Skin care

Olay data shows skin care matters more than DNA

08-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Earlier this week at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, the skin care brand presented skin aging data gathered in conjunction with the consumer genetics company 23andMe.

A next-generation lip balm packaging solution is in the works

08-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Personal care package maker TricorBraun has released new market research findings that zero in on just what sort of container features consumers look for when choosing and using lip care. The data suggests that both current container styles and the forthcoming...

Is plum poised to be the next big beauty oil?

08-Mar-2017 By Simon Pitman

Beauty oil is one of the biggest skin care trends right now, as consumers opt for simpler and more natural regimes. But with a wide variety of choice, has plum oil been overlooked?

Trending beauty: ‘masking’ top searched skin care term

07-Mar-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Google has revealed that so far this year, ‘masking’ has been the most searched skin care trend, confirming the rising global enthusiasm for face masks.

Is there a digital solution for fragrance retail?

07-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The newly launched Scent Trunk thinks so. And the team behind this online custom fragrance maker believes they’ve got it. Cosmetics Design connected with William Yin, CEO of Scent Trunk to find out what makes this latest beauty subscription service different.

Biodiesel company makes the leap into cosmetics, part II

07-Mar-2017 By Simon Pitman

Pacific Biodiesel made a big jump from biodiesel to diversify into beauty oils, and in the second part of this article we find out why macadamia nuts were the best choice.

Is Amazon the beauty industry’s secret collaborator?

07-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Craig Romero, co-founder of the indie skin care brand OZNaturals uses the online retail site to outguess consumer expectations, identify winning ingredients, and crowdsource actionable feedback.

Washington DC and the state of beauty industry

06-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

A week ago Monday, the Personal Care Products Council convened a panel, as part of the organization’s annual meeting, to discuss the ramifications that the new Presidential administration’s legislative endeavors and policies will have on the cosmetics...

Elizabeth Arden: A beauty brand turnaround case study

06-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Last summer Revlon got into the prestige beauty business in a big way by acquiring Elizabeth Arden. Some two years before that deal, Elizabeth Arden invested in an Air Paris rebranding scheme that wisely leveraged the potential of content, sharing and...

Indie Beauty Profile

Claire Mitchell, ECO. Modern essentials

06-Mar-2017 By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Claire Mitchell, director of ECO. Modern essential talks about how her international business experience helped her grow the brand’s global reach and how wellness, natural beauty, and consumer trust intersect in today’s personal...

Biodiesel company makes the leap into cosmetics, Part I

02-Mar-2017 By Simon Pitman

It is not every day that a biodiesel company branches out into the cosmetic ingredients market, but that is exactly what Hawaii-based Pacific Biodiesel has done.

How can skin care brands stand out on the digital shelf?

02-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

A new report from managed analytics company Ugam endeavors to answer that question by exploring the state of skin care online today and the valuable role statistical analysis can play in bettering a brand’s standing in the digital beauty marketplace.

Nu Skin moves on to the S&P MidCap 400

02-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Launched in 1984, the direct sales skin care and nutritional supplements company reported revenue last year of $2.21bn a figure strong enough to land Nu Skin on the Dow Jones index of mid-sized companies.

Forecasting the digital future of cosmetics and personal care retail

02-Mar-2017 By Sinead Norenius-Raniere

2017 is going to be exciting, but challenging for beauty and personal care companies as they adjust to rapidly changing consumer behavior.  How consumers shop, explore, and discover brands is being reinvented and fast.  Here are my picks for the biggest...

Birchbox and Draper James team up for Women’s History Month

01-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Thirty years ago the US Congress declared March to be Women’s History Month. It’s a public celebration that industry influencers like the beauty subscription company Birchbox and Reese Witherspoon’s lifestyle brand would be remiss to overlook.

The Future of the Beauty Industry Coalition aims to update regs

01-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

A new advocacy group launched this month with designs on standardizing cosmetology licensure from state to state. For now the group calling itself The Future of the Beauty Industry Coalition has its sights set on legislation in Texas and Nebraska.

US consumers and brands are getting serious about anti-pollution skin care

01-Mar-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Early this year, personal care company H2O+ Beauty partnered with research firm Morning Consult to sort out what US consumers know and look for when it comes to anti-pollution skin care. Now, upon the launch of the brand’s Aquadefense product line, Cosmetics...

Sephora launches Biossance skin care from Amyris

28-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The biotech firm has been forging strategic partnerships across sectors and making headway in the cosmetics and personal care industry for some time. Now, Amyris has its new Biossance branded skin care line at select Sephora doors.

Concept II Cosmetics takes flight with delegation to South Africa

28-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The private label bath and body care maker is among a group of business leaders participating in an economic development trade mission between the State of Florida and South Africa.

Natural Products Expo West opens next week

28-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The annual cross-industry event focused on all things natural, organic, and non-GMO gets underway in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday March 8th. Among the personal care brands set to make news at Expo West is California Baby, an indie skin care brand...

Cosmetic Chemists! SCC issues call for papers

23-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

In advance of the Society for Cosmetic Chemists’ 71st annual scientific meeting, a call for submissions has gone out. The society is accepting proposals from scientists working across the industry, on the supply side of the beauty business as well as...

Analysis

Where politics and beauty meet

23-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

New leadership took over the United States not two months ago, and already executive orders, emerging policy platforms, and the pandemonium of an experiment in business-tycoon-as-government-official have warranted a new level of coverage in a cosmetics...

Two Views: Beauty product development

23-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

There are many ways to build a better beauty product. In this installment of Two Views, Alyssa Lindsey Ceto, who works with contract manufacturer Colorado Quality Products, and Tamar Lara Kamen of the privately owned skin care brand Peter Thomas Roth...

Perricone MD announces big uptick in doors thanks to partnerships with Ulta and Nordstrom

22-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The anti-aging skin care company is expanding distribution to reach millennials where they shop with personal care products developed to deliver on current consumer expectations.

Digital tech and influencers get credit for Amway financial results

22-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The direct-sales company’s 2016 results are positive in terms of retail strategy. Where beauty and personal care are concerned it’s a different story, though beauty-from-within shows promise.

The Cosmetics Design anti-pollution forum is today!

22-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse and Simon Pitman

The industry is buzzing over this trend and with over 1,000 subscribers signed up for our event today it is clearly not one to miss.

MonoSol launches first pod-pac personal care product

21-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The polymer-film making company behind such household goods as Cascade Action Pacs and Tide Pods announced this month a first product in this category—a single-use dissolvable pod pac of shaving cream.

The Fragrance Foundation honors ten industry leaders of the future

21-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Last Thursday evening at the LVMH Tower in New York City, the foundation held its third-annual event celebrating The Notables, accomplished millennial executives working in every facet of the fragrance business from oil houses through to brands.

A new headquarters for New Avon

20-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

After nearly one year as a stand-alone company, the North American social selling beauty company has announced the location of its new offices here in New York City. Soon hundreds of New Avon staff will move from the East Side to Lower Manhattan.

Indie Beauty Profile

Marie Drago, Gallinée

20-Feb-2017 By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Marie Drago, founder of Gallinée shares advice on who to talk to before taking a personal care product line to market and rattles off an impressive list of consumer media press hits that her nimble team has already secured.

Natural personal care maker Yes To gets $8 million cash infusion

16-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The California-based company is on track for rapid expansion and will be using the funding to scale the brand quickly and further establish Yes To as a leading clean beauty brand.

Pratt annual gala to honor Batallure beauty founders

16-Feb-2017 By Simon Pitman

The annual Pratt Institute Art of Packaging Award Gala will this year honor the Batallure brand and its founders for their commitment to beauty packaging design.

Beverage maker Vita Coco will soon sell personal care products

15-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This week, reports are circulating that Vita Coco has plans to become a billion dollar brand, making and selling more products in more sectors. What began as a coconut-water business is poised to evolve into an all-things-coconut business.

ICMAD and ACI to host Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

15-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This March in New York City, the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors association along with the American Conference Institute are putting on the fourth annual edition of this conference to address the industry's current business and...

Making your mark: Brand management issues for the cosmetics industry

14-Feb-2017 By Emily Holmes and Gino Maurelli

Because  brand identity is so important for beauty and personal care companies while the market continues to be more crowded, it becomes even more important to establish a differentiated, strong brand and diligently protect it.

After completing merger with the P&G beauty business, Coty reports Q2 financials

14-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Now among the biggest cosmetics and personal care companies in the world, Coty announced promising results while acknowledging that there are growing pains ahead.

Colors & Effects announces distributor of the year

14-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The global pigments brand of chemical maker BASF awarded Ross Organic with the first-ever distributor of the year award, a notable milestone for both companies and a sign of things to come as well.

Elementis acquires SRLH Holdings

14-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The specialty chemical maker has plans to grow its business with personal care manufacturers in the US and emerging marketing, including Latin America. This deal is very much a part of the Elementis growth strategy.  

Indie Beauty Profile

Cynthia Besteman, Violets Are Blue

13-Feb-2017 By as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, skin care brand founder Cynthia Besteman tells Cosmetics Design about the distribution deal that had her walking on air, reveals just how practical she really is when it comes to her desert-island product pick, and much more!

Renowned beauty editor Linda Wells accepts senior executive roll at Revlon

13-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

As of today, the founding editor in chief of Allure magazine is Revlon’s chief creative officer, a post that will see Wells engaged with every brand in the cosmetics and personal care company’s portfolio. 

Procter & Gamble launches DUO body wash platform

13-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

This month, three of the company’s personal care brands introduce a new cleansing format that promises to be a mix of bar soap, body wash, and bath puff.

What customization means to the personal care industry

13-Feb-2017 By Belinda Carli, director of The Institute of Personal Care Science

Customization is set to be one of the biggest trends for personal care in 2017 – so just what does it mean to the Personal Care industry and what should brands and formulators be doing to customise their offerings? Here are a few options to consider…

FDA renews investigation into talc – cancer link

09-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Late last year the organization’s Office of Women’s Health granted funding for a new study into the relationship between talc and ovarian cancer.

Three approaches to Korean Beauty for the US market

08-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Monday in New York City, CEW hosted a panel on the K-Beauty Boom. Industry leaders from Glow Recipe, Sephora, and Amorepacific US shared insights into the latest trends and innovations in the category as well as their company’s distinct strategies for...

The Trump Effect is already altering the personal care and beauty market

08-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

According to trends and insights shared at a Global Wellness Institute event last week in New York City, the new administration is directly influencing spa-style product brands and where they fit into the larger beauty marketplace.

Why beauty brands are latching on to the boutique retail segment

08-Feb-2017 By Simon Pitman

The boutique beauty segment has gone from strength to strength, as more and more consumers choose to shop in a more curated and personalized environment that meets their expectations of a brand experience.

Mountain Rose Herbs proves to be a pacesetter for sustainability in the personal care industry

08-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The natural products maker and retailer launched as a mission-driven company in 1987 with the “core belief that people, plants, and planet are more important than profit.” And now Mountain Rose Herbs has become Oregon’s first Platinum Zero Waste Facility.

Extension for Beauty Industry Awards submission deadline

07-Feb-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design has extended the deadline for the Beauty Industry Awards, giving interested parties another week to make their submissions. Watch this video to find out more and to clue in on the categories where we most want to see more submissions....

Canadian consumers support transparency in personal care product labeling, study finds

07-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The non-profit environmental advocacy organization Environmental Defence released findings this month that consumers in Canada would be more than receptive to complete ingredient listings on household, cosmetic, and personal care product packaging.

Burt’s Bees gets credit for category growth at Clorox

07-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

The consumer products company announced Q2 financial results late last week, and Clorox’s only personal care and color cosmetics brand is responsible for most of the company’s progress in the lifestyle segment.