Skin care

DSM and Amyris finalize cosmetics and fragrance ingredient manufacturing partnership in Brazil

02-Jan-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Just as 2017 was coming to a close, the two companies announced completion of a deal that has Royal DSM acquiring the Amyris biotech production facilities in Brazil, a next phase of the DSM-Amyris partnership that will also expand production beyond farnesene...

LATAM Special Edition Newsletter

Cosmoprof’s ambitions in the Latin American market

21-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

Cosmoprof already has a major global presence with its events in Europe, Asia and North America. Now it is looking to increase its footprint in Latin America through its partnership with the Belleza Y Salud event.

LATAM Special Edition Newsletter

Apex Brazil tunes into the Colombian market

20-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Brazilian trade body has been working towards promoting the country’s beauty industry worldwide and throughout the LATAM region, with the important Colombian market proving to be a core focus.

LATAM Special Edition Newsletter

Euromonitor forecasts points to strong outlook for LATAM beauty market

20-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Latin American beauty industry is set for further growth, with the outlook for the region’s beauty remaining strong, although the rate of growth will slow compared to the last five years.

Cosmoprof Bologna focuses on international industry

20-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmoprof Bologna Worldwide event organisers are focusing on making the 2018 event portfolio even more international with the addition of some key events and further partnership developments.

Guest Audio Interview

Simon Pitman guests on the Just Ask David show - listen to the podcast!

17-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics Design's Simon Pitman recently guested on the Just Ask David show, to discuss some of the hottest trends driving the US beauty and personal care market at the moment.

With millions in funding, biotech leader Ginkgo Bioworks opens a new foundry

14-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The Boston, Massachusetts – based synthetic biology company, known in the beauty industry for its work with fragrance maker Robertet, has just announced $275 million in Series D funding and the opening of a new facility that promises to launch the company...

Listen to Cosmetics Design on Where Brains Meet Beauty

14-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Editor Deanna Utroske is the guest on the latest edition of Where Brains Meet Beauty, a podcast hosted by Jodi Katz, founder of the Base Beauty Creative Agency. Over the course of the episode she talks with Jodi about what surprises her in the cosmetics,...

KDC further diversifies beauty manufacturing business with acquisition of Northern Labs Inc

13-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The personal care contract manufacturing company has been growing swiftly, buying up related businesses—this time it’s a manufacturer that specializes in liquid, gel, lotion, and paste CPG for not only beauty brands but also those in the home, laundry,...

2018 in-cosmetics global event will focus on R&D

13-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

In response to attendee feedback, this coming April in The Netherlands, the annual beauty industry tradeshow will feature new programming dedicated to research, development, and innovation. Additionally, exhibitors from around the world will be on hand...

Chemyunion targets global expansion through new US headquarters

12-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

Chemyunion is science-based fine chemicals provider that is making the unusual move of breaking out of its home market in Brazil and into the North American market.

The NEST Fragrances business will be bigger and better in the New Year

12-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Thanks to Eurazeo’s $70 million investment in the home and fine fragrances company, NEST is on track to expand its product portfolio and retail reach.

Ecovia announces cosmetics masterclass focused on food ingredients

12-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

As part of its occasional series of educational events, the global research and consulting firm will run a full-day event in San Francisco, California, early next year about the opportunities, challenges, and regulations pertaining to formulating personal...

Beauty Trends 2018

Beauty industry trends to look out for in 2018

12-Dec-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design team has compiled a list of the top trends to look out for in each of the three regions we cover - Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Be sure to watch this video so you can clue into what to expect in 2018 and stay one step ahead...

Trend Flashback: Women’s Innovations

11-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

One of the predictions in last December’s Cosmetics Design video ‘Top ten cosmetics and personal care trends for 2017’ was that, “Women will stand out in 2017 as the founders, inventors, and business leaders in personal care and cosmetics.” Here, we’ve...

News Review: Skin Care 2017

06-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Skin care as a category is purportedly at a disadvantage competing against other more dramatic cosmetic and personal care categories in the visual, digital age. And yet, narrowing the year’s skin care news to the 13 articles linked here was a real challenge....

News Review: Indie Beauty 2017

04-Dec-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This year independent cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brands became so prominent, Cosmetics Design launched a weekly column dedicated to these innovative startups and their founders. The Indie Beauty Profile is on vacation this month. But in the...

Palmer’s launches body masks and firming lotion

30-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The long-standing indie skin care brand announced two new products this week, expanding the popular mask category and bringing naturals into the body firming niche.

KDC expands into home care with acquisition

30-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This month, the Ontario-based personal care and cosmetics contract manufacturer announced the acquisition of the Aromair Fine Fragrance Company, a move that expands the KDC business into a whole new industry.

Creativity, quality, and service define luxury beauty today, says CEW panel

30-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Wednesday evening at the Harmonie Club in New York City, four prestige fragrance, skin care, and color cosmetics brand leaders discussed the state of luxury beauty today and how they plan to continue growing the business units they oversee.

Hilton Lifestyle launches first skin care product

29-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The personal care company started by Paris Hilton last year has, just this week, announced the launch of a single product, which promises to be the first in a full skin care collection coming to market early in the New Year.

Will beauty care ingredient makers nurture the next generation of indie brands?

29-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Specialty chemical companies are already catering to the needs and expectations of independent personal care and cosmetics brands. And major manufacturers and retailers are running programs and competitions to support indie innovation. Now, Symrise has...

Sundial Brands will be part of Unilever in 2018

29-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This week the consumer goods company announced a deal to acquire the hair care and personal care company founded by Richelieu Dennis in 1992. Known for efforts to reposition what have been called ‘multicultural’ and ‘ethnic’ beauty products in the mainstream...

Diversity, Equality, Reality: A look at the business of beauty in 2017

28-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Over the past year, individuals, corporations, and organizations have taken steps to make the cosmetics and personal care industry more inclusive and a more accurate reflection of local and global populations. Together, the 9 articles featured on today’s...

New anti-aging skin care brand leverages Nobel Prize – winning chemistry

27-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Noble is the first personal care brand from PanaceaNano, a company co-founded by Fraser Stoddart, one of three men awarded the prestigious prize in 2016 for what have been called molecular machines.

Personal care ingredient startup Mirexus Biotechnologies to open in Ontario

27-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

With funding from the Canadian government, Mirexus Biotechnologies is at work building a facility in Guelph where the company will use its new filtration process to extract glycogen from locally grown non-GMO sweet corn. The resulting ingredient will...

It’s not just consumers that are buying up indie beauty

22-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

A new report from management consulting and market research firm Kline takes a look at the disruptive, market-moving indie brands that are well positioned to be bought up.

Shiseido to ring in the New Year with neuroscience-inspired skincare launch

22-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The company’s Essential Energy brand will launch globally in January 2018. And it promises to bring new ingredients, packaging, fragrance, and experiences to US consumers passionate about wellness, mindfulness, and beauty.

Advocacy group Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families rates toxic retailers

21-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Mass market retailers, well-known for their beauty and personal care departments, fare much better than the specialty cosmetic retail shops that received grades as part of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families annual retailer report card program.

Beauty brand management firm Level Brands closes IPO

21-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Late last week the company announced the closing of its $12 million offering. Shares of the newly public company are now being traded on the NYSE American.

Fire devastates private label beauty maker Verla International

21-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Explosions and fire destroyed the company’s manufacturing and contract filling facility in New Windsor, New York, yesterday. Several employees were injured and at least one lost his life. Now, regulatory compliance investigations are underway.

Scientists at MIT publish new data on noncoalescence

20-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Research conducted by Michela Geri, Bavand Keshavarz, Gareth H. McKinley, and John W. M. Bush about when and why droplets of liquid sometimes float on another quantity of liquid before the two blend has likely implication for cosmetics and personal care...

Indie Beauty Profile

Tina Rowhanian, CleanTan USA

20-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Tina Rowhanian, Co-Founder of CleanTan USA, traces out the time and specific considerations that she and Julie Pefferman put into building the self-tanning skin care brand. And, Rowhanian underscores the importance of copious,...

MAC sets an industry precedent, honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance

20-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The Estée Lauder Companies’ color cosmetics brand has stepped up as a thought leader today and all throughout National Trans Awareness Week. Here, Nancy Mahon, senior vice president of global corporate citizenship and sustainability for MAC, shares insight...

Shiseido Americas sells RéVive Luxury Beauty

16-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This week, the beauty company announced it had received and accepted an offer from Tengram Capital Partners to acquire the skin care brand.

Register now for Cosmetics Design scalp care webinar

16-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

December 7, Cosmetics Design convenes a panel of industry insiders with expertise on hair care ingredient and formulation trends that go beyond the category’s most basic functions of cleaning, maintaining, and treating hair. This webinar delves into scalp...

Ginseng from Canada on its way to being a cosmetics and personal care ingredient

16-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The government has just announced funding meant to make emerging markets more aware of the country’s exportable ginseng crop.

Beauty ingredient trends and launches, as seen at California SCC Suppliers’ Day

15-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The 2017 edition of the biennial, West Cost cosmetics and personal care industry trade show took place last month at the Long Beach Convention Center. Cosmetics Design was there to check in on what’s new and next in beauty product formulations.

L’Oréal, Coty, Unilever, Clarins, Nestlé, Beautycounter, and Aveda among those committed to Paris Agreement

15-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Right now in Bonn, Germany, 100+ US companies, institutions, and leaders are taking part in the UN Climate talks known as COP23. Besides those mentioned already, select industry suppliers and some smaller finished goods beauty and personal care brands...

Biomod Concepts launches the SkinSmart Dry Mask Boutique

15-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The biotech laboratory behind the dry mask infuser technology made popular by Nannette de Gaspé has just announced a market-ready collection of dry masks available in a variety of active formulations, skin care shapes, and decorative patterns.

Good Housekeeping hosts first-annual Green Summit

14-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The consumer magazine, well-known for its Good Housekeeping Seal and more recently the Green Good Housekeeping Seal, hosted a full-day conference in New York City last week, bringing together experts and advocates to discuss the state and future of ‘green,’...

Spotify just became a beauty retail platform

14-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Pat McGrath Labs has teamed up with the music streaming service, and as of this week a newly released color cosmetics collection developed as part of the So Obsessed campaign that’s a joint project between McGrath and singer, songwriter Maggie Lindemann...

At Coty, Camillo Pane is building the beauty company of the future

13-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Early this month, a sold-out CEW Newsmaker Forum featured Pane in conversation with Jenny B. Fine, executive beauty editor of WWD. Over the course of the evening, Coty’s CEO discussed his business strategy for the multinational, his vision for the company’s...

New nanoscale emulsification science from MIT

09-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Researchers Ingrid Guha, Sushant Anand, and Kripa Varanasi have developed a scalable water-in-oil emulsification technique that doesn’t require mixing. And they believe that the new method has ready applications for cosmetics and personal care product...

Eucerin skin care is using Amazon Alexa voice service as retail platform

09-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Legacy cosmetics and personal care brands can be slow to adopt new technologies. But as natural language product discovery tools become more common place, beauty brands will find creative ways to leverage programming interfaces like the Alexa Skills Kit...

Preservatives Special Edition Newsletter

Is there a future for conventional cosmetic and personal care preservative ingredients?

08-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Several factors are driving the development of new preservatives for use in beauty product formulations. Perhaps chief among them are prospective new regulations, the green or natural beauty movement, and the unrelenting force of industry.

In the US, prestige beauty and specialty retail show promise for The Estée Lauder Companies

08-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The company announced impressive Q1 financial results this month, though most of the gains come from business in other regions.

Shiseido Americas acquires AI tech company Giaran

08-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The deal brings advanced artificial intelligence technologies to the beauty company. And Shiseido intends to take full advantage of the company’s tech tools and data capabilities.

La Fille de la Mer - Savonnerie Artisanale gets funding to expand from the Government of Canada

07-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Over the weekend, it was announced that the soap and personal care company (along with three other local companies) will be receiving loan and grant monies to help grow business in the region from the Quebec Economic Development Program.

A new private equity firm wants to invest in cosmetics and personal care

06-Nov-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Founders Neda Daneshzadeh and Alicia Sontag announced the launch of Prelude Growth Partners at the start of this month and are on the lookout for “high potential, fast-growing consumer brands” in the beauty business.