News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Speaking with CosmeticsDesign, Barrière CEO Cleo Davis-Urman discusses Target expansion, transdermal patch technology, ingredient strategy, and how the brand is making clinically backed beauty-from-within solutions accessible at scale.
We spoke to the brand’s marketing VP to find out more about its first flagship fragrance launch in eight years…
A potential Estée Lauder–Puig merger could reshape the luxury beauty landscape.
Biotech, longevity, cutting-edge delivery systems and AI are all driving 2026 launches at in‑cosmetics.
How L’Oréal plans to use NVIDIA’s new technology to reinvent formulation science.
Beauty and personal care brands will need to pay more attention to ethical sourcing and biodiversity, say the organisers of the annual green beauty summit.
Genomic testing company Sequential has raised more capital to advance its AI-powered discovery platform. We spoke to the CEO to find out more…
Trademark dispute grows as Estée Lauder Companies sues Jo Malone in UK courts
The baby and family skincare brand spent more than a year preparing internally before committing to its first brick-and-mortar rollout.
Seoul-headquartered Wishcompany says that value-driven marketplaces combining accessibility and strong product discovery are increasingly shaping the growth strategies of K-beauty brands in the US.
The multinational says it is “committed to bringing luxury Ayurveda to the world.”
Australian sunless tanning brand Luna Bronze is partnering with major cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty for its US debut, highlighting a significant step in its global expansion.
From high-profile legal battles in sun care to billion-euro acquisitions and tightening scrutiny of product claims, this month’s top stories reflect a beauty industry balancing growth, innovation and accountability.
This month, CDU guest author Ragini Bhalla, Head of Brand, Creditsafe, takes an inside look at the company’s downfall, highlighting the peril of overextending in a retail sector already struggling with deep-rooted challenges.
K-beauty continues to extend its influence in the US, with brands like I’m Meme, Laka, Mediheal and TIRTIR embarking on strategic moves in the market.
As Gen Z drives demand for new scent formats, Sol de Janeiro launches jelly fragrance sticks.
Premium haircare, fragrances and DTC sales all fuelled L’Oréal’s sales success for the last financial year.
Unilever’s Dove is redefining the premium body wash category with its new serum and oil innovation.
Unilever’s 2025 sales results show that its focus on science‑led, premium beauty is paying off.
Over the years, the program expanded its mission to include sexual, racial, gender, and environmental equality, reaching more than 60 million lives across 92 countries and supporting more than 2,000 NGOs. Its latest impact report outlines next steps.
Women’s brain health brand Make Time Wellness now offers its three-product lineup on Ulta Beauty’s website, reflecting broadening interest in supplements positioned at the intersection of wellness and beauty.
Sally Beauty Holdings opened fiscal 2026 with modest sales growth, as online demand and margin improvement helped balance largely unchanged store trends.
With new UV filters on the horizon and consumer expectations rising, RoundTable’s investment signals confidence in Colorescience’s clinically oriented model.
Beauty multinational Estée Lauder Companies raised its full-year outlook, as progress on cost controls helped offset continued tariff pressure.
Digital scent design platform Osmo has raised $70 million in Series B funding as it moves to scale AI-powered fragrance development across cosmetics and personal care manufacturing.
The partnership, focused initially on targeted teams with potential for scaling, emphasizes responsible AI deployment and aligns with broader industry trends of using AI for consumer engagement and product development.
Two major beauty players have confirmed a dichotomy of business moves in the Central and South American markets in the last week.
In this CosmeticsDesign Q&A, Dossier’s COO and CMO discuss product development, ingredient strategy and manufacturing considerations behind creator collaborations, including the brand’s latest launch, Dulce Flor.
This month’s global beauty news headlines encompass exciting innovations, regulatory pressures, and acquisitions with significant industry impacts.
Revlon has secured a global fragrance licensing agreement for Champion, extending the sportswear brand into scent for the first time as part of Revlon’s broader push to rebuild scale in fragrance.
“Together, we are creating a single source of digital truth and equipping teams with intelligent tools to fundamentally transform the R&D process,” said Yahya Syed, Co-Founder and CEO of Potion AI.
A recent decision permanently blocked new Prop 65 cancer-warning lawsuits related to certain uses of titanium dioxide in cosmetics and personal care products, removing a long-standing source of litigation and labeling risk for the industry.
The combined company said the portfolio, which includes Suave, Q-tips, Chapstick, Ponds, St. Ives, and Noxema, represents about $1.9 billion in annual retail sales.
YSE Beauty has raised $15 million in a Series A growth equity round as the skin care brand looks to expand its presence in US retail and scale its direct-to-consumer business.
The launch is Rare Beauty’s first retail expansion since the brand debuted in 2020.
From wellness to personalisation and foodie scents, experts reveal the top fragrance trends for 2026…
From trade associations to beauty brands, companies across the US personal care industry announced new executive appointments shaping leadership teams heading into 2026.
Hot on the heels of selling its final stake in Wella, struggling beauty multinational Coty announced that it will have a new CEO from 1 January.
The sale completes Coty’s portfolio simplification programme launched in 2020.
Thomas Myers shares his insights into how new FDA actions, regulatory advancements and fast-moving innovation pipelines are reshaping the cosmetics and personal care market heading into 2026.
As brands enter a “prove-it” era shaped by clinical validation, ingredient transparency and evolving consumer expectations, Ritual’s founder outlines the standards she believes will separate leaders from laggards in 2026.
From premiumisation and skinification to a scalp care surge and the growth of dermocosmetics. We spoke to an expert at Euromonitor International to get a market overview of the haircare category’s potential for 2026 and beyond.
If 2025 was defined by unpredictability, 2026 is shaping up to be the year beauty brands confront the true cost of economic volatility, says CDU guest author Ragini Bhalla, Head of Brand, Creditsafe, in this month’s column.
Navigating Indonesia’s 2026 halal certification mandate, US beauty brands must adapt facility operations and supply chains for global market access, says American Halal Foundation director Mohammad Hussaini.
Discover these innovative beauty breakthroughs in Latin America, from sustainable ingredients to strategic retail expansions.
“We’re still in the planning process and we need to see where 2025 lands…[but] we’re confident that we can deliver our targets over time," said Kecia Steelman, Ulta Beauty President and CEO, during the company’s earnings call.
CEO of L’Oréal says it’s keen to further explore aesthetics as a “key adjacency” to its core beauty business.
Swiss fragrance company Givaudan has made a strategic move in the ever-growing US fragrance market.
November’s global news roundup includes exciting announcements from the financial sector, intriguing regional industry data analysis, and more.
Discover how beauty brands can leverage financial intelligence to navigate the complexities of the 2025 holiday season, ensuring resilience amidst tariff challenges, fraud risks, and supply chain disruptions.