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Estée Lauder promotes three top executives

28-Jan-2016 By Simon Pitman

The Estée Lauder Companies has announced  the promotion of three top level executives as part of an ongoing restructuring of its management team.

Coty consolidates and expands its North Carolina manufacturing facilities

27-Jan-2016 By Simon Pitman

Coty has announced plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Lee County, North Carolina, which will include the consolidation and transfer of a nail polish facility in Hollywood, California.

P&G results get thumbs up from investors

26-Jan-2016 By Simon Pitman

Procter & Gamble’s second quarter results showed an increase in core sales and improved profit margins, beating analysts’ expectations and sending share prices up.

H&M to launch Ecocert cosmetics and personal care collection

26-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

By this time next month, the retailer’s Conscious product line will be available in select stores, aiming to meet consumer demand for portable products, unisex fragrances, certified natural beauty items, and more.

Brazil’s recession is an e-commerce opportunity for personal care brands

26-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The country’s population is increasingly urban and eager to buy name-brand goods, and companies selling FMCG on international marketplace sites or brand pages are getting in on the ground floor of this emerging economy. 

How the shrewdest cosmetics and personal care brands engage consumers and attract investors

25-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

A CEW Business Insider event in New York City last week explored the connection between indie brand strategy, consumer expectations, and M&A activity in the beauty business. 

CD Buzz : Latest analysis on the winning digital tactics for beauty players

22-Jan-2016 By Simon Pitman

In this latest CD Buzz video, we look at what beauty players are doing to capture fickle younger consumers and the type of digital tactics that are really working.

North America is the fastest growing beauty drink market globally, says research report

21-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Nutricosmetic and beauty-from-within beverages sell best in Europe, but as consumers in this region discover the benefits and learn more with the help of educational marketing campaigns, the category will grow tremendously.

Biotech development just got easier for specialty chemical, fragrance ingredient, and cosmetics companies

21-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Amyris, an industrial bioscience company, launched a new program that lets researchers and businesses experiment with bio-synthetic ingredient making without investing in full-scale manufacturing.

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Natural Fragrance: scents and trends

21-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Market trends and popular scent notes influence what natural fragrance makers are formulating, where these personal care products and perfumes are being sold, and how the supply chain is evolving.

Part 3 of 4

Natural Fragrance: maintaining quality and gaining scale

20-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Natural fragrance ingredients are in limited supply. As demand for naturally scented personal care products and perfumes increases, brands are formulating with a combination of oils and isolates to keep pace.

Bell Flavors and Fragrances has a new senior perfumer

20-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Promoted from within, the new lead perfumer will bring his extensive background in the industry to bear on Bell’s personal care fragrance division.  The company has announced the hire of a new fragrance quality control manager as well.

Part 2 of 4

Natural Fragrance: trading on exclusivity and purity

19-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Ingredients used to formulate natural perfumes and scented personal care products differ from conventional ingredients, and this presents a challenge for brands. At the same time it’s an opportunity to develop and sell uniquely valuable product.

High-maintenance men capture the attention of media and the personal care industry

19-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The men’s grooming category is thriving, thanks in no small part to the consumer beard trend, and now shaving and facial hair maintenance products occupy distinct niches in the personal care industry.   

Part 1 of 4

Natural Fragrance: a must-watch beauty and personal care segment

18-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Demand for clean, natural, and organic perfumes and scented personal care products is on the rise. How the segment is shaping up, gaining momentum, and anticipating the trends deserves a closer look.

Who will acquire Revlon?

18-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

That’s the question majority owner Ron Perelman is asking—late last week he filed a statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission declaring that his investment firm is exploring strategic alternatives involving the company.

in-cosmetics North America and MakeUp in New York form an alliance for this year’s overlapping events

18-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The cosmetics industry trade shows, set for late summer of 2016, have partnered to facilitate attendee access to both, despite the events’ taking place in two New York City boroughs on the same dates.

‘Non-toxic’ nanoparticles used in personal care and cosmetics disrupt immune function

14-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory observed that some nanoparticles diminish the function of macrophage immune cells while others cause cell death.

P&G transfers 10 perfume brands to Coty — 2 brands opt out of the deal

13-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The companies are moving ahead with the transfer of 40+ cosmetics and personal care brands to Coty, but as of this week 2 of those brands are staying with P&G.

P&G streamlines global PR strategy

12-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The consumer goods company is making changes to save money and influence consumers all at once, with public relations efforts squarely refocused on brand-building thought leadership initiatives.

DS Laboratories expands distribution online in the US and Asia

12-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The biotech-driven personal care company has partnered with thee sizable dot-coms to reach more consumers; a strategy that may stretch to include brands DS Laboratories is acquiring from WR Group. 

New chemical analysis company caters to startups in Southern California

12-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The Mass Spec Lab provides third-party high tech testing to companies in personal care, cosmetics, and beyond that’s meant to elevate the level of accuracy and ease regulatory approval for smaller brands.

Canada beauty imports from South Korea up 48%, thanks to free trade agreement

11-Jan-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

The recent Canada-Korea free trade agreement (CKFTA) has seen imports of Korean beauty brands soar in the North American country, according to a new report.

Beauty personalisation and interactivity is key for Millennials, says Euromonitor

11-Jan-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Cosmetics is one of the few areas in which millennials buck the trend of being “nowners” (no-owners) and are keen to spend, according to a recent overview by Euromonitor International.

L’Oréal to introduce #WorthSaying campaign this awards season

07-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Sunday during the Golden Globe broadcast, the beauty company will launch a campaign designed to expand the red carpet conversation with a multitude of insights from women, sharing and connecting in real time with L’Oréal’s brilliantly up-to-date messaging.

LVMH signs on to become part of the world’s largest consumer-focused investment firm

07-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The newly formed private equity group L Catterton is a partnership among LVMH, Groupe Arnault, and Catterton, and is aiming to impact all the major consumer markets—cosmetics and perfumes included.

New business model emerging at H20 Plus

06-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The personal care company is prepping for a brand relaunch this spring; in the meantime H20 Plus has shuttered another store and is halting operation at its Chicago area manufacturing facility. 

SalonCentric—a division of L’Oréal USA—acquires Raylon Corporation assets

05-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The deal expands the company’s reach as a distributor of professional hair care products in the North East region of the country, which SalonCentric president Bertrand Fontaine calls a key territory.

Impact Colors and Sandream Enterprises announce merger

05-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The effect pigment companies joined forces at the start of the year and are making plans to bring more products and services to cosmetics and personal care customers globally.

Maxey Cosmetics signs coral harvesting agreement with Cayman Islands

04-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The company is leveraging its long history with the territory to source black sea rod oil, one of Maxey’s signature ingredients, in waters where taking coral is commonly forbidden.

ICMAD and ACI collaborate on regulatory forum

04-Jan-2016 By Simon Pitman

The third Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products is set to spotlight the latest regulatory developments in New York.

The best strategies for turning beauty apps into consumer spend

04-Jan-2016 By Simon Pitman

Beauty apps are not new, but as a wave of updated designs and technologies comes into play, the time to for cosmetic companies to invest in the technology seems to be now.

Trends in 2015 and looking ahead to 2016

Top-hitting trend articles in 2015 and looking ahead to 2016

23-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

In our final post of 2015 the Cosmetics Design team is bringing you a selection of the biggest trends that we have covered over the course of the year, as well as trend projections for 2016.

Top Trends for 2016

Top ten cosmetic industry trends to look out for in 2016

23-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design USA team has put together a list of the top ten trends to look out for in 2016 and here they all are in this latest edition of CD Buzz.

Coty appoints new role: senior vice president of corporate affairs

21-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

Coty executives have made the decision to create a new senior executive position putting Andraea Dawson-Shepard in the role of senior vice president, corporate affairs.

US Senate passes microbead ban

21-Dec-2015 By Deanna Utroske

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the bill—which would definitively ban the use of microbeads in beauty products and personal care formulations—that was unanimously passed last Friday and now is in the hands of President Obama.

US regulators question Walgreen Boots Alliance merger

21-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

Federal antitrust regulators have requested further information from Walgreens and Boots Alliance on their plans to merge two drugstore chains to create a $17 billion business.

Avon North America will be a privately held company in 2016

17-Dec-2015 By Deanna Utroske

This morning, Avon announced its acceptance of a $605m equity investment from Cerberus Capital Management that will help the direct-sales beauty company develop further internationally, deliver value to shareholders, and (for now) let the North American...

P&G sustainability report focuses on renewables

16-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

Procter & Gamble has published its 17th annual sustainability report, sending out a clear message that renewable energy and materials are an integral part of its goals, moving towards 2020.

Could advances in morphogenesis lead to the next big thing in cosmetics formulation?

16-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

A group of researchers say that a new method of morphogenesis could take the development of many oil-in-water cosmetic and personal care formulations to the next level.

Beauty of Giving luncheon opens a door to corporate social responsibility

16-Dec-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The annual CEW charity auction supports Cancer + Careers, a non-profit that empowers people with cancer to thrive at work, and stands as a commendable opportunity for the industry to join together and benefit society in a meaningful way.  

Nanolive 3D Cell Explorer microscope comes to market this month

15-Dec-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology, the living cell tomography company debuted its new microscope, which lets researchers work with cells like never before.

WorldStar Packaging Awards for health and beauty announced

15-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

The WorldStar Awards for health and beauty have been announced, ahead of specialized award winners which will be revealed in January, and it seems The Americas have been left behind by stiff competition in Europe and Asia.

L’Oréal CEO bags WWD Visionary of the Year Beauty Inc Award

14-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

Paul Agon, who heads up the world’s biggest cosmetic company,  L’Oréal, has received WWD’s Beauty Inc 2015 Vision of the Year award for 2015.

DuPont and Dow merger set to form mega chemical company

14-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

DuPont and Dow are to merge with the intention of forming three divisions that will include a material science business as the focus for cosmetics and personal care ingredients, that will eventually be spun off into three separate companies.

Dow and DuPont on the brink of a merger

10-Dec-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The consolidation of these US chemical corporations will be a game changer for the personal care and cosmetics industries and have staggering economic implications on a regional, national, and global scale.

Procter & Gamble restructures its media buying business to cut costs

10-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

P&G is one of the world’s biggest advertisers, so when the company announces major changes to its media buying strategy, heads turn.

Soft Silver Hair: reformulating beauty for older, wiser consumers

09-Dec-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Specialty chemical maker Croda has just completed testing on a hair-conditioning agent and determined its effectiveness on hair types across the age spectrum, including grey hair.

Avon share prices yoyo on further investor speculation

09-Dec-2015 By Simon Pitman

The past week has seen Avon Products’ share price fluctuate significantly as hoax news that Oprah Winfrey was about to invest in the company gives way to talk of trying to prevent a potential ‘fire sale’.

Asia in Focus

Natural cosmetics have never been so hot in Asia, says trend expert

09-Dec-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

Rising concerns around 'chemical pollution' coupled with an ancestral interest in traditional medicine has seen demand for holistic based or natural cosmetics - a segment that continues to go from strength to strength this year in Asia.