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‘Seemingly unconquerable’: Unilever to open-source vegan replacement for carmine red

Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.

'Milestone': UK issuing certifications for beauty firms to qualify for China animal testing exemptions

The UK government has worked alongside the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and wider beauty industry to digitally issue Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificates that should enable the export of ‘ordinary’ goods to China without...

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Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care serves Clean Beauty

With increasing demand from consumers for clean beauty products, brands face new challenges including the sourcing and design of innovative raw materials and active ingredients, development of new packaging from diversified materials, development of new...

Clean & Ethical Beauty: Why it matters, who is acting and what the future holds

The clean and ethical beauty movement has garnered plenty of traction in recent years, fuelled by a plethora of environmental, societal, business and consumer factors, and CosmeticsDesign-Europe has been tracking this movement closely for some time.

L’Occitane Q4 results: China now firm’s largest market after sales surge by 60%

Staggering fourth-quarter growth of 60% has propelled China to become L’Occitane International’s largest market in FY2021.

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AYUREDI, from an ayurvedic plant to a holistic anti-ageing active ingredient

Sourced by Expanscience in Thailand, in the Chiang Mai region (north of Thailand), holy basil (Ocimum Sanctum), commonly known in the Hindi language as tulsi, is a very well-known plant used in Ayurvedic medicine.

From Asia to the world: Why the next wave of niche fine fragrance brands will come from Asia

The unwavering appetite for niche perfumes and brand mastery of digital communication are some of the reasons why we can expect more niche fine fragrance brands from Asia vying for the international spotlight.

‘Growth momentum' stays: Colgate-Palmolive Q1 2021 net sales rise

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has seen net sales rise for the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, bolstered by a particularly strong surge in APAC, thus continuing its growth trajectory despite ongoing COVID-19-related volatilities.

Beiersdorf CEO successor kickstarts tenure following Q1 2021 sales rise

International skin care major Beiersdorf has shuffled its leadership team with a CEO succession as it edges into 2021 after reporting an overall sales rise for the first quarter.

Online opportunity: Kao aiming to strengthen ‘super prestige brand’ SENSAI in key markets

Kao Corporation is working to reinforce the online presence of its high-end beauty brand SENSAI in key markets such as Japan, China and Europe, in order to strengthen its position in the prestige skin care market.

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics adds digital consultation service in partnership with Perfect Corp.

Today the Estée Lauder Companies’ brand announced the new makeup try-on and product recommendation service as a next-gen version of in-store makeup artist services.

Essential oils have 'enormous versatility’ as natural fragrance source in cosmetics: Review

Essential oils have seen a revival in cosmetics over the past few years and will continue to surge, appreciated for their ability to impart a wide range of natural, unique and pleasant fragrances but also pack a bioactive punch, says a review.

End of an affair: Shiseido partially terminates global license with D&G to focus on 2023 targets

Japanese beauty major Shiseido has announced that it will partially terminate the exclusive global license with Dolce & Gabbana regarding the product development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of its beauty products.

Top 5 most-read stories April 2021: CBD innovation, powdered personal care and circular beauty

A round-up of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from April 2021 shows interest in CBD innovation from Colgate-Palmolive and future opportunities in cannabinoids, an eco-startup on a mission to make powdered personal care the norm, and expert insight...

'Collaboration’ and ‘openness’ will be key to future-proofing industry, says Beauty Kitchen founder

Working in a collaborative and open way will be pivotal in industry’s push to mainstream circular beauty and future-proof business for years to come, says the founder of UK indie brand Beauty Kitchen.

‘Bright future’ hope: Unilever unveils Elida Beauty carve-out amid Q1 2021 net sales dip

Personal care major Unilever has finalised the separation of its smaller beauty and personal care brands, now set to operate under a standalone business ‘Elida Beauty’ where executives will decide next moves for generating growth.

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The reuse movement, in particular, can give an extremely long life to beauty products; and consumers are ready for these concepts (Getty Images)

TerraCycle CEO: Circular beauty is about ‘honouring the molecules’ of a product and giving them a long life

Ten NFT artworks have been unveiled to accompany the real-life launch of Cyber Eau de Perfum by Look Labs, digitalising the layered scents of the unisex fragrance (Image: Look Labs)

Blockchain beauty: Berlin studio unveils cyber perfume NFT artwork as a ‘fresh glimpse’ into the future

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has just released Version 4.0 of its certification standard and anticipates a significant uptick in beauty interest (Getty Images)

Cradle to Cradle boom: Beauty and personal care the ‘most rapidly growing segment’

‘Real global appeal’: US brand RéVive Skincare eyes EMEA expansion post-COVID

Beauty 4.0 Podcast by CosmeticsDesign-Europe speaks to Avon about beauty for diverse skin tones, types

High-res imaging for diverse skin tones can propel NPD and build efficacy claims: Avon

CosmeticsDesign-Europe looks back at sustainable shifts - from industry and consumers - as the world celebrates Earth Day 2021 (Getty Images)

Earth Day 2021: A circular snapshot and look at beauty’s future

Lifelong offers a range of waterless, powdered personal care formulas and is just finalising designs on its durable, stainless-steel branded containers to store product in once mixed with water (Image: Lifelong)

‘Just add water’: Swedish startup Lifelong eyes expansion with powdered personal care line

Beauty consumers in Germany and France have ranked 'naturalness' the most important purchase driver, ahead of skin compatibility, performance, application and convenience (Getty Images)

Natrue study finds ‘naturalness’ top driver in EU beauty purchases

Alongside natural CBD from hemp, a second CosIng database listing for CBD extracts derived from hemp leaves has also been added (Getty Images)

European Commission adds natural whole-hemp CBD to CosIng database

From safety-first thinking to support local shopping, CosmeticsDesign-Europe takes you through nine ways beauty consumption changed during COVID-19 this year (Getty Images)

Trend reflections: 9 ways COVID-19 changed beauty consumption in 2020

Lesielle has an at-home dispensing device that enables consumers to load in one moisturising base and four active ingredients, offering up to 60 different blends that can be adapted according to real-time skin care needs (Image: Lesielle)

‘Adaptive’ single-dose skin care the future of personalisation, says Spanish tech startup Lesielle

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