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Regulatory frameworks in the world's biggest cosmetics markets might be similar, but differences can make international trade tricky.
A team out of Portugal, Ferreira et al., recently published an article in Cosmetics reviewing today’s international regulatory framework for cosmetics products, including laws and regulations in the US, EU, Canada, Brazil, China and Japan.
While some of the frameworks are similar between markets, some notable differences and disconnects exist.
“Rather than asking if global harmonization is possible, the question might be ‘Is it necessary?’” Ferreira et al. said. “The legislative measures of the six regions considered in this work are in fact different, affecting international trade, among other issues.”
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Biotech is a buzzword in cosmetic ingredients today, and Genomatica has insight into the movement both a supplier and partner in the space.
CosmeticsDesign spoke with Genomatica product marketing manager Kyle Huston about what the company is doing in the personal care space beyond their own butylene glycol ingredient, what role biotech plays in the industry and what the technologies future may be.
I was hoping we could talk a little more broadly about what your company is doing in the personal care space right now.
A lot of our business is composed of designing technologies, licensing and selling technologies to companies who want to remake their supply chain.
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Even if a package has a recycling symbol on it, it may not be easily recyclable and beauty brand Beautycounter wants to help its consumers close that loop.
CosmeticsDesign spoke with Beautycounter Vice President of Safety and Sustainability Colin Price about the new partnership and what it means in the context of beauty sustainability.
This interview was conducted via email.
To start out, tell me a bit about the takeback program.
We’re thrilled to partner with Pact Collective. This partnership will help us address a near-term gap in the circularity of some of our packaging.
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Clean beauty is ubiquitous in todays market, but Orveon's CEO says being a clean brand isn't going far enough to improve the industry.
CosmeticsDesign spoke with Orveon CEO Pascal Houdayer about what pure beauty is, how the company is implementing it and what's next for the beauty industry.
This interview was conducted via email.
What, in your words, is pure beauty and what differentiates it from clean beauty?
As a company that represents “the future of the face,” we are committed to evolving beauty standards and we believe pure beauty is the next step in this process. Pure beauty products are defined by the quality and benefits of the ingredients in the product whereas clean beauty is defined by the removal or lack of harmful ingredients.
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As Quintis and other companies grow sandalwood in Australia, making it possible to ethically source the ingredient, more potentials in personal care are being uncovered.
CosmeticsDesign spoke with Quintis Cheif Marketing Officer Vanessa Ligovich about the introduction of their ingredient to the personal care market, how sandalwood could be used outside of fragrance and what is next for the company.
Tell me a little bit about how things have been going with getting your sandalwood into the market.
It's going really well. We've released two studies in the last six months around the antioxidant effects of sandalwood. Since then we've had a lot of interest in the oil. The more we start to talk about it, the more interest we're actually getting.
