All news articles for August 2022

‘Galvanise’ business: British Beauty Week to celebrate ‘power of beauty’ post-COVID

11-Aug-2022 By Shane Starling

The British beauty sector will parade its status as an economic powerhouse and potent transformer of lives at next month’s British Beauty Week, as the industry and world slowly moves past the COVID-19 pandemic once and for all.

Attractiveness and self-confidence: Localism key to cracking lucrative Middle East beauty market, finds study

11-Aug-2022 By Shane Starling

Cosmetics contribute more to Middle Eastern women’s sense of attractiveness and self-confidence than ever, but not in the ways typical of social media-shaped Western trends, according to research.

Vibe check: The pitfalls of allowing TikTok to dictate beauty product development

10-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

Getting the stamp of approval from TikTok can generate a lot of success for beauty brands, but one insider cautions companies not to fall into the trap of letting TikTok dictate their product development.

Staying put: L’Oréal confirms that Maybelline will continue to have offline presence in China - CEO

10-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

French beauty giant L’Oréal will not be stamping out Maybelline’s physical presence in China and migrating online completely, despite the strength of e-commerce and plans to close 14 standalone stores, its CEO has confirmed.

Beiersdorf net profit soars 25%: We’ve had a ‘fantastic season’ in sun care, says CEO

09-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International skin care major Beiersdorf has reported a net profit surge for the first half (H1) of 2022, with its flagship Nivea brand performing especially well worldwide and great successes reported in sun care and Latin America for the broader business.

Continuing to ‘inspire’ the world: French cosmetic exports to hit €20bn in 2022

09-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

French beauty exports will continue to surge in 2022, with China and the US set to remain important business markets for makeup and perfumes in particular, according to the French Federation for Beauty Companies (FEBEA).

Post-pandemic preservatives: The end of the ‘free-from’ beauty era?

08-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created huge waves of change in consumer thinking, with hygiene, finance and science now the sharp focus in beauty, potentially spelling the end of preservative fears and the free-from movement, says WGSN.

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Takeaways from study on anti-aging potential of pigmented rice, callus extracts

08-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Plant extracts for anti-aging are all fine and good, but the color of the rice feedstock and extraction method may affect efficacy significantly.

'Real-time mapping': Colgate-Palmolive files patent for at-home AI oral health device

08-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has developed a mouth guard shaped smart device designed to measure oral health properties using a series of multispectral sensors.

Cost inflation and currency challenges: Personal care CEOs brace for ‘significant’ headwinds in H2 2022

08-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Leaders at Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive are predicting a tough six months ahead, with cost inflation anticipated to peak and foreign exchange challenges to continue.

Taking Ayurvedic beauty global: Why emphasising efficacy of traditional ingredients is key for growth

08-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

Ayurvedic brands can make a mark on the global stage providing they emphasise the efficacy of traditional ingredients, the founder of Indian beauty firm Tvachamrit believes.

L’Oréal has set ‘clear roadmap’ for North Asia’s carbon neutrality achievements to be replicated – SVP

08-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

French beauty major L’Oréal Group believes it can replicate the carbon neutrality achievements of its North Asia division, with one executive confirming the firm has outlined a “clear roadmap” to do so.

Menopause-supporting products the ‘next big opportunity’ according to Lumina report

05-Aug-2022 By Will Chu

The roles of the microbiome and probiotics in supporting the menopause could be a key growth area as the process, combined with healthy ageing and gut health, gives rise to niche products aimed at women navigating this stage of life.

How a fragrance leader says brands can work towards UN SDGs

04-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

The United Nations has set 17 goals to improve the world, and every industry including fragrance can contribute to achieving them.

Colgate-Palmolive H1 2022 net sales up despite profit dip: 'We will watch the consumer really closely,' says CEO

04-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has reported a net sales rise for the first half (H1) of 2022, with business especially strong in Latin America despite ongoing headwinds worldwide.

P&G FY2022 net profit up: ‘Still, we’re very clear-eyed about the trials ahead,’ says CEO

03-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a net profit rise for the full fiscal year 2022, though beauty and grooming dipped in the fourth quarter and challenges remain ahead, according to its CEO.

L’Oréal CEO: Global beauty consumers have ‘new appetite’ for fragrances

03-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer engagement in the fragrance category is growing worldwide, fuelled by interest in wellbeing and mood but also seduction as people start to socialise again, says the CEO of L’Oréal.

IN-DEPTH ON KANTAR'S 2022 BRAND FOOTPRINT

Top beauty and personal care brands 2022? Colgate, Lifebuoy, Dove and Sunsilk ‘most chosen’

03-Aug-2022 By Lynda Searby

Colgate, Lifebuoy, Dove and Sunsilk are the most chosen beauty and personal care brands in the world, but L’Oréal Paris is the ‘biggest online adopter’, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s 2022 Brand Footprint.

Primrose oil may help ease side-effects of drug treatment in acne patients

03-Aug-2022 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Daily supplementation with evening primrose oil significantly improves skin appearance in patients with acne vulgaris, according to latest research.

Good as gold: Embedded gold nanomaterial in cosmetics could alleviate dermal toxicity – Study

03-Aug-2022 By Nurul Ain Razali

Gold nanomaterials in cosmetics, such as creams, lotions and deodorants, could be embedded in their bases to alleviate dermal toxicity.

5 emerging trends from leading beauty-from-within experts

02-Aug-2022 By Danielle Masterson

During a recent webinar focused on ingestible beauty, our panelists weighed in during a trendwatching segment.

L’Oréal H1 2022 net profit surges 25%: We have performed ‘remarkably well’, says CEO

02-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has reported strong sales growth for the first half (H1) of 2022, with much of business returning to or exceeding pre-pandemic levels and net profit surging.

L’Occitane Q1: Double-digit decline in China hinders group’s APAC performance

02-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

Hong Kong-listed L’Occitane’s business in China dropped by double digits due to COVID-19 troubles, hindering the performance of the Asia Pacific region in the three months ending June 30.

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Top 5 most-read stories July 2022: Unilever skin microbiome NPD, skinimalism 2.0 and beauty tech

01-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

A round-up of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from July 2022 shows interest in Unilever’s take on the skin microbiome, WGSN’s trend predictions for skinimalism, L’Oréal’s AR makeup app and the future of the beauty metaverse.

‘Where social commerce can really happen’: What the presence of TikTok Shop in SEA means for beauty and social commerce

01-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

The arrival of TikTok Shop in South East Asia could possibly accelerate the regional growth of social commerce and open the region’s beauty brands to a wider international audience.