All news articles for May 2017

Essential facts on the essential oils boom

Essential facts on the essential oils boom

By Lisa Wilson

The essential oil market in the US has grown 200% since 2012. 45% of the consumers in question are new, having started using EOs 1 – 2 years ago or even more recently. So why is the market growing so rapidly? What is driving this growth?

Indie Beauty Profile Linda Treska Pinch of Colour

Indie Beauty Profile

Linda Treska, Pinch of Colour

By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Linda Treska, founder of Pinch of Colour, shares her optimism for the future of omnichannel retail and advocates for extreme perseverance in the face of entrepreneurial challenges.

NYSCC Suppliers' Day 2017, in photos

NYSCC Suppliers' Day 2017, in photos

By Simon Pitman

The NYSCC Suppliers' Day 2017 happened this week, coming from Manhattan, NYC for the first time, and in this photos gallery we bring you a selection of highlights from the event. 

Will new DSM data on facial hydration disrupt the skin care category?

Will new DSM data on facial hydration disrupt the skin care category?

By Deanna Utroske

The beauty care ingredients maker has completed a skin moisture mapping study and is taking their findings public in a big way—on The Lifetime TV Network, a move that’s sure to get the attention of millions of US consumers and reverberate throughout the...

What does Homeland Security want with beauty industry? part 2 CFATS

What does Homeland Security want with the beauty industry? part 2

By Deanna Utroske

For cosmetics and personal care companies and those that supply the industry with its ingredients, registration and participation in the program known as CFATS could well be mandatory. And not getting involved could be costly; violating companies can...

Miyoshi America launches new synthetic micas at NYSCC Suppliers Day

Miyoshi America launches new synthetic micas at NYSCC Suppliers Day

By Deanna Utroske

The manufacturing company, which specializes in surface treated pigments and mineral substrates for the cosmetics and personal care industry, is showing three new effects ingredients and a new powder at the annual tradeshow event in New York City.

What does Homeland Security want with beauty industry? part 1 CFATS

What does Homeland Security want with the beauty industry? part 1

By Deanna Utroske

A department initiative knows as the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program, or CFATS, requires select cosmetics manufacturers as well as ingredient suppliers and distributors to register and comply with security protocol.

J&J releases skin care and microbiome research

J&J releases skin care and microbiome research

By Deanna Utroske

At the recent annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Johnson & Johnson showcased new data in three separate poster displays. Most notably, Kimberly Capone and her team from J&J Consumer were invited to share their findings...

Indie Beauty Profile Natasha Samardzic Folium Medica

Indie Beauty Profile

Natasha Samardzic, Folium Medica

By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Natasha Samardzic, founder of Folium Medica, shares insight into the market niche she’s found where wellness and beauty intersect and on how carefully her company sources phytomedicinal ingredients.

Why 1,4-dioxane in cosmetics deserves more attention

Why 1,4-dioxane in cosmetics deserves more attention

By Simon Pitman

The issue of 1,4-dioxane is back in the headlines after traces of the substance were found in water supplies for Long Island, New York, but one expert fears that this attention could mean that the problem is overlooked for cosmetics formulation.