Brands including Benefit, Dior, Nars and Mac have been the subject of headlines in the UK due to counterfeits worth hundreds of thousands of pounds having been seized.
Lumson, a packaging player active in beauty and personal care, has received a EUR 70 million injection from private equity firm Fondo Strategico Italiano, in exchange for a 35% stake.
A new study shows microbes can fully metabolize PBAT polymer, an outcome that could mean biodegradable packaging for beauty can become more readily available.
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.
