Skin care

Indie Beauty Profile

Ozohu Adoh, EPARA

04-Nov-2020 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Ozohu Adoh, CEO of EPARA, outlines the concept behind a luxury botanical skin care brand created specifically for women of color. And, she shares 3 top tips for cosmetics and personal care entrepreneurs at any stage of business.

Stateside ambitions: Kiwi brand essano ready to ‘invest heavily’ to drive growth in US beauty market

04-Nov-2020 By Amanda Lim

New Zealand-based skin care brand essano is making its US expansion a ‘key focus’ for the company in response to demand for natural and clean beauty brands.

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5 Insights on the current Latina Beauty movement

03-Nov-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Stephanie Flor, celebrity makeup and hair artist and Founder of Around the World Beauty, has traveled to more than 30 countries to further the global conversation about beauty. Here, she shares insight on the categories, trends, and people leading today’s...

Skin immunity and vitality: New Shiseido study clarifies crucial role of Langerhans cells in skin

03-Nov-2020 By Amanda Lim

A new joint research by the Shiseido Company and the Cutaneous Biology Research Center (CBRC) have found a way to prevent the decrease of Langerhans cells to maintain the skin’s immunity and vitality.

Male consumers more interested in sustainability during COVID-19 pandemic, finds global survey

29-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

P&G’s razor and personal care brand Gillette announced a 2030 sustainability plan this week and simultaneously shared data from a survey of 5,000+ men across 11 countries conducted in partnership with Lucid.

L’Oréal signs licensing deal with bacterial biotech firm Micreos

29-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Under the agreement announced today, the Netherlands-based bacterial technology company will give L’Oréal access to a proprietary enzyme that targets and kills staphylococcus aureus—the endolysin is already an ingredient in Micreos’ own skin care brand...

Wendy Wang promoted to Chief Commercial Officer in APAC at Mary Kay

28-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty maker’s former Vice President and Associate General Counsel is now leading commercial strategies and corporate objectives across sales, marketing, biz tech, and operations in the Asia Pacific region.

Omnichannel Upgrade: Avon opens a first brick-and-mortar beauty retail shop in Los Angeles, California

28-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Just when social sales and DTC brands seem to have a competitive edge in the cosmetics and personal care marketplace, the direct sales beauty maker opens an enormous shop called Studio 1886 in LA’s Koreatown.

Upcycled Cannabis Root: Jennifer Grant has a new idea about clean beauty ingredients

27-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This month, the biomedical engineer launched a clean skin care brand called empyri that leverages cannabis in a novel (if not entirely new) way in clean beauty product formulation.

Uplink relaunches to better connect indie brands with beauty packaging and ingredient suppliers

27-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The online and events platform launched an all new website this month, complete with a concierge service for brand leaders. Cosmetics Design checked in with Nader Naeymi-Rad of IBMG to learn more.

Can biotechnology make PFAS and other so-called forever chemicals degradable?

27-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Degradability is increasingly important in the cosmetics and personal care industry. And whether per- and poly-fluorinated compounds are in beauty formulations as an ingredient or a trace contaminant, they persist in the environment and are (as a result)...

Natural baby care boom? US brand Evereden eyes untapped potential in APAC among millennial parents

27-Oct-2020 By Amanda Lim

Mother and baby care brand Evereden is eyeing untapped opportunities in the Asia Pacific region where it believes younger parents are looking for more natural yet science-backed baby care products.

Cargill to boost natural beauty biz with Floratech acquisition

22-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This week, the global food corporation announced the signing of a deal to purchase Floratech, a decades-old natural ingredient supplier serving the cosmetics and personal care industry.

Province Apothecary Founder Julie Clark partners with District Ventures Capital

22-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Earlier this week, the venture capital fund announced an equity investment in Canada-based organic skin care brand Province Apothecary.

Microbiome Search Trends: Getting under the skin of prebiotics

22-Oct-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

The interest in probiotics for immunity has passed its peak but a 24-month rise in internet searches for prebiotics and skin health is more than a passing trend, according to new insights from Lumina Intelligence.

A deep dive into CosmeticDesign's Skin Microbiome Webinar

Live probiotics in cosmetics an ‘interesting' concept – but is it worth the effort?

21-Oct-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Processed probiotics are widely used in beauty products to target the skin microbiome, but few formulations contain live bacteria strains – a concept experts say is interesting from a marketing perspective but complicated to do.

At-home versions of pro beauty products increase as pandemic wears on

21-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This month, the Colgate-Palmolive brand PCA SKIN launched a Micro Peel At-Home Kit—it's just the latest DIY / pro skin treatment hybrid product to hit the market and help consumers keep up with their pre-pandemic routines.

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Raise the Green Bar Sustainability Summit is this Thursday

19-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

On October 22, the cross-industry sustainability event (now in its fourth year) goes online with a half-day of programming meant to help corporations, brands, and consumers connect and coordinate on all things sustainability.

What’s New? the latest cosmetics and personal care ingredient launches of 2020

15-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

With tradeshows going digital, ingredient supplies disrupted by the pandemic, and work-from-home precautions changing the way so many beauty industry insiders navigate the workday, keeping up on new ingredient launches can be a challenge. Here Cosmetics...

Sephora adds hormonal dermatology brand to product assortment

14-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This week, the multinational personal care and beauty retailer added the full Dr. Zenovia Skincare product portfolio to its ecommerce site.

New zeolite catalyst design tech to expedite production of specialty chemicals

14-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Cosmetics and personal care ingredient makers can likely benefit from recent research published in Nature Materials that shows synthesizing finned zeolites can increase catalyst efficiency by 3 times.

Quadpack launches mini beauty packaging kits to meet demand for ecommerce and self-care

13-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

In 2020, it seems that every cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brand is a direct-to-consumer brand. And to help consumers sample and try their collections before committing to purchase full-sized products, many brands are creating discovery kits.

Beauty Broadcast Video Series

WATCH – ‘Safe for skin; safe for earth’: Te Mana and BASF on how clean and ethical beauty applies in the APAC beauty market

09-Oct-2020 By Amanda Lim

In this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, we speak to Te Mana Skincare and BASF Care Chemicals about the implications of the clean and ethical beauty trend in the Asia Pacific region.

2020 Beacon Awards coincide with Beauty Independent anniversary

08-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

IBMG’s beauty news publication has been running online for three years now. And late last month, the media company announced the first Beacon Award winners, celebrating the entrepreneurs, allies, and brands that not only make headlines on the site but...

Coty takes KylieSkin ecommerce overseas

08-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

D2C beauty is everything in 2020. So cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brands of every size are investing and expanding to get in front of consumers online. And that’s just what Coty is doing with KylieSkin in 4 new markets.

AmorePacifc launches new grooming brand in US, including men’s intimate wash

07-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The Bro&Tips brand has been available in Korea since 2017, and now, thanks to a deal with Amazon, is being sold in the US men’s grooming market too.

Beauty Ballot: PCPC member companies pledge to give employees time to vote in 2020

05-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Under the leadership of Board Chair Keech Combe Shetty, the Personal Care Products Council is for the first time inviting member companies like Kao, Mary Kay, and L’Oréal to sign onto a civic engagement pledge.

New data on postbiotic LactoSporin shows anti-acne and anti-aging benefits

01-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Sabinsa makes specialty ingredients for the food, pharma, and beauty industries. In early 2019, the company launched LactoSporin into the realm of microbiome skin care. Now this year, the company has published data pointing too additional skin care benefits.

The Hut Group just acquired Perricone MD for $60 million cash

01-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The UK-based ecommerce company partners with and purchases lifestyle, fashion, nutrition, and beauty brands to help them win in the D2C marketplace. And that’s exactly where this popular prestige skin care brand is going.

There’s a new almond oil supplier in the beauty biz

30-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This week, California-based grower / processor Harris Woolf Almonds launched single-source sweet almond oil to the cosmetics and personal care ingredient marketplace.

Kohl’s expands beauty business with addition of Lauren Conrad Beauty

30-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Next month, the newly launched clean, vegan beauty brand will be available in store and online at the US department store chain.

Consumer Confidence: TULA Skincare plans to spark a movement

29-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

In 2020, skincare, self-care, clean beauty, and probiotics are all quite buzz-worthy in the beauty marketplace. And while TULA Skincare fits into all of those categories, the brand hopes to direct consumer attention elsewhere with a new empowerment movement...

Longevity Planning: previewing the 2020 Anti-Ageing Skin Care Conference

28-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This November, the biennial event goes online, featuring expert speakers (including Cosmetics Design Editor Deanna Utroske) and welcoming a global audience of skin care, sun care, and antiaging professionals.

Waste No More: why upcycled ingredients are the compost heap in green beauty’s backyard

25-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

As sustainability goals in the cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance industry advance to become circularity initiatives, new and novel raw materials that would have otherwise been waste are showing up in the beauty ingredient marketplace.

A deep dive into CosmeticsDesign's Skin Microbiome Webinar

The future of the skin microbiome? ‘It’s mind blowing’ – think oral care, intimate care and makeup

24-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

There will be a proliferation of newly carved out product categories targeting the skin microbiome in coming months, as consumer interest spikes and development capabilities advance, say experts.

2021 Blue Beauty Awards open for nominations

24-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The program launched just last year as a collaboration between INNOCOS and Beauty Heroes, celebrates beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands and products that are sustainable and making a positive impact on the environment.

L’Oréal sets new standard for travel retail with shop at LGA

23-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

At the end of August, the multinational beauty maker opened the Beauty Hub at the new LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall in New York City.

Amway launches glowing skin product line and CBD facial oil

23-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Today, the home, health, and beauty multi-level marketing company announced the launch of Artistry Studio Skin, a new line of 9 skin care products that promise to give consumers a “glow get it look.”

Botanical glow: LG H&H and Farouk Systems launch skin care brand to tap US natural beauty trend

23-Sep-2020 By Amanda Lim

South Korean personal care major LG Household & Healthcare and US manufacturer Farouk Systems Inc. have extended their partnership to launch a botanical-based skin care brand it believes will be a ‘good fit’ for the US market.

Tula Skincare makes LinkedIn Top Startups 2020 list

22-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Today, the business and employment platform announced the top 50 independent or privately held businesses that have “risen to the challenges that 2020 has presented.” And Tula is not the only brand of interest to the beauty industry on the list.

J&J steps up with industry education on Black skin health and funding for women in STEM

21-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Next month, the multinational health and CPG company is launching a series of webinars highlighting Black expertise and innovation in the skin health industry, and, in a separate initiative will award scholarships to early-career women STEM professors.

Natura & Co and L’Oréal ranked most ‘inclusive and diverse’ beauty majors in the world: Refinitiv report

17-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Natura & Co and L’Oréal are two of the top 10 most inclusive and diverse publicly traded companies worldwide in 2020, according to financial market insights firm Refinitiv.

‘Accelerating action’: Johnson & Johnson outlines 2030 goals on plastic packaging, ingredients transparency and preventive health

16-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Johnson & Johnson has outlined a range of measures in its ‘healthy lives mission’ program that aim to boost sustainability and improve the health of consumers over the next ten years.

Sederma launches a menopause skin care ingredient

16-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The latest launch from this Croda beauty ingredient brand is a new skin care active called Feminage; and it’s right in line with the wellness and pro-age movements reshaping the way personal care products get formulated, marketed, and enjoyed.

Taking on the roll-on: Singapore brand encourages consumers to embrace zero-waste lifestyle with packaging-free deodorants

16-Sep-2020 By Amanda Lim

The eco-entrepreneur behind Smood Natural Deodorants is observing more interest in zero-waste personal care products despite hurdles such as the lack of convenience.

Noniko and Verity team up on refillable stainless-steel deo packaging

15-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The California-based deodorant brand has plans to be a fully plastic-free business by mid-2021. And the brand’s partnership with a new beauty packaging company is a key piece of that sustainability strategy.

Dial soap invests $23 million to expand production in the US

14-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Personal care product manufacturer Henkel, which owns the hygiene brand, announced plans to hire more workers and add new equipment and manufacturing capacity—for soap, hand wash, and hand sanitizer—at sites in both New York State and Pennsylvania.

Personal Care manufacturer Kao USA joins Cincinnati Innovation District

10-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This summer, the company behind brands like Oribe, Jergens, Bioré, and Molton Brown moved into the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub to better connect with local STEM talent and collaborate on the future of beauty.

Indie Beauty Profile

Ada Polla, Alchimie Forever

10-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile Ada Polla, CEO of Alchimie Forever, talks about bringing her family’s Swiss skin care brand to the US, the power of patience, and why her team stays focused on safety and efficacy even as clean beauty trends evolve.

What men want: Increasing knowledge of skin care among men driving demand for solution-driven products

10-Sep-2020 By Amanda Lim

An increasingly sophisticated knowledge of skin care is driving male consumers to seek out high-performing solution-driven male beauty products, says an industry insider specialising in the category.