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L’Oréal signs licensing deal with bacterial biotech firm Micreos

Under the agreement announced today, the Netherlands-based bacterial technology company will give L’Oréal access to a proprietary enzyme that targets and kills staphylococcus aureus—the endolysin is already an ingredient in Micreos’ own skin care brand Gladskin.

Dr Vivian Valenty expands VB Cosmetics into new HQ and manufacturing site

The Arizona-based nail product maker behind the Dazzle Dry system is moving to a larger facility and has plans to more than double its employee count over the next few years.

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Marine Macroalgae: A Significant Source of Unique Cosmetic Ingredients

Marine plants, notably macroalgae, are an underexplored and vast, sustainable source of effective, natural compounds for skin health and natural beauty.

Male consumers more interested in sustainability during COVID-19 pandemic, finds global survey

P&G’s razor and personal care brand Gillette announced a 2030 sustainability plan this week and simultaneously shared data from a survey of 5,000+ men across 11 countries conducted in partnership with Lucid.

Omnichannel Upgrade: Avon opens a first brick-and-mortar beauty retail shop in Los Angeles, California

Just when social sales and DTC brands seem to have a competitive edge in the cosmetics and personal care marketplace, the direct sales beauty maker opens an enormous shop called Studio 1886 in LA’s Koreatown.

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Finally, a way to boost that sun-kissed glow from the inside, all year round

Sun-kissed skin is desirable but fleeting. An innovative, glow-boosting peptide could help consumers look fresh and feel confident by delivering a year-round glow.

Toni Ko’s Bespoke Beauty Brands to launch Jason Wu Beauty in 2021

In mid-January the fashion designer’s color cosmetics brand will go on sale, ostensibly the first such brand in the mass-market space.

Upcycled Cannabis Root: Jennifer Grant has a new idea about clean beauty ingredients

This month, the biomedical engineer launched a clean skin care brand called empyri that leverages cannabis in a novel (if not entirely new) way in clean beauty product formulation.

Uplink relaunches to better connect indie brands with beauty packaging and ingredient suppliers

The online and events platform launched an all new website this month, complete with a concierge service for brand leaders. Cosmetics Design checked in with Nader Naeymi-Rad of IBMG to learn more.

Can biotechnology make PFAS and other so-called forever chemicals degradable?

Degradability is increasingly important in the cosmetics and personal care industry. And whether per- and poly-fluorinated compounds are in beauty formulations as an ingredient or a trace contaminant, they persist in the environment and are (as a result)...