Sustainability and circular beauty

Plastic-free ‘bioglitter’ hits the market

Plastic-free ‘bioglitter’ hits the market

By Lucy Whitehouse

With an ever-rising customer and consumer demand for sustainable cosmetics ingredients across the supply chain, plastic-free glitter may be the next big thing.

The shift to waterless cosmetics

The shift to waterless cosmetics

By Natasha Spencer

In our sustainability focus, we delve into the metamorphosis of water in beauty and personal care by looking at the demand for waterless product R&D efforts and releases.

In-cosmetics Global 2018 – trends to look for in Functional Materials

In-cosmetics Global 2018 – trends to look for in Functional Materials

By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science

in-cosmetics Global is without a doubt the biggest raw material exhibition in the world for the Personal Care industry. Its no surprise then that this is the ‘show to watch’ for the latest launches and trends for the year ahead when looking for the next...

Beauty Industry Award winners to be announced, April 18th

Beauty Industry Award winners to be announced, April 18th

By Simon Pitman

We have made it to the final leg of the Beauty Industry Awards 2018! The Cosmetics Design team has been overwhelmed by the number of entries and now the judging is under way, ahead of our awards ceremony.

How printing technology is keeping up with customization

How printing technology is keeping up with customization

By Simon Pitman

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.

What efforts for sustainability is Henkel making?

What efforts for sustainability is Henkel making?

By Lucy Whitehouse

With Henkel, a leading German personal care and household goods producer, having been awarded the highest score from Sustainalytics, a Dutch rating agency, we take a look at what it’s doing in the field of sustainability.

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Europe reveals major outcomes

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Europe reveals major outcomes

By Lucy Whitehouse

This year’s edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Europe industry summit took place in Paris in November, and its organisers have released a roundup of its major outcomes, from insights on green values to a paper from H&M on key sustainability...

And the Wabel Awards 2017 winners are…

And the Wabel Awards 2017 winners are…

By Simon Pitman

On the back of the 4th Wabel Home, Beauty and Personal Care Summit, the winners have now been announced for this year’s Awards have just been announced.

Sustainable sourcing for beauty: what’s the outlook?

Sustainable sourcing for beauty: what’s the outlook?

By Lucy Whitehouse

Companies looking to develop and maintain a sustainable profile need to ensure the visibility and transparency of their sourcing: one upcoming industry event is set to consider this hot topic.