News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
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Environmentally friendly pigments that can instantly and reversibly change colour could be the future of color cosmetics, according to researchers in California.
Inneov, the joint venture between Nestle and L’Oreal to develop beauty supplements, says regulatory clarity is needed in the area of beauty claims on non-topical beauty applications that in many cases fall between cosmetics and food law.
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L’Oreal is being taken to the Market Court in Sweden for claims about anti-ageing products that the Consumer Ombudsman (KO) says it can’t substantiate.
In direct opposition to the release of Burger King fragrance, ‘Flame’, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Europe has created ‘GORE’, a fragrance which claims to capture the ‘actual aroma of rotting flesh’.
An EU Commissioner has warned that progress on alternative testing methods for certain endpoints looks set to remain static for several years to come.
NTT Communications has developed a ‘fragrance communication’ system that makes it possible to send a variety of different fragrances using the internet.