The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled seismic change worldwide, but consumers are also increasingly online, dismissing plastic, demanding transparency and choosing vegan – all significant challenges for today’s beauty industry, says the managing director...
The French Federation for Beauty Companies (FEBEA) has denounced the methodology used by consumer magazine 60 million de consommateurs to compile its list of ‘harmful cosmetics’.
The travel and hospitality industries have been drastically impacted by stay-at-home and social distancing guidelines. To help airlines, cruise lines, hotels, and other travel service providers return to business, the amenities and spa brand Michelle...
German personal care major Beiersdorf is working to strengthen its skin care portfolio and tap into the massive potential it sees in China’s competitive personal care market.
Two former L’Oreal Group executives have founded a make-up brand to cater to the ethnically diverse group of consumers within the niche but growing halal market.
The adoption of social commerce is becoming more crucial for beauty brands as consumers are expected become more selective about their purchases amidst the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The year 2020 has been acutely shaped by health, political and environmental uncertainty, and fragrance manufacturers and brands must consider this on an emotional level when working to connect with consumers, says a fragrance marketing expert.
In our final episode of the Clean & Ethical Beauty Video Series, we discuss how the events of today will impact how the clean and ethical beauty category might look in the future. Scroll down to watch episode 6.
Under the lens Part II: REACH microplastics restriction
The proposed EU restriction on microplastics is edging closer and there is now a very clear sense on how this will impact beauty and personal care, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.
Under the lens Part I: REACH microplastics restriction
Cosmetics Europe and its member associations will continue their argument that the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) proposal to restrict microplastics on the EU market remains disproportionately weighted against beauty and personal care.
The indie beauty brand founder and long-time drug delivery specialist has, just this week, made her company’s silicon-based hybrid ingredient delivery technologies available to researchers working to develop antivirals and Coronavirus treatments.
A compilation of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from March 2020 shows interest in scientific and brand innovation, as well as the ongoing industry response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has gripped markets worldwide, and with no concrete end in sight, CosmeticsDesign’s editors discuss market impacts, industry response and what might still be to come.
It wasn’t until 2020 that Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a factor of import in the cosmetics and personal care industry. But by now, no matter where in the world you are, the virus has changed things. Here Cosmetics Design looks at how our...
One month from now, the Berlin, Germany, edition of the Indie Beauty Expo will open its doors, welcoming buyers from nearly 80 retailers as well as 100s of press and influencers, brand founders, and other industry professionals.
Following the success of last year’s Indie Trail feature, the show organizers have teamed up with the online cosmetic science education venture to expand the programing and resources available to indie beauty brand leaders at this year’s edition of in-cosmetics...
L’Oréal Group CEO cautioned that the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) would cause a temporary slowdown but remained confident that the company would still be able to outperform the market in 2020.
In an effort to reach consumers looking for safe, effective, knowledge-based beauty, cosmetics and personal care products are being marketed as ‘friendly’. While investors and retailers are looking for a ‘beauty brand she can believe in’.
The 2-day educational event takes place next month in California and will cover a wide array of legal, technical, legislative, and regulatory updates affecting the cosmetics and personal care industry.
Sustainable packaging innovation, analysis on animal testing bans across the world, and news of the multibillion Nestlé Skin Health sale and rebrand were just some of our most read stories last year.
The Italian Trade Agency partners with legacy and startup brands across categories to help bring the best and latest in Italian cosmetics, personal care, and grooming innovation to consumers here in the States.
State of the industry: Reflecting on what’s to come in 2020
The beauty and personal care industry must reassess its environmental position collectively because the green agenda is front and centre of Europe’s political and regulatory landscape and here to stay, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.
Special Edition Newsletter: Water Reduction Formulation
As worries of freshwater supplies continue to mount, the cosmetics industry must challenge itself look to more unconventional sources of H2O, such as coconuts, birch tree water and seaweed, to reduce its freshwater footprint.
Clean and ethical has taken the food and nutrition world by storm, and following hot on its heels is beauty. The movement has been flourishing in cosmetics and personal care for some time now and will soar in due course, propelled by the continued and...
Business is changing. Beauty consumers care about the social and environmental implications of the products they buy; and financial stakeholders see value in publicly responsible and truly sustainable companies. And so, the beauty maker is taking stock...
Special Edition: Biotechnology for Natural Formulation
Starting in January 2020, Veronique Drecq will lead a new program at the school—supported by Estée Lauder, IFF, and Douglas subsidiary Nocibé—called Leading a Beauty Brand.
Special Edition Newsletter: Sustainability Local Sourcing
The demand for essential oils and the rising problem of adulteration is pushing Australia-based essential oil firm, Down Under Enterprises, to adopt blockchain technology to ensure traceability.
Fragrance makers big and small from Latin America, Asia, and the States were in the headlines on Cosmetics Design this month. Here are the highlights, including an Indie Beauty Profile of Georgia-based Othús Perfumery, 3 new fragrances from Shiseido,...
On Friday, the Paris-based contract development and manufacturing group announced that it has acquired a first US-based business. The deal is part of the ANJAC Health & Beauty Group’s strategy to do more business in cosmetics and skin care, expressly...
The British Beauty Council wants to overturn the dated view that beauty has no serious purpose or value and cultivate a more elevated view that celebrates widespread innovation in the sector, its CEO says.
The EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has adopted an opinion on the solubility of Synthetic Amorphous Silica (SAS), intended for use in cosmetics items.
Professional organisation, CEW UK, joins forces with retail owner, Landsec, to increase the uptake of the consumer promotional favourite in key shopping destinations around the country.
The future of consumer spending, decision-making and experiential shopping may well be impacting the desire for new and novel engagement and selling techniques.
Centring on how urbanisation is set to impact and transform the global urban consumer profile, we take a look at how urbanisation is set to change how cosmetics and personal brands develop concepts and interact with consumers.
Amid the current marketing messages used to communicate with men in the health and wellness space, a shift is taking place that is likely to see brands embrace and adopt new approaches to improve these conversations.
Following the launch of its latest insights into the current state of the beauty market worldwide, Euromonitor International is set to host a dedicated webinar into its insights.
Consumer demands, sustainability concerns and regulatory developments amid a backdrop of global trade disputes will take centre stage at the ASEAN Cosmetics Association’s Leaders' Forum next month, the organisation’s president Le Chau Giang told...
In this guest piece, beauty industry commentator Imogen Matthews analyses the big themes emerging from this year’s in-cosmetics Global Marketing Trends presentations.
Just 34 of the more than 800 companies exhibiting at the in-cosmetics Global tradeshow in Paris this month opted to be featured on the event’s first Indie Trail map—a guide meant to help indie beauty brands and aspiring founders find and connect with...
In this exclusive interview, we caught up with Sam Farmer, whose personal care products are designed to offer young consumers products that avoid limiting gender stereotypes.
In a new feature for its 2019 edition, the in-cosmetics Global organisers are launching the first ever Global Beauty Day on 3 April, set to honour diversity in the industry.
At next month’s in-cosmetics global tradeshow in Paris, beauty startups and independent personal care brands will have a clear path to follow and an easier time connecting with ingredient suppliers that are offering low order volumes and other services...
This month, the social sales beauty company added its name to a growing roster of businesses and corporations participating in WEPs. And late last week, when Deborah Gibbins, the company’s chief operating officer, spoke at a United Nations forum focused...
We caught up with Edison Diaz, who is director of applied research in EAME (Fragrance Division), Symrise, to discuss the current state of the fragrance industry, its present major challenges and how the industry can move forward.