A new partnership between labeling company Avery Dennison, WS Packaging Group, and OGX hair care aims to limit the energy and materials that go into product labels as well as the amount of subsequent waste.
The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD) association has announced the winners of the 11th annual Cosmetics Innovators of the Year (CITY) Awards.
Personal care shoppers are shying away from mass drug stores and select ingredients in an effort to choose healthy products, and this has implications for retailers, big beauty, and private label brands alike.
Now researchers can print and test cosmetics on human skin without devoting hundreds of thousands of dollars or massive amounts of space to printing technologies.
A new survey carried out by Procter and Gamble brand Herbal Essences suggests that manufacturers have to ensure their products are enhancing the in-shower experience as it forms an important routine for the consumer’s day ahead.
The skin care company launched there in 1989, but by this time next year, corporate headquarters will be fully relocated to San Francisco, California, and manufacturing will ultimately be outsourced.
The country’s industrial IPI tax on cosmetics and hygiene products takes full effect this month, and manufacturers and wholesalers anticipate a substantial price lift and simultaneous drop in sales.
Researches at NYU Langone Medical Center have published findings that link di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) and di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) to medical conditions in both adults and children.
After raising over US$15 million in funding from investors, Singapore-based e-commerce platform, Luxola has been snapped up by global luxury goods corporation, LVMH.
In the wake of the last week’s announcement that Coty had bought 43 fragrance, color cosmetic and hair care brands from Procter & Gamble for $12.5bn, the two companies have seen very different reactions from investors.
The inaugural Healthy & Natural Show will offer an ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for product manufacturers and marketers offering healthy and natural products, and for retailers looking to better understand this high growth set of categories.
Confirmation has come through that Coty will acquire 43 fragrance, colour cosmetics, and hair care brands from Procter & Gamble in a deal valued at $12.5 billion (€11.2bn).
The Cosmoprof Las Vegas event opens its doors this Sunday, July 12th for three days of exhibitor activities, conferences, networking and special events.
Wellness, sustainability, and ingredient safety rank high among consumer concerns about personal care and cosmetics products, and third-party certifications could be an effective way to mitigate their uncertainties.
Ahead of the Cosmoprof Las Vegas presentation and roundtable focusing on how to create a cult brand, we caught up with speaker and panelist Paul Ireland to find out the important role fragrance can play in the equation.
Seaweed harvesters around the globe have seen demand skyrocket in recent years as science discovered the macro algae beneficial for the farming, food and beauty industries. In Asia, seaweed joins the growing number of anti-ageing actives claiming to stimulate...
One of the ultimate goals for cosmetics and personal care companies is to develop a brand that is so iconic it becomes a much-loved product that ultimately rides out ever-changing fashion trends.
Incorporating this season’s trending eye shadow shades into a website design will likely loose you customers, while having data on how color affects online consumer behavior helps brands and designers build inspiring sites.
Probiotic science has piqued consumer interest, and one state-of-the-art company has been quietly selling personal care products that replenish and preserve skin’s natural microbiome with good bacteria.
The FDA has recently sent two letters out to companies marketing personal care products for topical use, underlining that any claims pertaining to physiological changes puts the products in the drugs category.
Unilever has published its first ever Human Rights report as it aims to document areas where the company has taken significant steps forward and assess some of the challenges ahead, as part of its sustainable development goals.
Procter & Gamble says it will change the packaging design for its Olay Skin care products in the US after a lawsuit resulted in the company paying $850,000 in civil liberty and legal costs.
The founder of Burt’s Bees, one of the forerunners in the natural and organic cosmetic category, has a passed away aged 80, at his home in Bangor, Maine.
Last year, cosmetics industry applications of allantoin constituted nearly 34% of the global market for the ingredient, and demand for personal care products with the keratolytic will help keep the market growing though 2022, according to Grand View Research.
Unilever flexes its skin care muscle once again this time agreeing to buy clinical brand Murad, as it looks to further enhance its position in the market and ‘complement’ recent acquisitions.
The company has further expanded into personal care, beyond its industry beginnings in fragrance, by purchasing fast-growing and top-selling trademarked products.
Fine chemicals player Ashland has announced the acquisition of AkzoNobel’s Zeta Fraction biofunctional technology as part of its ambitions to grow its sustainable, natural-based specialty ingredients business.
Cosmetics and sun care products formulated with nanomaterials fall under scrutiny following the research team’s publication of two journal articles in Environmental Science and Technology.
The Purifying skin care range from derma e is a new line of skin care products that incorporates some interesting ingredients, but what really makes it interesting is its focus on anti-pollution.
As more and more personal care product formulations comprise engineered nanomaterials, environment, health, and safety researchers are charged with ensuring the ingredients do not adversely affect the health of consumers or the natural environment.
A study into the full range of ultraviolet radiation damage on the skin could help sunscreen and cosmetics manufacturers develop and test better protecting products, as for the first time it documents DNA damage.
Connecticut has joined a growing list of US state legislatures that have decided to ban the use of plastic microbead in personal care formulation due to the environmental risk the plastic poses.
Live Organically, a newly launched ecommerce site, is the latest retailer working to close the gap between consumer expectations and industry best practices in this space.
A newly developed non-invasive pulse technology is being heralded as the next step in the search for effective solutions to treat degenerative skin disease.
Although a cosmetic brand might have a high level of social media engagement, ensuring that this leads to real advocacy of brands often means going that extra mile, a new SurveyMonkey study shows.
Natura, Yves Rocher, The Body Shop, and Dabur are among the brands that consumers strongly identify with biodiversity; according to the Union for Ethical BioTrade’s Biodiversity Barometer as beauty brands lead the way.
US Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut along with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts have asked the administration to require the ingredient be listed in the interest of consumer safety.
A new survey of social media habits in the US finds that when it comes to cosmetic brands, users should be measured according to the quality of engagement.
Loblaw has begun to reposition its business with the opening of a pilot store in Mississauga, Ontario. The new store is structured around fresh food, takes shifting consumer demographics into account, and puts more emphasis on international beauty and...
For the first time, Unilever has entered into a multi-year partnership with youth brand VICE in support of its summer 2015 launch of its female-focused channel, Broadly, with the hope that some of its beauty brands will help engage consumers.
The share price in fragrance and luxury cosmetic player Coty hit a record high in trading on the US Stock Exchange last Friday, as rumors over the expected acquisition of P&G brands continues to mount.
Cosmetic Executive Women, a global industry professional organization, brought together CEOs from 3 top independent cosmetic and skin care brands for its recent newsmaker forum event in New York City, and each has a distinctive business plan worth exploring.
The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD) association is readying to announce the winners of the 11th annual Cosmetics Innovators of the Year (CITY) Awards.
Luxury Institute, a New York-based global luxury research provider, looked into the buying practices of wealthy consumers and discovered that how affluent women shop beauty is exceptional.
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