German chemical major Evonik is partnering with the University of California San Diego’s Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) to research and develop cosmetic raw materials for a healthier skin microbiome.
Natural and organic cosmetic and personal care products continue to be a growing niche in the Latin America region, but latest research from Mintel suggests price and availability is holding it back.
Brenntag has expanded its global footprint for the distribution of fine chemicals with the bolt-on acquisition of South African company Chemgrit Cosmetics.
Born This Way pop icon Lady Gaga will launch Haus Laboratories exclusively on Amazon next month, a move that has generated considerable buzz in the beauty world. So, is this e-commerce strategy a smart one to follow?
The British Beauty Council and London’s infamous Covent Garden will debut ‘London Beauty Week’ next month to showcase innovation, growth and influence in the UK beauty market.
Since the advent of BB creams, multifunctional color cosmetic products have evolved to the point where almost every product in the category has various claims.
Sephora has been running its Accelerate program for women brand founders and startup leaders for three years now. This week, the company announced the 13 women selected to participate in the 2018 edition of the program—they represent brands innovating...
Roquette, a global leader in specialty food ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients, has exclusively revealed to CosmeticsDesign that it is expanding into cosmetics and personal care.
With the deadline drawing closer for the Beauty Industry Awards and the Cosmetics Design team would love to see more submissions from ingredient players.
Alpha hydroxy acid’s market size is estimated to exceed USD 3 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights (GMI), Inc.
Before the sparkle goes the way of microbeads, many ingredient makers and beauty manufacturers are spotlighting safer alternatives. Cosmetics Design checked in with Kelly Dobos of Sun Chemical--one such company who's doing just that--to learn more.
The specialty ingredients player has launched a tool that aims to be ‘ahead of market trends’ when it comes to offering manufacturers inspiration at the formulation level.
The multinational cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance company is debuting its Amazon Echo skill Let’s Get Ready for all Echo devices this month. Voice services, chat bots, and virtual assistant tools like this are on the rise; and Coty is an early...
This month, the personal care and cosmetics company announced having bought “substantially all of the assets of Olivo Laboratories,” a venture led by CEO Amy Schulman. The deal includes Olivo’s so-called second-skin technology, which Shiseido plans to...
Packaging player Albéa is facing a change of shareholders, as its current owner, an affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP (‘Sun’), has announced its intention to sell the company.
Unilever continued its strong levels of investment in the premium beauty and personal care segment throughout the past year: here, we provide a round up of the key acquisitions you need to know about.
Henkel Beauty Care has launched a series of connected digital devices that “harness the power of IoT, big data, and augmented reality to diagnose hair and create personalized products”.
We take a look at the year in review for L’Oréal, the global leader in the beauty industry. What did the cosmetics, hair care and personal care giant get up to in 2017, and why?
With the trend still dominant and impacting on every corner of the beauty market, we take a look at some of the key areas of innovation and potential for naturals and organics from 2017.
Today, TSG Consumer Partners announced that the firm has acquired a minority stake in the color cosmetics brand. With this funding, Huda Beauty has plans to build a more global business and launch a program that will fund and mentor entrepreneurs in the...
In response to attendee feedback, this coming April in The Netherlands, the annual beauty industry tradeshow will feature new programming dedicated to research, development, and innovation. Additionally, exhibitors from around the world will be on hand...
Want to get an expert insight onto which beauty and personal care trade shows should not be missed in 2018? Featuring shows across packaging, formulation and market trends, we give our recommendations.
This year’s edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Europe industry summit took place in Paris in November, and its organisers have released a roundup of its major outcomes, from insights on green values to a paper from H&M on key sustainability...
As part of its occasional series of educational events, the global research and consulting firm will run a full-day event in San Francisco, California, early next year about the opportunities, challenges, and regulations pertaining to formulating personal...
We caught up with the CEO of one of the leading players on the global amenities scene, Groupe GM, which provides personal care solutions for the hospitality industry.
One of the core events in the beauty industry calendar is set to take place in April next year: we take a sneak peek at the plans for in-cosmetics 2018.
Royal DSM (DSM) and Zhejiang Haixing Investment (Haixing) acquire a majority equity stake in Chinese high-tech enterprise, Inner Mongolia Rainbow Biotechnology.
December 7, Cosmetics Design convenes a panel of industry insiders with expertise on hair care ingredient and formulation trends that go beyond the category’s most basic functions of cleaning, maintaining, and treating hair. This webinar delves into scalp...
Pat McGrath Labs has teamed up with the music streaming service, and as of this week a newly released color cosmetics collection developed as part of the So Obsessed campaign that’s a joint project between McGrath and singer, songwriter Maggie Lindemann...
The flavours, fragrance and cosmetics ingredients company says it has enjoyed accelerated growth in the third quarter, with a ‘considerable increase’ across sales and earnings for the nine-month period.
Preservatives have left many formulation experts and ingredient developers with a huge dilemma: how to maintain product integrity and safety without using the conventional preservatives consumers are trying to avoid.
Demand for effective and safe preservative ingredients has never been higher, but with consumers and regulators alike turning against some established synthetic preservatives, how can the industry keep up?
The Polish beauty market has registered steady and continual growth over the past ten years and will continue to grow off consumer in luxury products in the short-term, according to new research from Deloitte.
BASF has expanded its footprint in the expanding areas of 3D bioprinting, a move that is expected to further increase its offerings in this area to the cosmetics and personal care industry.
The new partnership will give the global beauty market greater access to certified organic fucoidan ingredients that offer skin brightening and anti-ageing properties.
From ‘next gen’ sustainability concerns to the key challenges facing the industry, we got the latest from head of market research firm Ecovia Intelligence.
From ‘next gen’ sustainability concerns to the key challenges facing the industry, we got the latest from head of market research firm Ecovia Intelligence.
Provital Group, a cosmetics ingredients player, has become the ‘first in the industry’ to achieve compliance with the requirements of the Nagoya Protocol for a specific R&D project.
