Hair care

Inolex launches new silicone alternatives

13-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Yesterday, the specialty chemical maker announced 2 new ingredients that it’s describing as next-generation silicone replacements. And in conversation with Cosmetics Design, Inolex global technical marketing manager Fana Makonnen explained why the company...

Lash extension trend inspires new eye makeup formulations and launches

13-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Every new beauty trend, treatment, and technology changes the routines and regimens that consumers use to care for and makeup their faces. Which explains why, in recent days, specialized lash and brow brands have launched color and cleansing products...

in-cosmetics global to feature 3 days of personal care and beauty marketing trends education

12-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The international personal care ingredients trade show takes place next month in Amsterdam. And this year, the thousands of product manufacturers attending will have free access to marketing trends programming, including a session on Beauty around the...

Hair and skin care brand launches its own organic ingredient line

12-Mar-2018 By Simon Pitman

Newly formed GIObis Laboratories has teamed up with Oh Oh Organics to launch all-natural organic emulsifying and preserving systems for the North American market.

13 women entrepreneurs accepted into Sephora Accelerate 2018

08-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Sephora has been running its Accelerate program for women brand founders and startup leaders for three years now. This week, the company announced the 13 women selected to participate in the 2018 edition of the program—they represent brands innovating...

PCPC annual meeting zeros in on the Power of Beauty

08-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At the end of February, the Personal Care Products Council convened its annual meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. The Power of Beauty was the theme of this year’s gathering. And leaders ranging from PCPC board members to magazine executives, market researchers,...

Heritage brand The Grandpa Soap Company expands into natural hair care

08-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Today the family-owned brand, known for its bar soaps, announced a collection of hair and scalp care products. The line extension incorporates several of the brand’s signature soap ingredients, like pine tar, buttermilk, and rose clay.

Is the future of beauty up for sale? RPG and IMX open auction of automated customization patents

06-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The company’s joint venture, Beauty Personalization Domination, has set an opening bid of $500 million for the full portfolio of 75 patents and anticipates bids well above that figure coming from top multinational cosmetics and personal care companies...

Bell LATAM announces new executive appointments

05-Mar-2018 By Simon Pitman

Fragrance and flavors player Bell is targeting further growth for its LATAM business with the announcement of two new key executive appointments.

L’Oréal hair care brand teams up with TerraCycle to reduce plastic packaging waste

05-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

For a second year, Garnier is running a recycling program on college campuses. The company has partnered with not only the TerraCycle recycling company but also with the social change organization DoSomething.org for this year’s initiative.

Henkel reports a strong 2017, driven by Latin America

01-Mar-2018 By Simon Pitman

Global personal and home care provider Henkel has reported strong growth for its 2017 results, with gains driven by its exposure to new markets, including Latin America.

L’Oréal USA announces new initiative for carbon neutral manufacturing and distribution

01-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty maker revealed plans today that will have all 21 of the company’s US operations facilities carbon neutral next year.

Personal Care Products Council asks beauty editors to help set the record straight on science and safety of cosmetics

01-Mar-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At this week’s annual meeting event in Palm Beach, Florida, the trade organization held a dedicated session for press in an effort to better mitigate the proliferation of misinformation about personal care, cosmetics, and fragrance ingredients.

Madison Reed pledges “zero alteration of advertising photography”

28-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The industry disrupting hair color brand has stepped forward as a pacesetter among beauty makers, changing its own ad strategy and inviting other personal care, cosmetics, and fragrance brands to commit to authenticity in advertising as well.

Beauty Industry Awards deadline extended to March 5th

23-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design team is thrilled by the tremendous response we have had for all ten of our Beauty Industry Award categories, but we are responding to numerous requests to extend the deadline by doing just that.

Kamedis launches in US with botanical personal care line for eczema, acne, and dandruff

22-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Plant-based beauty and skin care brands seem to be cropping up everywhere; presumably because nature-based formulations that deliver results are in high demand. With 15 years of global business behind it, Kamedis hopes to meet that demand for US beauty...

Natural skin care maker Weleda begins full brand turnaround

22-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

After decades of relying heavily on word-of-mouth here in the US and globally, the natural skin care brand has created its first-ever beauty and lifestyle campaign for the region. And that’s just step one of this year’s complete Weleda brand refresh....

Chemyunion establishes itself as a major ingredients player in the Americas

21-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

Already a big player in the Latin American market, fine chemicals player Chemyunion is rolling out its North American expansion in a bid to become a dominant force in the Americas.

A look at Latin America’s four most powerful beauty markets - Euromonitor

21-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Chile are the most dynamic and robust beauty markets in the Latin America, which is why Cosmetics Design is taking a closer look at the key trends and market data.

Cosmetics Design's top LATAM stories

21-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

We are bringing you some of the highlights from our recent Latin American beauty market coverage, which includes interesting moves from brands and suppliers, industry expos and market trends.

Natura aims for bigger footprint in North America

21-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

As a major force in the Latin American cosmetics and personal care market, Natura is firing up its strategy for domination in the Americas by turning its attention to North America.

FCE Cosmetique readies for 2018 event

21-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

The dates for the FCE Cosmetique event are set for May 22 – 24 at the Sao Paulo Expo space and organizers NürnbergMesse Brazil is aiming to build on the success of last year.

Cosmetics Design Latin America wants to hear from you!

21-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design team is dedicating itself to providing the most cutting edge and informative news for the cosmetics and personal care industry throughout Latin America, so, naturally, we want to hear about all the news from your business in the region!

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21-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

We have always been swift to report on what is happening in the fast-moving Latin American cosmetics and personal care market, but now we are offering more targeted and in-depth coverage.

Coty announces AI competition for tech start-ups ready to revolutionize beauty

21-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Interested creative professionals and technology starts-ups have under one month to submit brand-specific pitches to Coty for consideration in the competition, which is an extension of the Digital Accelerator program that Coty launched last year.

California on track to ban sale of animal-tested cosmetics and personal care products

19-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

On Friday, State Senator Cathleen Galgiani introduced legislation that would prohibit the import and sale of any beauty product tested on animals—the ban would apply to both ingredients and finished goods.

Skin care maker Cosmetic Solutions launches new hydrating and brightening serum

15-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The Florida-based private label company has just announced a newly formulated product that promises to provide both skin lightening and skin hydration benefits.

CIBS kicks off 2018 with luncheon event featuring Sumita Banerjee of L’Oréal

14-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The SVP of Talent Acquisition at L’Oréal spoke to the organization’s membership during yesterday’s event in New York City. The professional group for Cosmetic Industry Buyers and Suppliers has a number of these luncheon events and networking outings scheduled...

Cosmoprof NA collaborates with LA Fashion Week

14-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

Cosmoprof North America is stepping up its game by forming an exclusive collaboration with Los Angeles Fashion Week, Fall 2018, a city known as the nerve center for West Coast fashion and a growing hub for beauty.

Beauty brands Glossier, Curology, Beautycounter, and Madison Reed make 2018 Direct Brands Worth Watching list

13-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The list of 250 direct-to-consumer brands was compiled by the Interactive Advertising Bureau in partnership with business insights company Dun & Bradstreet. Some 30 cosmetics, fragrance, hair, and personal care brands are included in the list of brands...

Marc Anthony Cosmetics acquires Cake Beauty

13-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The indie hair care brand out of Canada would like to be that country’s leading beauty company and a bigger contender in the global cosmetics and personal care business too. This week’s deal with Cake Beauty is a next step on that journey.

Beauty Industry Awards showcases the best in cosmetic ingredients

13-Feb-2018 By Simon Pitman

With the deadline drawing closer for the Beauty Industry Awards and the Cosmetics Design team would love to see more submissions from ingredient players.

Coty Q2 financial results look good but the P&G beauty brands need more work

12-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The company’s net revenue is up nearly 15% for the quarter, coming in at $2,637.6m. Coty is striving to improve in-store sales and reports that e-commerce is “ahead of the market.”

Arcade Beauty opens a whole new factory to fill minis and sample size cosmetics

12-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Minis are essential for personal care and cosmetics brands today. Whether for sanitary sampling, convenient on-the go products, or to comply with TSA travel regulations, consumers expect and demand branded, easy-to-use mini sized beauty products.

Skin Microbiome Congress announces agenda, including speakers from L’Oréal, Unilever, J&J, and Gallinée

08-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The upcoming 2-day event will feature more than 25 experts speaking on skin care, scalp care, probiotics, regulations, and much more.

Coty updates Nice’n Easy At-Home Hair Color with ME+ technology acquired in P&G deal

06-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Late last month, Coty announced it has reformulated the well-know at home hair dye product. The new formulation promises less damage, longer lasting color, better scent, less risk of allergy, etc. Cosmetics Design checked in with James Corbett, Clairol...

Meant: The indie body care brand that will change everything

05-Feb-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At last month’s Indie Beauty Expo in Los Angeles, of the 150 cosmetics, personal care, fragrance, and lifestyle brands exhibiting, many were compelling; but only one stood out as a real game changer. Cosmetics Design interviewed Lindsay Knaak-Stuart,...

Henkel awards its best US suppliers

30-Jan-2018 By Henkel awards its best US suppliers

Henkel has recognized some of its leading suppliers in the personal care and home care segments as part of the annual American Cleaning Institute Annual Meeting and Industry Convention.

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit NYC focuses on green materials

30-Jan-2018 By Simon Pitman

The New York Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will take place in May and the team at Ecovia lntelligence have chosen to focus on green materials, as well as sourcing and marketing issues as key features of the two-day conference.

Submission deadline is looming for the Beauty Industry Awards

30-Jan-2018 By Simon Pitman

The deadline for submissions to the Beauty Industry Awards is February 26th. Watch this video to find out more about the competition, the ten ingredient and finished product categories and how to make your submission.

Koils by Nature expands beyond the beauty supply channel, thanks to a deal with Target stores

29-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

As of this week, the hair care brand led by Pamela J. Booker is retailing in select Target locations. The distribution deal is just one more example of how personal care and cosmetics vendors and brands alike are making changes to serve a more diverse...

4 indie beauty ingredient trends to watch in 2018

29-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Last week at the Indie Beauty Expo in Los Angeles, California, 150 brands specializing in cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance were on hand for the two-day event, which attracts top media, retail buyers, and consumers alike. Cosmetics Design was there...

Budding cosmetic chemists can now turn to virtual internships

25-Jan-2018 By Simon Pitman

Israel opens up its beauty market to international imports

25-Jan-2018 By Simon Pitman

The Israel government’s ministries of Health and Economy have agreed to a solution that will open up the country’s market for beauty and personal care products to international businesses.

Chokeberry seed oil finds expanded distribution in North America

25-Jan-2018 By Simon Pitman

With cosmetic and personal care brands constantly on the lookout for new and exotic natural and organic ingredient, chokeberry seed oil may capture the imagination of formulators.

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Big beauty makers and retailers get serious about reducing plastic packaging waste

24-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At the start of this week, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched a new initiative to change the way plastic comes and goes in the world. The New Plastics Economy involves corporations, local government leaders, academics, NGOs, and other stakeholders...

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Hair treatment brand HairSil rebrands and relaunches as a direct-to-consumer business

24-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The mass-market product line is now available through the company’s own ecommerce sites; and HairSil has opened new offices to support the venture. This relaunch is just another example of how beauty brands are experimenting and reinventing to find their...

Edgewell Personal Care to bag men’s grooming brand Jack Black

23-Jan-2018 By Simon Pitman

Consumer brands player Edgewell Personal Care has announced its intention to buy US-based skin carebrand Jack Black, one of the leading men’s grooming brands in North America.

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Henkel’s newly acquired and legacy hair brands now housed together in one US headquarters

22-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Late last year, Henkel closed on its acquisition of the North American professional hair business of Shiseido Company, Zotos International. Now that brand and several others are doing business from a single headquarters in Culver City, California.

Indie Beauty Profile

Melisse Shaban, Virtue Labs

22-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Melisse Shaban, founder of Virtue Labs, concisely discusses the science that makes her brand’s hair care products distinctly different from other shampoos, conditioners, and hair styling products. And, she’s quite candid about...