.
