Skin care

Listen to Cosmetics Design on The Eco Well podcast

10-Sep-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Consumers today are enchanted with green beauty, clean beauty, and everything in between. Still there’s a lot to be done in the way of consumer education when it comes to sustainable cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance products. Ventures like The...

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Kari Gran

10-Sep-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Kari Gran, co-founder of the Kari Gran brand discusses how a real-estate agent decides to become a cosmetics and personal care entrepreneur. And, she describes the business philosophy that has made Kari Gran a leading brand...

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Next generation sustainability and what it means for the beauty industry

10-Sep-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At BeautyX in New York City last month, Cosmetics Design caught up with Beauty Heroes founder Jeannie Jarnot to learn more about her passion for Going Blue—a term that describes how forward-thinking businesses are taking steps to give back and actually...

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the Bloomi: Rebecca Story talks startup funding, clean intimate care, and much more

06-Sep-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At last month’s BeautyX Summit here in New York City, CEO and founder Rebecca Story spoke on a panel about Fundraising as a Woman of Color. In her video interview with Cosmetics Design, she shares key takeaways as well as insight into how she’s addressing...

Sabinsa USA gets a new CEO

06-Sep-2018 By Simon Pitman

Botanical-based ingredients player Sabinsa has announced that its USA operations has appointed a new CEO and member of the board of directors – Asha Ramesh.

Lonza showcases bioactive functional blue light block

06-Sep-2018 By Simon Pitman

Lonza has chosen the forthcoming in-cosmetics Latin America event as the platform to promote its newly launched bioactive functional ingredient, ScreenLight Block.

Cannabis-based beauty products: where are we at?

06-Sep-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Here, Silvija Špehar, co-founder of natural hemp cosmetics brand Hemptouch, explains how cannabis-related products have huge potential in the beauty industry.

California sets a precedent in the US with animal testing ban

05-Sep-2018 By Simon Pitman

The California State legislative has approved The California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act with a stunning 80-0 vote that will make the state the first in the US to implement such a law.

Colombian government mulls ban on animal testing

05-Sep-2018 By Simon Pitman

Colombia could become Latin America’s first country to ban animal testing on cosmetics and personal care products if a new bill is voted into law.

FGI event helps new cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brands get to retail

05-Sep-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In late August, The Fashion Group International hosted a panel discussion for beauty entrepreneurs. Industry experts Ian Ginsberg, Barbara Zinn Moore, Larry Kahn, and Alicia Yoon shared their distinct outlooks and insights on Getting...

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Content Creator: How Africa Miranda is using storytelling to build a beauty brand

04-Sep-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Indie founder and influencer Africa Miranda has an impressive social following (47K on IG); she blogs, she acts, and she is about to embark on a nationwide book tour. Her work takes her not only across the US, but around the world as well. And she’s telling...

5 innovative beauty launches at IBE NY 2018

04-Sep-2018 By Deanna Utroske

This year’s Indie Beauty Expo in New York City was the largest yet, featuring nearly 250 cosmetics, personal care, fragrance, and wellness brands. Among all the exhibits and demos, these 5 product launches stood out to Cosmetic Design.

Regenerative agriculture, Part III

Taking natural and organic cosmetic ingredients to the next level

30-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

One of the main focuses of the Familia Luna Farms is the production of botanicals and essential oils, many of which can be used for cosmetics and personal care ingredients.

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Alkaglam mineral spray puts skin care chemistry in consumers’ hands

30-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Indie brand founder Michelle Vidal patented her spray technology after years of researching the composition of thermal springs around with world and testing canned facial mists already on the market. At last week’s IBE New York event, Cosmetics Design...

Regenerative agriculture, Part II

Why soil health is pivotal to producing the highest grade botanicals

29-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

Regenerative agriculture is slowly making inroads into the consumer mindset but still remains a mystery to most. To get to grips with the concept this article takes a look at the most important element: the soil.

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The Lip Expert Sara Happ has big plans to scale her brand

29-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Cosmetics Design caught up with founder Sara Happ and her colleague Peggy Fry at Cosmoprof North America to discuss where and how the lip care and lip color brand is growing.

Regenerative agriculture, Part I

Costa Rica regenerative farm paves the way for better botanicals

28-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

The rise and rise of the organic and naturals trend in the cosmetics and personal care industry is putting increasing pressure on farmers to produce pesticide-free, sustainable and efficient crops for raw materials.

4 novel scrub ingredients seen at IBE NY 2018

28-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Indie Beauty and personal care brands are known for innovation, which means that last week’s Indie Beauty Expo in New York City was a good place to learn about the creative ways brands are formulating scrubs, polishes, and exfoliators now that microbeads...

Indie Beauty Expo NYC 2018, in photos

27-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

Following the buzz of last week's Indie Beauty Expo in New York City last week, the Cosmetics Design team has put together a photo gallery that includes some of the hottest new brands and product launches at the event.

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Dermelect showcases new packaging and product kits at CPNA

27-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The cosmeceuticals brand was showing both nail care and skin care kits at Cosmoprof North America this year. And a key feature of both kits is the imagery, icons, and text that Dermelect is using to share benefit, safety, and ingredient information with...

Saverglass opens glass packaging facility in Mexico

23-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

Luxury glass bottle manufacturer Saveglass Group has confirmed the opening of its new multi-service factory in Mexico, following a $120 million investment.

SCC Michigan Naturals Technical Symposium highlights regulation

22-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

The Society of Cosmetics Chemists Michigan chapter is stating its Naturals Technical Symposium on September 6th, which features a full conference program that focuses on regulation, amongst a host of topics.

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Dry-mask maker BioMod announces new skin care formulas for women and men

22-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Karine Théberge, CEO of BioMod Concepts, spoke on-camera with Cosmetics Design at Cosmoprof North America last month in Las Vegas, Nevada. The mask maker describes her company’s expanded formula offerings, branded customization options, what she’s launching...

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Fermentation Forward: How one new skin care brand is reframing biotech for beauty consumers

21-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Lena & Lina launched less than a year ago, in November of 2017; though that brand’s Founder and CEO Paulina Kapoor has been at work on the skin care collection since 2015. At Cosmoprof North America, she spoke with Cosmetics Design about the brand’s...

Whole Body Beauty: why women founders and indie brands are leading the way in feminine hygiene, intimate skin care, and hormonal beauty

21-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

This week at Indie Beauty Expo in New York City, some 250 independent cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brands will be exhibiting their products for buyers, press, and consumers. A handful of those brands figure into a swiftly emerging new category:...

Whole Body Beauty: indie brand founders talk about feminine hygiene and intimate skin care

21-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In an article today about why women founders and indie brands are leading the way in feminine hygiene, intimate skin care, and hormonal beauty, Cosmetics Design checked in with brand leaders about the new Fem-Hy category that spans facial skin care, body...

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Mary Futher, kaia naturals

20-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Mary Futher, founder of kaia naturals, describes a brand that puts “careful thought, scientific research, [and] naturally derived ingredients in every product,” to save her customers the trouble of scrutinizing labels; and...

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Beginning a Beauty Brand: How Zaman Skincare is showing up and standing out in a crowded market

20-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

New indie skin care brand founder Aneela Zaman has been showcasing her Sleeping Beauty serum at industry shows across the country, at the CEW Demo Day in New York City, at IBE Dallas, and most recently at Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas. That’s where...

LATAM Hair Care Supplement

Is there a future in probiotic and microbiome scalp care?

16-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

At next month’s in-cosmetics Latin America, Andrew McDougall, global analyst at Mintel, will be giving a presentation that touches on the growing market for probiotic- and microbiome-based hair and scalp care products.

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Part Three - Can the beauty industry really move away from anti-aging and advocate healthy-aging?

16-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In the third and final installment of our video interview, Kayla Villena, senior analyst in beauty and fashion at Euromonitor, discusses the cosmetics and personal care trends she saw on the show floor at Cosmoprof North America this year, shares insight...

BeautyX Capital opens Monday in New York City

16-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Founders of indie beauty and wellness businesses have one final chance to take advantage of a BeautyX educational event this year. The two-day seminar on financing, funding, and investor capital—complete with panel discussions, case studies, networking...

Avon’s latest Brazil exec appointment targets turn around

15-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

In the face of significant market challenges of late, Avon Products has appointed José Vicente Marino as executive vice president and general manager, for the all-important Brazil market.

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Part Two - Can the beauty industry really move away from anti-aging and advocate healthy-aging?

15-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Part two of our video interview with Kayla Villena, senior analyst in beauty and fashion at Euromonitor, is all about how brands are (or should be) adapting to shifting cultural views of aging and new consumer expectations—those of millennials, gen Z,...

International Beauty: A look at how Umma is bringing K Beauty startups to the US

15-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Relocating an emerging cosmetics or personal care brand from its comfortable, original market to stores and consumers an ocean away is no doubt challenging. But companies like Umma represent a new generation of beauty distributors, accelerating and investing...

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Can the beauty industry really move away from anti-aging and advocate healthy-aging?

14-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Kayla Villena, senior analyst in beauty and fashion at Euromonitor, spoke with Cosmetics Design at the recent Cosmoprof North America event in Las Vegas, Nevada, about the industry’s language and approach to aging over the decades and about what brands...

Natural, Indie, and Seasonal: why limited-edition products make sense for Osmia Organics

14-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

There’s a whole swath of indie beauty brands advocating the notion that simple is best and less is more. They usually formulate with natural ingredients and have relatively small product portfolios. Still, the consumer appetite for what’s new, next, and...

i5 Beauty Foundry: a new one-stop shop for beauty brand leaders

14-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Support services for cosmetics and personal care startups are showing up in every corner of the industry. And new brand founders can get a multitude of help from PR firms, ingredient makers, contract manufacturers, packaging companies. Still, full-service...

Shoppers Drug Mart opens expanded online beauty shopping site

13-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

This summer, the Canadian retailer launched dedicated ecommerce for beauty consumers. The new site features both mass and luxury brands and boasts being “Canada's largest online beauty destination.”

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Tina Hedges, LOLI Beauty

13-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Tina Hedges, founder of LOLI Beauty, offers advice that she’s gained over the course of several entrepreneurial ventures; enumerates how LOLI takes sustainability to the far end of possibility; and explains why the seed of...

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6 Indie Beauty Trends You Missed at Project Beauty Expo

13-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

This past Sunday at PBE in New York City, there were plenty of compelling concepts and innovations to be seen; including new ingredient trends such as avocado oil and purée, cucumber seed oil, and alternative sugars like molasses. In this video montage,...

Avon’s LATAM results underline business challenges – Euromonitor

09-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

Avon’s growth in Latin American markets over the last couple of has slowed significantly in the first two quarter sales of 2018, as it hit challenges in the Brazil market.

3 consumer expectations are driving prestige skin care business

09-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Recent data from market research and consumer trends group NPD shows that just a few key factors boosted Q2 prestige skin care sales for 2018 to $1.3bn—a figure that’s up 12% compared to the same quarter last year.

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Feminine wellness and beauty are all about feeling good, says brand founder Lauren Steinberg

08-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At last week’s Cosmoprof North America tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada, Steinberg spoke with Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske about her new brand’s impressive retail reach; what young women expect from packaging and formulation; how millennials approach...

J&J advances fragrance transparency

07-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

As part of the company’s reformulation and relaunch of its iconic baby care products, the multinational is disclosing more ingredients—including fragrance ingredients. J&J attributes the new policy to consumers' expectation to “know 100% of the...

Indie skin care brand Well Within launches supplements

07-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty wellness brand has until now been focused on skin care formulated with natural ingredients. But this summer (as is increasingly common among personal care brands) Well Within added two skin care supplements to their product portfolio.

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Pour Moi Skincare: a climate-based brand with a content-based strategy

07-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At Cosmoprof North America last week, Molly Nover-Baker, beauty director at Pour Moi Skincare, sat down with Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske to discuss the brand’s content-forward approach, the importance of accessible consumer education, upcoming...

JOAH – a color cosmetics brand inspired by K beauty – launches at CVS

06-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Most K beauty in the States is skin care, purportedly because of a difference in consumer skin tones between the Korean and US markets. Taking inspiration from the K beauty movement, New York – based Kiss Products Inc. is departing from the norm and launching...

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Rose-Marie Swift, RMS Beauty

06-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Rose-Marie Swift, founder of RMS Beauty, explains why green beauty brands should focus first on consumer education (and only later on sales and marketing). And, she describes her experience moving from life as makeup artist...

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MyChelle Dermaceuticals: how one bio-resourceful skin care brand is scaling up in the crowded clean beauty marketplace

06-Aug-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In this video conversation with Cosmetics Design, Catie Wiggy, director of product innovation at MyChelle Dermaceuticals, talks about the brand’s recent partnership with French Transit, MyChelle’s newest product launches, reef-safe sun care, what ‘green...

Cosmoprof North America 2018, in photos

02-Aug-2018 By Simon Pitman

The 16th edition of Cosmoprof North America was an event packed with product innovation, new trends, networking opportunities and business opportunities. The Cosmetics Design team was combing the aisles for all that was new and this photo gallery brings...