The beauty industry has recently turned more attention to Black consumers and knowing the ins, outs and risks of the hairstyles used by them can guide R&D, product development and brand innovation.
Because Black people are underrepresented in the dermatology field, a research team out of the United States, Asbeck et al, compiled knowledge research and literature review on the health, social and personal impacts of several common styling techniques, so as to better serve the demographic.
As the use of digital devices rises and more young people enter the beauty consumer space, Accenture's new report estimates social commerce will more than double by 2025.
The information technology company published a report in January on the international state of social commerce, with a survey of 10,000 social media users in China, India, Brazil, the US and the UK.
More sustainable packaging is on the cosmetics industry agenda, and there are a number of options on the market today.
What qualifies as sustainable varies from market to market, company to company and consumer to consumer, but one of the main goals is to decrease or remove virgin plastic in a beauty brand's packaging.
George Washington Carver’s innovated with peanuts across many consumer categories, including one of his three existing patents, a peanut pomade.
Carver created many peanut innovations, spanning from food products, animal feed and cosmetics, according to the National Parks Service. While he was responsible for a number of inventions, he only holds three patents, including a 1925 patent for a peanut-derived pomade.
To accurately test marine toxicity of sunscreens, tests should become more thorough biologically and in what’s being tested, according to a new study.
A research team out of Spain, González et al, recently published an article in Cosmetics “evaluating and quantifying the toxicity on marine plankton of eight commercial sunscreens” on three types of marine plankton.
