Skin care

Retailers set the bar for natural and organic standards

01-Jul-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Live Organically, a newly launched ecommerce site, is the latest retailer working to close the gap between consumer expectations and industry best practices in this space.

Cosmetics companies among only brands consumers strongly identify with biodiversity

01-Jul-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Natura, Yves Rocher, The Body Shop, and Dabur are among the brands that consumers strongly identify with biodiversity; according to the Union for Ethical BioTrade’s Biodiversity Barometer as beauty brands lead the way.

Sesame fated to be labeled as an allergen by the FDA

30-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

US Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut along with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts have asked the administration to require the ingredient be listed in the interest of consumer safety. 

Canadian supermarkets spot demand for Asian beauty products

30-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Loblaw has begun to reposition its business with the opening of a pilot store in Mississauga, Ontario. The new store is structured around fresh food, takes shifting consumer demographics into account, and puts more emphasis on international beauty and...

New microscope shows live cells in 3 dimensions

30-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The revolutionary tomographic technology from Nanolive SA, a Swedish startup, is set to change R&D in the personal care and cosmetics industries.

The blueprint for indie beauty success

29-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Cosmetic Executive Women, a global industry professional organization, brought together CEOs from 3 top independent cosmetic and skin care brands for its recent newsmaker forum event in New York City, and each has a distinctive business plan worth exploring.

Article on EWG ‘worst’ sunscreens list goes viral

25-Jun-2015 By Simon Pitman

As news of the Environmental Working Group’s list of worst sunscreens continues to spread in the US media, one article goes viral leading to fears for consumer safety and the reputation of sunscreen manufacturers.

CVS drug stores get serious about beauty

24-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The retailer is looking to make up for $2b of revenue, which the company previously brought in through tobacco sales, with a four-pronged approach that centers on wellness.

Nanomaterials found detrimental to sea life

24-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Published research from the University of California, Davis, casts doubt on whether personal care products can be safely designed with nano-zinc and nano-copper oxides.

Korean beauty and tech come together in the Way personal skin care gadget

23-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The internet of skin is nearly here, thanks to the Seoul-based start-up Way, which will launch a digital tool that monitors and helps manage skin this November.

Hollywood actors are teaming up with non-toxic beauty brands

23-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Gwyneth Paltrow joined forces with Juice Beauty and Jessica Alba partnered with The Honest Company on a new color cosmetics line. The actors are involved financially and creatively with the principled companies.

Cosmetics Europe Assembly reports EU cosmetics market recovery

23-Jun-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

At the second annual 'Cosmetics Europe Week' in Brussels, industry experts revealed that the EU cosmetics market showed signs of recovery with 0.5% growth in 2014 – 72.5 billion Euros.

Credo cosmetics opens a flagship store

22-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Sephora changed mass-market beauty, and now one of the company’s early leaders is expanding his promising online naturals venture beyond the web to a California storefront. 

BelezaNaWeb goes big on ecommerce in South America

22-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

A private equity investment out of New York City has backed the ecommerce beauty site to the tune of $30m in series C finding, just as the Brazilian market opportunity for digital selling is set for sizeable growth.

L’Oreal bringing wearable electronics out of the lab and on to consumers

18-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Flexible wireless sensors, developed in collaboration with engineers from the University of Illinois, measure skin conditions and gather data that L’Oreal can put to good use.

IFF moves to acquire Lucas Meyer

17-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The fragrance maker bid this week to purchase Lucas Meyer and thereby squarely enter the cosmetics ingredient supply business. 

What beauty brands need to know about Asian-American buying power

15-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The latest data from Nielsen shows this consumer segment is spending sensibly, heavily, and—on personal care—selectively.

Triclosan, phthalates and microbeads eliminated from Life Brand products

15-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Canadian supermarket Loblaw has committed to removing these ingredients from its private brand of personal care items, explaining that such a move is best in light of “emerging science and public opinion

UN publishes report urging the discontinuation of microbeads in cosmetics

12-Jun-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report this week on the occasion of World Oceans' Day recommending a precautionary approach toward microplastic management, with an eventual phase-out and ban of their use in personal care products and...

Brazil’s Natura Cosmetics to formulate with microalgae oil

11-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The direct-sales beauty and personal care company has signed a purchasing deal with Solazyme to use AlgaPūr in its products.

Can genotypic data change the face of skin care?

10-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Olay’s latest research on consumer genetics has uncovered data that will help the skin care company develop next-generation products aimed at making skin appear ageless.  

New eco packaging to debut in personal care industry

10-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The Body Shop has teamed with Newlight, a sustainable materials company using captured carbon—as opposed to fossil fuel—to manufacture plastic.

Personal care market in Turkey tipped for growth

10-Jun-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

An improving economy, changing perceptions towards grooming, and a young population are all factors that are fuelling the cosmetics and personal care market in Turkey at the moment.

Skincare Ingredients 2015

June 24th is the date to put in your diaries for Skincare Ingredients 2015

09-Jun-2015 By Simon Pitman

The fifth edition of Skincare Ingredients will go live on June 24th, in just two weeks, with a full conference program that tackles some of the most crucial issues in the skin care category.

Here's how the market for personal care delivery systems is performing globally

09-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

By 2020 the personal care delivery system market will likely top $543m, according to intelligence firm Persistence Market Research.

Expanding market potential for marula oil

04-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Botanical oils have become quite popular as signature ingredients and as stand-alone products, accordingly, one prominent company in the space is growing fast.

Maesa Group strengthens its hold on global exclusive beauty

04-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

With this week’s acquisition of P2 Cosmetics, the group expands its portfolio of exclusive, private label and outsourced cosmetics and personal care lines.

Industry giants weigh in on sustainable palm oil

03-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

This week J&J, P&G, Colgate-Palmolive, and Seventh Generation along with numerous other interested companies and investors ran a letter on the non-profit sustainability site ceres.org urging the RSPO to adjust its certification standards. 

P&G sets off on 3D bioprinted skin research project

03-Jun-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is following its rivals down the 3D skin printing road as it looks to fund a five year research project to develop a commercial process for making three-dimensional printed skin tissue. 

Gauging healthy skin against the face of a child

02-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

One independent skin care company is out to raise the bar in the anti-aging category by lowering the customary age of youthful beauty.

Skin treatment maker partners with the NRS to caution consumers away from cosmetics

02-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Medical skin care company Galderma has launched a consumer education campaign directed at people affected by rosacea.

Cosmetics packaging market to grow through 2025, declares visiongain

01-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Growth over the next ten years will come most notably to the skin care segment and be due, in large part, to the merits of plastic materials.

Botox improves pliability and elasticity of skin, study shows

01-Jun-2015 By Simon Pitman

A new study by scientists in Canada claims that Botox injections can help improve both the elasticity and pliability of skin for up to four months after the treatment is administered.

Can celebrities cash in with men’s skincare?

01-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

This month actor Rob Lowe launched a product line called Profile, which expands men’s grooming routines beyond before- and aftershave items to include serums and more.

Bio-identicals, the next step in sustainability

27-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Ingredient labs are producing high tech biomimetic materials, and one personal care industry expert predicts these next-generation naturals will trump organics before long. 

Euromonitor runs rule over recent nutraceutical award winners

25-May-2015 By Simone Baroke

Market analyst Euromonitor International dissects recent NutraIngredients Awards winners to provide category perspective from sustainable omega-3 to healthy ageing in this guest article.

LuxePack 2015 spotlights ingenuity

20-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Packaging and design industry leaders take bold steps, spending on technology, innovating truly new containers, and shrewdly reinventing the way brands communicate with consumers.

Plant stem cells are a natural way to speak about anti-ageing, says expert

18-May-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

Younger consumers in particular, prefer plant stems cells to traditional ingredients like retinol, giving brands an opportunity to tailor their messaging for different age groups in South Korea.

Botanical oils persistently popular with formulators and consumers

18-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Product lines that feature natural oil ingredients appeal to shoppers across personal care categories, and in the hair removal category one prominent brand sees room to expand.

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Age Before Beauty: Sustainability

14-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Stress is a huge factor in daily life and inevitably impacts the bottom line. Forecasters caution beauty brands to look beyond 2020 and plan for the best, long lives of their brands, their consumers and the planet.

Cosmetics company wins Caribbean exporter of the year award

14-May-2015 By Simon Bendle

Sacha Cosmetics’ owner Kama Maharaj says he is “humbled and honored” after his firm was named winner of the inaugural Caribbean Exporter of the Year Award.

Artistry mixes men’s grooming with direct-sales beauty

14-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Scientific research and ingredient formulations developed in-house led up to this month’s launch of a new line of men’s grooming products from the Amway brand. 

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Age Before Beauty: Activity

13-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Anti-aging is out. Fitness is the way of life. And, beauty is moving fast.

Mintel expert discusses how beauty routines are moving to new extremes

12-May-2015 By Simon Pitman

The latest Mintel beauty research was showcased by Vivienne Rudd at the recent in-cosmetics Barcelona event. Rudd gave a presentation that highlighted global beauty rituals and how the growing trending for extremes in beauty habits is hoping to create...

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Age Before Beauty: Curiosity

12-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Successful cosmetic companies of the future will drive sales by facilitating DIY beauty solutions and innovating at the extreme ends of scientific possibility—in short, by quenching consumer curiosity.

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Age Before Beauty: Longevity

11-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Consumer behavior is adjusting to correspond more closely with lengthier life expectancies, flat-age demographics and the wellness that’s expected to come with longevity.

Natural WAS associated with performance compromise, that’s changed now!

08-May-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

In the past there were discussions over the use of natural ingredients and this meaning there may be a compromise on performance, but sitting down with Shona Bear, Bulldog Skincare’s new head of NPD, she says this has all changed now.

L’Oréal corners the market on bioprinted skin

07-May-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The 3-D human tissue company Organovo filed a current report this week with the SEC stipulating the conditions of that company’s arrangement with L’Oréal USA, which is a game changer for cosmetics testing, biotech, and the nutraceutical market.

Changing the face of luxury skin care with consumer genetics

30-Apr-2015 By Deanna Utroske

GeneU is offering what may be the definitive personalized skin consultation, and the biotech community is paying careful attention to how beyond-the-lab genomics are playing out in various industries.

Analysing the motivations behind sun tanning and UV exposure

30-Apr-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

In Europe and the West, tanned skin can be seen as desirable and a sign of good health or wealth, and even beauty, and according to a university researcher, the motivations behind tanning can be influential between using safer product alternatives or...