Double-digit growth in earnings and a strong performance in the emerging markets has prompted cosmetics giant L’Oréal to look to the future with a great deal of positivity following its full-year 2012 results.
Bee venom popped up on the skin care scene a few years back as a natural alternative to the hugely popular Botox trend, boasting restoration and plumping properties, particularly in menopausal skin. Years later, it appears skin care formulators are turning...
France-based natural and organic cosmetic association Cosmebio and its ingredient supplier counterpart FPS-Covrec, have collaborated in a move aimed at further promoting natural cosmetics, both in France and internationally.
Continued reporting of health worries and perceptions of chemical dangers bring about fresh challenges for innovation that cosmetic ingredient suppliers must adapt to, according to US-based Inolex.
German packaging supplier OEKAbeauty has teamed up with French company Cinqpats to develop an airless lipstick, that they reckon the colour cosmetics market is missing.
Scientists have provided an objective index for evaluating the degree of progress of dermal tissue changes caused by photo-ageing and revealed for the first time that elastin abnormality develops in the lower dermis during the early stages.
One of Avon’s biggest stakeholders says the business needs significant restructuring to turn it around but believes CEO Sheri McCoy is the right person to put the business back on the right track.
Media and consumer attention towards certain ingredients used in beauty and personal care can stifle innovation in the industry, according to a Euromonitor analyst.
Renewable oils producer Solazyme has teamed up with Mitsui to jointly develop a suite of triglyceride oils for use primarily in the oleochemical industry: an ingredient used in many personal care products.
A global alliance has been formed amongst coconut oil suppliers including BASF and Cargill, and farmers in the Philippines to ensure that the ingredient is sustainably sourced in the future.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant’s cosmetics ingredients site in Tangerang, Indonesia has become the firm’s eighth location to achieve the Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification.
Regulations in countries around the world need to change to outlaw animal testing in cosmetics, rather than the manufacturers themselves, according to the industry-specific organisation set up by the BUAV.
A new study carried out by MeadWestvaco shows that beauty packaging is frequently singled out as being one of the specific areas where consumers are frequently dissatisfied.
Driven by the demand for ambergris alternatives in the perfume industry, scientists have developed a new sustainable technology for producing large quantities of a substitute for the world’s most treasured fragrance ingredient.
Unilever’s AXE brand is broadening its grooming portfolio with the launch of a new range of products which includes a face wash, shave gel and hydrator.
It is the season of men’s grooming it seems, and with this in mind, CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com visited the HQ of natural skin care manufacturer Bulldog to discuss the challenges in the male arena and how to tackle them.
There is no doubt that the unstable economic situation is taking its toll on the global cosmetics ingredients industry, but innovation is the key to a bright future says Euromonitor global head of Ingredients Research, as he outlines the key 2013 beauty...
Fragrance and flavours player Givaudan has reported strong gains in both of its business divisions, with sales of fragrances, and specifically fragrance compounds, providing the driving force.
Luxury fragrance and cosmetic provider Estée Lauder has posted strong second quarter results, with all business categories and geographies reporting healthy gains, but the figures are skewed by advanced orders.
The men’s grooming market has traditionally moved at a slower pace due to perception and demand, but as the segment begins to boom, engaging and understanding the consumer is as important as ever.
Certain traders in Uganda have been found to be selling medicated creams solely intended to treat skin diseases and passing them off as skin whitening cosmetics to unsuspecting consumers.
Unilever has always taken its Sustainable Living Plan very seriously and it has now made its presence felt in its deodorant range, as it cuts the size and carbon footprint of the packaging for some of its key brands.
With the ban on testing cosmetic ingredients on animals now final in Europe, a recent workshop drew attention to the importance of skin sensitization and alternative approaches.
The Chinese arm of the cosmetics giant has finally completed the acquisition of local personal care rival Shanghai Elsker to consolidate its position in the baby care sector in China.
According to market researcher Ceresana, global revenues in the fragrance industry are to continue to develop at dynamic rates in the next eight years as demand from consumers in both developed and emerging countries rises.
Red Raspberry (rubus idaeus) seed oil has gained increasing attention in cosmetics due to its rich moisturising properties, as well as its high sun protection factor.
The Nivea skin care maker announces solid 2012 results after increased demand in emerging markets is offset by the weak economic climate in the company’s home European markets.
Swiss fragrance firm Givaudan has collaborated with a French fragrant plants research organisation and one of its cooperative members as it looks to boost the supply chain of lavender; a herbal scent used in many perfume and cosmetics products.
According to members of Parliament, Europe still needs to tackle ‘biopiracy’ in terms of multinationals exploiting plants from developing countries without sharing the benefits with indigenous peoples.
Two studies conducted at the University of Colorado Denver suggest that an extract from milk thistle called silibinin protects agains UVB damage and also kills skin cells damaged by UVB.
