Researchers must strengthen lab models and overcome long-standing scientific bias and reliance on Euro-centric data if industry is to advance skin pigmentation knowledge, says a leading dermatology professor.
Understanding consumers’ needs is the first step to fulfilling them, but that can be challenging when they already have misguided preconceptions of how a product works, veteran cosmetics and personal care researchers say.
We breakdown three exciting areas of research that are set to have a major impact on cosmetic product development this year, with expert analysis from industry insiders.
In this round-up, we dive into our most-read stories on cosmetics science, formulation and R&D, featuring Shiseido, LG Household & Healthcare, L'Oréal and more.
COVID-19 forced huge swathes of beauty brands and retailers online overnight, changing long-established market models and shifting shopper mindsets. Industry must now plan and deliver on innovations that cater to this new environment and fresh opportunities...
Japanese beauty major Shiseido said it plans to launch ‘second skin’ this year, a so-called game-changing new technology which can diminish undereye bags instantly without the use of make-up.
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...
There was a raft of patent filings this year from industry’s biggest beauty companies, including Unilever, L’Oréal, Beiersdorf and Colgate-Palmolive. Here, CosmeticsDesign-Europe rounds up our coverage of this year’s patent-worthy innovations.
Plant-based ingredients major Roquette has opened a high-tech cosmetics expertise centre in Paris that it says will stimulate co-creation and innovation targeting key global beauty trends.
Tech innovation will trigger important advances in customised consumer experiences and precision beauty in the coming years; the challenge will be making products with strong values, says the head of L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator.
Disruptive innovation in beauty is rare but industry can create fresh consumer needs and develop products that don’t currently exist, with the right thinking, says Euromonitor International.
Avon UK has launched its first vegan and eco-friendly skin care line ‘Distillery’ following several years of scientific research and will soon roll out the offering globally, adding make-up next year.