The professional organization held its 22nd annual awards event Friday in New York City, where a sold-out crowd witnessed a three-way tie in the hair category and enjoyed brisk acceptance speeches that kept the luncheon on pace and had everyone back to...
For three days in June the WPC will convene in Miami Beach with a focus on sustainability and a full program of presentations, education, networking opportunities, and dozens of exhibiting fragrance suppliers.
The skin care company’s new identity isn’t a simple brand refresh, H2O+ Beauty CEO Joy Chen has changed distribution models, formulations, packaging, company headquarters, and more to revitalize the unprofitable business.
Over 26 years the in-cosmetics event has expanded to become the go-to for cosmetic and formulation experts worldwide, making the time right for a new look.
At a full-day event last week in New York City, ICMAD members and guests came together to learn about the new developments and nuances of cosmetics and personal care industry legislation and regulation.
By Belinda Carli, director, Institute of Personal Care Science
With an increasingly saturated ‘cosmeceutical’ marketplace, raw material suppliers are now providing more and more innovative actives to find new opportunities in the hair care sector.
3-D printed skin has already made a splash as a non-animal alternative testing method, but now researchers have created new possibilities for 3-D printed hair using advanced software.
The beauty industry forum took place in New York City last week, bringing together international buyers with packaging, contract manufacturing, and technology providers for an event fueled by Italian expertise, fashion inspiration, and educational presentations.
Making resources available online is a new priority for the museum and thanks to funding from a long-standing personal care brand, the project is moving ahead.
The clean beauty retailer opened a location in New York City on Thursday—a sign not only that the company’s business is growing on schedule but that all things green, natural, and organic are in real demand from cosmetics and personal care consumers.
Tackling the issue of counterfeit cosmetic and fragrance products is the aim of a new film that has been developed by Dupont using 3D imaging technology.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by Mayor Janice Mironov and the company’s top executives and R&D chemists, Shiseido shared its plans for new tech and product development as well as the workings of the facility that will make it all possible.
Today, the prestige beauty company announced its plans to buy the global rights to all seven of the recording artist’s fragrance brands, a move that’s right in line with Elizabeth Arden’s renewed emphasis on fragrance.
At in-cosmetics Paris, Elzbieta Kaprzyk, director of innovation, research, and development for the company, spoke with Cosmetics Design reporter Deanna Utroske about Fision WrinkleFix.
At the end of the year, US personal care and cosmetics manufacturers will be legally prohibited from formulating with plastic microbeads. Many are already reformulating with natural alternatives, as ingredient supplier Alban Muller tells Cosmetics Design.
At the recent in-cosmetics event in Paris, Cosmetics Design caught up with Dr. Anne Marie Fine, who has turned her expertise in natural dermatology into a successful skin care line.
At constant currency rates, the company is reporting good news for both the Elizabeth Arden brand and others owned by the company. With several strategic initiatives in place, the company is looking ahead to its year-end report in August.
A new industry organization based in San Francisco, California, is serving regional industry professionals with educational events, workshops, and networking.
The cosmetics industry is set to turn its attention to Korea for the second in-cosmetics trade event there, in confirmation that the country continues to be a powerhouse at the forefront of beauty and personal care.
At in-cosmetics Paris, Cosmetics Design reporter Deanna Utroske sat down with Magali Borel, product manager of IFF Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, to discuss that company’s Defenscalp ingredient.
Katsunori Yoshida, executive vice president of Shiseido’s newly operational Americas Innovation Center, talked with Cosmetics Design about how the company innovates, what differentiates brands and regions, and the forthcoming cosmetic that will revolutionize...
Professional skin care company Repêchage held its annual conference in New York City last week, and the brand’s new product launch and invited experts offer up some useful insights for personal care and beauty.
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has strengthened its position as the world’s top beauty brand, while Brazil’s Natura and Avon both take a tumble under tough market conditions.
This week in New York City, brands, industry insiders, makeup artists, and beauty editors gathered for the two-day event where company owners and innovators come face-to-face with top influencers and professional makeup artists.
Scientists from Duke University in the U.S. believe that observing how Lemurs mix their own secretions to create effective scents could unlock some useful secrets for perfume-makers.
This week the consumer packaged goods company was order to pay millions to yet another woman who developed ovarian cancer following use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc products.
The aroma chemical manufacturer is nearly doubling the size of its Washingtonville, New York–based fragrance and flavor facility and has plans to grow much larger in the next few years.
For the first time ever, the MakeUp Paris event will have a green focus, aimed at showcasing innovations for products that are sustainable and kinder to the planet while still maintaining that competitive edge.
Getting the right message into the retail aisles about sustainably developed beauty brands is challenging, but here an expert talks us through some of the basic steps.
NYU researchers Makoto Takeo, Wendy Lee, and their team have identified the molecular pathway that manages hair (and skin) color. And this latest ‘cure for grey’ is making headlines well beyond the hair care and beauty industries.
Cosmetics Design spoke to Belinda Carli, director of The Institute of Personal Care Science and the formulations consultant for the in-cosmetics events, to find out what this year's buzz was all about.
Just last week the privately owned, stand-alone North American business got a new chief executive, an appointment from outside the company that was announced just weeks after New Avon LLC became a reality.
Cosmetics Design surveys this distinctive beauty category by looking forward at formulation trends and reflecting on innovative launches and business moves from the past year.
Consumer skin sensitivities and wellness concerns are driving the niche, according to Vermont Soap CEO and founder Larry Plesent. To keep up with demand, his company just launched another underarm protection product that meets USDA organic food standards.
Colgate-Palmolive revealed a significant fall in its first quarter results, but despite the downwards trend, a healthy increase in unit volumes point to a healthier underlying performance.
Multinationals are edging in to the South American region while the economy is down; but for the time being, this quarter’s results don’t look good for the local direct-sales beauty company.
Scent maker Givaudan has branded fragrance as one of the most important factors in a consumer’s decision to buy a product, be it any type of cosmetic, at an Open Innovation event held by Beiersdorf for new concepts for its Nivea brand in Hamburg.
In the past few months we have seen a plethora of new natural-based ingredient launches targeting the anti-ageing beauty market, including, a raspberry extract, a green coffee oil ingredient and a new apple stem cell-based ingredient.
The Cyrano device, available as of Wednesday, centers around a palette of 12 fragrances developed through the sensorial communications company’s partnership with International Flavors & Fragrances.
A new type of clinical trial carried out by scientists at the Ohio State University have proven that the use of SPF30 sunscreens can delay incidences of melanoma.
Popular personal care ingredient squalene is an organic compound often derived from sharks’ livers - in response to consumer demand for cruelty-free and renewable ingredients, manufacturers are now looking elsewhere to source it.
According to new data from performance management company Nielsen, the cosmetics industry is unique when it comes to how consumers value a brand’s country of origin.
