Coty has revealed its fourth quarter and full year results, with the latest quarter underscoring the company’s downward trend, as sales drop 8% and earning falling by 6%.
This year’s European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will focus on ways of closing up loops in the supply chain to ensure materials are recycled and non-recyclable plastics are eliminated.
We round up our top stories on the South Korean beauty market, featuring Daebong Life Science’s clean beauty oils, Cosmax’s plastic-free efforts, Incospharm’s autophagy-inducing active and more.
This year’s dry season in Brazil has brought a significant increase in fires, an increase that is so enormous it is not only concerning environmentalists but the business world too.
Flavours and fragrances company Givaudan has acquired a UK speciality fragrance manufacturer, which is said to have a strong presence in key geographies such as the UK, Africa and South East Asia.
Sunscreen use among residents in Australia’s Northern Territory appears to be on the rise, but a recent study found that 69% of those surveyed still failed to slip-slop-slap.
Natural and organic cosmetic and personal care products continue to be a growing niche in the Latin America region, but latest research from Mintel suggests price and availability is holding it back.
Polish beauty entrepreneur Anna Mamczur is on a mission to build a brand with the best anti-aging product in the world. She founded Phenome Organic Skincare in 2009 and D’Alchémy just 2 years ago. At Cosmoprof North America last month, Cosmetics Design...
Hair care is everything the Latin American cosmetic and personal market, dominating sales in the region for both cultural reasons and the fact a lot of Latin hair types need extra care.
Cosmetics Design has published a significant volume of coverage focusing around the theme of our first ever Cosmetics Design Summit: Microbiome Skin Care Innovation.
Several independent skin care brands exhibiting at last week’s IBE NY tradeshow are targeting young consumers according to their age or life stage. There was a brand for collegiate women, one for tweens edging in on puberty, and another offering organic...
Spain-based contract fragrance and cosmetics company Mixer & Pack says that in 2018 it recorded a record year-on-year growth for billing, increasing by 28% to reach €55 million.
Microbiome skin care brand Mother Dirt has expended its international reach by launching in the UK and Ireland thanks to an agreement with luxury retailer Harvey Nichols.
With summer in full swing and sunscreen products flying off shelves, this guest article sheds light on what cosmetic companies need to know on sun protection product regulations – very different across the globe.
One of the best ways of measuring future industry trends and innovation is a trip to in-cosmetics Global, an event that shines a light on what the next generation of products will look like. But this year, pinpointing something truly new was hard to do.
The two-day programme for this year’s in-cosmetics Formulation Summit will be focusing on a theme that is close to both industry professionals and consumers alike, what’s good for us and the planet?
Long-haul flights can really take their toll on the skin, contributing to dehydration and fine lines, but new data from German ingredients provider Rahn, suggest it may have come up with a solution.
The company Suvi Haimi and Laura Kyllönen founded in Finland in 2016 has been gaining accolades, winning awards, and making headlines while continuing to innovate for a plastic-free future. This year, Sulapac announced that its Universal Recipe material...
Beauty brands and marketers need to “smarten up” their social media strategy as beauty consumers increasingly demand authentic and transparent content from influencer marketing.
Brenntag has expanded its global footprint for the distribution of fine chemicals with the bolt-on acquisition of South African company Chemgrit Cosmetics.
This month, multinational bioprinting technologies company Cellink announced having reached a deal to acquire Cytena for €30.25 million. The Freiburg, Germany – based venture specialises in single-cell printing technology. And the deal will expand Cellink’s...
Beauty has made sustainable packaging advances but nothing widespread enough to align with consumer expectations and the urgent need to save the planet, says a beauty industry commentator.
The global sun protection market will surge 7% CAGR over the next ten years and continue branching out beyond UV into multiple protective attributes to fulfil consumer demands.
The British Beauty Council wants to overturn the dated view that beauty has no serious purpose or value and cultivate a more elevated view that celebrates widespread innovation in the sector, its CEO says.
Amidst its strongest global sales growth in a decade, L'Oréal says fragrance innovation should liven up the relatively flat sales environment in Western Europe.
This month’s Q2 financial report from MAV Beauty Brands holds out Cake as an exemplar of the global growth potential the company sees for its core hair care business and related cosmetics / personal care brands. With its recent launch in the UK, Cake...
B2B prestige cosmetics platform Aqiok has secured a multi-year financing agreement to develop a lending app for smaller prestige beauty brands in Europe and North America.
Born This Way pop icon Lady Gaga will launch Haus Laboratories exclusively on Amazon next month, a move that has generated considerable buzz in the beauty world. So, is this e-commerce strategy a smart one to follow?
British-based Indie Brand BYBI is on a mission to mainstream sustainable beauty and believes lots can be learned from fashion and kick-started through packaging.
This year’s New York City edition of the Indie Beauty Expo will take place August 21 and 22 at Pier 94 on Manhattan’s West Side. And, brands from nearly every continent will be exhibiting at show – more than 225 of them, all hoping to capture the attention...
Pedro Escudero has high hopes for his marine microalgae-based luxury skin care brand, Bluevert, describing it as competitively-priced alternative to brands such as La Prairie and La Mer.
Pioneering programme Create Cosmetic Formulas is now live, enabling simple and quick formulation development – an offer set to draw in Indie Brands and drive up quality, says creator Belinda Carli.
The British Beauty Council and London’s infamous Covent Garden will debut ‘London Beauty Week’ next month to showcase innovation, growth and influence in the UK beauty market.
Medicinal plants from the East Cape of South Africa can be incorporated into soaps, sanitisers, creams and sunscreens thanks to potent antibacterial and antioxidant qualities, say researchers.
Use of facial cleansers and wipes has tumbled in the UK as women ditch complicated, multi-product skin care routines for simpler options, lured by sleep, the 'au natural' look and saving the planet.
The Biological Science Laboratories and Skin Care Products Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation claims to have discovered a relationship between the skin barrier and UVB-induced erythema.
Europe’s growing natural cosmetics market and increased interest in men’s personal grooming is driving demand for Caribbean essential oils, particularly black caster and coconut oils.
The beauty industry must push sustainability forward in a collaborative, transparent and open-source way to make any real, scalable change, says the co-founder of UK Indie Brand Beauty Kitchen.
Proctor & Gamble has driven full-year 2019 net sales up 1% but a multi-billion write-down taken on its shaving brand Gillette has contributed to a net profit loss of close to €5bn.
At the recent Cosmetics Design Summit we caught up with Asian industry expert Nicole Fall to find out about the types of opportunities for microbiome skin care brands in the region.
Israeli Dead Sea specialist Alma K has launched a full body detox mask for consumers looking to stretch skin care regimes beyond the face – a trend industry will likely see more of, its marketing manager says.