All news articles for January 2017

cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty establishes holding company

Ulta Beauty establishes its own holding company

By Deanna Utroske

As of January 29, the cosmetics retailer has reorganized its company structure, and Ulta executives believe that the business will be more efficient in this new configuration.

Croda releases new data on bond multiplying hair care system

Croda releases new data on bond multiplying hair care system

By Deanna Utroske

The specialty chemical company has completed its latest round of testing on the Croda Plex multistep hair repair formulation system—a system in the same vein as Olaplex or L’Oreal Professional Smartbond. And Croda’s makes not only bond multiplying claims...

Is there room for innovation in the deodorant category?

Is there room for innovation in the deodorant category?

By Deanna Utroske

Natural, niche, and startup personal care brands regularly advance new deodorant formats and formulations. Among the latest attempts to disrupt the deodorant market is Switch Fresh, a patented redesign of the conventional container that could significantly...

Personal care industry executives from Dow and J&J  meet with Trump

Personal care industry executives meet with Trump

By Deanna Utroske

Last week the new President met with 12 business leaders, among them the CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Cosmetics Design reached out to Gorsky to find out how he’ll be representing the cosmetics and personal care industry in these meetings going forward.

Unilever launches women’s anti-dandruff shampoo

Unilever launches women’s anti-dandruff shampoo

By Deanna Utroske

The company’s Dove brand has just announced a new collection of hair care products positioned to compete directly with P&G’s popular Head & Shoulders brand of anti-dandruff shampoo.

Sourcing personal care ingredients from hemp getting easier

Sourcing personal care ingredients from hemp getting easier

By Deanna Utroske

As more states make headway on farming and research initiatives, more hemp and hemp derivatives will make their way to market as beauty and personal care ingredients. Recent government actions in Kentucky and Alaska are a small part of what’s to come...

WestRock acquires Multi Packaging Solutions International

WestRock acquires Multi Packaging Solutions International

By Deanna Utroske

WestRock is strategically selling and buying businesses to specialize in paper and corrugated packaging solutions. Two deals this week help the company do just that, while continuing to serve the cosmetics and personal care market.

Shiseido acquires US customization player MatchCo

Shiseido acquires US customization player MatchCo

By Simon Pitman

Shiseido has continued to expand its international and US footprint with the acquisition of MatchCo, a California-based developer of customized digital tools used in personalization beauty regimes.

personal care brand Olay and 23andMe release skin aging data

Olay and 23andMe release skin aging data

By Deanna Utroske

The P&G skin care brand is hinting at personalized, DNA-based beauty products and, in the meantime, sharing stats from a study on how skin ages. Good news for Olay: it’s not all predetermined by genetics; lifestyle and personal care choices play a...

Scientists look at hair on a nanoscale

Scientists look at hair on a nanoscale

By Deanna Utroske

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, in collaboration with a scientist out of Zurich, Switzerland, have published new data on the structure and mechanics of hair that has likely applications for hair care R&I.

Coty facility coming to Calabasas, California

Coty facility coming to Calabasas, California

By Deanna Utroske

The beauty maker’s planed move to a site west of Los Angeles has been approved by both the city’s council and planning committee. And, while the decision has upset select local leaders and residents, it’s not generating nearly as much press as other recent...

Avantium acquires Liquid Light patent portfolio

Avantium acquires Liquid Light patent portfolio

By Deanna Utroske

The chemical tech company Avantium has announced the purchase of 100+ pending and granted patents for making CO2 into various materials, including specialty chemicals with applications in cosmetics and personal care.

makeup brush brand EcoTools relaunch coincides with anniversary

EcoTools relaunch coincides with the brand’s anniversary

By Deanna Utroske

The beauty brush subsidiary of Paris Presents Inc. announced a new collection of tools as well as a new brand logo, new packaging, and a refresh of the brand’s entire collection of makeup application tools.

P&G targets zero waste from personal care and CPG manufacturing

P&G targets zero waste from manufacturing

By Deanna Utroske

As the New Year got underway the CPG and personal care company announced an initiative to further reduce, recycle, and repurpose manufacturing waste. It’s a strategy that presents both new challenges and new opportunities.

Fast Track Your Formulations in 2017

Fast Track Your Formulations in 2017

By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science

You have a great formulation idea but now that you are about to put that idea into action, what is the best to get it to market as quickly as possible. What's the best approach?

expert opinion column Two Views digital democratizes beauty

Two Views: Digital democratizes beauty

By Deanna Utroske

For this installment of Two Views, Cosmetics Design reached out to digital entrepreneurs— Jessica Pritchett and Jihan Thompson—in an effort to better understand how technology is expanding the reach and potential of beauty products and services.

Color cosmetics brand Mineral Fusion sets an EWG record

Color cosmetics brand Mineral Fusion sets an EWG record

By Deanna Utroske

The vegetarian, natural makeup company now has over 100 beauty products verified by the Environmental Working Group for being made according to certain manufacturing protocol and without select ‘ingredients of concern.’

New research on the prevention of scars has anti-aging potential

New research on the prevention of scars has anti-aging potential

By Deanna Utroske

An international team of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California–Irvine, New York University, and more, have just published their findings on the potential of myofibroblasts to help heal skin without scaring.

Milk Makeup makes first private equity deal

Milk Makeup makes first private equity deal

By Deanna Utroske

This week, the cosmetics and personal care company announced a partnership with private equity firm Main Post Partners and is looking forward to global growth.