Skin care

Organ-on-chip technology will be moving out of the lab and into the commercial market

20-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This week, Emulate announced new funding and research partnerships that will advance the technology, which has significant potential for cosmetic and personal care development and testing.

Mary Kay skin care stands out in the global beauty marketplace

20-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This week, the direct-sales beauty company celebrated being named a top skin care brand. Mary Kay believes innovative formulations and product benefits make the brand distinctive.

Ginkgo Bioworks and Prospect Bio team up to speed ingredient development

19-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The biotech company will have new tech tools, thanks to this deal, and as a result be able to expand its bio-engineering capabilities for clients in fragrance, cosmetics, and beyond.

Can an olive oil waste product reduce the cost of biosurfactant production?

19-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Researchers from Brazil and Europe have found a use for an oil byproduct that they believe could save cosmetic ingredient manufactures money.

New data on the financial cost of cosmetic chemical exposure in the US

19-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

According to newly published research, daily use of consumer goods and packages made with endocrine-disrupting chemicals results in hundreds of billions of dollars in health care expenses and lost wages every year in this country.

Green Biologics expands in Europe with distribution deal

19-Oct-2016 By Simon Pitman

The US division of Green Biologics has signed a distribution deal that will see its Personal Care Intermediates distributed throughout the EU.

Five strange habits of consumers you’re never going to change

19-Oct-2016 By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science

We use personal care products every day, and trial new products as we need or hear about them. What you may not realise is there are some interesting consumer habits somehow hard-wired into our brains that even the most seasoned Cosmetic Chemist finds...

Personal care ingredient and packaging companies among top P&G suppliers of 2016

18-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This week Procter & Gamble announced its annual list of top performing supply partners and a second, longer list of companies recognized with The External Business Partner Excellence Award.

JAKKS Pacific Acquires skin care and color cosmetics brand C’est Moi

18-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The toy and kids consumer product company has opted to diversify its business a bit by adding makeup to its product portfolio. For C’est Moi the deal is a chance to reach more consumers around the world.

Kiehl’s latest in-store promo gives a nod to beauty from within

18-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This weekend the L’Oréal brand is running a skin hydration promotion that emphasizes the importance of healthy living and the potential of beauty from within.

This year’s SupplySide West ingredient tradeshow was the largest ever

17-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Boasting a record number of attendees and high industry engagement, the event organizers are looking ahead to 2017 for another show serving a spectrum of industries from dietary supplements to sports nutrition, and from functional food to personal care.

Cosmetic Enterprises, Ltd. to open second personal care manufacturing facility

17-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The California – based private label beauty maker has bought land and an existing building in a neighboring state and may begin production there as early as next summer.

Elé Corporation names new distributor for personal care ingredients in the eastern states

17-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The specialty chemical maker is hosting a booth at the upcoming IFSCC and will be using the occasion to inform new and prospective Elé customers about its latest US distribution deal.

Cosmetic ingredient maker Polykon clears land for new US manufacturing facility

13-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Wednesday, the company hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking at the White Oak Technology Park near Richmond, Virginia, and is on track to begin shipping ingredients to the likes of L’Oréal and Estée Lauder in 2018.  

New Avon expands into categories beyond cosmetics and personal care

13-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Next year, the North American direct-sales beauty company is launching a new business unit. And just this week New Avon announced the hire of Anjana Srivastava, who will lead the initiative and identify the right new product opportunities.

Indena's sourcing program recognized with sustainability award

12-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

A recent award given to botanical ingredient supplier Indena validates what the company has been striving to do for a number of years: To do good while doing well.

Shiseido Americas gets serious about prestige beauty

12-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The company is grouping related brands to gain a larger presence in the market; and this week announced it has hired an LVMH veteran as president of its new Beauty Prestige Group.

Biotechnology leader Ginkgo Bioworks opens enormous new foundry

11-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

As September came to a close, Ginkgo opened a facility that changes the scale and scope of biotech ingredient and organism production exponentially. And, it’s at sites like this where tomorrow’s genetically engineered inputs for fragrance, cosmetics,...

willa skin care acquired

11-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Origami Owl bought the tween, teen, and young women’s brand late last month to extend the company’s social selling business into personal care and cosmetics.

What matters most to women buying cosmetics in the US

11-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

In Mintel’s latest report on US beauty consumer expectations and motivations, analysts and data reveal current insights on how to best engage and educate shoppers as well as how to lift cosmetic and personal care sales.

Biotech: Engineering the future of fragrance, cosmetics, and personal care

10-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

From ingredient sourcing through to finished products, biotechnology is changing the way beauty gets made.

Trish McEvoy files suit against Too Faced Cosmetics

06-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The legal dispute between the two makeup companies is an issue of trademark, and by extension brand identity, messaging, and consumer loyalty.

Two Views: Is beauty ready for bacteria?

06-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The microbiome, probiotics, and bacteria are buzz-worthy topics in personal care and cosmetic formulation. For this installment of Two Views, Cosmetics Design asked Kelly A. Dobos of Sun Chemical and Shaheen Majeed of Sabinsa if and how the industry is...

United 1 International Laboratories expands to meet demand for cosmetics and nutrition products

05-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The Texas-based contract manufacturer has been growing exponentially over the past 10 years and company executives point to increased capabilities, new clients, and the global marketplace as reasons why.

NYC’s Javits Center to host 2 major beauty industry tradeshows in 2017

05-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Both the NYSCC Suppliers Day event and the North American edition of in-cosmetics have announced plans to relocate to the convention center on Manhattan’s far west side, keeping the region’s cosmetics and personal care industry event scene competitive.

IFSCC 2016 congress kicks off October 30th

04-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The annual gathering of cosmetic chemists and affiliated beauty industry professionals is just weeks away and the program is packed with scientific educational sessions, technical exhibits, and lively opportunities for networking and recreation.

Arbonne launches skin care application tool

04-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The direct-sales beauty company has just announced its latest product, a device called the Genius Ultra meant to more effectively apply Arbonne anti-aging skin care.

At P&G, over 15 beauty and personal care brands remain

04-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Coty has completed the acquisition of 41 P&G brands. But that CPG company still owns many big names in beauty and has plans to remain a market leader with advancing product technologies and legacy brands.

Rockefeller University debuts beauty science curriculum

03-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

In collaboration with The National Beauty Science Institute, New York City’s Rockefeller University, which specializes in biomedical research, is now enrolling students for its new consumer-facing educational program.

As of today, Coty is the world’s third-largest beauty company

03-Oct-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Having now completed the acquisition of P&G’s specialty beauty business, which doubled the company’s annual revenue, Coty takes its place as a global leader in fragrance, color cosmetics, and professional hair care and styling.

Fragrance brand Puig buys stake in Brazil naturals player Granado

03-Oct-2016 By Simon Pitman

Puig, one of the most significant independent global fragrance players, has taken a minority stake in Granado, a Brazil-based storied pharmacy and owner of naturals brand Phebo.

Amyris and Gingko Bioworks collaborate on bio-based products

29-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Biotech players Amyris and Gingko have confirmed the terms for their collaboration aimed at bringing cultured materials and ingredients to the market, both faster and more efficiently.

Lush chips in to tackle food waste

29-Sep-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Beauty brand Lush has donated £50,000 to a campaign to tackle food waste and hunger in London.

Coty joins S&P 500 and investors like it

29-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Coty has been added to the Standard & Poor’s 500, an announcement that drew applause from the investment world and sent stock prices on the up.

Ideas sharing between industries is where beauty innovation is going

29-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

The choice of packaging materials and formulation solutions available to beauty professionals is mind boggling, and undoubtedly it is the work the Material ConneXion library in New York City that has been the trigger for much of the innovation.

PCPC conference will tackle California Proposition 65 updates

28-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

The Personal Care Products Council will hold its 2016 Emerging Issues Conference in November, with one of core focuses of the agenda likely to be the overhaul of Prop 65.

AOBiome conducts first of-a-kind trials for bacteria-derived acne treatment

28-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Biotech skin care player AOBiome says it is conducting the very first of a kind trials to determine the effectiveness of a new topical bacterial treatment for acne sufferers.

Estée Lauder announces executive shake up at GlamGlow

28-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Twenty months after acquiring GlamGlow, the Estée Lauder Companies has restructured its executive leadership in a bid to keep the skin care brand buzzing.

Biomimetics: the future of beauty innovation from nature

27-Sep-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Biomimetics - using concepts and principles from nature to create new materials, devices and systems - could offer huge opportunities for beauty.

Cargill eyes expansion of its personal care business

27-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Agrofood giant Cargill is aiming to expand its footprint in the cosmetics and personal care arena, and has announced a new leader to head up the global team.

How smart packaging is shaping the beauty products of tomorrow, Part II

27-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Smart packaging is without doubt one of the most exciting and potentially revolutionary technologies to ever impact the beauty industry.

in-cosmetics Latin America readies to open its doors

27-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Next week the third edition of the in-cosmetics Latin America will open its doors in São Paulo Brazil, marking the evolution of an event that started off purely focused on the Brazil market and is now a major platform for ingredients provider from across...

How smart packaging is shaping the beauty products of tomorrow, Part I

26-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Smart packaging is without doubt one of the most exciting and potentially revolutionary technologies to ever impact the beauty industry.

The new L’Oréal USA headquarters is changing a neighborhood

22-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

In June, the beauty company opened new offices in New York City, just two avenues away from the Hudson River. Now the company has partnered with a local nonprofit to install new lighting in Hudson River Park.

Big changes on the horizon for L’Oréal device brand Clarisonic

22-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This week the cosmetics company filed documents with the Washington State government and issued a statement, making it clear that production of the company’s face and body cleaning devices will look quite different in the future.

Doing More with Bacteria: new innovations from AOBiome and Mother Dirt

22-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The clinical research company and its consumer products brand are moving bacteria forward, launching new product and advancing research that could change skin care forever.

Buying Beauty: a look at the latest cosmetics and personal care acquisitions

21-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

M&A activity has been coming along at a pretty good clip lately, and some of the most recent deals exemplify the current state of the beauty industry.

Naturals and Sustainability Special Newsletter

By-products and re-used materials raise bar on formulation sustainability

21-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Ethical and sustainability claims are proving among the hottest trends right now, and a new way for formulators to tap into this heightened state of consumer consciousness is to reuse otherwise discarded materials.

Korea Kolmar buys Process Technologies and Packaging

20-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

In a multimillion dollar deal announced just yesterday, Kolmar (under the company name Seokoh) has acquired PTP to expedite expansion into this region’s cosmetics marketplace.

Unilever acquires Seventh Generation

20-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The multinational CPG company announced yesterday that it has signed a deal to purchase the plant-based personal care and household cleaners company known as Seventh Generation—thereby shoring up its position in the naturals market.