All news articles for September 2020

Consumer Confidence: TULA Skincare plans to spark a movement

Consumer Confidence: TULA Skincare plans to spark a movement

By Deanna Utroske

In 2020, skincare, self-care, clean beauty, and probiotics are all quite buzz-worthy in the beauty marketplace. And while TULA Skincare fits into all of those categories, the brand hopes to direct consumer attention elsewhere with a new empowerment movement...

2021 Blue Beauty Awards open for nominations

2021 Blue Beauty Awards open for nominations

By Deanna Utroske

The program launched just last year as a collaboration between INNOCOS and Beauty Heroes, celebrates beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands and products that are sustainable and making a positive impact on the environment.

Tula Skincare makes LinkedIn Top Startups 2020 list

Tula Skincare makes LinkedIn Top Startups 2020 list

By Deanna Utroske

Today, the business and employment platform announced the top 50 independent or privately held businesses that have “risen to the challenges that 2020 has presented.” And Tula is not the only brand of interest to the beauty industry on the list.

Inter Parfums plans for COVID-19 recession recovery

Inter Parfums plans for COVID-19 recession recovery

By Deanna Utroske

With sales down nearly 40% year-over-year, the perfume manufacturer updated its 2020 financial guidance this month and shared insight into the company’s holiday expectations and ambitious plans for 2021.

J&J invests in textured hair brand Sunday II Sunday

J&J invests in textured hair brand Sunday II Sunday

By Deanna Utroske

This month, the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson contributed to the brand’s seed financing round. It’s funding that will allow the D2C brand, specializing in active beauty for Black women, to reach more consumers with more products.

Sederma launches a menopause skin care ingredient

Sederma launches a menopause skin care ingredient

By Deanna Utroske

The latest launch from this Croda beauty ingredient brand is a new skin care active called Feminage; and it’s right in line with the wellness and pro-age movements reshaping the way personal care products get formulated, marketed, and enjoyed.

Dial soap invests $23 million to expand production in the US

Dial soap invests $23 million to expand production in the US

By Deanna Utroske

Personal care product manufacturer Henkel, which owns the hygiene brand, announced plans to hire more workers and add new equipment and manufacturing capacity—for soap, hand wash, and hand sanitizer—at sites in both New York State and Pennsylvania.

Indie Beauty Profile Ada Polla, Alchimie Forever

Indie Beauty Profile

Ada Polla, Alchimie Forever

By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile Ada Polla, CEO of Alchimie Forever, talks about bringing her family’s Swiss skin care brand to the US, the power of patience, and why her team stays focused on safety and efficacy even as clean beauty trends evolve.

Amyris produces CBG for skin care at commercial scale

Amyris produces CBG for skin care at commercial scale

By Deanna Utroske

Cannabinoid ingredients are increasingly popular in personal care. And with its engineered yeast and fermentation process, the biotech company Amyris is now equipped to manufacture cannabigerol, or CBG, commercially.

2021 Beauty Shortlist Awards open for entries

2021 Beauty Shortlist Awards open for entries

By Deanna Utroske

The international cosmetics, personal care, and wellness awards program is known as a discovery platform for retailers and consumers as well as for being independent from advertiser or sponsorship support.

5 small beauty businesses awarded FedEx grants

5 small beauty businesses awarded FedEx grants

By Deanna Utroske

Last week FedEx Express Canada announced 30 small businesses receiving grants under the company’s new #SupportSmall initiative, a program to help small business across that country survive the Coronavirus economic recession.