Earlier this summer, Lush launched a new foundation product - the Slap Stick - which ticked several boxes for major consumer demands: it’s packaging free, vegan, and meets the needs of diverse skin types.
In this guest article, a packaging expert takes us through some key ways that beauty and personal care players can lead in the fight against plastic packaging waste.
With packaging a rising area of interest when it comes to innovation and sustainability, consumers are expected to spend more on 2.8% more beauty packaging globally between 2017 - 2022, than they did over the past five years.
With greenwashing ever a risk, the number of certifications and labelling claims around natural and organic beauty and personal care was under the spotlight at a recent industry event.
Cosmogen reckons that by using packaging technologies, cosmetics and personal care players can work around the limited preservative ingredients currently available.
Consumer and regulatory demands are limiting the available preservatives for cosmetics, and some suggest packaging could offer a solution to this challenge.
The British skin care male grooming player has announced the launch of its Original Shower Gel Refill Box, which it says contains the equivalent of 25 bottles of product to minimise plastic packaging waste.
A leading market research firm has suggested the responsibility to communicate to consumers why packaging costs increase in line with levels of sustainability falls to packaging producers themselves.
Cosmetics giant, L'Oréal, and e-commerce leader, Alibaba Group, are boosting their efforts to reduce waste by using environmentally friendly packaging.
