News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
The development of cosmetic and toiletry brands can take years to build up, but a copycat brand can destroy all that work in just a short period of time. And a new report finds that increasingly it is premium brands that are being threatened.
Beiersdorf has invested in a newly opened joint-venture nanotechnology R&D centre as part of its aims to become one of the leading players in this fast-growing industry.
YSL Beauté has collaborated with another French company, LibraGen, to develop an enzymatic production process that will enable cosmetics players to incorporate hitherto unusable active compounds into future products.
German cosmetics player Dr. Scheller says it wants to use its takeover by rival company Kalina as a route into the fast-growing market in Russia.
Colour-changing colour cosmetics look set to become the next big thing, as Engelhard launches a special-effect pigment that brings a new dimension to a variety of colour cosmetic and personal care products.