News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Special Newsletter - Natural & Organic
Consumers today are taking better care of their health all over the globe. This shift has impacted the cosmetics industry, particularly with organic or natural demand and the West has been increasingly looking to the East for inspiration and innovation.
Special Newsletter - Natural & Organic
On the one hand you would think that the natural and organic cosmetics industry would be happy with the growing number of ethical labels making their way onto packs; however with no harmonisation and numbers increasing it could be at risk of creating...
One social enterprise organization has masterminded a supply chain to keep discarded plastic from harming the environment by salvaging it to make new injection molded containers and other items.
Special Newsletter - Natural & Organic
At a time when the cosmetics industry has been accused of ‘greenwashing’ and terms are bandied around and used so freely, the Soil Association says that the only way the sector is going to grow is if we have consistency in the language we use.
Special Newsletter - Natural & Organic
As the global market for natural and organic cosmetics and personal care continues to mature into a mainstream trend that now permeates every category, our latest special newsletter takes a look at the latest developments.
The cosmetics tube market only reported a marginal change on last year’s performance due to difficult economic conditions; although the toothpaste sector did see a big boost, according to the European tube manufacturers association (etma).
Procter & Gamble has been told to discontinue adverts for its Nicen’ Easy hair dye which feature the actress Christina Hendricks after complaints led the Advertising Standards Authority to deem that they ‘misleadingly exaggerated the capability of the...
French cosmetics maker L’Oreal has launched a sustainable quinoa husk sourcing programme in Bolivia with the aim of using the produce as a renewable ingredient in cosmetics applications.
The consumer fragrance creator has set its sights on digital scent technology and, by making use of Vapor’s oNotes software platform, anticipates a first product launch early next year.
Special Newsletter - Natural & Organic
The industry has been both developing, enhancing and replicating natural ingredients for years, but what technologies are driving this area now, will it ever be possible to tinker with organic ingredients and what do consumers make of it all? We spoke to...