All news articles for January 2022

Special Edition: ETHICAL BEAUTY – VEGANISM, CRUELTY-FREE AND PLANETARY GOOD

Beauty can drive 'holistic' sustainable action with life cycle and social focus

31-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Cosmetics companies are aware and invested in sustainable action, but more can be done to drive better beauty consumption and take a more holistic approach, according to findings in Brazil that offer wider valuable learnings, say researchers.

Sustainable packaging roundup

Luxury, quality, fragility: Glass is highly recyclable packaging option, increases expense

28-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Glass containers may be the most breakable and heavy non-virgin-plastic packaging option, but the material also communicates quality to consumers.

Holiday high: L’Occitane Q3 sales beat pre-pandemic levels by 14.6% despite Omicron fears

27-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

Hong Kong-listed L’Occitane’s third quarter sales results have risen by 14.6% like-for-like compared to its pre-pandemic 2020 numbers, and by 9.5% year-on-year, thanks to a strong holiday season

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Lack of final product safety testing likely drove aerosol product recalls in 2021

26-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Last year saw a rash of personal care product recalls. CosmeticsDesign discussed the connection between the recalls and what to learn from them with Harpreet Sareen, Manager, Quality and Regulatory Consulting at Eurofins.

Prioritizes soil as much as skin: B corp coalition aiming to collaborate on improving industry

26-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

While B corps are generally working towards improved social and environmental impacts in their industry, the newly formed B Beauty Coalition believes open collaboration could mean real progress.

Financial focus: Coty, Yatsen, L’Occitane and more feature in our latest beauty business and finance update

26-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

Coty, Yatsen, L’Occitane and more feature in this round-up of financial results, M&As and funding drives in the cosmetics industry.

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CBD law: Unsubstantiated health claims, non-uniform regulations state to state pose roadblocks

25-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Many CBD products are not actually legal under FDA regulation, but they are sweeping the US market anyways. CosmeticsDesign spoke with lawyer Tommy Tobin, associate at Perkins Coie LLP, about where CBD stands legally in the US.

WATCH – China’s baby boom: Aromababy and Lovekins on the opportunities and challenges baby care market

25-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

In this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, Aromababy and Lovekins, two brands that have established themselves as the forerunners of baby care in China, discuss the trends, opportunities and regulatory issues facing this segment.

Lots of moisture, a bit of cleansing: 5 formats of CBD and hemp seed oil products on the market

20-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

While many multinationals in the United States don’t produce CBD products on a mass-market scale today, there are many types of CBD beauty products for sale in many formats.

Twitter users dropping products from routine, concerned about personal odor, focused on ingredients

20-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Conversations on social media can be indicative of what consumers are interested in, and market research company Netbase Quid combed Twitter to see what’s on in personal care.

Sustainable packaging roundup

Aluminum packaging is endlessly recyclable, but malleable, can have supply chain concerns

19-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Aluminum packaging is on the rise as a sustainable packaging option because it’s not just highly recyclable, but infinitely recyclable, but it’s also dentable and is implicated in environmental toxicity.

Amorepacific confirms the effects of ceramide moisturiser in treating chemotherapy-induced skin dryness

19-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

A joint research effort by Amorepacific and Samsung Medical Centre has demonstrated the efficacy of a moisturiser with high ceramide content in treating skin dryness in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

IWGACP recommends more comprehensive asbestos testing in cosmetic talc

18-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

The Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products said multiple types of testing should be used to catch as much of the contaminant in talc as possible.

Online phenomenon: Why beauty brands can expect e-commerce boom to continue in 2022 – Shopee

18-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

Premiumisation, improved augmented reality services, greater sampling opportunities and the growing popularity of e-commerce outside of Asia’s major cities can propel online sales growth across the beauty category in 2022, says Singapore-based site Shopee.

Garnier unveils 'no rinse' conditioner: We want to help change 'day-to-day beauty routines’, says president

14-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal’s Garnier brand has launched a no rinse conditioner line across Europe this week, in a move set to challenge consumers into re-thinking beauty routines and slashing water use at mass scale.

Digital-proof packaging: Labels are the ‘last marketing opportunity’ for beauty brands

13-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Aesthetics in beauty is hugely important and labelling is a key design component that brands must closely consider, particularly when working in the booming online space, a specialist supplier says.

Big Brand Talks - In conversation with today's beauty leaders

Rituals CEO: Our vision is to ensure luxury, sustainability and social responsibility ‘go hand in hand’

12-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Dutch beauty major Rituals has achieved B Corp status after three years of transformation, forming part of a much wider vision to blur the beautiful with the good, according to its CEO.

‘Strategically important field’: Beiersdorf to acquire stake in digital health startup dermanostic

11-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Beiersdorf will acquire a stake in German-based skin diagnosis startup dermanostic as part of its wider digitalisation strategy, particularly for its derma brand Eucerin.

Innovation 2022: Three exciting areas of research set to shape beauty and personal care

11-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

We breakdown three exciting areas of research that are set to have a major impact on cosmetic product development this year, with expert analysis from industry insiders.

MS Beautilab transitioning into US market, looking to bring heavy R&D to mfg space

11-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

European cosmetics manufacturer MS Beautilab is moving into the US market with strong R&D and recalibrated formulations.

Predicting hair loss: L’Oréal files patent on alopecia prognosis, diagnosis and treatment

10-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a method to identify the molecular signature of a person’s scalp in a common alopecic state, enabling prognosis and diagnosis, along with the development of efficacious cosmetic treatments for such hair...

Wild Cosmetics founder: ‘We’re not trying to go after your typical hardcore eco-consumer’

07-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Sustainable indie deo brand Wild Cosmetics has secured a flurry of major retail listings in the UK – a move it says will help refills reach new consumers and widen sustainability awareness and engagement.

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Solving specific problems: Sunday II Sunday on haircare, equity and inclusion in 2022

06-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Sunday II Sunday is a Black-owned athleisure haircare brand which has capitalized on the needs of a consumer with a specific lifestyle to find a whitespace. Christina Williams, associate brand manager spoke with CosmeticsDesign about what their model...

Beauty Bites Gallery

Top 5 most-read stories December 2021: L’Oréal acquisition plans, skin care trends and the male groom boom

06-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

A round-up of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from December 2021 shows interest in L’Oréal acquisition plans and global beauty trends across skin care and male grooming.

End of an era? Lush social media shutdown part of wider beauty shift, says expert

06-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The decision by Lush to close several of its global social media accounts last year marks part of a wider beauty movement favouring more personalised and flexible consumer engagement, says a communications expert.

L'Oréal launches to bring “new age” tech, data to in-home, salon hair coloring

05-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

L'Oréal has launched two new technologies for mass-market consumers and stylists, developed to circumvent hair coloring problems “only technology could solve.”

Algae ‘promising’ for bioremediation of cosmetic chemical pollutants: Review

05-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Bioprocessed algal cells can break down some hazardous and persistent cosmetic chemical pollutants, including parabens, phthalates and sulphates, but more research is required to fully understand this activity and upscale application, a review finds.

START-UPS CONFIRMED AT PROBIOTA PIONEERS HUB

Beo Therapeutics, Genbioma & Lactobio announced as 2022 Probiota Pioneers

05-Jan-2022 By The NutraIngredients Team

NutraIngredients are pleased to announce Beo Therapeutics, Genbioma and Lactobio as our Probiota Pioneers for 2022 in a line-up that continues to push the boundaries of microbiome science and its applications.

Sustainable Packaging Roundup

Paper packaging is more degradable, recyclable, is not a solve-all for suitability

04-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Where plastics fail in biodegradability and recyclability, some companies are turning to paper packaging, which doesn’t entirely get brands out of the woods of meeting sustainability goals.

Skin wellness startup Forest Spa Finland takes ‘inside-out approach’ with adaptogens

04-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

UK-based skin wellness startup Forest Spa Finland has developed a supplement and face serum from a blend of Nordic-sourced adaptogens, both designed to improve overall skin immunity and health from the inside and out, its founder says.

Special Edition: ETHICAL BEAUTY – VEGANISM, CRUELTY-FREE AND PLANETARY GOOD

E-commerce startup Counter Culture Store wants to make ethical beauty ‘convenient’ and ‘discoverable’

04-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

UK sustainable e-commerce specialist Counter Culture Store is on a mission to make ethical beauty products more discoverable and convenient to buy online – aspects that appeal to a broad set of consumers, its founder says.

Beauty science in review: Blue light protection, essential oils, active skin care and eco beauty key in 2021

03-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

A plethora of scientific reviews were published in 2021, spanning a range of important beauty topics from blue light protection and the history of sunscreen through to active ingredient delivery and circular ingredient promise. Here, CosmeticsDesign-Europe...