Today’s cosmetics consumers demand complete transparency on product claims and full-disclosure relating to labelling to ensure accurate and up-to-date information.
Global commerce consultancy, Wunderman Thompson Commerce, reveals how the retail giant’s market share dominance drops amongst the Gen Z demographic who do not have the same level of loyalty towards the e-tailer as older shoppers.
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.
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.
In this Editor’s Spotlight, we pick out some of the key news from L’Oréal this year, including digital innovations like an acne app and its latest artificial intelligence on Amazon Beauty.
siHealth Ltd, a UK emerging company in the healthcare industry, has entered a strategic alliance, including an equity investment, with major ingredients and specialty chemicals player BASF on personalisation in personal care.
L’Oréal’s Modiface has announced that it will provide its AI-powered technology to enable the first virtual try-ons for cosmetics on Amazon, bringing together the e-retail giant and the rising potential of AI for beauty.
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.
In what the companies are calling the first mobile acne analysis app powered by AI (artificial intelligence) on the market, global beauty giant L’Oréal has teamed up with Alibaba Group, a major international e-retailer, to launch Effaclar Spotscan on...
From its Virtual Hair Advisor to its new My Little Factory customisation tech, the global beauty player has put some of its most exciting new technologies on show.
One of the world’s leading online beauty and wellbeing businesses is pushing forward with its luxury natural offering with the acquisition of Christophe Robin, a luxury natural hair care brand.
A contender to the throne of leading global beauty retailer, The Hut Group (THG) has announced the latest extension to the capacity of its USD 1 billion banking facility.
Givaudan Fragrances is launching a new tool that is built around artificial intelligence aimed at giving perfumers new capabilities for the creation of next generation fragrances.
The beauty tech company promises to help consumers realize skin care product benefits, as demonstrated in clinical testing, in real life. Cutitronics devices are not yet on the market, but the company was at in-cosmetics Global this month talking with...
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.
We caught up with Andrew McDougall, Associate Director of Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel, on the big drivers currently defining the hair care market.
This is according to Euromonitor International’s recent Top 100 Megabrands report, revealing the world’s leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands ranked by retail sales value in 2017.
French consumers are using fewer personal care products, so being relevant to their specific demands is becoming essential. Here, Anaïs Dupuy, Business Development Manager, Kantar Worldpanel, reveals the key drivers for beauty in France and reveals exclusive...
The global beauty giant has, for the third consecutive year, teamed up with the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge: a competition that aims to connect and empower the most promising scientific and technological startups.
Where can we see overlap between the rising key trends of halal and cannabis? The answer is in the ever-dominant market defining trend of naturals, which shows no sign of letting up when it comes to consumer demand. Both halal and cannabis trends tap...
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.
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.
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.
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...
Based on scientific research into skin profiles as the skin ages, beauty leader L’Oréal and Modiface, a digital platform company, have launched a new diagnostic technology.
This year’s ADF & PCD awards were announced last week, with the ceremony presided over by Gilles Baudin, L’Oréal and President of the FEA, Alain Béthune, a packaging expert, and Michel Dupuis of Cojemial Conseils.
With top headlines fresh from this week’s ADF&PCD cosmetics packaging show, we take a look at the biggest beauty packaging updates so far this year, in this Editor’s Spotlight.
There is an increasing body of evidence pointing to the fact that luxury consumers are changing their buying patterns while also becoming more difficult to access. So how to navigate these new hurdles?
We caught up with Kezzler, a company that offers technology to digitize individual products in the supply chain to give them a unique, secure and traceable identity, on the rising demand for transparency in the beauty industry. This Editor’s Spotlight...
We saw some big strides being taken by beauty brands in 2018 in the area of customised beauty. What were the standout innovations, and where could the trend lead in 2019?
From its appointment of a new CEO at the start of the year, through to its strides to push forward its business in APAC while cutting back in the US, Avon had a busy year with its efforts to boost its market share.
The multinational beauty player is the latest to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to meet specific consumer demands: we discover how it works.
Today the fragrance maker is debuting new olfaction sensor technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. International Flavors & Fragrances has worked with digital scent technology before, but the current partnership with Aryballe...
The year ahead is set to be as fast-paced as ever for the industry. Here are our top picks for the trends set to shape the European beauty market for 2019.
The ‘My Skin Track pH’ device by La Roche-Posay is the first wearable sensor and companion app to easily measure personal skin pH levels and create customized product regimens to better care for skin, says the company.
Johnson & Johnson had an eventful 2018, from asbestos-related legal cases in the US to some major acquisitions and facility launches in Asia. We give an overview of its year in 2018.
The beauty ingredient maker announced this week that it is putting even more money into Cutitronics, a health tech company that’s developing consumer skin care devices to deliver customized product and to gather data. The companies are at work on a devise...
In this guest article, we get an expert overview on the EU Safety Gate, which is the market’s rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. What is it, how does it work, and what does it mean for the beauty supply chain?
This year sees the annual beauty packaging show ADF&PCD enjoy its crystal anniversary, set to cover two new special features: the latest sustainable packaging in an “Eco-Tour”, and the sourcing of signature French products at its dedicated “Made...
In a sign that the beauty industry is keen to be proactive on issues related to safety and transparency, the European trade association has launched an online quiz on preservatives.
During 2018 the Cosmetics Design team has had its eye on the big trends in an effort to determine what is going to be driving the industry in 2019. In this video we have combined our know-how to bring you a total of 20 trends to look out for in the Americas,...
If a new report from TABS is anything to go by beauty consumers are losing interest in social media as a go-to for purchasing decisions. Here we take a closer at the data and try to find out what is next.
From its acquisition of major German naturals pioneer Logocos Naturkosmetik AG to its 60 year anniversary in Canada, L’Oréal has made strides in 2018 to maintain its position as industry leader. We take a look at some of the company’s key strategic moves...
The current demand for personalisation will evolve into adaptive personalisation, according to one industry expert. What does this mean, and how can brands use it?
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