The annual Pratt Institute event is a fundraiser for the Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design; but it is also a chance to celebrate the innovation of brands and suppliers.
The new educational event for cosmetics and personal care entrepreneurs, takes place January 22nd and 23rd in LA. BeautyX panels, courses, and networking opportunities for this first edition of the summit will focus on media and...
This month, the personal care and cosmetics company announced having bought “substantially all of the assets of Olivo Laboratories,” a venture led by CEO Amy Schulman. The deal includes Olivo’s so-called second-skin technology, which Shiseido plans to...
This month the almond growers’ agricultural collective announced its latest business initiative, supplying sweet almond oil to health and beauty care makers. Blue Diamond has been testing the waters for some time now, exhibiting at industry tradeshows...
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Lori Machiorlette, founder of Worth Beauty—the company behind the blendSmart mechanically rotating makeup brush—talks about how her business has progressed to become a “spinning revolution” around the globe. And she reminds...
The North America – based New Avon LLC announced a line of beauty-from-within products this week. But Espira is more than simply ingestibles for hair, skin, and nail health; the brand also has product lines for overall nutritional support as well.
At a very-well attended breakfast event in New York City on Wednesday, the foundation’s new president Linda Levy sketched out the organization’s refreshed vision for the future. Plans include an annual day of fragrance; involving and supporting a growing...
The North American specialty chemical distributor was selected to be a key partner in Nanovetores’ expansion and to help the company begin to take its sustainable ingredient supply business global.
Late last week the pharmaceutical and consumer products company announced it has acquired the organic sunless tanning and skin care brand founded by CEO Alyson Hogg. Crown Laboratories sees the global brand as a fitting addition to their existing sun...
This week Level Brands, the licensed brand marketing firm where Kathy Ireland serves as chairman emeritus and chief brand strategist, announced a partnership with Isodiol that is being touted as ‘a multimillion-dollar cannabidiol (CBD) products deal’.
The optical technology platform developed by Cambridge Consultants is bringing top-of-the-line skin data analysis in to the hands and homes of beauty consumers. Cosmetics Design caught up with Edward Brunner, head of Asia consumer business for the company,...
The skin care and cosmetics company launched and led by Gregg Renfrew announced receipt of new funding from Mousse Partners that will facilitate her brand’s expansion and, by extension, further her mission to overhaul the beauty and personal care industry’s...
In their Indie Beauty Profile, Tran Wills and Ali Elman, founders of the nail color and nail care brand Base Coat describe how the brand evolved as a natural complement to their Base Coat nail salons. And Elman advises prospective indie brand founders...
Late last week the private equity firm announced that it had acquired stake in the direct-to-consumer beauty brand. Plans now are to increase BH Cosmetics’ reach in current markets as well as to expand in to new markets.
Earlier this month TricoBraun announced the acquisition of Package All Corp, a New York State - based company with pharmaceutical, beauty, and beverage packaging capabilities (to name a few).
The list ranks companies by their level of corporate citizenship. And the 2018 rankings, announced recently, include personal care and cosmetics leaders like Estée Lauder and P&G as well as a couple of ingredient supply companies and one retailer....
A new device, developed at AGH University of Science and Technology, has enabled an international team of researchers to better observe early-stage gel formation.
This week the multinational consumer goods company completed the deal to acquire Schmidt’s Naturals—a deal that was first announced just weeks ago and advances Unilever’s position in the clean, green, and natural beauty business.
The relatively new beauty tool brand launched in Canada just last month and is hoping its distinctive and ergonomic brushes can change consumer expectations there and update color cosmetic application techniques as well.
Many cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brands are experimenting to discover what luxury means in a digital age. Curiously, the latest marketing initiative from fitness club company Equinox may offer some ideas. The company’s new Commitment collection...
Researchers from the University of California San Diego and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory teamed up to develop the new technology, and late last year, published details of their method in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature Protocols....
Late last year the global salon products company announced the signing of a deal to buy Oribe Hair Care. As part of the agreement, brand co-founder Daniel Kaner will join the Kao management team as president of Oribe.
Just as 2017 was coming to a close, the two companies announced completion of a deal that has Royal DSM acquiring the Amyris biotech production facilities in Brazil, a next phase of the DSM-Amyris partnership that will also expand production beyond farnesene...
Influencer and celebrity brands aren’t what they used to be, and recording artist Ariana Grande’s fragrance partnership with LUXE Brands is a case in point. Late last year the franchise passed the $150 million retail sales milestone.
Targeting the massive hair care market in Latin America and world-wide, Brazil-based Beraca has launched a new hair conditioning ingredient, Capillus Pro 22, made with materials sourced from the Amazon rain forest.
Cosmoprof already has a major global presence with its events in Europe, Asia and North America. Now it is looking to increase its footprint in Latin America through its partnership with the Belleza Y Salud event.
The Brazilian trade body has been working towards promoting the country’s beauty industry worldwide and throughout the LATAM region, with the important Colombian market proving to be a core focus.
The Latin American beauty industry is set for further growth, with the outlook for the region’s beauty remaining strong, although the rate of growth will slow compared to the last five years.
The Cosmoprof Bologna Worldwide event organisers are focusing on making the 2018 event portfolio even more international with the addition of some key events and further partnership developments.
Colgate-Palmolive is known as an oral care player, but it has had a strong presence in the skin care market for many years and two new professional brand acquisitions will add to the portfolio.
The L’Oréal color cosmetics brand has teamed up with electronics company Samsung and VR production agency Cubicle Ninjas on a virtual beauty tutorial experience. Today, the experience launches in select stores and there are plans to expand the brand’s...
Wednesday, the foundation began accepting applications for its annual award program honoring perfumers, newly launched scents, indie fragrance, bath and body collections, packaging, media and marketing campaigns, and much more. This year’s competition...
Cosmetics Design's Simon Pitman recently guested on the Just Ask David show, to discuss some of the hottest trends driving the US beauty and personal care market at the moment.
The Boston, Massachusetts – based synthetic biology company, known in the beauty industry for its work with fragrance maker Robertet, has just announced $275 million in Series D funding and the opening of a new facility that promises to launch the company...
Today, TSG Consumer Partners announced that the firm has acquired a minority stake in the color cosmetics brand. With this funding, Huda Beauty has plans to build a more global business and launch a program that will fund and mentor entrepreneurs in the...
Editor Deanna Utroske is the guest on the latest edition of Where Brains Meet Beauty, a podcast hosted by Jodi Katz, founder of the Base Beauty Creative Agency. Over the course of the episode she talks with Jodi about what surprises her in the cosmetics,...
The personal care contract manufacturing company has been growing swiftly, buying up related businesses—this time it’s a manufacturer that specializes in liquid, gel, lotion, and paste CPG for not only beauty brands but also those in the home, laundry,...
In response to attendee feedback, this coming April in The Netherlands, the annual beauty industry tradeshow will feature new programming dedicated to research, development, and innovation. Additionally, exhibitors from around the world will be on hand...
The combined forces of Dow Corning and Dow Chemical have created a massive hair care ingreidents portfolio which the company’s development team believes is well poised to serve the massive Latin American market.
Chemyunion is science-based fine chemicals provider that is making the unusual move of breaking out of its home market in Brazil and into the North American market.
With the aim of further diversifying the Cargill business beyond the mainstay food arena, Cargill Beauty was born earlier this year. In this video, Cargill executives explain why both Brazil and the Latin American army will form a vital part of this ambition.
As part of its occasional series of educational events, the global research and consulting firm will run a full-day event in San Francisco, California, early next year about the opportunities, challenges, and regulations pertaining to formulating personal...
The Cosmetics Design team has compiled a list of the top trends to look out for in each of the three regions we cover - Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Be sure to watch this video so you can clue into what to expect in 2018 and stay one step ahead...
One of the predictions in last December’s Cosmetics Design video ‘Top ten cosmetics and personal care trends for 2017’ was that, “Women will stand out in 2017 as the founders, inventors, and business leaders in personal care and cosmetics.” Here, we’ve...
Color cosmetics is a category that’s really doing well. Over this past year Cosmetics Design has reported on brands in every sector and every niche of the business. And there have been some compelling retail innovations for color brands this year too....
