The announcement comes less than one month after a judge’s ruling opened the door to thousands of lawsuits against the multinational medical and CPG company; but Johnson & Johnson attributes the decision to a COVID-19 portfolio assessment.
L’Oréal has announced a multi-million environmental and social protection program that aims to support vulnerable women and ecosystem preservation – priority areas as the world reels from coronavirus (COVID-19), it says.
This month, the biotech company behind the popular clean skin care brand Biossance and the baby line Pipette shared news of company efforts to produce hand sanitzer as well as about how the numbers have been shaping up over the past quarter.
For more than 60 years, the non-profit has been funding programs on breast health awareness and cancer prevention as well as initiatives to end gender-based violence. This month, the Foundation adds 5 women to its board of directors.
Last October, the beauty company announced plans to divest its retail hair and pro beauty business to concentrate squarely on fragrance, cosmetics, and skin care. Now, Coty has signed a deal to make those plans reality.
Today, the Hawaii-based makeup brand launched a campaign to help fund MUAs that find themselves out of work because of precautionary Coronavirus-prevention measures.
The multilevel-marketing beauty company has taken a multifaceted approach to giving during the pandemic, producing hand sanitzer, making grants, donating product, and more.
All around the world, cosmetics and personal care industry professionals have been working from home during the Coronavirus pandemic. Without the usual calendar of events and tradeshows, we’re finding new ways to stay in touch and stay informed.
Thursday is National Hairstylist Appreciation Day and Friday is The World's Largest Tip Day; both draw attention to the professional and financial hardships beauty service providers are facing during the Coronavirus crisis.
The organisers of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna have again postponed the cosmetics tradeshow, this time to Spring next year, citing the current economic scenario and ongoing coronavirus emergency.
As the global fight against Coronavirus wears on, the personal care industry’s contribution grows. Early this week, P&G Canada announced new initiatives to support the fight in that country.
According to new data from the American Chemistry Council, overall specialty chemical market volume was down 5% in March. But for the most part, beauty ingredient suppliers are still doing a strong business.
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a sales rise for its fiscal 2020 third quarter, buoyed by home and healthcare divisions, but net sales in beauty shrank due to a poor SK-II performance linked to travel retail closures.
L’Oréal sales sank by almost 5% for the first quarter of 2020 amidst the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, though actives maintained strong growth and at-home haircare flourished.
Personal care major Johnson & Johnson has lowered its 2020 guidance to reflect the impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, despite a strong net income surge for the first quarter.
Miguel Fernandez joined the company as CEO and President just one month ago. And on Monday he announced cost-cutting measures including temporary furloughs, spending freezes, and salary cuts.
In the face of difficult business choices, the beauty retailer pledges to take several steps to help support both furloughed and remaining staff during the Coronavirus crisis.
In a statement made yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new progress made with Canada's Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19, including more hand sanitizer available from manufacturers based in that country.
The beauty maker’s East Windsor, New Jersey manufacturing facility is closed is help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. But, for a short time, the company’s employee-led social impact program reopened a portion of the facility to manufacture hand sanitizer...
The ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has gripped markets worldwide, and with no concrete end in sight, CosmeticsDesign’s editors discuss market impacts, industry response and what might still be to come.
The entire world is going through a health and financial crisis. In some industries, business has come to a complete stop. In others, workers have never been busier. And somewhere in between are indie beauty brands led by founders facing a lot of new...
The industry trade association announced two new hires recently. Ferrer is the trade association’s new Director of Regulatory Science and Todd is now Manager of Meetings and Membership.
The current global health emergency has changed what day-to-day business looks like in the beauty industry. Like many multinationals, L’Oréal has taken steps worldwide that help address the crisis. And late last week, L’Oréal USA added 5 new measures...
With nearly every 2020 cosmetic and personal care tradeshow canceled or postponed, beauty industry suppliers are taking ingredient launches, technical seminars, branded content, and much more online to keep business moving.
Personal care major Unilever is working with the UK government on a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of handwashing during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The Florida – based, kitchen and household goods company appointed a Mauro Schnaidman to its board of directors this week, upping the number of new beauty executives on the Tupperware team to three.
As of Monday, March 30, the Canada-based beauty maker will begin scaling back operations and implementing temporary layoffs in response to the Coronavirus global health and financial crisis.
Personal care major Henkel is donating €2m to COVID-19 response funds and will supply five million units of personal and household hygiene products to charities and health authorities amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
Today, the Indie Beauty Media Group launched a new free online resource center called #BeautyUnites to keep independent cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brand founders informed, inspired, and in good spirits.
The beauty maker announced this week that all L’Oréal – owned stores across the country are closed “until further notice to help protect employees and customers from the threat of COVID-19.”
It wasn’t until 2020 that Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a factor of import in the cosmetics and personal care industry. But by now, no matter where in the world you are, the virus has changed things. Here Cosmetics Design looks at how our...
Tupperware owns six brands. Five of those are beauty and personal care brands. And late last week, the direct-sales company added 2 beauty and wellness executives to its leadership team.
The organisers of in-cosmetics Global have now postponed the cosmetics trade show to October due to the steep escalation of the ongoing outbreak of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 in Europe, particularly Spain.
The beauty maker and retailer’s new employee policy will ensure leave for parents company wide and is a move towards more equitable and inclusive benefits.
Today, the organizers behind in-cosmetics global have announced—in light of mounting coronavirus concerns in Europe—a postponement of this year’s event.
Beiersdorf has grown annual revenues and gained market share in face and skin care for 2019, despite facing profound societal changes and business challenges linked to climate change, its chairman says.
The Canada-based beauty maker has been growing exponentially since being acquired by Cornell Capital in mid-2018. And the Cosmetic Laboratories of America acquisition is just the latest in what is now a long line of deals that have vastly expanded KDC/ONE.
In October, the fragrance maker and the cannabinoid extraction company announced their partnership. And this month, Neptune Wellness Solutions is launching a brand called Forest Remedies with a collection of products developed in collaboration with IFF.
SHOW WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER FOLLOWING SECOND POSTPONEMENT
The organisers of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna have now postponed the cosmetics tradeshow to September, due to the escalated outbreak of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 in Italy.
While the microbiome skin care movement and consumer interest in paraben-free cosmetics and personal care products might suggest that preservatives are falling out of favor in the beauty industry, new data from the market research and consulting firm...
Late last week in New York City, Fragrance Foundation President Linda Levy announced that, for this year’s Fragrance Day events, the Foundation has partnered with Moses on a series of original paintings that evoke an array of fragrance ingredients, both...
Philippe Dalle opened the beauty maker’s Canada-based subsidiary in 1958 and served as President until 1984. This week the company and the industry morn his loss.