Breaking News on Cosmetics Formulation & Packaging in EuropeUS edition

All news > Videos

Social media becoming key to communicate latest developments

Social media becoming key to communicate latest developments

Imogen Matthews

Beauty blogger and Consultant

On the back of the in-cosmetics trade show in Barcelona, Cosmetics Design reflects with beauty blogger and consultant Imogen Matthews over the show highlights, themes and where the market is headed.

Published: 21-May-2012

Nail polish is the new lipstick effect, says Euromonitor

Nail polish is the new lipstick effect, says Euromonitor

Last month Cosmetics Design caught up with Euromonitor’s Irina Barbalova at the in-cosmetics event in Barcelona to find out what trends were prevalent in beauty in 2011 and if the future looks bright for this sector... 

Published: 16-May-2012

Croda showcases unique testing method and hair movement claims of new conditioning agent

Croda showcases unique testing method and hair movement claims of new conditioning agent

Mike Hindley

Lead Application Scientist - Croda

Ingredients supplier Croda has showcased its latest hair conditioning agent Keradyn HH, which is uniquely tested, allowing it to make some bold claims regarding hair movement.

Published: 11-May-2012

Close-to-market key to meeting the skin care trends for BASF

Close-to-market key to meeting the skin care trends for BASF

Tony Jaillot

Global Marketing Manager - BASF Beauty Care Solutions

Having announced its latest marketing strategy at the recent in-cosmetics show in Barcelona, BASF were keen to show how it has been implemented and helped development of its new skin care actives.

Published: 09-May-2012

When it comes to men’s grooming, language is the Holy Grail

When it comes to men’s grooming, language is the Holy Grail

Will King

Founder and CEO - King of Shaves

Despite men’s grooming becoming more popular, manufacturers still have to ensure they are marketing their products in the right way in order to get the most out of the market’s potential.

Published: 07-May-2012

Secondary benefits very important in designing a modern hairspray

Secondary benefits very important in designing a modern hairspray

Dr Jochen Klock

Global Marketing Manager Hair Care - DSM

The hairspray market has posted big sales in the last few years, and now it is more important than ever to listen to consumers and follow the trends in order to be successful.

Published: 04-May-2012

Sunburn not the only sign of sun damage, and we must address this

Sunburn not the only sign of sun damage, and we must address this

Christine Saecker

Senior Global Marketing Manager Sun Care - DSM

Sun care was the key theme of this year’s in-cosmetics show in Barcelona, and another company to present its latest offering in this field was ingredients supplier DSM.

Published: 02-May-2012

Kline: There is great potential for suppliers in the speciality actives segment

Kline: There is great potential for suppliers in the speciality actives segment

CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com caught up with Kline’s Nikola Matic at in-cosmetics in Barcelona last month to find out what opportunities are out there for speciality actives in the skin care market.

Published: 02-May-2012

Consistent regulation of nanotechnology is important in sun care

Consistent regulation of nanotechnology is important in sun care

Dr Ian Tooley

Research Manager - Croda

Sun care was the key theme at the in-cosmetics show in Barcelona this year, and Cosmetics Design caught up with Croda research manager Dr Ian Tooley to quiz him on all things regulation and nano.

Published: 30-Apr-2012

Dow Personal Care launches new family of sustainable surfactants

Dow Personal Care launches new family of sustainable surfactants

Cosmetics Design caught up with Lionel Genix, marketing manager for Dow Personal Care, at last week's in-cosmetics event in Barcelona to find out about the launch of a new family of sustainable surfactants and a waterproof polymer.

Published: 26-Apr-2012

Naturex opens up about its plans to further expand its cosmetic business

Naturex opens up about its plans to further expand its cosmetic business

Cosmetics Design spoke to Antoine Dauby, group marketing director for France-based ingredients player Naturex, to find out more about how the company is continuing to shift its main focus away from the food and nutrition sector in an effort to diversify the business with an extensive cosmetics portfolio.

Published: 25-Apr-2012

BASF taps into consumer need to differentiate with new hair care ingredients

BASF taps into consumer need to differentiate with new hair care ingredients

Ulrich Issberner

Head of Marketing Hair Care - BASF Personal Care Europe

Consumers want to differentiate from one another by using specific hair care products with needs ranging from protecting and repairing hair, to strengthening and straightening hair, according to chemical company BASF.

Published: 24-Apr-2012

Solar beauty shines at in-cosmetics 2012

Solar beauty shines at in-cosmetics 2012

The in-cosmetics show returned to Barcelona this year, with solar beauty as the key theme, and more products than ever being introduced in the innovation zone.

Published: 20-Apr-2012

We may not meet proposed animal testing ban, but progress IS being made

We may not meet proposed animal testing ban, but progress IS being made

Fabio Franchina and Bertil Heerink

President and Director General - Cosmetics Europe

The second edition in our exclusive series of special reports from trade association Cosmetics Europe takes a look at animal testing and where the industry currently stands with regard to alternatives.

Published: 12-Apr-2012

Complementary system in Europe will see cosmetics industry push on in future

Complementary system in Europe will see cosmetics industry push on in future

Fabio Franchina and Bertil Heerink

President and Director-General - Cosmetics Europe

In the first of our industry exclusive series of special reports, CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com spoke with management at European personal care association Cosmetics Europe as they spoke about the organisation's move and what the outlook is for the industry.

Published: 05-Apr-2012

Cosmetics Compact: P&G, Unilever, Estée Lauder, Avon, science and more...

Cosmetics Compact: P&G, Unilever, Estée Lauder, Avon, science and more...

Welcome to the Cosmetics Design Compact, brushing up on the latest industry news – in miniature.

Published: 17-Feb-2012

Cosmetics Compact: Avon, L'Oréal, Unilever, Packaging and more...

Cosmetics Compact: Avon, L'Oréal, Unilever, Packaging and more...

Welcome to the Cosmetics Design Compact, brushing up on the latest industry news – in miniature.

Published: 18-Jan-2012

Unilever: industry faces a challenge to reduce academia-industry gap when it comes to skin health

Unilever: industry faces a challenge to reduce academia-industry gap when it comes to skin health

Gordon James

Science Leader - Microbial Metabolism - Unilever R&D

One of the big challenges for the cosmetics and personal care industry is to match the science academics are providing and incorporate into industry practices according to consumer goods giant Unilever.

Published: 21-Dec-2011

Skin equivalent model could replace need for clinical trials in the future

Skin equivalent model could replace need for clinical trials in the future

Dr Richard Bojar

Chief Scientific Officer - Evocutis

In development over the last 12 months, UK-based company Evocutis has developed its LabSkin in vitro skin models, to support antimicrobial and skin microbe balancing product claims, which could, in time, replace clinical trials.

Published: 16-Dec-2011

Nutrigenetics “was clearly a too-focused approach”, says nutrigenomicist

Nutrigenetics “was clearly a too-focused approach”, says nutrigenomicist

Dr Sebastien Massart

Business development manager - DNA Vision

Studying the inter-relation between nutritional inputs and genetics has expanded quickly from five or 10 human genes to five or ten thousand or more. But is that a useful leap?

Published: 16-Dec-2011

Researchers close in on the ‘black box’ of bacterial vaginosis

Researchers close in on the ‘black box’ of bacterial vaginosis

Dr Jacques Ravel

Associate professor - The University of Maryland’s Institute of Genome Sciences

Dr Jacques Ravel, one the world’s leading vaginal microbia researchers, says revelations about differing ‘community types’ of vaginal bacteria could drastically improve treatments for the common condition, vaginosis.

Published: 14-Dec-2011

Big future forecast for pre- and probiotics

Big future forecast for pre- and probiotics

Dr Dirk Gevers

Research leader - Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston-based Human Microbiome Project is three years into a five-year project that is throwing up revelations about how human microorganisms behave – and its leader predicts a big future for pre- and probiotics.

Published: 13-Dec-2011

Cosmetics Compact: Science news, Ashland, L'Oréal, Nanoparticles, Advertising...

Cosmetics Compact: Science news, Ashland, L'Oréal, Nanoparticles, Advertising...

Welcome to the Cosmetics Design Compact, brushing up on the latest industry news – in miniature.

Published: 08-Dec-2011

Cosmetics Compact: September round up - L'Oreal, animal testing

Cosmetics Compact: September round up - L'Oreal, animal testing

Welcome to the Cosmetics Compact, brushing up on the latest industry news – in miniature.

Published: 03-Oct-2011

Brushing up on the latest news in miniature - science news, Unilever, GSK, Beiersdorf...

Brushing up on the latest news in miniature - science news, Unilever, GSK, Beiersdorf...

Welcome to the Cosmetics Compact, brushing up on the latest industry news – in miniature.

Published: 01-Sep-2011

Sign up for your free newsletter

Supplier Webinars

Product Brochures