Packaging

L’Oréal invests in biotech plastics recycling initiative

27-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Yesterday, the beauty maker announced its minority stake investment in Carbios, a green chemistry company working to solve environmental sustainability problems in manufacturing. The funds will help the company move its PET recycling technologies closer...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

State of the industry: Cosmetics Europe Director General speaks out

21-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with the Director General of the European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry, John Chave, on the state of the industry today, and why it is a very good time to be an industry professional in beauty.

Recycling revolution: Amorepacific aims to recycle 100% of its empty bottles by 2025

19-Jun-2019 By Amanda Lim

Beauty conglomerate Amorepacific has signed an MOU with TerraCycle to step up its efforts in recycling empty bottles, with the firm hoping to hit the 100% milestone by 2025.

Capsum brings sustainable natural beauty supply chain indoors

18-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Each year, the formulation technology company hosts pop-up events in Paris, New York, and LA to showcase their unique microfluidic tech as well as a concept-of-the-year. Capsum’s innovation for 2019 is a self-contained facility where botanical ingredients...

Henkel: the multinational’s personal care performance 2019 so far

14-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The German personal care giant has continued to push forward with efforts in sustainability across packaging and ingredients this year. We take a look at some of its highlights so far.

Tom’s of Maine to launch fully recyclable toothpaste tube in 2020

12-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Colgate, the brand’s parent company, announced yesterday that a new tube design has been recognized for its recyclability by the APR. The company intends to update Tom’s toothpaste tubes next year and all Colgate owned brands’ toothpaste tubes with 100%...

Beauty and personal care: Euromonitor’s latest state of the global market

12-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Euromonitor International, a leading market reasearch provider, has launched its latest report into the current state of the beauty market. Here, we take a look at some of the highlights.

Vegan to the core: Lush launches animal-free makeup brushes

11-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the consumer demand for cruelty-free and vegan products only continuing to rise, Lush is sticking at the forefront of catering to this trend.

ADF&PCD New York Innovation Awards accepting entries

11-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The annual packaging awards event for fragrance, personal care, cosmetics, and aerosol products coincides with the ADF&PCD tradeshow. The show and awards celebration will take place in mid-September. And in preparation, the event organizers are accepting...

Regulation change: the end of ‘free from’ claims for beauty and personal care?

04-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

With changes in the EU regulation around the use of ‘free from’ on beauty and personal care products (e.g. free from parabens or free from silicones) coming into place next month, an upcoming webinar aims to get industry professionals up to speed.

Unilever: the multinational’s personal care performance 2019 so far

03-Jun-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

From pioneering new pigments for recycling packaging, to more major acquisitions in its sights, to commitments on gender equality and ingredients transparency, we take a look at what Unilever has been up to so far this year.

Skin health probiotics “thriving market full of opportunity to grow”, new report finds

31-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

A new report into the market potential for skin microbiota-related products has revealed that digitisation will be the biggest force shaping skinbiotics in the coming years.

Henkel Beauty Care launches 100% recycled plastic packaging

30-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Henkel, which owns personal care brands including Schwarzkopf hair care, has announced its launch of 100% recycled plastic product packaging, of which 50% is ‘social plastic’ across specific products within its offering.

Unilever’s new pigment to help recycling of plastic packaging

29-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Unilever’s new packaging innovation could see 2500 tonnes of black plastic to be removed from the waste stream each year.

Estée Lauder, BASF & the RSPO new partnership

28-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Some of the leading figures in the beauty industry are teaming up to push forward the progress towards fully sustainable palm oil production and use.

L’Oréal and L’Occitane leading the discussion on the skin’s microbiome

28-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Major name brands and manufacturers are set to lead our upcoming conference into the huge potential of the skin’s microbiota, Cosmetics Design Summit: Skin Microbiome Innovation.

J&J: the multinational’s latest personal care efforts

17-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Here, we shine the light on one of the leading personal care players globally, Johnson & Johnson, catching up with what the multinational has been up to so far in 2019.

Who is the indie beauty consumer?

17-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The indie beauty continues to grow; and while direct-to-consumer brands, pop-up shops, and makers markets are still very much a part of indie retail landscape, most major department stores, beauty specialty shops, and countless lifestyle boutiques carry...

Holland & Barrett becomes the first to ban wet wipes

15-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

The health and wellness retailer will no longer buy, sell or produce wet wipes across England and Wales, it has announced.

L’Oréal pushes forward with sustainable development

14-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal’s recently released annual report into its sustainability programme’s progress reveals it is pushing forward with meeting goals for ‘Sharing Beauty with All’.

Playtime, glam organic and hormonal ageing: 7 key trends defining beauty 2019

09-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

A leading international trends agency has teamed up with one of the major beauty trade shows to reveal the key trends defining beauty.

Special Edition Newsletter: FCE Cosmetique

FCE Cosmetique show director highlights future innovation

07-May-2019 By Simon Pitman

This year’s FCE Cosmetique will have a distinct focus on the industry innovations of the future when it opens its doors in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from May 21st to 23rd, at the Sao Paulo Expo.

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International Beauty Innovation: consultant Kim-Davy Hoeu talks product development strategy

07-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Professionals from every possible cosmetics and personal care industry niche flock to in-cosmetics Global each year to discover what’s new in beauty ingredients, in formulation technologies, in marketing strategy, and more. To find out what one expert...

Chinese cosmetics regulation: how does it work?

03-May-2019 By Tjaša Grum, CE.way Regulatory Consultants

In this Editor’s Spotlight, we get an expert overview on thee Chinese cosmetics market regulations: which organisations regulate the market, and what do they require from beauty players?

Huge UK-wide survey of cosmetics and beauty industry: take part!

02-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Thousands of cosmetic professionals are being invited to take part in the largest UK wide collaborative survey of the cosmetics and beauty industry.

Schwan Cosmetics hones in on agility and sustainability for customised beauty

01-May-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Schwan Cosmetics has introduced its “Schwan Cosmetics re-invented” concept – a large offer of new and tailored services paired with a new corporate design.

Guest article

World tour of regulatory news: key updates from Cosmed

25-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

From Asia to Latin America, Cosmed reveals the main highlights of all the latest regulatory news on a global scale.

Naturals, simple skin care routines, and smashing stereotypes: the leading trends from in-cosmetics

24-Apr-2019 By Imogen Matthews

In this guest piece, beauty industry commentator Imogen Matthews analyses the big themes emerging from this year’s in-cosmetics Global Marketing Trends presentations.

The quest for sustainability brings us a ‘lifetime’ brand

16-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

Sustainability is continuing to bring our industry lots of new opportunities, but how about the prospect of a personal care product line that could be with you for a lifetime?

WATCH: Sam Farmer on unisex products for gender neutral teen personal care

12-Apr-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

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.

Beauty Kitchen takes sustainability to the next level

09-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

UK brand Beauty Kitchen has taken sustainability and eco-friendly up a notch or two with its pioneering programme ‘Return. Refill. Repeat.’

From The Editor's Desk

Guatemalan designer shows how sustainable packaging can be done

03-Apr-2019 By Simon Pitman

I was intrigued to see an article I recently wrote about a Guatemalan designer creating sustainable packaging becoming one of the highest hitting on Cosmetics Design USA.

Amazon launches skin care range: can data insights create ideal beauty products?

29-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Belei is the new - and first-ever - skin care brand from global internet retailer Amazon. Based on consumer data insights, is this the future of brand development in beauty and personal care? We take a look in this Editor’s Spotlight.

in-cosmetics launches Global Beauty Day to celebrate diversity

28-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

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.

Exclusive Interview

‘Redefining the premium beauty segment’: Euromonitor International expert

28-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with Hannah Symons, Research Manager Beauty and Fashion at Euromonitor International, to hear more about the premium beauty segment: why it’s now outstripping the mass market for growth, and what she thinks will be next.

Dove wants media images to represent women as they are

27-Mar-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Today, the Unilever personal care brand announced a partnership with Getty Images and Girlgaze that makes a new library of stock photos available to media and advertisers for license. With its new #ShowUs initiative, Dove wants to expand the conventional...

Kao launches sustainable packaging with hair care brand Guhl

21-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a sign that the Japanese beauty giant is keen to push forward its presence in Europe, Kao’s hair care brand in the region, Guhl, is tapping into rising demand for sustainable products.

Our top highlights from Cosmoprof 2019

19-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We attended this year’s Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2019, the global edition of the Cosmoprof series of trade events for the beauty industry. From probiotic claims, to CBD oil, to high end male grooming including colour cosmetics for men, the show played...

in-cosmetics global organisers reveal their top picks for trends at the show

12-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this guest post, in-cosmetics Global’s organisers reveal their top choices for trends set to be under the spotlight at this year’s major trade event for the beauty and personal care industry.

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna opens its doors this week!

12-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

One of the leading trade shows for the whole beauty industry supply chain - covering new products, trends, innovative technologies and techniques - is set to open its doors this week.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

What current challenges face the fragrance industry? Disruptive innovation and collaboration needed, says expert

08-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

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.

Aptar partners with Odore on fragrance sample distribution platform

06-Mar-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The internet-of-things sampling platform company announced the partnership last month—a deal that gives Aptar and its beauty dispensers business reach in the digital retail space as well as an additional service Aptar can offer existing and prospective...

WATCH: Plastic packaging and beauty: what’s the next step?

01-Mar-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

We shine a spotlight on the steps being made by beauty to reduce plastic packaging and plastic waste in this video edition of the Editor’s spotlight.

in-cosmetics Global education programme revealed

27-Feb-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Heading back to France for this year’s in-cosmetics Global edition, the major beauty and personal care ingredients trade show says it is returning to ‘the cosmetics heartland’.

Aptar continues outreach to indie beauty brands with new site

26-Feb-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The packaging company launched its new site for startups and standalone cosmetics and personal care brands at this week’s Luxe Pack event in Los Angeles, California. It’s the next iteration of Aptar’s Indie Boutique offering.

Exclusive Interview

Male grooming: spotlight on the eco-conscious Men-Ü

26-Feb-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Men-Ü is a brand that describes itself as committed to producing grooming essentials that are effective, and low-waste. We catch up with founder, Graham Fish, on what makes male grooming brands successful and how they can lead on sustainability.

5 big headlines from the naturals and organics space

25-Feb-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

In this Editor’s spotlight, we take a closer look at five of the top stories that have recently emerged in natural and organic beauty and personal care.

Future of natural cosmetics uncovered: Masterclass approaches

20-Feb-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

A leading research and consultancy firm for the sustainable and natural market within beauty and personal care is planning its second Masterclass dedicated to the future of natural cosmetics.

What is the next step for plastic packaging?

18-Feb-2019 By Simon Pitman

As Costa Rica becomes the first country in the world to announce that it is ditching single use plastics, it is irrefutable that the war on plastics is really heating up. So what does this mean for our industry?

Paptic: not paper, not plastic, but a biodegradable alternative?

14-Feb-2019 By Lucy Whitehouse

Packaging players are under increasing scrutiny from consumers, regulators and manufacturing customers alike to offer increasingly sustainable plastic packaging solutions: Paptic is one innovation offering a solution in this space.