Lush opens up on ethical business practices

Sarah McCartney

Strategic Storyteller, Lush

Croda’s healthy skin ingredient comes in topical and edible forms

Dr Bhaven Chavan

Applications Scientist, Croda

DSM reveals why it is targeting market growth in the cosmetics industry

Ilona Haaijer

President personal care, DSM Nutritional Products

Max Havelaar shares secrets on how to approach fairtrade certification

Isabelle Bluche

Senior manager, non-food and new category development, Max Havelaar

Titanium dioxide filter helps up UVA protection in sunscreen

Julian Hewitt

Market Applications Specialist, Croda

DSM targets growth in men's grooming category

Dr Manuela Pflaumbaum

DSM Nutritional Products

Demand for organic ingredients can be met but companies must plan ahead

John Brebner

Director, S&D Aroma

Film former has unexpected SPF boosting effects

Dr Sophie Viala

Business Development - Cosmetic Raw Materials, Bayer Material Science

Small- and medium-sized cosmetics players lead the way in social media

With smaller companies leading the way on the...

Seasonal Video Greetings From Decision News Media

Welcome to this seasonal holiday video from Decision...

Lifting the lid on what defines the beauty foods category

Beauty foods, beauty from within, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals -...

Marketing is essential to cracking men's grooming, claims analyst

Karen Grant

Senior Global Industry Analyst, Vice President of Beauty, NPD Group

New orders, new clients: business looking up for contract manufacturers

As consumers feel the pinch of a global...

Bioplastics have huge potential but infrastructure needs to catch up

Bio-based plastic resins are beginning to make their...

Beauty foods and drinks: In good taste?

Chocolates, jams and juices sporting beauty claims are...

Meet Our New Owners

Robert Marr, Franck Metzger, Jean-Marc Cocogne

William Reed Business Media, DNM

ISP describes how business reorganization will affect R&D

Joël Mantelin

Global Marketing Director Skin Care, ISP

Organic certification boom results in confusion and lawsuits

Amarjit Sahota

Director, Organic Monitor

Cosmetics advertisers must get tough on regulators and sharp on data

Chris Gummer

Director , Cider Solutions

Do nanoparticles penetrate the skin?

Professor Tilman Butz

University of Leipzig

Professor discusses potential of 3D skin model to test cosmetic ingredients

Professor Zee Upton

Queensland University of Technology

Video highlights from the fun side of in-cosmetics

Walking, not quite talking bottles and a pigment...

Dow reveals bearing of Rohm and Haas acquisition on personal care

Eunice Heath

Global General Manager, Household and Personal Care, Dow

Video season's greetings from Decision News Media

The Decision News Media team would like to...

Poop packaging firm underlines importance of creativity in sustainability

Albe Zakes

Director of Public Relations, TerraCycle

HBA conference organizer discusses globalization of regulation

Meyer Rosen

Chief scientific adviser , HBA Global Expo

Companies can avoid hazardous waste charges by recycling ethanol

Ken Reese

Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Parallel Products

Relationship between academia and industry in the spotlight

Professor Robert Lochhead

University of Mississippi

Counterfeiting is on the rise in the fragrance industry

Rochelle Bloom

President of the Fragrance Foundation, The Fragrance Foundation

LVMH puts stem cells under the microscope

Eric Perrier

Executive Vice President of R&D, LVMH Parfums et Cosmetiques

Nutricosmetics should be distributed as cosmetics products

Séphane Delahaye

Co-founder , Innovabio

Encapsulation technology can increase SPF of organic sunscreens

Tycho Speaker

President, Capsulent

Dow Personal Care makes customer-centric pledge

Lionel Genix

marketing director, Dow Personal Care

Formulators need more green ingredients to work with: Estée Lauder exec

Dr Liliana George

Executive Director of Strategic Developments, R&D, The Estée Lauder Companies...

Knoll Packaging unwraps the costs and benefits of sustainable options

Jeremy Cohen, Joanna Sasso

CEO, VP Operations, Knoll Packaging

Estee Lauder exec explores how to create luxury packaging, sustainably

John Delfausse

Chief Environmental Officer - Corporate Packaging, Estee Lauder

3-D video microscope gets to the root of skin and hair care

Ait Younes

Director, Critt Analyse Et Surface

Success for cosmetics industry over Candelilla trade regulations

Marceil Yeater

Chief of Legal Affairs and Trade Policy Support, CITES Secreteriat

Record numbers at in-cosmetics suggests recession is over for industry

Lucy Gillam

Exhibition Director: in-cosmetics , Reed Exhibitions

Mintel's Nica Lewis discusses innovation influences and formulation challenges

Nica Lewis

Head Consultant , Mintel Beauty Innovations

Biopack focuses on turnkey solutions to battle tough times

Maxim d'Haussy

COF, Biopack

Valois faces up to challenges of sustainability and tough economy

Leading beauty packaging provider Valois has taken on...

Turnkey packaging solutions help I Pack expand in tough climate

Custom fragrance packaging provider I Pack has weathered...

Grass-based polypropylene packaging reduces carbon footprint

Alexandre Poignant

CEO, Cosmeco

Recycled PET bottles pave the way for eco-friendly caps

Gille Pauget

CEO, VPI

France pushes for environmental labelling of consumer products

Philippe Osset

Director of Sustainable Business Solutions, Price Waterhouse Coopers

Pushing for sustainable packaging should not bypass materials we already have

Nicholas Thorne

Innovation and development director, Alcan Packaging Beauty

Cosmetics Compact: Leafing through the benefits of green tea

The antioxidant properties of green tea have lead...

Inneov calls for beauty supplement claims clarity

Inneov, the joint venture between Nestle and L’Oreal...

Cosmetics Compact: Sunscreen shenanigans and questions over SPF tests

Cosmetics Compact brings you the highlights of the...

Unlocking the potential of social media in cosmetics

Raphael Viton and Nick Kinports

Maddock Douglas

Parabens' bad press based on flawed science, says industry insider

Dene Godfrey

Technical Sales Manager - Preservation Systems, S Black

Organic preservatives come at a cost, but formulators are now willing to pay

Kris Kudrnac

K3 Corporation

Organic ingredient launches only just starting to match marketing buzz

Peter Boncelet

Earth Supplied Products

Claims about ethical sourcing should be backed up by third parties, says IUCN official

Industry and NGOs addressed ethical ingredients sourcing at...

Cosmetics industry left behind by international negotiations on biodiversity

Maria Julia Oliva

Union for Ethical BioTrade

Beauty goes 3D at in-cosmetics 2009 in Munich

Lucy Gillam

Exhibition Director

Cosmetics Compact: Getting to the root of grey hair

Cosmetics Compact brings you the highlights of the...

Cosmetics Compact: Essential oils can transform into allergens

Cosmetics Compact brings you highlights of the sites'...

Bathroom energy drain sparks new product ideas

Eric Scheid

Packaging Purchasing, Henkel