Neenah Inc has been in business since 1873 and the paper maker’s original mill in Neenah, Wisconsin, remains in operation today. Now based, in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company makes premium papers and paperboard for an array of end uses, including beauty...
Personal care major Unilever will acquire US-headquartered direct-to-consumer (D2C) premium skin care brand Paula’s Choice, bringing it under its growing prestige portfolio.
Today, Founder and CEO Michele Gough Baril announced a deal with BrandProject that will help fund product innovation, new hires, and overall growth of the Iris&Romeo brand.
Personal care major Colgate-Palmolive has developed an antiperspirant formula containing cannabidiol (CBD) that it says works as an anti-irritant on the skin.
This week, HRB brands (itself owned by Tengram Capital Partners) bought the bulk of Helen of Troy’s mass market personal care business for $44.7 million cash.
In an effort to build a stronger portfolio in these areas, the specialty chemicals distributor recently signed an agreement with cosmetic ingredient company Caltron Clays.
The Shanghai Advertising Association has released new advertising standards for cosmetic products to align with revisions to the country’s newly implemented cosmetic regulations.
At the start of June, the Natura-owned company announced plans to certify all of its product formulations—body care, skin care, color cosmetics, etc.—with The Vegan Society by December 2023.
The beauty maker is among the Foundation’s 10 newest Network members, businesses and institutions tasked with leading the change to a circular economy.
Newly launched Aussie sun care brand New Day Skin is targeting the underserved and ‘vulnerable’ tweens and teens demographic to spread awareness of the importance of sun protection.
The COVID-19 pandemic will heighten demand for skin products that protect ‘against a host of aggressors’ beyond pollution, claims the founder of a New Zealand natural ingredient firm.
The WellBeing Co, an Australia firm specialising in collagen powder beverage, has underlined its global expansion plans, with South East Asia, America, and Europe on its hitlist.
Japanese beauty giant Shiseido has developed new technology to enhance the effectiveness of micellar water that it will launch with Clé De Peau Beauté starting from June 2021.
Today, a definitive acquisition agreement was announced and, following regulatory approvals, the intermediates and specialty chemicals division of ESIM Chemicals will be part of the Vertellus business.
Nearly 1 year ago, Eastman introduced a new portfolio of beauty packaging materials made with a percentage of plastic that had gone through the company’s molecular recycling process. Now LVMH is putting a luxury lip product from Dior on the shelf in Eastman...
The razor and grooming brand, best known in the industry for its years’ long legal battle with Gillette, recently launched a first product and just this week announced a national sports sponsorship deal with the NHL.
Carolyn Aronson is one of only a few women in the beauty industry today who own and operate a multinational hair brand. In this episode of the Speaking of Beauty podcast, Aronson and her partner in business and in life discuss how they’ve grown It’s a...
Rustic MAKA is the popular natural brand launched and led by Kasia Rothe that has, just this month, introduced Deo Duos—deodorant stick with two scents layered together in the same tube.
The Georgia-based personal care and grooming products company made the gift this month in the name of Robert H Bell, the late Founder of House of Cheatham and a former Georgia State Senator.
India-based firm The Ayurveda Experience is working to expand its presence in North America and Europe to capture the rising demand for natural and holistic beauty products.
The beauty tech company best known for its 3D AR tech and virtual cosmetics, hair color, and skin care try-on services has partnered with the airbrush cosmetics brand LUMINESS.
The chemical company’s beauty care division has released data from a third survey, conducted across Canada, gathering information about hygiene and virus-prevention practices.
A deep dive into Kantar Worldpanel 2021 Brand Footprint
Colgate, Lifebuoy and Dove are the most chosen beauty and personal care brands in the world, with a hygiene focus driving growth in an otherwise flat market, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s 2021 Brand Footprint.
Tomorrow Water, a California-based water treatment company, has just received funding to optimize a new technology that uses only water, heat, and pressure to extract keratan from packing house waste and livestock carcasses.
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Green chemistry is circular by design and therefore provides an important tool for the beauty industry as it looks to improve its environmental impact longer-term, an expert consultant says.
This week the founders of Yellow Strawberry hair salons announced the launch of FIXIT, a hair treatment product developed in partnership with Cosmetic Solutions.
The biotech company’s vegan version of human collagen first launched in 2019 and was immediately picked up by formulators at AHC (Kolmar Korea). Now HumaColl21 is directly available to US beauty consumers too.
As consumer awareness of waste increases, the number of brands reimagining what sustainable beauty packaging is, is on the rise. This week, Grove Collaborative put their own spin on refillable deo.
No longer the beauty maker’s Interim CEO and CFO in the region, as of July, Gee will lead Shiseido’s business in the US, Canada, and Latin America as President and CEO.
For nearly two decades now, Cosmoprof North America has been one of the most expansive and well-attended cosmetics and personal care industry events in the US. Now, BolognaFiere Cosmoprof (the organization behind the tradeshow) prepares for a safety-first,...
Interest in topical and ingestible beauty products that support and even boost immunity is gaining traction, but what science can back up product developments and how much growth potential is there really in this space?
Japanese conglomerate Kao Corporation is working to put its cosmetics division back on a path of high growth with a series of moves including ‘structural reform’ and ramping up marketing spend.
The polyphenol-rich supplement Zeropollution improves the signs of skin ageing, strengthens skin barrier function, and counteracts oxidative stress, according to a new study involving 100 women.
In its inaugural Indigenous Gender Equality initiative, Grand Challenges Canada has awarded $2.5m CAD to 10 projects, two of which are the work of Indigenous cosmetics and personal care brand leaders.
The beauty maker’s newly appointed Executive Vice President is taking on the company’s top 2 communications roles as Alex Trower and MC González Noguera move on.
The newly rebranded cosmetics, personal care, and pigments businesses in the CenterOaks Partners portfolio is preparing for further cross-industry global growth.
In a recent online presentation to international trade media, the cosmetics and personal care packaging company outlined new investments, operational strategies, and market trend alignment initiatives meant to serve beauty makers in Canada, the US, and...
India-based personalised beauty and lifestyle company Vedix is gearing up to make its overseas debut in the Middle East and the US, believing it is well-positioned to tap into trends in self-care and wellness.
Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.
![US-headquartered Paula's Choice has a large range of skin care products, including face cleansers, exfoliants, serums and retinol treatments, available across its global D2C network and select prestige retail outlets [Image: Unilever/Paula's Choice]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/06/15/unilever-to-acquire-paula-s-choice-from-ta-associates-under-prestige-beauty-division/12566251-1-eng-GB/Unilever-to-acquire-Paula-s-Choice-from-TA-Associates-under-prestige-beauty-division.jpg)
![The personal care major says the antiperspirant formulas have demonstrated anti-irritation skin benefits when used in multiple forms, including roll-on, stick and spray [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/formulation-science/colgate-patents-cbd-antiperspirant-deodorants-skin-care-and-hair-care-formulas-for-anti-irritant-properties/12555126-1-eng-GB/Colgate-patents-CBD-antiperspirant-deodorants-skin-care-and-hair-care-formulas-for-anti-irritant-properties.jpg)
![Shanghai Advertising Association has released new advertising standards to align with CSAR [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/regulation-safety/china-cosmetics-advertising-shanghai-association-sets-new-standards-that-align-with-csar-regulations/12550285-1-eng-GB/China-cosmetics-advertising-Shanghai-association-sets-new-standards-that-align-with-CSAR-regulations.jpg)
![New Day Skin is targeting tweens and teens demographic. [New Day Skin]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2021/06/03/new-day-skin-aims-to-spread-awareness-of-sun-protection-among-tweens-and-teens/12503867-1-eng-GB/New-Day-Skin-aims-to-spread-awareness-of-sun-protection-among-tweens-and-teens.jpg)
![The COVID-19 pandemic will heighten demand for skin products that protect ‘against a host of aggressors’. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/multifunctional-and-natural-claims-key-for-protective-beauty-following-covid-19/12481947-1-eng-GB/Multifunctional-and-natural-claims-key-for-protective-beauty-following-COVID-19.jpg)
![Shiseido has developed new technology to enhance the effectiveness of micellar water. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/formulation-science/cle-de-peau-s-new-micellar-cleansing-water-to-feature-shiseido-s-new-make-up-removing-tech/12504118-1-eng-GB/Cle-De-Peau-s-new-micellar-cleansing-water-to-feature-Shiseido-s-new-make-up-removing-tech.jpg)
![Sephora says consumers looking for beauty products that offer more while allowing them to do less. [Dr. Jart+]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2021/05/31/sephora-pinpoints-demand-for-multipurpose-beauty-products-that-won-t-compromise-on-skin-tlc/12521887-1-eng-GB/Sephora-pinpoints-demand-for-multipurpose-beauty-products-that-won-t-compromise-on-skin-TLC.jpg)
![The Ayurveda Experience is working to expand its presence in North America and Europe. [The Ayurveda Experience]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/the-ayurveda-experience-eyes-western-demand-for-natural-and-holistic-beauty-products/12503968-1-eng-GB/The-Ayurveda-Experience-eyes-western-demand-for-natural-and-holistic-beauty-products.jpg)
![Lifebuoy and Dettol - two personal care brands heavily focused on hygiene - were the fastest-growing in the world during the period [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/05/24/top-50-beauty-brands-2021-from-kantar-worldpanel-brand-footprint-show-colgate-lifebuoy-and-dove-most-chosen/12505282-1-eng-GB/Top-50-beauty-brands-2021-from-Kantar-Worldpanel-Brand-Footprint-show-Colgate-Lifebuoy-and-Dove-most-chosen.jpg)
![Working to reduce energy and waste when manufacturing cosmetics will be key to beauty's sustainable and circular future [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/05/20/12-principles-of-green-chemistry-hold-circular-beauty-promise-says-expert-consultant/12498337-1-eng-GB/12-principles-of-green-chemistry-hold-circular-beauty-promise-says-expert-consultant.jpg)
![Kao Corporation is working to put its cosmetics division back on a path of high growth with a series of moves. [Kao Corp]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/kao-outlines-plans-to-raise-cosmetics-business-back-up-to-pre-pandemic-levels-by-2023/12481847-1-eng-GB/Kao-outlines-plans-to-raise-cosmetics-business-back-up-to-pre-pandemic-levels-by-2023.jpg)
![Estée Lauder on how the rapid recovery of colour cosmetics in China has informed its global make-up strategy. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/how-estee-lauder-expects-colour-to-trend-based-on-china-s-covid-19-recovery/12459535-1-eng-GB/How-Estee-Lauder-expects-colour-to-trend-based-on-China-s-COVID-19-recovery.jpg)
![Vedix is gearing up to make its overseas debut in the Middle East and the US. [Vedix]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/brand-innovation/vedix-aims-to-capitalise-on-self-care-and-wellness-shift-as-it-makes-its-global-leap/12391428-1-eng-GB/Vedix-aims-to-capitalise-on-self-care-and-wellness-shift-as-it-makes-its-global-leap.jpg)
