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In-cosmetics North America strives to attract indie brands

25-Jul-2018 By Simon Pitman

Indie brands have been taking the US beauty world by storm, in turn throwing up a new set of formulation criteria that will be addressed at the forthcoming in-cosmetics North America.

Cannabis beauty: How to stay on the right side of the law!

23-Jul-2018 By Simon Pitman

Cosmoprof North America opens its doors in Las Vegas on Sunday, which is also the same day of the event’s not-to-be missed educational session ‘High On Beauty: The Cannabis Dilemma'.

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Jeanine Recckio can see the future of beauty

23-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In this video interview, Cosmetics Design sits down with beauty futurologist Jeanine Recckio of the Mirror Mirror Imagination Group to explore how she works; how smart brands can stay relevant and on-trend by adapting insights from any and every industry...

SC Johnson fragrance ingredient disclosure program reaches a milestone

19-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Consumer behavior isn’t neatly compartmentalized by industry; and the expectations of beauty shoppers aren’t limited by the practices of cosmetics and personal care makers—which is to say that SC Johnson’s latest accomplishment in scent transparency will...

P&G will acquire indie skin care brand FAB

18-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Reports are circulating this week that P&G will pay close to $250m for the popular skin care brand founded by Lilli Gordon and known as First Aid Beauty.

3 beauty makers named to best workplaces list

17-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

This month, Indeed (the employment search engine) announced its new list ranking the 50 best workplaces. The company rankings are based on employees’ reviews and ratings; and three multinational cosmetics and personal care corporations are included.

Taliah Waajid brings protective styles hair care line to Walmart

16-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The subcategory of hair care is used by women wearing protective hairstyles (like wigs, weaves, and headwraps) while shifting from a chemically treated hair style to a natural hair style. And as of this month, more consumers have access to the category,...

Credo writes the book on clean beauty

16-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In late June, the cosmetics and personal care retailer announced new clean beauty brand standards—a dictionary if you will—that outlines what safe beauty ingredients are and what consumers need to know to make informed purchasing decisions. Cosmetics...

Beauty and fragrance ingredient maker Sensient acquires Mazza

12-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Founded in 2011, Mazza Innovation has made a name for itself over the years for its botanical extraction technology—a process that is solvent free and instead uses pressurized low polarity water. It’s tech that Sensient will now leverage to develop clean...

Avon product brochure goes digital

12-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The multinational social-sales beauty brand is continually revamping its business these days. There have been drastic changes in leadership, real estate, product manufacturing…the list goes on. But Avon hopes the move to digital brochures—in 12 countries...

Skin care is working for the industry and for consumers, says NPD

11-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

A new report--2018 Makeup In-Depth Consumer Report—from the global market information provider shows that in the US, skin care is not only selling well as a stand-alone category but is also a popular benefit of multifunctional makeup.

Coty teams with DKSH in Asia

11-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Again Coty has partnered with the market expansion services company, in this instance to advance the beauty maker’s professional hair care business in Singapore and Malaysia.

Cosmoprof NA panel hits on the cannabis 'dilemma'

09-Jul-2018 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmoprof North America event is now less than three weeks away. And featuring a packed education program, one session not to miss concerns the big buzz around cannabis and hemp formulated products.

RevitaLash brand expands into hair care

09-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

This month, the 12-year-old lash and brow conditioner brand announced a line extension into hair care, launching three volumizing products formulated for fine and thinning hair.

SVBeautyTech accelerator opens with 9 companies

03-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Claire Chang of igniteXL has teamed up with Draper University on a new project calculated to bolster early-stage startups that are levering technology to disrupt business as usual in the cosmetics and personal care industry. The inaugural SVBeautyTech...

Hum Nutrition launches dissolving collagen tablets

02-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty-from-within and supplements brand just debuted Collagen Pop, pressed tablets that dissolve in water like Airborne or 8Greens. Sold on the Hum Nutrition site and at all Sephora stores in the US, the new wellness / beauty ingestible is the latest...

Indie Beauty Profile

Eric Fallon, Rebels Refinery

02-Jul-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In his Indie Beauty Profile, Eric Fallon, founder of the grooming and personal care brand Rebels Refinery, stresses the importance of knowledgeable mentors and revels in the joy of media and celebrity acclaim.

Experiential beauty retail is winning with consumers, shows Kline data

28-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Sales climb when cosmetics and personal care brands provide shoppers with engaging digital and personal experiences, according to the market researcher’s Beauty Retailing USA: Channel Analysis and Opportunities report.

Personal care brand Dove adding watermark to untouched ad photos by 2019

28-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The Unilever brand, acclaimed for its Self-Esteem Project, announced a ‘No Digital Distortion Mark’ initiative this week. In doing so, Dove joins a growing number of brands, retailers, and media that have given up Photo Shopping—and are verifying as much...

Creating Pickering emulsions for cosmetics and personal care formulations just got a whole lot simpler

28-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Late last month, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago published findings in the peer-reviewed America Chemical Society’s journal Applied Materials & Interfaces. Their work promises to greatly simplify how stable, surfactant-free...

Unilever acquires majority stake in Equilibra

28-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

Unilever has confirmed the acquisition of a 75% stake in Italian personal care and wellbeing business Equilibra.

The Makeup Show is leaving Dallas but staying in Texas

26-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In 2019, the show that brings makeup artists and brands together for education, networking, and shopping will have a new home for its Texas edition.

Anti-dandruff shampoo brand Nizoral acquired by Kramer Laboratories

25-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The deal, announced just this morning, expands Kramer’s business into the hair care and scalp care space—and is likely the first of many transactions that diversify the OTC company’s brand portfolio.

Indie Beauty Profile

Maegan Scarlett and Liora Dudar, oVertone Haircare

25-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In their Indie Beauty Profile, Maegan Scarlett and Liora Dudar, founders of oVertone Haircare, urge would-be personal care or cosmetics entrepreneurs to just get started and keep improving. And, they describe the workings of an independent beauty startup...

Should male grooming brands adjust their customer journey approach?

21-Jun-2018 By Natasha Spencer

Strategy and Research unit, Inkling London, uses OpenSource to explore how male grooming brands can optimise their offering and customer experience.

Beauty brands play their part in Tori Spelling’s new make-over TV show

21-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

A new beauty and fashion make-over TV show, hosted by actress Tori Spelling is providing a big opportunity for beauty brands to connect with consumers.

Sally Beauty launches a business competition for hair brands founded by women

20-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

This week, Sally Beauty began accepting applications for its new Cultivate program, an initiative meant to support women’s entrepreneurship in the hair care industry and bring innovative new products to the company’s customers. But unlike similar industry...

Beauty Pitch Angels event returns to CosmoProf NA for 2018

20-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Registration is open through the end of June for both entrepreneurs and investors interested in participating in the event next month. The Beauty Pitch Angels program is essentially an interactive venue for emerging cosmetics and personal care brands...

Indie Beauty Profile

Risa Barash, Fairy Tales Hair Care

18-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Risa Barash, founder of Fairy Tales Hair Care, outlines how a single-product grew into a leading problem / solution brand in the children’s hair care space, competing with the likes of Suave Kids at major retail stores.

L’Oréal presents 7 years of research on scalp care at Skin Microbiome Congress

18-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At a two-day event in Boston, Massachusetts, last month, experts from personal care, medicine, academia, government, and beyond came together to share learnings and build a network among professionals in this emerging field. As part of the program Cecile...

Specialty chemical distributor HORN acquired by IMCD

13-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty and personal care ingredient distributor has a good track record here in the States and has strategically partnered with regional ingredient makers over the years. Now, Netherlands-based IMCD has seized the opportunity to grow in the US market...

Is biological design the future of everything?

07-Jun-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Christina Agapakis, creative director of the biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks, thinks it is. So when Cosmetics Design visited the company’s labs in Boston, Massachusetts, late last month, she shared insight into the expansive possibilities that biological...

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L'Oreal digital strategy expert shares key tips

01-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

We caught up with L'Oréal's digital strategy manager for hair care and styling at the recent FCE Cosmetique event in Brazil, where he shared some of his in depth knowledge for both the Brazil market and worldwide.

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ABC President explains how Brazilian biodiversity regulation works

01-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics Design got to talk to João Hansen, president of Brazilian cosmetic industry supplier association ABC to find out more details about how Brazil's biodiversity regulations can work to improve the environment and the industry.

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How brands can turn Brazil biodieversity legislation to their advantage

01-Jun-2018 By Simon Pitman

Latest legislation to regulate the sustainable use of Brazil’s biodiversity has raised eyebrows at many of the big beauty and personal care brands, particularly additional taxes being introduced to use such ingredients.

Croda’s new personal care website

01-Jun-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a bid to offer a comprehensive web presence, Croda, international personal care ingredients supplier, has launched a website dedicated to personal care formulators.

IFF partners with fragrance ink player Amkiri

31-May-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

IFF has announced its partnership with Amkiri on its Visual Fragrance Technology: a new ‘ink’ that can be drawn on the skin that also delivers a long-lasting fragrance.

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DuPont Tate & Lyle continues investing digitally and financially in bio-based propanediol

31-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In this video interview, Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske talks with David Shaw of DuPont Tate & Lyle about what’s new and what’s next for the company’s personal care ingredient Zemea.

How Kao’s brand portfolio is shaping up

30-May-2018 By Natasha Spencer

Kao first entered the beauty scene in 1887. For more than a century, the Japanese beauty heavyweight has launched a multitude of brands to attract its domestic and global consumers.

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Chemyunion and the Latin American advantage in the beauty business

30-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At this year’s in-cosmetics global event, Cosmetics Design sat down with Sérgio Gonçalves, international business director at Chemyunion, to learn about a new ingredient that could win out in the illusive yet ever-promising men’s skin care market; what...

Debra G. Perelman ascends to CEO at Revlon

29-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Last Wednesday, Perelman became president and CEO of the multinational beauty company. Her overarching objectives are to accelerate Revlon’s growth and foster disruptive and innovative change from within the cosmetics and personal care company.

L’Oréal and Valentino: worldwide license agreement announced for fine fragrances and luxury beauty

29-May-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

The two beauty giants have signed a global, long-term license agreement for the creation, development and distribution of fine fragrances and luxury beauty under the Valentino brand.

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Ashland showcases latest ingredient launches at NYSCC Suppliers' Day

24-May-2018 By Simon Pitman

We caught up with Joel Mantelin, global marketing manager for biofunctionals at Ashland Specialty Ingredients at the recent NYSCC Suppliers' Day to find out more about the company's latest ingredient launches, including a new stem cell based...

Using culture as a marketing method

23-May-2018 By Natasha Spencer

Storytelling is having a dramatic impact on how indie brands are crafting, communicating and connecting communities both online and offline. In this special focus on how Asia-Pacific brands of today are marketing themselves, we look at how culture is...

3 inventive display formats seen at Suppliers Day

23-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At this month’s cosmetics and personal care tradeshow in New York City, exhibitors ranging from ingredient makers to trend consulting agencies showcased their wares in meaningful ways—ways that say as much about the business behind the booth as the actual...

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Brazilian personal care ingredient maker Beraca launches natural alternative to silicone at in-cosmetics global 2018

23-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At this year’s tradeshow in Amsterdam, Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske sat down with Juliana Checon, R&D manager at Beraca, to discuss the company’s latest personal care ingredient launch.

Cosmetics and personal care suppliers honored at 2018 CEW Beauty Awards

22-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The organization’s annual beauty awards expanded this year to celebrate not only innovative brands and products and perfumers but also—for the first time—packaging and ingredient suppliers as well.Cosmetics Design was there to see the 2018 winners, of...

BeautyTech Meetup arrives in New York

22-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The global beauty technology Meetup community founded by Odile Roujol launched a New York City chapter this week. A next, panel event in already in the planning stages for later this summer; and gauging from the turnout at this week’s gathering, there...

How indie beauty brands are flying the naturals flag - Mintel

18-May-2018 By Simon Pitman

The Indie beauty category and the naturals trend have always been a perfect complement, so it comes as no surprise that some of the most progressive and forward-thinking natural brands are also independently owned.

5 beauty packaging truths on display at LuxePack NY 2018

17-May-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The creative packaging trade show opened yesterday in New York City. And, Cosmetics Design was there to see what matters most is cosmetics, fragrance, and personal care packaging today.