News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
In the latest Beauty 4.0 episode, CosmeticsDesign explores the booming menopausal beauty market with Christine Staples, CEO of Cohere Beauty, discussing how ingredient innovation and sustainable formulation are tackling specific skin care, hair care, and...
In this month's episode from CosmeticsDesign, we're navigating the ethical considerations of a popular beauty industry trend with the CEO of New Laboratories, a Melbourne-based cosmetics and personal care product manufacturer. Listen in as we discuss...
The CEO of Imaraïs joined the NutraCast to discuss the ins and outs of pioneering a new category of clean, plant-based, clinically-backed ingestible beauty supplements.
The US beauty market could potentially be fertile ground for Asian cosmetic brands which are valued for their efficacy, innovation, and unique approaches to beauty.
Beauty 4.0 - Decoding the Business of Beauty
Singaporean fragrance brand Scent by SIX has lauded the customer-centric business model of US multi-brand retailer Showfields in helping tackle challenges such as rising manpower costs to the emergence of the Metaverse.
According to research from The Benchmarking Company, 92% of beauty consumers believe the best way to attain beauty objectives is from the inside-out. In order to meet the demand for beauty from within, 3D printed vitamin makers Nourished joined forces...
The overreliance on recycling is the chief piece of green misinformation in the beauty industry, which has to move faster towards a circular model, says the founder and CEO of Emma Lewisham.
Indie Pioneers Podcast
The founders of Myanmar-based Gabar have revealed how they overcame the physical challenges of being separated from each other – and their team of perfumers – to create fragrances that could authentically represent their country and culture.
Indie Pioneers Podcast
The CEO of an Asian-led make-up brand is questioning the ‘performative inclusivity’ she sees in the beauty industry, claiming it can hurt smaller, less well-funded brands that are trying to solve the frustrations of specific target consumers.
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Beauty tech is developing at a fast pace and there are plentiful opportunities for brands to play into this space, from smart consumer devices to metaverse engagement and blockchain for traceability, says Andrew McDougall, director of BPC at Mintel.
On this episode of Indie Pioneers, we chat with Dan Terry, the founder and creative director of Oo La Lab to discuss the potential of niche Asian fragrance brands in the global market and talk about the importance of scent to heritage and culture.
PODCAST
Innovating for the circular beauty economy is expensive. And it requires cross-industry collaboration. In this episode of the Speaking of Beauty podcast, LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren talks about carbon capture technology and how beauty industry...
International video entertainment platform TikTok has soared into the beauty spotlight, driven by a plethora of highly engaged creators, and beauty brands will continue to jump aboard up as this rush continues, says Antonia Baildam, brand partnerships...
PODCAST
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...
PODCAST
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 10...
CosmeticsDesign editors break down the beauty and personal care acquisitions, product innovations and challenges that have arisen under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The beauty and personal care world has faced significant upheaval on a global scale during the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but it has also emerged as resilient and innovative despite consumer and retail trends morphing at great speed.
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.
Guest Audio Interview
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.
Voice of the Industry
The rambunctious founder of UK men’s grooming brand King of Shaves says he disagrees with the suggestion that the big personal care players do not know how to communicate with men.
An extract of snow algae can protect the skin against environmental stress factors and improve the barrier function and has been developed by Mibelle Biochemistry. Here, Dr Fred Zülli gives Cosmetics Design an exclusive insight.
Voice of the Industry
That expert is Chris Kilham, better known as the ‘Medicine Hunter’ whose life consists of venturing into the world’s wild vegetation zones to search for botanicals that may have therapeutic, nutritional or wellness benefits for cosmetic companies like...
Ingredients supplier Merck has launched new cosmetics actives and invited CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com down to give us an exclusive insight on the skin care ingredients.
For a number of years France-based research company Spincontrol has been delving deeper and deeper into the subject area of wellbeing in an attempt to discover how more effective and targeted cosmetic and personal care products can be developed.
CosmeticsDesign.com USA spoke to John Paro, CEO of specialty chemical player HallStar, who explained the added value that the company is expecting to achieve from its move into the naturals arena.
As Luxe pack New York boasted its largest ever exhibitor list, CosmeticsDesign.com USA caught up with the show organizers to discuss the key themes and trends, and how the show had progressed over the years.
At the recent in-cosmetics show in Milan, CosmeticsDesign caught up with Bob Norman of GreenPalm to discuss the need for cosmetic companies to support the sustainable production of palm oil.
Naturex will expand again in 2011 with several “€5-20m” targets, 1.5 years after completing the €110m integration of Spanish supplier Natraceutical that made the French botanical extracts supplier the biggest in the world.
Bioplastics are increasingly seen as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based resins; but, as with many materials, questions surround their environmental footprint. CosmeticsDesign.com USA spoke to Steve Davies of Natureworks to get some of the facts...
As polypropylene prices are close to hitting all time highs, CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com spoke to packaging supplier MWV’s Barcelona plant manager Angel Fernandez-Carbonell about how the plant is keeping its costs and environmental footprint down.
Following the phenomenal success of Puig's Paco Rabanne 1 Million fragrance, Olivier Boutaud, director of the company's production facility at Chartre, France, explains how production was ramped up to meet the demand.
In a month that has seen biodiversity under the microscope, CosmeticsDesign.com USA spoke with Filipe Sabará, commercial director at Beraca, to get his views on how ingredients sourcing can help conservation and development efforts.
The Beauty from Within conference, brought to you by CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com and NutraIngredients.com, is only a week away and will uncover how you can get the most out of this emerging sector.
As HBA 2010 closed its doors CosmeticsDesign.com USA interviewed event director Jill Birkett to find out about the highlights of the show and to discover more about the reasons behind rescheduling next year's event in the month of June.
Special Edition : Beauty From Within
In the first part of this nutricosmetics series, we explore why edible beauty is tipped for significant growth. But success will only be found if the products are associated with cosmetics brands and sold in selective distribution channels, according to...
An encapsulation technology that can be engineered to not release the capsules’ contents can be used to halt degradation of UV filters and increase SPF in organic sunscreens.
Lionel Genix, marketing director at Dow Personal Care spoke to CosmeticsDesign.com USA to outline how the company has redesigned its business strategy to focus on the customer, as well as outlining some of the company’s latest product launches.
When the palette of ingredients respecting green chemistry principles expands there will be ‘exceptional’ green product development, according to Estée Lauder’s Dr Liliana George.
New sustainable materials and technologies need to be evaluated to really understand what they can bring to a product, according to luxury rigid box manufacturer, Knoll Packaging.
Sustainable packaging and luxury can be combined but it’s a multi-player game, requiring action from retailers, suppliers, brands and consumers, according to Estée Lauder packaging executive John Delfausse.
Lipstick products ready for retail trade containing candelilla wax no longer need to be accompanied by a certificate that proves their transportation adheres to international regulations.
With influences for innovation in the cosmetics industry coming from many areas, market research company Mintel has identified four key beauty trends for 2010.
A new polypropylene-based material that combines natural grass waste is the secret behind a cosmetic packaging with a significantly reduced environmental footprint.
Dispatches from PCD Congress
Highlighting resource use of the packaging and pushing for more recyclable materials might be a step in the right direction but we should not forget petrochemical-based materials that already exist and may have a better environmental profile than those...
Nanoencapsulation can make significant savings for formulators as it can reduce the amount of active ingredients needed, according to Ken Chomistek, a research engineer with Microfluidics.
COSMETICS COMPACT
The antioxidant properties of green tea have lead many researchers to investigate its potential as an anti-aging ingredient, both for topical application and as a supplement. However, a new study suggests this might not be the miracle extract the world...
The removal of parabens by some cosmetic manufacturers is a reaction to “outrageous claims” made by the media and pressure from non-governmental organisations (NGOs), not consumer pressure, according to Dene Godfrey from S Black.
dispatches from suppliers' day
At Suppliers’ Day in New Jersey last week CosmeticsDesign.com spoke to Kris Kudrnac of K3 Corporation who explained how the industry is experiencing a “mad rush” for natural and organic preservatives.
Dispatches from suppliers’ day
Organic alternatives to certain synthetic ingredients have been elusive. Peter Boncelet from Earth Supplied Products explains why organic cosmetics have yet to fully live up to the marketing hype but suggests that chemistry is starting to catch up.
Industry and NGOs addressed ethical ingredients sourcing at the Sourcing with Respect conference held in Munich on April 24. At the event, organised by the Union for Ethical BioTrade, Katie Bird spoke to Juan Marco Alvarez from the IUCN (International...