The touch and feel of a formula is becoming more important in order to satisfy demand and meet consumer needs, which is why it is a top priority for ingredient suppliers.
At the in-cosmetics event in Hamburg Cosmetics Design met with Mibelle Biochemistry’s Dr Fred Zuelli, who explained the company’s new snow algae extract launched at the show, and explains how it works.
The male grooming category has been promising plenty of opportunities for many years, but it never seems to have delivered, a fact that has been underlined once again by the recent downturn in the category attributed to the fashion for beards and facial...
Following a successful in-cosmetics workshop on the regulatory issues facing the industry, Annelie Struessman of CONUSBAT, chair of the workshop, stopped off to give the Cosmetics Design team the low-down on what was discussed.
At in-cosmetics in Hamburg Ramaa Chipalkatti, senior analyst at Datamonitor stopped by Cosmetics Design's booth to chat about all things innovative in sun care segment.
In this latest video interview with Dow Europe, Stéphanie Sandrock-Beunat, global beauty care strategic marketing manager, explains how the company's latest ingredient launches have been developed around the concept of providing, multi-functionality...
Cosmetics Design caught up with Daniel Oliveira, of ABIHPEC's business intelligence unit, who explained that there are still big opportunities in the market for cosmetics and personal care, despite signs of the economy slowing down.
Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham stopped spoke with Cosmetics Design at the in-cosmetics event in Hamburg to discuss superflowers, the issue of mis-identification in botanical sourcing, and where he's off to next sourcing for Naturex.
At the in-cosmetics event in Hamburg, Nikola Matic industry manager at Kline stopped by Cosmetics Design's booth to discuss his presentation which focused on specialty actives and what markets we are likely to see innovation coming from next.
France-based specialty chemicals player SEPPIC is making the move into the hair care category. At the in-cosmetics event we spoke to Lucie Maisonneuve, product and market manager for the company's personal care unit, to find out about the company's...
At the in-cosmetics event in Hamburg, Cosmetics Design spoke to exhibition manager Cathy Laporte on day 2 about traffic numbers and what features of the show stood out for her this year.
In an exclusive interview at the in-cosmetics event in Hamburg, Beiersdorf R&D corporate director Andreas Clausen tells Cosmetics Design that conversing and sharing ideas with the industry is still leading to some key innovation.
At the recent Cosmetics Vision event, we caught up with Bertil Heerink, director general of Cosmetics Europe, who spoke to us about his vision of a more harmonized global industry.
When it comes to marketing and advertising, brands need to abandon the pre-existing rules that their categories have, and focus on engaging with the consumer and their needs.
Ingredient suppliers need to stay on top of the trends and work with finished goods manufacturers to ensure they win over consumers, says Lubrizol’s Adrian Holland.
Ingredient suppliers must implement the carbon footprint into their ingredient design and ensure the correct supply chain choices if we are to work towards a sustainable future.
in-cosmetics Asia 2013 its most successful show-to-date with 6,007 unique visitors from across Asia and beyond, a 16 per cent uplift compared to 2012 and here is an exclusive CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com video from the show.
In this video interview Stéphanie Sandrock-Beunat, global beauty care strategic marketing manager at Dow Chemical, spoke about the continued evolution of the EcoSense portfolio and the reasons behind the development of the latest product launches.
One year into the birth of BASF's Care Creations business concept, Cosmetics Design caught up with Bettina Jackwerth, head of marketing hair care Europe, to find about its evolution, as well as some of the company's latest ingredients launches.
Euromonitor International senior analyst Antonia Branston has spoken about the continued change in the e-commerce platform and how it is evolving to compliment other retail channels, which in turn is making it an increasingly important tool for cosmetic...
For many, the ‘Medicine Hunter’ Chris Kilham has been venturing into the world’s wild vegetation zones in an on-going search for botanicals that may have therapeutic, nutritional or wellness benefits.
'Quillaja saponaria', an active extracted from the soapbark tree, has until now, been mainly sourced for use in the food industry. Here, Cosmetics Design speaks with Luigi Rigano, consultant at Pera Ingredients, about how this unusual extract...
The demand for marine ingredients in cosmetics has risen over the last few years and Organic Monitor’s Amarjit Sahota tells CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com that it is time to put standards in place to ensure sustainable sourcing.
According to Irina Barbalova, Global Head of beauty and Personal Care research at Euromonitor, the industry needs to take note of the overuse of multifunctionality and BB labelling, as it can lead to the dillution of the original concept of the products,...
Ingredients supplier Croda has developed its range of Solaveil Sensation products with a focus on the sensory benefits, thanks to new in-house testing, and presented these findings at the in-cosmetics show in Paris.
As the in-cosmetics show returned to Paris this year, various experts addressed key industry issues like regulation, innovation and what's trending right now. Here, Cosmetics Design caught up with Datamonitor anaylst, Ramaa Chipilkatti about what's...
Last month Cosmetics Design caught up with Euromonitor’s Irina Barbalova at the in-cosmetics event in Barcelona to find out what trends were prevalent in beauty in 2011 and if the future looks bright for this sector...
Ingredients supplier Croda has developed its latest range of Solaveil ABC sunscreen filters in line with the new FDA regulations, ensuring it remains cost-effective for its customers.
At the recent Suppliers Day event in New Jersey, Cosmetics Design caught up with Hallstar CEO John Paro to find out about the company's latest breakthrough in the photostability of skin care formulations, Polycrylene S1. The interview also highlighted...
On the back of the in-cosmetics trade show in Barcelona, Cosmetics Design reflects with beauty blogger and consultant Imogen Matthews over the show highlights, themes and where the market is headed.
Ingredients supplier Croda has showcased its latest hair conditioning agent Keradyn HH, which is uniquely tested, allowing it to make some bold claims regarding hair movement.
Having announced its latest marketing strategy at the recent in-cosmetics show in Barcelona, BASF were keen to show how it has been implemented and helped development of its new skin care actives.
Despite men’s grooming becoming more popular, manufacturers still have to ensure they are marketing their products in the right way in order to get the most out of the market’s potential.
The hairspray market has posted big sales in the last few years, and now it is more important than ever to listen to consumers and follow the trends in order to be successful.
Sun care was the key theme of this year’s in-cosmetics show in Barcelona, and another company to present its latest offering in this field was ingredients supplier DSM.
CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com caught up with Kline’s Nikola Matic at in-cosmetics in Barcelona last month to find out what opportunities are out there for speciality actives in the skin care market.
Sun care was the key theme at the in-cosmetics show in Barcelona this year, and Cosmetics Design caught up with Croda research manager Dr Ian Tooley to quiz him on all things regulation and nano.
Cosmetics Design caught up with Lionel Genix, marketing manager for Dow Personal Care, at last week's in-cosmetics event in Barcelona to find out about the launch of a new family of sustainable surfactants and a waterproof polymer.
Cosmetics Design spoke to Antoine Dauby, group marketing director for France-based ingredients player Naturex, to find out more about how the company is continuing to shift its main focus away from the food and nutrition sector in an effort to diversify...
Consumers want to differentiate from one another by using specific hair care products with needs ranging from protecting and repairing hair, to strengthening and straightening hair, according to chemical company BASF.
The in-cosmetics show returned to Barcelona this year, with solar beauty as the key theme, and more products than ever being introduced in the innovation zone.
The second edition in our exclusive series of special reports from trade association Cosmetics Europe takes a look at animal testing and where the industry currently stands with regard to alternatives.
In the first of our industry exclusive series of special reports, CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com spoke with management at European personal care association Cosmetics Europe as they spoke about the organisation's move and what the outlook is for the...
