Beauty from within is a small but fast growing niche that also could serve to boost the skin microbiome trend. Cosmetics Design spoke to Stephen Daniells, editor-in-chief of NutraIngredients USA to find out more.
Ichimaru Pharcos has developed an organic anti-ageing ingredient, SpringMint, to tackle skin thinning, which it believes is set to be one of the new buzzwords in the anti-ageing category.
Latin America is increasingly proving to be a big opportunity for indie beauty brands to take advantage of market conditions that are designed to encourage domestic businesses.
Floratech was one of the earlier ingredients providers to tackle the waterless trends and has consequently developed some advanced ingredients and technologies.
At the recent FCE Cosmetique event, Cosmetics Design got to spoke to Chemyunion skin care expert Patricia Moreira, to find out how its team has interpreted sensorial trends in the LATAM and North American cosmetic and personal care markets right now.
L’Oréal’s Modiface has announced that it will provide its AI-powered technology to enable the first virtual try-ons for cosmetics on Amazon, bringing together the e-retail giant and the rising potential of AI for beauty.
Beauty and personal care industry body ICMAD has extended the deadline for its New Indie Beauty (IBI) Award, a competition to highlight talent in this fast growing segment of the US and global industry.
With changes in the EU regulation around the use of ‘free from’ on beauty and personal care products (e.g. free from parabens or free from silicones) coming into place next month, an upcoming webinar aims to get industry professionals up to speed.
It seems that indie beauty is really starting to take off across Latin America as market conditions continue to favor home-grown brands. We spoke to Mintel Global Beauty Analyst Lauren Goodsitt to find out more.
Startup and founder-led brands innovating and selling beauty products can be found on nearly every continent and in nearly every country. Here Cosmetics Design takes a look at a selection of innovative, independent cosmetics and personal care brands from...
During the FCE Cosmetique event in Sao Paulo last week, Cosmetics Design caught up with the man in charge of the event, Jaoa Paulo Picolo, to find out more about what was new this year and developments for the future.
This month on Cosmetics Design, the scent of extinct flowers, and packaging to help fragrance makers go green and get new product to market faster made headlines; as did a fragrance pop-up and concept shop, CEW award winning fragrances, and the importance...
While regulators in the United States and the EU continue to mull laws that might enable the development of the hemp industry, cosmetic and personal care ingredient players have come up with intriguing ways of circumnavigating existing regulations.
At Luxe Pack New York this month, Cosmetics Design caught up with Anne Echard, global product manager of fragrance at Silgan Dispensing, to learn how the manufacturer is helping customers get custom packaging to market more quickly and offer recyclable...
With new categories taking shape like hormonal skin care and whole-body beauty, and with more and more women leading cosmetics and personal care brands, the industry is shifting to reflect and respond differently to consumers’ lived experiences. Cosmetics...
The microbiome trend is sweeping the industry right now, but making this type of product resonate with consumers can be a big challenge. Cosmetics Design spoke to a leading expert in the area to find out more.
FCE Cosmetique 2019 was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil last week, an event that platformed some of the biggest players in the Brazilian and Latin American industry as well as some completely new additions to the show floor, the highlight of which are bought...
As the wellness movement, active beauty, and alternative pain relief converge, it’s likely that more and more startup brands will get involved in the muscle care category. Here, Cosmetics Design looks at 3 indie brands ahead of curve in this unexpected...
Tupperware Brands Corporation owns 5 beauty and personal care brands: Avroy Shlain, Fuller Cosmetics, NaturCare, Nutrimetics, and Nuvo. As board chair and CEO, Stitzel now leads those brands as well as the company’s namesake food storage and home business....
At this year’s NYSCC Suppliers’ Day tradeshow in New York City, Anna Langerveld, president and CEO of Genemarkers, was talking with attendees about her company’s latest offering, a test that skin care makers can use to help develop CBD products with the...
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Shuting Hu, founder of Acaderma Inc., outlines the years she spent researching and commercializing the science behind this natural skin care brand. And in keeping with her brand’s academic foundation, she explains why she...
After months of speculation, Natura has confirmed that it will buy Avon Products in a deal that will see the company acquiring $2 billion worth of Avon stocks.
May 31 and June 1 in Barcelona, Spain, the Institute for the Advancement of International Rehabilitation Standards is hosting a second International conference on Genomics and Microbiomics. And Cosmetics Design Editor Deanna Utroske will be there, speaking...
At this month’s annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Mary Kay associate principal scientist Tiffany Carle presented research data on a serum that the company’s R&D team created using a combination of 5 vitamin-C rich fruit...
At this year’s Luxe Pack New York event it seemed as if everyone was showing some sort of greener, cleaner beauty packaging. To meet the growing demand for environmentally friendly packaging, HCT has begun making compacts in recyclable, recycled, and...
The market for CBD skin care is rapidly opening up in Latin America thanks to a growing acceptance by regulators in countries like Colombia and Mexico, pointing to plenty of opportunities
In the first of a two-part series focusing on innovation in the all-important Latin American hair care market, we look at a series of products that focus on the the specific needs of the Latin American consumer.
At last week’s CEW Beauty Awards luncheon event in New York City, the organization honored brands in over 45 categories and in doing so, showcased several top industry trends: probiotic care, wellness products, indie brands, sustainability initiatives,...
Today, the QVC and HSN parent company announced The Big Find, a search for new and innovative cosmetics, personal care, and fashion brands that are undiscovered yet poised for success in the video commerce space.
The indications are that the much anticipated continued revival of Brazil’s economy is not happening, which is putting a strain on cosmetic and personal care players.
At this year’s NYSCC Suppliers’ Day event, the beauty ingredient maker was showcasing two new skin care ingredients: one a globally compliant option for cannabis beauty, the other a unique French rose extract. In this video interview, Ashland’s vice president...
Prevalent Projects sells mostly furniture. Yet, co-owner and buyer Julia Albee is pleased to report that fragrance and personal care account for some 15% of the Mill Valley, California – shop’s monthly sales. Cosmetics Design recently checked in with...
The design-forward brand announced changes to the OLIKA leadership this month, along with plans to expand the business beyond its signature Birdie and Minnie hand sanitizers.
For the past two weeks, fragrance entrepreneur Kristi Moe hosted a pop-up shop in the Artists & Fleas section of New York City’s popular Chelsea Market. For consumers (locals and tourists alike) it was an opportunity to discover and experience Zodica...
The indie beauty continues to grow; and while direct-to-consumer brands, pop-up shops, and makers markets are still very much a part of indie retail landscape, most major department stores, beauty specialty shops, and countless lifestyle boutiques carry...
Industry observers have been buzzing over the prospect of Natura buying up Avon Products, but with several firm financing options said to be in the pipeline, the acquisition is looking more likely.
The men’s grooming category is growing and Cremo is growing faster than most. Cremo Products got its start in 2007 with a single shave cream and has since grown into a robust collection of men’s personal care and colognes (there’s women’s line too). In...
Tuesday morning in New York City, the organizers of Cosmoprof North America hosted a press preview event, featuring 25+ brands and manufacturers that will be at this summer’s show. Cosmetics Design was there, and these are the formulation, packaging,...
In the second part of a two-part article, we bring five of the most recent and innovative hair care launches in the fast moving and very advanced Latin American market.
Skin microbiome continues to be one of the hottest trends in the industry right now, which is why Cosmetics Design has devoted its inaugural Summit entirely around this topic. But is it a flash in the pan trend?
At last week’s ingredient discovery event hosted by the NYSCC, Kristen Agbato, North American marketing manager for Dow’s personal care business, spoke with Cosmetics Design about the company’s new MaizeCare polymer, it’s credentials as a natural ingredient,...
At this week’s Luxe Pack New York creative packaging tradeshow, Aptar is featuring newly acquired, next-gen cosmetics packaging technologies. In 2018 the company bought the French packaging business of Reboul—complete with its components, assemblies,...
Late last week, the Boston, Massachusetts – based biotech firm helped open a multisensory installation at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. Resurrecting the Sublime is the culmination of a 5-year project for Ginkgo: a project...
Waterless has been on the radar of industry observers for many years now, so why is that there are still relatively few products offerings on store shelves?
Canada-based Blueberries has confirmed it has got approval to sell CBD-derived products in Colombia after the country’s food and drug regulator gave approval.
The creative packaging tradeshow returns to New York City this week; and as part of the educational conference programing Cosmetics Design will moderate a panel of beauty and personal care brand innovators helping to define the new well beauty category.
Today, the Indie Beauty Media Group announced it’s closing the consumer discovery portion of its IBE events to better focus on the business needs of exhibiting brands. And at IBE NY this August, the group will debut a new face-to-face event—Uplink Live—connecting...
At this month’s NYSCC Suppliers’ Day ingredient discovery show in New York City, the team at Clariant spoke with Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske about not only their most recent green-chemistry ingredient launches but also the company’s new Innovation...
