Nutricosmetics

PCHi opens its doors next week

17-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The PCHi trade show, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, opens for business next week. We take a look at what’s in store.

Technical access to 30,000 personal care ingredients: new programme announced

15-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

in-cosmetics, a B2B events series for personal care ingredients, has announced its collaboration with SpecialChem, the B2B digital marketing company specializing in chemicals and materials.

Will cosmetics and personal care ingredient trade between Australia and the US come undone in the age of Trump?

15-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

To find out how business on the ground is fairing since this country’s new President had his ‘worst call by far’ with a foreign leader, Cosmetics Design caught up with Jacqui Rathner of Naturally Australian Products.

Clean beauty trend: does it have a future?

10-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A backlash against the trend of ‘clean eating’ has begun. Does this mean the end for the clean beauty trend?

Less than four weeks left to submit for the Beauty Industry Awards

11-Jan-2017 By Simon Pitman

The count down to the first ever Cosmetics Design Beauty Industry Awards is well under way and there are now less than four weeks to go for the cut off date for submissions to the three regional competitions.

RSPO releases its 2016 impact report

10-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has released its impact report for 2016, taking a look at the question of how far the non-profit association progressed towards global, sustainable palm oil production last year.

Beauty’s gastronomia trend: spotlight on honey

06-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Gastronomia is a term in the beauty and personal care industry increasingly used to describe the intersection of food and beauty trends, and is particularly rising to prominence as part of the ongoing health and wellness focus.

Latest data on the global beauty: market downgrade due to spending cuts

20-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Euromonitor International, a market research firm, has released its Q4 data for the global beauty and personal care market, downgrading its forecast model to USD 4.4 billion.

Beauty from within: the state of the trend

14-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

With latest market research tipping the beauty supplement market for growth, we catch up with a trend analyst to find out the current state of the beauty from within trend.

Gastronomia from the EMEA perspective

13-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

The naturals movement has always married food trends with beauty, and this is increasingly becoming known under the umbrella of ‘gastronomia’. We take a look at the latest trend from within the EMEA region.

Avon headquarters leaves the US

06-Dec-2016 By Deanna Utroske

As of January 2017 the direct-sales beauty company known as Avon Products will operate it global business from offices in the UK. And just this month, Avon announced the appointment of a new CFO.

Stem cells are effective in skin care: confusion caused by bad marketing

15-Nov-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

With stem cell science coming under criticism from some quarters, an expert in the field calls for clarity in an exclusive interview with CosmeticsDesign.

Preparations in full swing for the 50th Cosmoprof Bologna

03-Nov-2016 By Simon Pitman

The jewel in the crown of the Cosmoprof Worldwide portfolio is the Bologna event, and with just over four months to go until the 2017 event opens its doors, the programme is firming up.

Ramp up to Cosmoprof Bologna begins

28-Jul-2016 By Simon Pitman

The ramp up to one of the industry biggest event has begun with a press conference during its sister event, Cosmoprof North America, held in Las Vegas earlier this week.

Spending on beauty up in China, despite cooling economy

27-Jul-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Chinese consumers are still keen to spend on beauty in China, according to newly released research from Mintel, with the majority of those surveyed stating they spent more on facial skin care in 2015 compared to 2014.

Boots prepares for South Korea launch

21-Jul-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Walgreens Boots Alliance, pharmacy-led health and beauty player, has entered into a franchise partnership that will see it enter South Korea through the country’s number one hypermarket retailer.

Is beauty from within set to make a comeback?

13-Jul-2016 By Simon Pitman

Beauty from within never went away in Asia, but in Europe initial enthusiasm waned, while in the US it never really took off in a big way. So is the time now ripe for firms to be investing in the area again?

Cosmetic 360 set to re-open in Paris as a bigger event

08-Jul-2016 By Simon Pitman

The second edition of the Cosmetics 360 event is set to open its doors at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris as a significantly bigger show than last year.

Waste food could be the next thing in sustainable cosmetic ingredients

26-May-2016 By Simon Pitman

Growing pressure to be more sustainable, combined with advances in extraction technology is leading to a new generation of cosmetic and personal care ingredients that are derived from food waste and side streams.

CD Buzz: in-cosmetics Paris Preview

CD Buzz: All you will need to know about in-cosmetics Paris, in a short video

11-Apr-2016 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design team has put together a helpful video preview for in-cosmetics Paris 2016. Just click on the video to learn about some of the highlights from the educational programme, several new features this year, including the formulation lab,...

Researchers provide clinical evidence of collagen peptides as anti-ageing nutricosmetic

27-Jan-2016 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A team of researchers has shown the efficacy of specific collagen peptides to improve skin moisture and, for the first time, to prevent and reduce the fragmentation of the dermal collagen network, thus counteracting one of the hallmarks of skin ageing.

North America is the fastest growing beauty drink market globally, says research report

21-Jan-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Nutricosmetic and beauty-from-within beverages sell best in Europe, but as consumers in this region discover the benefits and learn more with the help of educational marketing campaigns, the category will grow tremendously.

Scientists develop Melaniq supplement that could control greying hair

12-Jan-2016 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Scientists at Oxford Biolabs have developed a product which they claim can control hair ageing and better manage and slow down the processes that turn hair grey.

Health claims hole fails to dampen astaxanthin growth

10-Dec-2015 By Lynda Searby

Algatechnologies is targeting the food supplements sector with a new grade of natural astaxanthin oleoresin, as interest in the carotenoid as a skin, eye and heart health ingredient builds.

Health and wellness a big influence on top 4 beauty trends for the next decade

09-Dec-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Technology and natural ingredients will have a say in the next generation of beauty and personal care products, according to Mintel, which has highlighted its four key trends set to impact global markets over the next decade.

Study suggests pine bark extract contributes to skin hydration and reduces pigmentation

02-Dec-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A new study on French Maritime Pine Bark has suggested the plant extract could contribute to skin hydration and reduce pigmentation when taken orally as a nutritional supplement or applied topically.

ISO maintains tabled guidelines aim for consistent framework and to encourage innovation

22-Oct-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

With no harmonised technical data on natural and organic cosmetics in place, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) tabled draft guidelines (16128) which it maintains will create a consistent framework and encourage a wider choice of...

UK Moringa-based beauty drink overcomes 'horrible' taste

21-Oct-2015 By Louise Reid

A herbal nutricosmetic drink is being launched in the UK utilising the amino acid-rich Himalyan herb, Moringa oleifeira, with the company involved saying it has overcome the 'horrible' taste of moringa.

Will neuro-cosmetics be the next big trend?

15-Oct-2015 By Simon Pitman

Tapping into the big trend for wellbeing and sensory enhancement, a number of cosmetic ingredients targeting neurological stimulation could be the start of something new.

Reserveage Organics founder credits Gelita with firming up science supporting beauty-from-within

02-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

Reserveage Organics, a company built first upon the benefits of the antioxidants found in wine grapes, is expanding rapidly into the beauty-from-within category, which founder Naomi Whittel says is finally taking off in the US.

Frutarom makes 10th acquisition of the year and hints at more…

11-Sep-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Ingredient supplier Frutarom has kept its acquisition momentum up with its 10th of the year, having purchased 79% of the shares of the Spanish company Nutrafur, who specialise in the research and development and manufacture of speciality natural plant...

New microscope shows live cells in 3 dimensions

30-Jun-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The revolutionary tomographic technology from Nanolive SA, a Swedish startup, is set to change R&D in the personal care and cosmetics industries.

Euromonitor runs rule over recent nutraceutical award winners

25-May-2015 By Simone Baroke

Market analyst Euromonitor International dissects recent NutraIngredients Awards winners to provide category perspective from sustainable omega-3 to healthy ageing in this guest article.

New Addition!

Welcome to Brand Innovation – the latest addition to our news coverage

08-Apr-2015 By Simon Pitman

We are introducing an exciting addition to our news categories called "Brand Innovation". The new category has now gone live across all three of sites - Cosmetics Design Europe, USA and Asia – and will bring you up to speed on the industry products...

Nutritional supplement shown to be effective in reducing female hair loss

19-Mar-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Hair loss is a distressing thing for anyone, and is particularly so for women, but scientists have found that taking a nutritional supplement can improve the overall scalp coverage and hair condition.

Special edition: Beauty from within

In the eye of the beholder: Where does the EU stand on beauty claims?

18-Mar-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Unlike health claims, ‘beauty from within’ claims are regulated post-market and only when challenged – and how this process goes will depend on the case and the member state concerned.

Special edition: Beauty from within

Beauty From Within turns ugly for L’Oréal and Nestlé

17-Mar-2015 By Shane STARLING

It promised so much – the globe’s biggest cosmetic and food players L’Oréal and Nestlé applying serious marketing, research and NPD clout to drive a nascent category into the mainstream public consciousness. It was going to make beauty from within (BFW)...

Ready-to-drink beauty is ready to change everything

03-Mar-2015 By Deanna Utroske

Analysts anticipate that the nutricosmetics market will reach $7.4 bn in the next five years, and ready-to-drink beauty beverages are the strongest growing product in the segment.

Probiotic-based weight loss aid is a ‘game-changer’

19-Feb-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A new dietary supplement in Poland is being called a ‘breakthrough’ by analysts as the Prolavia weight loss product comes in the form of a strawberry-flavoured ‘dessert replacement.’

Scientists develop holographic characterization to improve quality and consistency of cosmetics

06-Feb-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A team of physicists say they have created new opportunities to improve the quality and consistency of a wide range of industrial and consumer products, such as cosmetics, by developing a method to monitor the properties of microscopic particles as they...

ECHA implements compliance check strategy to tighten practice on dossier updates

29-Jan-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has implemented a new strategy for checking compliance in the hope of increasing efficiency and transparency in dossier evaluation which it hopes will reduce processing time of these documents and ensure safety.

L’Oreal and Nestle end Inneov venture

28-Nov-2014 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Cosmetics manufacturer L’Oreal and food giant Nestle have announced they will end the activity of their joint venture Innéov during the course of the first quarter 2015. 

Herborium Group to distribute acne treatment product in France

04-Nov-2014 By Deanna Utroske

The company launched a dedicated French website and partnered with the digital commerce site Mondebio.com as well as with conventional retailer Parashop to sell its AcnEase directly to French consumers.

IFSCC Coverage

The latest science has to offer - from green chemistry to skin care vaccines

31-Oct-2014 By Michelle Yeomans

At the recent IFSCC cosmetology event, more than 450 scientific posters opened a window into what cosmetic scientists have been working on, from green chemistry to skin care vaccines.

Beauty From Within boost for vitamins and supplements segment

26-Sep-2014 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Beauty and appearance claims represent a good growth opportunity in the vitamins and supplements market in the UK despite the rest of the segment looking due to decline in 2014.

Energy category brushes up against toothpaste

26-Aug-2014 By Shane STARLING

The rapidly broadening energy category has a new platform – energy toothpaste which has been launched in Russia.

Bella! EC backs beauty health claims; must be judged case-by-case

22-Jul-2014 By Shane STARLING

Beauty claims are permissible under the EU nutrition and health claim regulation (NHCR) a European Commission committee has said in what an analyst says is a “first blessing” the EC may have taken from Italy’s stance on the matter.

L’Oréal-Nestlé scientists: Probiotics may improve sensitive skin from within

25-Apr-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Daily supplements containing the probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei NCC 2461 (ST11) may reduce skin sensitivity, according to results of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical study.

Bioactive peptide to treat ageing from within

23-Jan-2014 By Michelle Yeomans

Following a study by scientists at the University of Kiel on the effect of bioactive collagen peptides (BCP), Gelita AG has developed an active for BFW products, that it says will reduce wrinkles from the inside out.

A smoothie way to improve skin appearance

07-Jan-2014 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A group of university students have taken to a specially designed smoothie diet in an attempt to see if it will help improve skin appearance.