Nutricosmetics

ISAPP moves to define definition and scope of postbiotics

11-May-2021 By Will Chu

The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has clarified the term ‘postbiotics’ in a statement that responds to the scientific groundswell and growing number of postbiotic applications.

Special edition: Clean & Ethical – ‘Better for you, better for the planet’ beauty

Clean & Ethical Beauty: Why it matters, who is acting and what the future holds

06-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The clean and ethical beauty movement has garnered plenty of traction in recent years, fuelled by a plethora of environmental, societal, business and consumer factors, and CosmeticsDesign-Europe has been tracking this movement closely for some time.

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'Collaboration’ and ‘openness’ will be key to future-proofing industry, says Beauty Kitchen founder

29-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Working in a collaborative and open way will be pivotal in industry’s push to mainstream circular beauty and future-proof business for years to come, says the founder of UK indie brand Beauty Kitchen.

Beauty gummies: German supplement brand IvyBears sets up Asia HQ in Singapore to expand reach

29-Apr-2021 By Guan Yu Lim

German beauty gummy brand IvyBears has established its Asia headquarters in Singapore to boost business and distribution in Asia-Pacific and North Africa, on the back of its first regional launches in Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines and China last...

Pine bark extract may protect skin from seasonal changes, environmental stress: Study

28-Apr-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Oral supplementation with a standardized extract from French pine bark may help the skin retain moisture, elasticity and barrier function, says a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study with Han Chinese working outdoors in Beijing.

Collagen well positioned to respond to growing cosmetic and sports sectors, report says

26-Apr-2021 By Will Chu

The market for collagen peptide products are still a long way from their peak, a new report suggests as it cites probiotics and omega 3’s developmental paths as evidence that collagen’s product lifecycle is still at a very early stage.

Earth Day 2021: A circular snapshot and look at beauty’s future

22-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Sustainable agendas have surged in beauty, with circular business models, carbon capture, green sciences and the reuse movement gaining serious ground. And whilst there remains plenty to be done, the push for consumer engagement has been unprecedented...

The three waves of aging

20-Apr-2021 By Danielle Masterson

Researchers have built a plasma-protein clock that produces an accurate snapshot of an individual's biological age.

Sustainable step change: Can circular beauty become a mainstream reality?

08-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Many beauty manufacturers, suppliers and retailers have made important sustainability pledges for this coming decade, but as efforts kickstart in shifting linear business models to circular ways of working, there remains a raft of challenges along the...

NutraWomen Wednesday: Naomi Whittel, CEO Naomi Whittel Brands

07-Apr-2021 By Danielle Masterson

CEO and mother of four Naomi Whittel was born on an organic biodynamic farm in Switzerland and raised in Europe. She said she was destined to work in health and wellness and couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

Cradle to Cradle boom: Beauty and personal care the ‘most rapidly growing segment’

31-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The number of beauty and personal care companies working to get products Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified is soaring, set to double this year, and efforts are coming all types of businesses, according to an executive.

EC’s aloe extracts ban raises further questions as industry assesses implications

30-Mar-2021 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) is to ban botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives (HADs) that includes aloe extracts in a decision set to have implications for the nutrition and nutricosmetic industry.

Circular Beauty: The future of sustainable sourcing, green chemistry and eco-design

24-Mar-2021 By CosmeticsDesign-Europe Senior Reporter

The global beauty industry is working hard to make circularity a mainstream reality, reinventing and reconsidering all aspects of complex supply chains. But what does the future truly hold as industry tries to close the loop?

Bon Voyage: how beauty brands can redefine the future of wellness travel

18-Mar-2021 By Deanna Utroske

Cosmetics Design recently checked in with travel, beauty, and wellness expert Edyta Satchell to find out how brands can best innovate to meet the needs of business and leisure travelers, and why now is the time to do so.

Special Edition: Advances in sun protection - skin science and ingredients innovation

Sun, skin care and supplements: French nutricosmetics startup wants to ‘break barriers’ in sun care with co-branding push

12-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

There remains significant scope to advance beauty supplements that care for sensitive skin exposed to the sun and even greater potential for smart co-branding with sun care brands, says the founder of D+ For Care.

Colgate-Palmolive on 2021 design-led innovation: ‘This is a huge change in our approach’, says tech chief

10-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive is shifting away from traditional line extensions, taking a design-led innovation approach that considers user experience and trends from start-to-finish, with teams focused on opportunities in active oral care, the...

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From nice-to-have to need-to-have: Experts say sustainability must be considered a ‘cost of doing business’

10-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

Companies need to rethink how they implement sustainability initiatives and should integrate them it into the ‘heart’ of their business models, a panel of experts at the Global Fragrance Summit organised by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA)...

Fermented soy beverage benefits oral and gut microbiome

09-Mar-2021 By Nikki Hancocks

Daily consumption of the fermented soy beverage Q-CAN induces a number of changes in the faecal and oral microbiome which can benefit our health, according to a new study.

‘Greater scrutiny’: Why European policy changes will create challenges for APAC’s cosmetics firms

09-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

An increasing emphasis on environmental issues will have a profound effect on the Asia Pacific cosmetics industry, said regulations experts, with the impact of policy changes in Europe likely to filter down to the region.

Beauty brands can ‘definitely galvanise’ rising consumer engagement in sustainability: WWF

08-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Consumers continue to show increased interest in sustainability and are placing more importance on individual responsibility – an aspect brands can shift into real action with the right business approach, says a senior partnership manager at the World...

China animal testing: Exemptions for testing on ‘ordinary’ cosmetics start in May - officials

08-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

Imported ‘ordinary’ cosmetics will not be required to undergo animal testing from May 1 this year, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has confirmed in its finalised regulations.

Beauty buzz: TikTok expands Shopify partnership in Europe to help brands boost social reach

02-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

TikTok has expanded its partnership with Shopify across Europe, giving beauty brands direct access to run and manage social media ad campaigns via the e-commerce platform – a move that will create buzz amongst a highly engaged and diverse mass of beauty...

Nutrition 21 says science backing of new beauty-from-within ingredient will help it capitalize on growing market

01-Mar-2021 By Hank Schultz

Nutrition 21 has launched a new beauty-from-within ingredient backed by a recent clinical study that the company believes will help to further enlarge a category that after many false starts finally seems to be in a solid growth phase.

Oral, skin and cognition research: Korean probiotics firm Bifido kickstarts series of local and overseas clinical trials

01-Mar-2021 By Tingmin Koe

South Korean firm Bifido INC is conducting a series of human clinical trials at home and abroad as it seeks to make efficacy claims on product labels.

Inside-out beauty ‘storm’: Skin microbiome firm Gallinée sees huge uptick in probiotic supplement

23-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

French skin microbiome beauty firm Gallinée launched its first pro, pre and postbiotic supplement last year targeting sensitive skin, and the product is now its best-selling item in France, according to company founder.

Grapes may act as an edible sunscreen: Study

22-Feb-2021 By Danielle Masterson

New human research has found that consuming grapes can protect against ultraviolet (UV) skin damage --and polyphenols are the likely culprit.

CBD startup raises €1.15m to kickstart goal of creating ‘The Hut Group of cannabis’

22-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

London-based startup South West Brands is primed to launch its first two cannabidiol (CBD) beauty brands after raising enough capital to kickstart business, a move its CEO says is the start of plans to develop a house of compelling brands that can democratise...

Global game-changer? EU Chemicals Strategy could create watershed moment if ‘properly implemented’

18-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability has the potential to set an example to the world if concrete actions and legislative proposals build it out into something meaningful over the coming years, says the Center for International...

Special Edition: Active skin care - protection and healing in a post-COVID world

‘Waterfall moment’ in cell culture tech: Asia startup launches fish cell-based multifunctional protein for active beauty

17-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Cell culture biotech startup Avant has launched a multifunctional protein for the active beauty market made from cultivated fish cells – an ingredient it says will carve out an entirely new segment in anti-ageing and protective skin care.

Net zero beauty: ‘You need to decide whether you want to be on the leading end of that wave or trailing it’, says Climate Neutral CEO

17-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Many beauty brands, suppliers and retailers have made pledges to reduce total carbon emissions in the long- and short-term and with the race to ‘net zero’ now truly on, it will be critical consumers are adequately engaged and informed, says the CEO of...

Evolve BioSystems gets $55 million investment led by Cargill

10-Feb-2021 By Hank Schultz

Evolve BioSystems has announced $55 million in funding from Cargill and a private equity firm to bring its infant probiotic to market scale.

Mental wellbeing, digital discovery and eco-ethical key global beauty trends in 2021: Mintel

10-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Total wellness is now integral to beauty routines and COVID-19 has driven many consumers to prioritise more ethical brands, add in rising expectations around digital experiences and product quality and 2021 has plenty of important movements to watch,...

COVID-19 Consumer Shifts Close-Up - Part II

Beauty can expect ‘two waves’ of sustainability interest post-COVID

08-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has accelerated consumer focus on sustainability and planetary change, with a first wave of dominant interest set to splash over the next 18 months and drive sentiments mainstream by 2022, says an expert consultant.

COVID-19 Consumer Shifts Close-Up - Part I

COVID-19 has triggered an ‘enduring focus on the home’, says expert

04-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Consumers worldwide are increasingly focused on the space they call home during the COVID-19 crisis, as professional and personal lines blur with work-from-home models. And this has created an important shift in how consumers integrate beauty into their...

PROBIOTA - ONE WEEK AND COUNTING!

Probiota 2021: A conversation with Wesley Carpentier

03-Feb-2021 By Will Chu

With one week to go till Probiota, NutraIngredients took the opportunity to chat with one of the panellists for the event to hear his thoughts on where the industry is heading towards in the next few years.

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Beauty retail 2021: Digital convenience and holistic experiences to soar, says expert

27-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Convenience has surged to the forefront of shopping priorities in health and beauty as lockdown measures and social distancing continue during COVID-19, but opportunities remain to offer something beyond the traditional product assortment, says a senior...

FEBEA: Claire app provides ‘transparent, useful and simple’ detail on cosmetic ingredients

26-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The French Federation for Beauty Companies (FEBEA) says its recently developed digital app Claire will help industry professionals provide consumers with clear and concise ingredient information – ever more important given digital and social trends.

Special edition: Holistic Health & Wellness – Formulating for wellbeing and anti-ageing

The Organic Pharmacy eyes US and European expansion: ‘LA would be the dream’

22-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

London-based holistic wellness retailer The Organic Pharmacy recently opened a flagship concept store in Marylebone and has plans to edge deeper into the European market, according to its founder.

Plant cell culture technologies rising fast to plug ‘eco-friendly’ needs in modern cosmetics: Review

21-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

There are an exponentially growing number of commercialised active cosmetic ingredients made from plant cell culture technologies that address rising sustainability concerns around energy, carbon and water footprints, say researchers.

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY PART II: REFLECTING ON WHAT’S TO COME IN 2021

Cosmetics Europe: Microplastics and digital services part of ‘intense regulatory change’ in 2021

20-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The European Green Deal will be the biggest policy challenge for the cosmetics and personal care industry in 2021, but industry must also focus on upcoming change around microplastics and digital services, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.

‘Monumental’: British beauty secures sector representation in UK govt

20-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The British beauty industry has secured formal, sector-specific representation within the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) – a move industry leaders says finally gives the sector the spotlight it deserves.

The Hut Group needs own-brand and premium beauty edge to stay ‘ahead of rivals’: GlobalData

14-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

UK e-commerce major The Hut Group has aggressively expanded in recent months, propelling it way ahead of competitors in health and beauty, but it must now deepen its customer base to continue leading in such a crowded market, says GlobalData.

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Retail expert: COVID-19 has ‘turbo-charged’ the digital beauty experience

14-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The future of beauty retail will see a unified commerce approach connecting online and offline that relies on data to provide highly tailored shopper journeys, experiences and products, says Simon Hathaway, EMEA MD of retail strategy agency Outform.

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY PART I: REFLECTING ON WHAT’S TO COME IN 2021

Cosmetics Europe chief: Industry will fight to be recognised as ‘essential’

13-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The cosmetics and personal care industry must continue its fight to get products recognised as essential to consumer lives in the coming year given ‘essentiality’ governs so many strategies set to be rolled out under the European Green Deal, says the...

‘Significant interest’: Venture capital major Seventure Partners extends €200m+ microbiome fund

13-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

European life sciences investment firm Seventure Partners has extended the final close of its second microbiome innovation fund and increased focus on advances in the skin microbiome space.

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UK beauty needs ‘timely and tailored’ government support to survive latest lockdowns

06-Jan-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Specific financial support from government will be critical if UK cosmetic and personal care businesses are to survive the latest nationwide lockdowns, say trade association heads.

Algalif responds to astaxanthin demand by green lighting €22m expansion

06-Jan-2021 By Will Chu

Icelandic astaxanthin producer Algalif announces a €22m expansion to its production facilities in a round of investment that builds on 2019’s manufacturing upgrades to meet rising demand.

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