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.
With labeling claims and accreditations increasingly under scrutiny by consumers and the industry alike, we take a look at one labelling mark available to luxury players.
Last month in New York City, Pratt Institute held its 29th annual event honoring industry visionaries and celebrating the next generation of fragrance packaging designers.
Having taken a lead in reducing microplastic waste, and now potentially moving towards plastic-free wet wipes too, personal care has been an industry at the forefront of the ongoing move to reduce plastic pollution globally.
The global beauty technology Meetup community founded by Odile Roujol launched a New York City chapter this week. A next, panel event in already in the planning stages for later this summer; and gauging from the turnout at this week’s gathering, there...
Following the now nearly global ban on microbead plastics in cosmetics, consumer interest and demand for sustainable, green beauty has never been higher. Are wet wipes the next to go?
The creative packaging trade show opened yesterday in New York City. And, Cosmetics Design was there to see what matters most is cosmetics, fragrance, and personal care packaging today.
This year’s Luxepack Monaco event is set to showcase a range of new features to help beauty and personal care industry professionals connect with packaging solutions and suppliers.
Primary packaging provider Neopac has solidified its emphasis on the US market with a move to open a US production facility and headquarters in Wilson, North Carolina.
Henkel has announced a new initiative that looks set to make inroads into plastic litter in the sea, an issue that has become a top consumer concern in recent months.
An innovation that looks set to tap into the rising consumer demand for on-the-go formats that don’t compromise on product quality, one packaging player has developed an upgrade to the cushion compact format.
A business-to-business matchmaking event with a focus on packaging relevant to the beauty and personal care industry is set to take place in London, 26 April 2018.
For a second year, Garnier is running a recycling program on college campuses. The company has partnered with not only the TerraCycle recycling company but also with the social change organization DoSomething.org for this year’s initiative.
The huge growth in customised and tailor-made cosmetics has sent an already fast-paced industry into overdrive. Formulation labs have never been busier, and so is the packaging and labelling side of the business.
The professional event dedicated to packaging solutions for aerosols, spray and dispensing systems and cosmetics took place in Paris this month, and broke records.
Taking places alongside the Cosmoprof Bologna show, Cosmopack will afford a strong focus to the latest developments and trends in beauty and personal care packaging.
The global beauty player teamed up with tech and product design firm Cambridge Design Partnership to develop smart packaging for a new anti-ageing product.
Packaging player Albéa is facing a change of shareholders, as its current owner, an affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP (‘Sun’), has announced its intention to sell the company.
Product waste reduction, enhanced e-commerce experience and minimalism among the research firm’s predictions for market-leading packaging trends for 2018.
Packaging player Lumson has been award a prize at Le Fonti Awards in Italy, recognising the company for ‘Excellence for Innovation and Sustainability in Cosmetics Packaging’ for 2017.
Cosmetics Design caught up with Cosmopack Asia show director Rossano Bozzi to find out about all the developments at the expanded packaging event, held in Hong Kong recently. This year's innovations included a full make-up compact production line,...
The German chemical and consumer goods company has teamed up with the Plastic Bank, a social enterprise which aims to stop ocean plastic and provide opportunities for people in poverty.
Biodegradable plastics offer innovative solutions to improve recycling quality by facilitating the means for more efficient separate waste collection, a new study reportedly confirms.
Preservatives have left many formulation experts and ingredient developers with a huge dilemma: how to maintain product integrity and safety without using the conventional preservatives consumers are trying to avoid.
As part of its commitment to reducing industrial and product waste, L’Oréal has signed an agreement with Carios to implement bio-recycling on an industrial scale.
In a move that acknowledges the rising demand for packaging that helps conserve formulas with airless dispensing systems, Lumson, in collaboration with Tata Harper, has been awarded the Prix Formes de Luxe
We take a look at some of the latest innovations coming from major packaging players within the beauty and personal care industry. Here, we take a look at Cosmogen.
Cosfibel Group has announced ‘strategic changes’ within its governance, as the packaging player looks to ‘consolidate the group’s expansion on a global level’.
A new collaboration between Gaultier and Crown Aerosols & Specialty Packaging will see two Jean Paul Gaultier fragrances packaged in tins featuring Superman and Wonder Woman.