The private label beauty maker has just announced a new brand of its own. And as of this week, the first two Hush products—color cosmetics for hair—are on the market.
At yesterday’s CEW event in New York City, Qurate CEO Mike George told the sold-out room that he thinks it’s a realistic goal. Beauty is big business in the new age of retail; the personal care, cosmetics, and fragrance sectors generate annual sales of...
At The Fragrance Foundation’s third annual Creatives event this week in New York City, Aerin Lauder and her colleagues Karyn Khoury and Honorine Blanc sat down with Jane Larkworthy to discuss the ins and outs of building a luxury lifestyle brand centered...
The Swiss biotech company announced plans this month to open a facility in the US. Much like Jungbunzlauer’s AppliTech facility in Germany, the new ingredient technology center will allow the company to work more closely with local clients.
And, Level Brands aims to make Isodiol the top CBD company worldwide, in personal care and otherwise. After signing a licensing deal in early January and announcing plans for the kathy ireland Health & Wellness brand to launch CBD skin care, Level...
The brand sells dozens upon dozens of razors in a full spectrum of styles, some disposable, some refillable, all intended to meet the grooming needs of men today. Gillette believes that “One Size does not actually fit all, especially when it comes to...
Late last year the company’s flavors division launched a full-service platform for beverage entrepreneurs. And, it was only a matter of time before Symrise invested in the development and expansion of its beauty and fragrance clients too.
In his Indie Beauty Profile, Terry Zickerman, CEO of Love Sun Body, explains why he sees alternative ingredients and the challenge of developing more globally compliant personal care products as an opportunity for indie brands.
The Natura brand is, for the first time, promoting its animal testing ban initiative in public spaces in the US. The company is hoping to inspire millions of people to sign a petition calling on the United Nations to end animal testing of cosmetics and...
Late last week, the seed accelerator program of Baltimore City’s Emerging Technology Centers announced the seven companies selected to participate during 2018. And Sheena Deanne, the founder of Well-Kept Beauty is among the innovators selected to take...
By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science
In-cosmetics Global is without a doubt the biggest raw material exhibition in the world for the Personal Care industry. Its no surprise then that this is the ‘show to watch’ for the latest launches and trends for the year ahead when looking for the next...
Beauty makers and brands have been updating the digital packaging experience for years to give consumers online the same information and tangibility they’ve grown accustomed to in store. But everyone is shopping online now, and industry suppliers like...
Researchers at North Western University in Evanston, Illinois, have published work in the peer-reviewed science journal Cell that suggests it’s quite possible.
At the start of 2018, The Fragrance Foundation hosted an event for members (and the press) where new president Linda Levy announced not only the professional organization’s refreshed mission but also a new official national day. March 21, 2018 is the...
The report aggregates survey responses from 1,200 women who subscribe to the monthly box of beauty, hair, and lifestyle products. And the data points to hair styling trends as well as a rising demand for free-from and custom hair care formulations.
The biotech company has just launched Brontide, its first ingredient for use in beauty product formulations. Earlier this month, Cosmetic Design spoke with Damien Perriman, senior vice president of specialty chemicals at Genomatica, to find out more.
To gain a bit of perspective on the ins and outs of co-creation, Cosmetics Design connected with Mariya Nurislamova CEO of Deck of Scarlet, a digital-first direct brand that creates a new color cosmetics palette every other month in cooperation with a...
The Cosmetics Design editorial team will be presenting a comprehensive analysis of global beauty trends and forecasts at the in-cosmetics Global event in Amsterdam. Don't miss it!
By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science
in-cosmetics Global is without a doubt the biggest raw material exhibition in the world for the Personal Care industry. Its no surprise then that this is the ‘show to watch’ for the latest launches and trends for the year ahead when looking for the next...
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Nasime Yazdani, founder of Seaside Medical Technologies, hints at all the useful insights she’s gained by listening to reviews and consumers. And, she outlines how her brand’s distribution strategy is shaping up in the modern...
The beauty maker has partnered with Fortis BC, an energy utility company, on an energy saving pilot program; and this week, the first CleanO2 carbon capture unit was installed at LUSH Cosmetics headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The nearly 50-year-old naturals brand was among the many personal care and cosmetics makers exhibiting at this month’s Expo West event in California. Cosmetics Design caught up with Tom’s after the show to find out how the brand is keeping pace with the...
Since the advent of BB creams, multifunctional color cosmetic products have evolved to the point where almost every product in the category has various claims.
Plans to rename the company were announced at the start of the month. And while the eight retail brands that comprise Qurate sell in many more sectors than just cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance; beauty is big business in the video commerce, ecommerce,...
The beauty maker chose to announce its new SkinCeuticals product and counter-top formulating technology at the 2018 Fast Company Grill in Austin, Texas (an event for influencers and innovative thinkers that coincides with the SXSW conference and festivals)....
According the market researcher’s recent report—looking at sales, investments, launches, and acquisitions for the full year 2017—the cosmetics and personal care device business is doing well and on track to continue growing by addressing an array of consumer...
From augmented reality and artificial intelligence, to shifting trends in digital retail, we take a look at how app technologies are shifting colour cosmetics trends and behaviours.
As everyone in the industry well knows, color cosmetics have been around for hundreds upon hundreds of years—at least since the reign of Cleopatra. And while somethings never change, the nuances of beauty formulations, benefits, and outcomes are constantly...
Canada-based Lucas Meyer has developed a raft of new active ingredient launches, ahead of next month’s in-cosmetics Global event, including a product that claims to restore color to gray hair called Grayverse.
Yesterday, the specialty chemical maker announced 2 new ingredients that it’s describing as next-generation silicone replacements. And in conversation with Cosmetics Design, Inolex global technical marketing manager Fana Makonnen explained why the company...
Every new beauty trend, treatment, and technology changes the routines and regimens that consumers use to care for and makeup their faces. Which explains why, in recent days, specialized lash and brow brands have launched color and cleansing products...
The international personal care ingredients trade show takes place next month in Amsterdam. And this year, the thousands of product manufacturers attending will have free access to marketing trends programming, including a session on Beauty around the...
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Julianne Robicheau, founder of Robi Luxury Skin Care, explains why natural, luxury, and affordable are not mutually exclusive terms. And, she talks about the important role that confidence plays in building a cohesive beauty...
Newly formed GIObis Laboratories has teamed up with Oh Oh Organics to launch all-natural organic emulsifying and preserving systems for the North American market.
Sephora has been running its Accelerate program for women brand founders and startup leaders for three years now. This week, the company announced the 13 women selected to participate in the 2018 edition of the program—they represent brands innovating...
At the end of February, the Personal Care Products Council convened its annual meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. The Power of Beauty was the theme of this year’s gathering. And leaders ranging from PCPC board members to magazine executives, market researchers,...
Today the family-owned brand, known for its bar soaps, announced a collection of hair and scalp care products. The line extension incorporates several of the brand’s signature soap ingredients, like pine tar, buttermilk, and rose clay.
The skin care brand has signed a deal with Olympic skater Tessa Virtue to help promote Nivea products and to foreground qualities that the brand, the country, and the woman all ostensibly have in common.
SenzaGen announced today that is has licensed the chemical safety testing method to BRT. The contract researcher will now be offering the tests to its cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical clients here in the US.
Brand leaders like Avonda Urben and Keech Combe Shetty believe there ought to be specialized skin care products for the bikini area and vagina—in much the same way that women have specialized skin care for the face, the eye area, the décolleté; oral care...
Research scientists from the company’s facilities in Calgary, Alberta, and Lambertville, New Jersey, published data on their work with spectrophotometric screening in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology last year and continue efforts to build industry...
The company’s joint venture, Beauty Personalization Domination, has set an opening bid of $500 million for the full portfolio of 75 patents and anticipates bids well above that figure coming from top multinational cosmetics and personal care companies...
The K-beauty skin care line signed an exclusive deal with Ulta Beauty that not only has the brand on select store shelves across the US but also has Mamonde creating products expressly for sale at Ulta.
For a second year, Garnier is running a recycling program on college campuses. The company has partnered with not only the TerraCycle recycling company but also with the social change organization DoSomething.org for this year’s initiative.
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Michelle Houp, founder of Prep U (personal care brand for “stinky boys”), describes how she has democratized the onus of hygiene and refinement that befalls adolescents; and, she shares a few smart, simple tips for founders....
Global personal and home care provider Henkel has reported strong growth for its 2017 results, with gains driven by its exposure to new markets, including Latin America.