Archives for August 7, 2018

Ingredients suppliers need more support from the rest of the industry

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.

How can the industry fight its corner when it comes to the falling number of ingredients available for formulation?

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...

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Pour Moi Skincare: a climate-based brand with a content-based strategy

At Cosmoprof North America last week, Molly Nover-Baker, beauty director at Pour Moi Skincare, sat down with Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske to discuss the brand’s content-forward approach, the importance of accessible consumer education, upcoming...

J&J advances fragrance transparency

As part of the company’s reformulation and relaunch of its iconic baby care products, the multinational is disclosing more ingredients—including fragrance ingredients. J&J attributes the new policy to consumers' expectation to “know 100% of the ingredients.”

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Limited ingredients set to be a ‘serious’ challenge for the industry in the future

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?