A recent study has revealed some insights into the impact of COVID-19 on skin-related issues, which is of interest in manufacturers and suppliers to the cosmetics and personal care industries seeking to provide consumers with potential product solutions...
This month, the Colgate-Palmolive brand PCA SKIN launched a Micro Peel At-Home Kit—it's just the latest DIY / pro skin treatment hybrid product to hit the market and help consumers keep up with their pre-pandemic routines.
With sales down nearly 40% year-over-year, the perfume manufacturer updated its 2020 financial guidance this month and shared insight into the company’s holiday expectations and ambitious plans for 2021.
The travel and hospitality industries have been drastically impacted by stay-at-home and social distancing guidelines. To help airlines, cruise lines, hotels, and other travel service providers return to business, the amenities and spa brand Michelle...
Personal care major Johnson & Johnson has reported a sharp drop in net earnings across its global business for the second quarter of 2020 and a dip in sales across consumer health due to COVID-19.
Independent beauty brands are fiercely nimble and highly engaged with their consumers, which has given them power to face business difficulties during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, an indie expert says.
Beauty has weathered waves of uncertainty during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and pop-up stores or curbside pick-up locations could be the key to a much-needed business boost, say two retail experts.
The beauty industry will have to re-think product engagement and interaction as consumers emerge from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis with safety and hygiene front-of-mind, highly aware of everything they touch, says a trends expert.
Following numerous postponements, Reed Exhibitions has announced in-cosmetics Global, in-cosmetics North America and in-cosmetics Latin America will no longer take place in 2020, setting 2021 dates for two of the shows.
The Ohio-based health and hygiene company making Purell brand hand sanitzer, hand soap, hand wipes and surface disinfectant spray is working around the clock and expanding into new facilities to manufacture these sought-after personal care and cleaning...
Beauty innovation during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic should continue, but it must be centred on sustainability because the health of people and planet is now front of mind, say brand owners.
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated and morphed consumer trends globally, with most shoppers now seeking out beauty brands and products perceived as clean, ethical and community-focused, experts say.
Cosmetics major Lush will start reopening shuttered stores across England next week as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions ease, though business will look very different much like elsewhere in Europe.
Consumer goods major Unilever will unify its split Anglo-Dutch legal structure into a single parent company in the UK – a move set to future-proof business, especially important during COVID-19, its CEO says.
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has accelerated and morphed consumer trends, catapulting safety and hygiene to the fore and increasing the relevance of blockchain and biotech in beauty, says a trends expert.
The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted life as we know it, with beauty hit especially hard and forced to reassess how it can remain relevant. But some brands have continued with product development and launches – prepared...
A compilation of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from May 2020 shows significant interest in COVID-19 skin research, and high engagement on in-depth analysis around changing beauty opportunities amid coronavirus and morphed retail landscapes.
The beauty retail landscape has morphed dramatically during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, with brands forced online and cross-channel marketing more critical than ever in what will soon become the new normal, an online marketing expert says.
Consumers are talking a lot about moisturising, vitamins and DIY in beauty, with all three topics trending positively in global customer reviews, according to AI data specialist Revuze.
The announcement comes less than one month after a judge’s ruling opened the door to thousands of lawsuits against the multinational medical and CPG company; but Johnson & Johnson attributes the decision to a COVID-19 portfolio assessment.
The packaging, makeup, and beauty tools company has announced test resulting showing the efficacy of Pylote mineral microshperes against a coronavirus (strain 229E), not the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Despite initial stockpiling of many fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) at the start of the coronavirus crisis, subsequent usage patterns reveal many consumers are disengaging from colour cosmetics, fragrances and styling – discretionary categories that...
The beauty maker is helping hairdressers around the world exceed the usual salon safety and sanitary measures, to keep themselves and clients safe by supplying masks, hand sanitizer gel, and new operating guidelines.
L’Oréal has announced a multi-million environmental and social protection program that aims to support vulnerable women and ecosystem preservation – priority areas as the world reels from coronavirus (COVID-19), it says.
The beauty and personal care industry has long advocated wellbeing and positivity and this messaging is now more relevant than ever with the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, says Mintel.
Hospital university researchers in Spain have identified skin manifestation patterns in patients with confirmed and suspected coronavirus (COVID-19), some of which appear ahead of other symptoms.
L’Oréal UK and Ireland has developed a support guide for UK barbers, hair and beauty salons outlining post-confinement hygiene and operating guidelines for when businesses are able to reopen.
International skin care major Beiersdorf has reported a sales dip for the first quarter of 2020 amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with European business and the La Prairie brand especially hard-hit.
Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has reported a sales surge for the first quarter of 2020, with growth particularly strong in Europe led by Germany and the UK, despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
A compilation of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from April 2020 shows in-depth analysis on the business, consumer and retail impacts of COVID-19 generated high interest, along with Lush’s decision to temporarily suspend its online business.
As the world watches and waits for the Coronavirus recovery to begin, tech makers, beauty retailers, and multinationals are innovating contactless sampling and selling strategies.
Cosmetics major Lush has started reopening shuttered stores across EMEA and Russia as coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns start to ease – a move executives say would not have been possible without the help of local governments, councils and landlords.
The organisers of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna have again postponed the cosmetics tradeshow, this time to Spring next year, citing the current economic scenario and ongoing coronavirus emergency.
Concerns over the disinfectant quality of hydroalcoholic products made by beauty firms to plug shortages during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis are completely unfounded and have created a false controversy, says the French Cosmetics Association...
Beauty is one of the hardest-hit consumer categories in the ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but it will also likely bounce back fastest because of digital strengths, says an expert consultant.
Unilever has reported flat sales for the first quarter of 2020 and withdrawn its full-year outlook amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, though beauty and personal care turnover rose by almost 2%.
The ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has overturned life as we know it and given rise to the longest period of consumption reappraisal in more than 20 years, which will have a lasting impact, says an expert consultant.
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a sales rise for its fiscal 2020 third quarter, buoyed by home and healthcare divisions, but net sales in beauty shrank due to a poor SK-II performance linked to travel retail closures.
L’Oréal sales sank by almost 5% for the first quarter of 2020 amidst the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, though actives maintained strong growth and at-home haircare flourished.
L’Oréal will donate personal care products and hand sanitisers to frontline hospital and retail staff in the UK and Ireland, building on its European solidarity plan amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Consumers in coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown are looking forward to plenty the other side, but beauty therapy tops the ranks – way ahead of eating out, socialising and travel, according to Kantar.
Personal care major Johnson & Johnson has lowered its 2020 guidance to reflect the impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, despite a strong net income surge for the first quarter.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has created a seismic shift in living and shopping habits worldwide and beauty has borne a significant brunt of this shopper shake-up, says a retail expert.
The UK Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has launched an online exchange portal to match and connect suppliers and producers, facilitating faster production of hand sanitisers and hygiene products during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
European trade association Cosmetics Europe wants to raise the profile of the collaborative struggle against the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through an online resource portal, accessible to industry and the wider public.
African e-commerce major Jumia has re-worked its online portal in South Africa to offer essential items during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, working alongside Reckitt Benckiser and Proctor & Gamble on the project.
The indie beauty brand founder and long-time drug delivery specialist has, just this week, made her company’s silicon-based hybrid ingredient delivery technologies available to researchers working to develop antivirals and Coronavirus treatments.
Department store group Debenhams has filed a Notice of Intent to appoint an administrator in the UK – a move it says should protect business through the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
A compilation of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from March 2020 shows interest in scientific and brand innovation, as well as the ongoing industry response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
