Skin care

Shiseido’s new brand WASO launches in US next month

13-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The skin care product line, tailored to meet the needs and expectations of millennials, somehow manages to encompass nearly every trend associated with this unique generation of beauty consumers.

Indie Beauty Profile

Lynne Florio and Renee Tavoularis, Planted in Beauty

12-Jun-2017 By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In their Indie Beauty Profile, Lynne Florio and Renee Tavoularis, founders of Planted in Beauty by Well Within, explain how they’re making good use of the various business services available to startups in and beyond beauty and reveal what they’ve hearing...

Kimberly Mokosso is the new president of Illume

08-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The personal care and home fragrance company announced today that Kimberly Mokosso has accepted the new role at Illume and is set to oversee strategic growth and help ensure the company delivers exceptional financial results.

L’Oréal launches an in-house app to welcome new hires

08-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty maker’s Fit Culture App is the first of its kind, a global digital tool that introduces new L’Oréal employees to the ins and outs of company culture—a culture that going forward will clearly be well-grounded in the technology of the times.

Sheri McCoy is the only woman leading a beauty company on the Fortune 500

08-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The business magazine has just put out the 2017 edition of its annual list of the most profitable corporations in the US. Among the several personal care and cosmetics companies on the list, only one is led by a CEO who is a woman. A fact that could be...

Beauty brands are big business for ecommerce platform solution providers

07-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This week, eBrand Commerce launched a new turnkey ecommerce platform and services offering meant for small and medium brands. And the company’s announcement features its work with beauty clients so heavily, it’s clear eBrand is aiming to get in on the...

New research on the anti-aging benefits of methylene blue dye

07-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Scientists at the University of Maryland tested the dye, commonly used as an antiseptic and bacteriologic stain, for its potential as a skin care ingredient and saw very promising results.

Beauty industry stands up for Paris Climate Agreement, despite US plans to back out

06-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Leading cosmetics and personal care companies, including L’Oréal, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Unilever, remain committed to the Paris Agreement. This despite a recent announcement that this country will be withdrawing from the Agreement that builds...

Beauty and wellness company PDC Brands is being sold

06-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The private investment firm Yellow Woods currently owns PDC and its many mass-market hair, cosmetics, fragrance, and body care brands. This month a new firm announced plans to buy PDC, a deal that will likely close by the 30th.

FounderMade beauty event features education, attracts investors, and showcases innovative brands

05-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The full-day beauty discovery and conference event in New York City last Friday was a lively, well-attended event where new and growing beauty and personal care brands, led by spirited entrepreneurs, were on hand to meet with press, buyers, and investors.

Indie Beauty Profile

Angela Caglia Skincare

05-Jun-2017 By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, skin care brand founder Angela Caglia describes how she leveraged her experience as a facialist to develop an eco-lux brand that resonates with today’s sophisticated consumers, and she underscores just how instrumental the...

CPNA conference presentation gazes into the future of cosmetics

05-Jun-2017 By Simon Pitman

At this year’s Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) event one conference presentation that you won't want to miss out on is a roundtable discussion on how the future of the industry is shaping up.

Biome-Friendly Shampoo from Mother Dirt gets a longer shelf life

01-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Conventional personal care product preservatives can damage or otherwise interfere with the body’s microbiome, so Mother Dirt products are formulated without those ingredients. Now the brand has announced updates to its shampoo that significantly extend...

Will the UN instate a global ban on animal testing for cosmetics?

01-Jun-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Cruelty Free International and The Body Shop have teamed up on a campaign to ask the intergovernmental organization to do just that. It’s an effort that could eventually act as a precedent for establishing other globally harmonious personal care and beauty...

Cosmoprof North America bags Presidential Award

31-May-2017 By Simon Pitman

This time the Cosmoprof North America team has won the President’s E-Award for Export Service thanks to its contribution in helping to grow US exports.

Indie Beauty: Where ideas, inspiration, innovation, and investments happen in the cosmetics and personal care industry today (part 2 of 2)

31-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The independent beauty movement is unstoppable. It’s no longer niche and it’s no longer negligible. Here Cosmetics Design examines all things indie—what’s trending, how conventional beauty is responding, and more.

Indie Beauty: Where ideas, inspiration, innovation, and investments happen in the cosmetics and personal care industry today (part 1 of 2)

31-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The rise of independent brands has been called everything from a competition to a revolution and by several monikers much better or worse (depending on the perspective). Here, Cosmetics Design examines all things indie—what’s winning, what signifies,...

Indie Beauty Expo leverages PR to grow the show and exhibiting cosmetics and personal care brands

31-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The event first appeared on the scene in New York City in 2015 and has been growing in size, scope, and significance ever since. Just off their first Texas show, the IBE founders have signed on with a renowned full-service agency to ensure the event and...

Green Biologics to diversify and expand biotech cosmetic ingredients portfolio

30-May-2017 By Simon Pitman

Bio-based speciality chemical company Green Biologics is aiming to expand its offerings to the cosmetics and personal care market as it increases the size of its product portfolio.

Household products company SC Johnson moves the needle on ingredient transparency

30-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

As part of its new skin allergen transparency initiative, SC Johnson now features an online ingredient index. And there are plans to provide consumers access to more comprehensive ingredient information by next year. It’s the sort of move that resets...

SCC announces speakers and offers registration discount for 2017 Scientific Meeting & Technology Showcase

25-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This December in New York City, the Society of Cosmetic Chemists is set to host the 71st edition of the event, where scientists working in beauty and personal care as well as their colleagues in marketing, sales, and compliance learn about the latest...

Cetaphil marks 70-year brand anniversary

25-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The Nestlé Skin Health product line got its start in 1947, has expanded over the years to include cleansers, moisturizers, and sun care. And, now the global brand has plans to reach even more consumers around the world.

Laura Mercier Cosmetics launches in Canada

25-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Having been acquired by Shiseido Americas Corporation last year, the prestige brand’s portfolio of color cosmetics, skin care, bath and body care, and fragrance is now available in Canadia. Several of the brand’s functions—public relations, logistical...

New delivery technology enables Linnea to launch unique botanical ingredients portfolio

25-May-2017 By Simon Pitman

Switzerland-based pharma solutions provider Linnea is targeting cosmetics and personal care thanks to new delivery technology that brings its botanical extracts to the skin care category for the first time.

Spotlight on Biomimetic Materials

25-May-2017 By Belinda Carli, director for the Institute of Personal Care Science

Biomimetics now plays a key part in cosmetic formulation, but what is true biomimetic activity and what to look for when determining biomimetic efficacy? And since it is about mimicking a natural process, are these materials better than synthetics?

CEW event highlights the role of brick-and-mortar retail in an omnichannel world

24-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

At yesterday evening’s Beauty Insider Series event, Reinventing Retail Stores, executives from Ulta Beauty, Walgreens, and Cos Bar spoke on a panel moderated by Jenny B. Fine, editor of WWD Beauty Inc. The group discussed just how their companies are...

Retail buyers and local cosmetics and personal care brands flocked to IBE Dallas

24-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This month the Indie Beauty Expo added a third city to its annual series of events around the US. In Dallas, Texas, exhibitor numbers weren’t as high as they have been in New York and LA, but like much of indie beauty itself the show is all about quality...

The Estée Lauder Companies announce new leadership for skin care, hair, and color cosmetics brands

24-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This week the beauty company announced new executives and a leadership transition plan that will affect four prestige and luxury brands. The changes taking place are meant to ensure accelerated global brand growth.

Ashland acquires Pharmachem, making new inroads in the fragrance industry

23-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Earlier this month the specialty chemical company announced the completion of an all-cash deal that adds flavour, fragrance, and nutraceutical ingredients to the Ashland portfolio.

Unilever eyes Latin American markets with major new acquisition

23-May-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Unilever has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the personal care and home care brands of Quala, a Latin American consumer goods company.

Annual PACk event debuts in New York City

22-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Last week in Manhattan, design and pre-press agency Diadeis hosted the first annual Packaging Artwork Conference, bringing together professionals in artwork, labeling, merchandising, and packaging concept development to learn and share insights on visual...

Coppertone—a legacy sun care brand fashioning a future through consumer trust, greater transparency, and innovative textures

22-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Cosmetics Design reached out to Lisa Perez, marketing director at Coppertone, to learn how Bayer’s well-known sunscreen brand is strategically repositioning itself, educating consumers, and updating its products to keep pace in today’s fast-moving personal...

Indie Beauty Profile

Sebastien Tardif, Veil Cosmetics

22-May-2017 By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In his Indie Beauty Profile, Sebastien Tardif, CEO of Veil Cosmetics, describes how he translated his experience as a professional makeup artist into a product line suitable for pros and novices alike, and gives a nod to the validation that brand recognition...

Gattefossé launches new corporate website in English

18-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Just last month the cosmetics and personal care ingredient maker opened its North American Technical Center of Excellence in New Jersey. And today, Gattefossé is going live with a newly updated English-language website. All the new site functionality...

Elizabeth Schmalz Ferguson joins Applied DNA Sciences board of directors

18-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The supply chain tech company was apparently seeking a board member with significant cosmetics and personal care industry expertise. And Ferguson’s experience with companies like Revlon and Estée Lauder made her the top choice.

Northwest Cosmetic Laboratories acquires Dream Team Beaute

18-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The prestige color cosmetics and skin care contract manufacturer, headquartered in Idaho, has just announced completion of a deal that boosts the company’s powder production capabilities, expands services to West Coast clients, and more.

10 years and 5,000 products for NATRUE’s Natural and Organic Cosmetics Label

17-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The association behind this international standard is celebrating 2 milestones this year, while looking to the future with both optimism and suspicion.

Call for Nominations: L'Oréal seeks women in tech to reinvent beauty for the digital age

17-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The L’Oréal NEXT awards are open for nominations. And like the women that have gone before them, this year’s finalists will gain significant exposure, access to venture capital, professional guidance, unparalleled networking opportunities, and more.

“Green isn’t a trend, it’s mandatory”

17-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

At this month’s Sustainable Cosmetics Summit in New York City, environmental responsibility took center stage. But the priorities of individual personal care brands and industry stakeholders vary widely.

CEW celebrates this year’s top beauty and fragrance products

16-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Last Friday in New York City, Cosmetic Executive Women held the organization’s annual Beauty Insider Awards. Apropos of the current cosmetics market, more award categories were dedicated to indie beauty brands than last year, and an overwhelming number...

Lonza highlights preservative expertise at NYSCC Suppliers' Day

16-May-2017 By Simon Pitman

Lonza was highlighting its expertise in the preservatives arena at the recent NYSCC Suppliers' Day. We caught up with one of the company's experts to find out about the product offerings and some of the challenges faced in this crucial area.

Covestro showcases new ways to formulate hair care, skin care, sun care, and color cosmetics with its Baycusan polymer collection

15-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

At the NYSCC Suppliers Day event earlier this month in New York City, the raw materials supplier was showing chemists and R&D pros what’s newly possible with its ethanol-based polymers and polyurethane dispersions. The Covestro team also sat down...

Indie Beauty Profile

Dr. Conny Wittke, nügg

15-May-2017 By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Dr. Conny Wittke, founder of the Beauty Ideas Group and the skin care brand nügg, explains why, in today’s personal care market place, a brand’s unique value proposition should put the emphasis on ‘value’ rather than on ‘unique’...

Is the ‘always on’ digital lifestyle impacting on beauty trends?

12-May-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We spoke to Hannah Symons, beauty and personal care analyst at Euromonitor International, on social media-driven beauty trends.

Luxury cosmetics and fragrance packaging will never be the same

11-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

LuxePack opened yesterday in New York City and Cosmetics Design was there, taking inventory of the latest trends and launches. According to insiders, ecommerce has forever altered the beauty packaging industry.

Lonza platforms prototype formulations at Suppliers’ Day

11-May-2017 By Simon Pitman

Lonza demonstrated its formulation capabilities when it showcased five formulation prototypes at the recent Suppliers’ Day event in Manhattan, New York City.

The Makeup Show NYC showcases trends, welcomes indie brands, and adds Pro Awards

11-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The annual show, “a place where professionals gather…and brands launch new product,” took place last Sunday and Monday in New York City, drawing over 7,000 credentialed pros.

Total and Corbion target bio plastics packaging market

11-May-2017 By Simon Pitman

Total and Corbion have combined forces to provide a new alternative to bio packaging that is said to significantly lower a product’s carbon footprint.

BPI Labs to offer single-use packaging options as of May 31st

10-May-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The private label personal care contract manufacturer recently purchased new equipment that will enable the company to meet client needs for sample-size and single-portion packaging. BPI also has plans to innovate in the bath bomb space starting this...

IFF results put fragrance and personal care in the shadows

10-May-2017 By Simon Pitman

IFF posted strong first quarter results, but the breakdown shows that its fragrance and personal care business growth was well behind that of the flavors division.