The ingredients player, previously active largely in food, moved into beauty and personal care in the recent period, and is now pushing forward under a banner of ‘new naturals’.
With several exciting key features, including guided R&D tours across the showfloor and an exciting new Formulation Challenge, this year’s in-cosmetics Global pointed the way for the industry in the coming period.
The major ingredients player has reviewed its personal care portfolio, and can now offer its customers clear guidance and information on the degree of natural origin of its products.
In a sign that green chemistry is allowing naturals to catch up with synthetics when it comes to functionality, Evonik’s Rehance One scooped a gold award at in-cosmetics Global.
On show at in-cosmetics Global this year, Mibelle Biochemistry’s latest active taps into naturals in a novel way: MossCellTec No.1 is derived from biotechnologically produced moss.
Coty has unveiled a blended reality Magic Mirror at its relaunched Boujois boutique in Pars, a step that highlights how technology can integrate physical products with digital content.
The global beauty giant has published its 2017 Progress Report into its sustainability programme "Sharing Beauty with All", and suggests it represents significant progress in this area.
The event’s speaker lineup this year included Vogue’s former beauty editor Anna-Marie Solowij, Millie Kendall MBE, Holland & Barrett, Soil Association, Weleda, Beauty Kitchen, Allergy UK, and Ecovia Intelligence.
Estée Lauder Companies has announced that Jennifer Human and Jennifer Tejada have been elected to the board of directors as well as the company’s audit committee.
Last week saw the annual major international trade show take place in Amsterdam, with the in-cosmetics Global awards picking out key industry innovations.
Grolman, a distributor of premium ingredients for the beauty and personal care industry, is set to showcase a new innovation for hair and skin care applications.
Innovation and technology are key components to bolster the impact and efficacy of ingredient usage. We caught up with Jane Zhang, Head of Personal Care in China, Azelis to talk through Azelis’ strategic plans.
In the latest indication of the burgeoning ‘clean beauty’ trend, British label REN Clean Skincare has announced its collaboration with the Surfrider Foundation on a ‘Clean to Skin, Clean to Planet’ initiative.
With the skin microbiome and natural offerings in focus, Givaudan and IFF Lucas Meyer were among the winners last night at the 2018 Beauty Industry Awards.
L’Oréal has announced a jump of 6.8% on its first quarter like-for-like sales on the back of a particularly strong performance from its Active Cosmetics division as well double-digit growth in the Asia Pacific region.
Primary packaging provider Neopac has solidified its emphasis on the US market with a move to open a US production facility and headquarters in Wilson, North Carolina.
Regenerative agriculture is not exactly a buzz word quite yet, but it is certainly one to watch, and Dr. Bronner’s, known for its natural soaps, is now playing a big part in raising the profile of this vital movement.
The photo enhancement app provider strengthens its cooperation with the US Consulate by discussing future commitment and activities to develop social media platforms in the Asia-Pacific nation.
ANGUS Chemical Company is launching four novel formulation kits that highlight the multifunctional performance of its ULTRA PC amino alcohols at this week’s in-cosmetics Global event.
Symrise has published its 2017 corporate report, which highlights a number of achievements the company has made as part of its far-reaching sustainability goals.
By Givaudan acquires minority stake in Naturex, aims for majority stake
Swiss fragrance and flavours giant Givaudan has bought a 40.6% minority stake of the shares in Naturex and says it is aiming to make a cash offer for the remaining shares in the business.
To highlight the impact type III collagen has on the appearance of ageing, Japanese personal care giant has invested resources in creating the world’s first internal skin elasticity visualisation system for ageing alteration.
South African probiotic skin care brand Esse has recently expanded its brand with the addition of the Esse Sensitive line Protect Oil, intended to protect and remediate sensitive skins.
There is increasingly body of scientific evidence that artificial light from computers and mobile devices is potentially damaging, which is the main force behind ingredient provider Gattefossé’s latest launch.
In our sustainability focus, we delve into the metamorphosis of water in beauty and personal care by looking at the demand for waterless product R&D efforts and releases.
We caught up with Elodie Brun, Cosmetic Market Manager at SEPPIC, to hear her thoughts on where the hair care segment can move forward with sustainability.
A Formulation Challenge is set to take place at next week’s in-cosmetics Global show, with six teams of cosmetic and contract manufacturers set to go head to head.
On Tuesday, the state passed legislation requiring cosmetics and personal care makers to use alternate forms of testing, and authorizing the Attorney General to enforce the ban and fine violators.
Cosmetics Design checked in with indie brand leaders, working on opposite corners of the globe—Ashley Prange of Au Naturale Cosmetics and Ann Leslie of Pure Nut—to find out how and why local sourcing is key to the sustainability of their beauty businesses.
Today’s consumers demand value over price, hence the popularity of premium beauty goods over mass market items. Time is synonymous with brands providing this added-value.
Henkel has announced a new initiative that looks set to make inroads into plastic litter in the sea, an issue that has become a top consumer concern in recent months.
Yesterday evening at the Diptyque popup in New York City, Coveteur editors hosted a panel discussion about the role of scent in our current moment. The consensus: when it comes to both personal fragrance and scented home products, this is the age of identity,...
A decisive shift has taken place when it comes to the marketing around anti-ageing: the industry across the board is now seeing pressure to swap to more positive, healthy ageing messages.
Later this month, nugg, the popular indie skin care brand known as ‘The Face Mask Authority’, is adding peel-off masks to its product portfolio. To find out more about how this dynamic skin care niche is evolving, Cosmetics Design connected with that...
In her Indie Beauty Profile Catkin Wemyss Bodmer, founder of BRYT Skincare, calls attention to how valuable the right retail partnerships can be and thoughtfully explains the connection she sees between skin care, health care, and beauty.
The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has released details of its successful use of plant cell culture technology to develop new cosmetics ingredients.
