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Active ingredients can give makeup a 'skin care makeover' and tap into a range of important consumer trends [Getty Images]

Special Edition: Active Beauty - Vitamins, Minerals and Plant Power

Vitamin-infused makeup: A blooming path out of the COVID slump?

By Kacey Culliney

Three years ago, the makeup category fell out of focus as consumers prioritised skin care during the COVID-19 pandemic – a shift that has largely stuck, offering clear opportunities for skincare-infused colour cosmetic innovation, says a trend expert.

French beauty trade with China hit an all-time high in 2021, representing €1.9bn in business, with the APAC country now the 'leading destination' for exports [Getty Images]

French beauty achieves ‘record’ year in 2021 exports: FEBEA

By Kacey Culliney

International trade of French beauty and personal care products was up 2.5% in 2021 versus 2019, largely due to rising trade of makeup, face care and perfumes and record growth rates in exports to China and the US, says the French Federation for Beauty...

After three years of collaborative research and development work, Unilever and its Hourglass brand have produced a vegan blend to replace carmine - widely used in the colour cosmetics market (Getty Images)

Special Edition: Clean & Ethical - 'Better for you, better for the planet' beauty

‘Seemingly unconquerable’: Unilever to open-source vegan replacement for carmine red

By Kacey Culliney

Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.

French natural and organic beauty brand Lady Green will launch new skin care products this year and makeup items next year as demand for beauty products targeting blemished skin soars (Image: Lady Green)

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

Blemished skin care blooming: Lady Green to expand makeup and face care to plug demand

By Kacey Culliney

Demands for natural, organic and effective beauty products developed for acne-prone and blemished skin are rising fast, particularly with the onset of COVID-19 and prolonged mask-wearing causing flare-ups, says the founder of French beauty brand Lady...

Plenty of beauty and tech firms have already developed innovative devices to offer consumers highly-personalised colour cosmetics at-home (Getty Images)

Special Edition: Personalised Beauty in a Digital Revolution

Beyond skin care: Ultra-personalised colour cosmetics the future in beauty

By Kacey Culliney

Precision-applied foundation, colour-matched lipstick and 3D printed makeup sheets are just some of the innovations set to shape the future of personalised colour cosmetics, says the director of beauty at WGSN.

Will small packages sell more cosmetics?

Will small packages sell more cosmetics?

By Deanna Utroske

New data suggests that consumers stockpile beauty products, neither repurchasing nor disposing of makeup that has expired, and one color cosmetics brand is betting that half-size volumes are the answer.

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Brands and retailers can diversify imagery around the menopause - depicting more women of colour, different body types and queer and non-binary people, says a media expert [Getty Images] Beauty has ‘crucial role’ to play in shifting menopause stereotypes From staff training to digital diagnosis and data-based research, scientists in all related disciplines should collaborate to make the most of what the metaverse can offer the cosmetic dermatology world [Getty Images] Cosmetic dermatology: Metaverse a ‘highly effective environment' Today, the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) is made up of 35 beauty companies, suppliers, trade associations and NGOs, though many more are in final stages of becoming members [Getty Images] Animal-free safety testing collective: This is an ‘unparalleled’ initiative, says ICCS head In 2023, two revised Directives on urban waste water treatment and packaging would become critical to follow closely, among other updates [Getty Images] Cosmetics Europe chief: Industry must brace for ‘unprecedented’ regulatory change Recent advances enabling better characterization of the skin microbiome has led to important findings [Getty Images] La Roche-Posay: Skin microbiome may prove ‘essential’ to wound healing Currently available in 14 languages, more will be added to the COSMILE Europe database next year, widening access even further for European consumers [Getty Images] Reliable and verified: Cosmetics Europe launches COSMILE Europe cosmetic ingredient database There are a raft of theories available and ongoing research happening to identify the precise process behind blue light-induced skin damage [Getty Images] Exact mechanisms behind blue light skin damage ‘still not fully known’: Review The open letter says the current microplastics ban proposal doesn't go far enough, with 'exceptionally long transition periods' for some categories, including leave-on nail products [Getty Images] 15+ beauty brands call for swifter EU microplastics ban in open letter Some medical tech innovations, like smart mirrors or watches, can ultimately and indirectly lead to beauty through routine or product recommendations [Getty Images] Health first in 2023? Medtech is ‘dabbling in beauty’, says expert Researchers should be careful not to over-emphasise Euro-centric data, remembering that Africa has the highest level of genetic diversity in the world [Getty Images] 'All melanins are not born equal': Skin pigmentation research must consider ‘broader story’, says derma professor

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