News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Cosmetics packaging manufacturer Seidel has created an aluminum-stamping method which allows companies to embed artwork in order to create strong differentiation in cosmetics packaging, as well as making significant savings on costs per unit.
The new beauty agenda and product demand are heavily influenced by online communities that just keep growing and gaining power according to a new report from research company, Diagonal.
Phthalates, preservatives utilized in certain beauty products, have received another blow to their image in the cosmetics industry as a new study links them to a rise in premature births, although industry still defends their safety.
A Tokyo spa specializing in ‘celeb escargot’ facials is offering consumers access to a higher concentration of snail mucus which may see cosmetic products with smaller amounts of the extract left on the shelf.
Of 2,000 companies analysed for their commitment to R&D, Johnson & Johnson has been placed in the top ten line up of businesses investing more than 90% of their total expenditure in research and development.