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Unilever Living Proof exec: Consumers ready to ‘deep-dive’ into hair science

27-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever’s prestige brand Living Proof and Finnish tech firm Revieve have co-developed an AI hair care advisor tool designed to offer consumers extensive and personalised insight on the science behind their hair.

‘A new paradigm of clean beauty’: Amorepacific’s latest brand makes use of upcycled oakwood to create scents

26-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

K-beauty major Amorepacific has launched Longtake, a new sustainable clean beauty brand that makes use of upcycled oakwood to create its signature woody scents.

Circular Beauty: How can industry make circularity a mainstream reality? FREE webinar

21-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

A raft of industry players are joining the circular beauty movement, but how can the sector encourage consumers to adopt circularity en masse?

Bulldog edges into hair care with ‘natural hero ingredients’ range

14-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Bulldog Skincare has expanded into hair care with a range of natural styling products designed to offer men effective alternatives.

Kao launches waterless dry shampoo sheet first developed for use in space

13-Apr-2022 By Amanda Lim

Japanese personal care major Kao Corporation has launched a pair of dry shampoos under hair care brand Merit in response to the growing demand for dry shampoos that can be used on the go, including a shampoo sheet concept first developed for use in space.

Spot search: L’Oréal files patent for acne imaging tech

12-Apr-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a method to localise and identify different types of acne using a deep-learning image processing digital system that can be linked to e-commerce product and service recommendations.

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It's an art: MANA launches partnership with makeup artists to fill color cosmetic gaps

01-Apr-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Contract manufacturer MANA launched their Artists At The Bench program on Friday, partnering with three makeup artist to design new color cosmetic products. CosmeticsDesign spoke with Maria Stadler, vice president of product development and marketing...

From the ground up: BASF launches inclusive beauty accelerator to help indies fill industry gaps

30-Mar-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

To fill gaps in demand for inclusive beauty ingredients, BASF has launched an accelerator to focus on indies hoping to make inclusive and diverse personal care products.

L’Oréal UK & Ireland selects social skin care app Clear for mentorship

25-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Working with and mentoring startups like Clear will be key to driving change in beauty, particularly on issues like diversity, inclusion and sustainability, says L’Oréal UK & Ireland’s chief marketing officer.

Unilever invites ‘disruptive’ sustainable innovators to join its collaboration initiative

10-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Unilever has widened the call for startups, scaleups and entrepreneurs to engage with its collaboration initiative, inviting those specialised in sustainable ingredients and packaging to join.

Beiersdorf sets out ambition to ‘reinvent’ Nivea as leading global skin care brand

08-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International skin care major Beiersdorf wants to reinvent its flagship Nivea brand over the next financial year, carving out a more global, digital and sustainable offering, its CEO says.

‘Maintaining the microbiome’: Biotech startup Sequential Skin debuts in vivo B2B testing service

03-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

UK-Singapore headquartered biotech startup Sequential Skin has taken a solid stride into B2B microbiome testing with the debut of its end-to-end in vivo service for consumer care companies.

A ‘zero-dilution’ brand: Brillare aiming to become a water-free brand in one year

02-Mar-2022 By Amanda Lim

India-based skin care brand Brillare is kicking off its zero-dilution initiative which will see the brand phase out the use of water as well as synthetic ingredients in its formulations in bid to meet the demand for clean and natural beauty products.

Back to basics: major areas for growth in R&D for Black hair, according to experts

01-Mar-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Brands from the mass market to prestige products have been looking to be more inclusive of Black hair care consumers, but whether or not they’re doing that starts with R&D.

Five things CosmeticsDesign saw at Luxe Pack and MakeUp LA 2022

28-Feb-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Luxe Pack LA and MakeUp LA took place last week, and between packaging and contract manufacturing exhibitors, sustainability and style were prevalent across the trade show.

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How to win over… the eco-conscious consumer while avoiding the pitfalls of greenwashing

28-Feb-2022 By Amanda Lim

Sustainability is one of the hottest topics in beauty today, but how can the sector move beyond packaging to innovate with new concepts, product formats and materials to win over the eco-conscious consumer, while avoiding the trap of greenwashing? We...

Creating ‘targeted routines’: Lip care startup Esho eyes rapid global growth

25-Feb-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Active lip care brand Esho is continuing its rise in beauty with a flurry of new launches and retail partnerships on the horizon as its founder aims to bring lips to the forefront of personalised routines.

What’s tatt? Korea’s LG H&H ventures into beauty tech with mini tattoo printer for North American market

14-Feb-2022 By Amanda Lim

South Korean firm LG Household & Health Care is set to enter the beauty tech space with a mini tattoo printer that it plans to launch in North America in the fourth quarter of this year.

Periods, menopause and sweat: Indie brand Faace speaks ‘realistically’ to the ‘everyday consumer’, says founder

07-Feb-2022 By Kacey Culliney

UK indie brand Faace is on a mission to address real consumer need states through simple, targeted products, and the company is eyeing continued expansion this year, its founder says.

5 articles on the Black beauty segment and Black owned beauty companies

04-Feb-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Black consumers make up a sizable portion of the cosmetics market in the US and around the world, and the industry has recently turned to start meeting the demand with multinational product development, new Black-owned companies and more research and...

Unilever files patent on prebiotic scalp care formula targeting dandruff

03-Feb-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Unilever has developed a scalp care formulation using the disaccharide trehalose as a prebiotic to reduce levels of fungi associated with dandruff.

Journey to the East: Orcé Cosmetics aiming to double revenue in 2022 on the back of Asia expansion

03-Feb-2022 By Amanda Lim

US-based colour cosmetics brand Orcé Cosmetics is aiming to at least double its revenue this year after making its entry into Asia via Singapore.

What to know about four common Black hairstyles, benefits and risk to consumers: Study

02-Feb-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

The beauty industry has recently turned more attention to Black consumers and knowing the ins, outs and risks of the hairstyles used by them can guide R&D, product development and brand innovation.

Coty kickstarts production of carbon-captured ethanol fragrances in Spain

01-Feb-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major Coty has started the first production run of fragrances made using carbon-captured ethanol and plans to roll out perfumes using the technology globally in the coming months.

In-store customers, at-home testing: Pure Culture launches custom skincare products in Target stores

31-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

As the market for personalized beauty products expands, brand Pure Culture is launching their testing-based products into the mass-market retail space with Target.

Garnier unveils 'no rinse' conditioner: We want to help change 'day-to-day beauty routines’, says president

14-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal’s Garnier brand has launched a no rinse conditioner line across Europe this week, in a move set to challenge consumers into re-thinking beauty routines and slashing water use at mass scale.

What do you want to know about sustainability? Help CosmeticsDesign in developing our podcast

13-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

CosmeticsDesign in working to bring back our podcast, and we want to know what you'd like to learn about to make our content the most useful for you.

Microbiome and skin ageing: Postbiotics in beauty hold potential for new product development

13-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

There is potential in moving microbiome skin care beyond sensitive skin and acne treatments into the anti-ageing segment, where more consumers are searching for solutions that target the root causes of skin ageing.

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Rituals CEO: Our vision is to ensure luxury, sustainability and social responsibility ‘go hand in hand’

12-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Dutch beauty major Rituals has achieved B Corp status after three years of transformation, forming part of a much wider vision to blur the beautiful with the good, according to its CEO.

Predicting hair loss: L’Oréal files patent on alopecia prognosis, diagnosis and treatment

10-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a method to identify the molecular signature of a person’s scalp in a common alopecic state, enabling prognosis and diagnosis, along with the development of efficacious cosmetic treatments for such hair...

L'Oréal launches to bring “new age” tech, data to in-home, salon hair coloring

05-Jan-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

L'Oréal has launched two new technologies for mass-market consumers and stylists, developed to circumvent hair coloring problems “only technology could solve.”

5 US beauty trends for 2022: A close look on areas to keep an eye on in the New Year

21-Dec-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

The world is peering over the edge of another year, and for the cosmetics industry, that means another year of trends.

Sun and surf: Kao to relaunch sun care brand Allie with ‘ocean safety’ focus in 2022

21-Dec-2021 By Amanda Lim

Kao Corporation is relaunching its sun care brand, Allie, with a series of new ‘ocean safe’ products that align with recent sunscreen regulations implemented to preserve the marine ecosystem.

Refill revolution: Trestique brings refillable, one-stop makeup routine to promote repeat buys

20-Dec-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

Customer loyalty in color cosmetics can be elusive, but a makeup brand built around crayons and sticks has converted to a refillable model to give consumers a reason to come back.

Avon: ‘Science as a saviour’ and ‘staying on the cusp’ of consumer trends key NPD priorities

16-Dec-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Global beauty major Avon will continue to invest in scientific proof and clinical trial data and work hard to react to fast-evolving consumer trends as it edges forward with NPD in 2022, says an exec.

The right choice: Retailer A.S. Watson sees P&G collaboration as opportunity to expand sustainable beauty offerings

15-Dec-2021 By Amanda Lim

Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson says it has taken another step forward in sustainability by co-creating a skin care brand with Procter & Gamble that aligns with its Sustainable Choices product range.

VC igniteXL looks to make returns through pre-seed investment in woman led, diverse companies

09-Dec-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

In the male-dominated world of venture capital, one firm is breaking into the cosmetics market and supporting companies focused on tech and led by women and diverse teams.

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UK's NEOM partnering with Anthropology to bring well-being products to the "pale green" everywoman

08-Dec-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

British well-being brand NEOM is partnering with retailer Anthropology to expand into the US market. CosmeticsDesign spoke with NEOM founder Nicola Elliott about the international expansion, the well-being space and the brand's "everywoman"...

P&G files patent on ‘smart’ hair grooming device

07-Dec-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Procter & Gamble (P&G) has developed a hair grooming device that analyses the time, speed and force of brushing, collecting and storing data to communicate with its user.

Chew on this: Dentist develops eco-friendly toothpaste tablets that meet dental care standards

07-Dec-2021 By Amanda Lim

A dentist in Australia has developed environmentally friendly toothpaste tablets to meet the consumer desire for elevated oral care products that achieve dental care standards.

Evolving tech: Shiseido to expand capabilities of Second Skin to target nasolabial lines

01-Dec-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido is to extend the capabilities of its Second Skin technology for use on the nasolabial lines – or smile lines – to prevent ‘sagging cheeks’.

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100% talc-free line was not about replacing talc but about rethinking powders, says Gotha

30-Nov-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

Contract manufacturer Gotha Cosmetics recently released a line of 100% talc-free formulations to meet consumer demand, particularly in the US. CosmeticsDesign spoke with Gotha Marketing Director Viviana Barker Hemings and R&D and Regulatory Director...

Out of this world! Kao’s space shampoo will start much needed ‘water-smart’ conversations

29-Nov-2021 By Amanda Lim

Kao Corporation is preparing to send a waterless shampoo sheet to the International Space Station in 2022, a move that is being predicted will give waterless beauty the exposure it needs to shift long-held water habits.

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Start up brings freshly-activated retinol skincare to consumers in new carrier system

24-Nov-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

Opulus Beauty Labs was among the highlighted indie brands at NYSCC Suppliers' Day. The company has created a retinol regiment which is both freshly activated by the consumer and doled out for day-to-day needs, thanks to a new carrier system made...

5 formats in waterless, solid and low water cosmetics on the market today

19-Nov-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

Waterless formulation isn’t an entirely new concept, evidenced by bar soap, but with increased consumer interest in eco-conscious formulas the selection of solid, waterless and low-water formats has grown.

Herbal Essences to use new recycling technology in packaging to decrease use of virgin plastic

18-Nov-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

Haircare brand Herbal Essences announced they will be implementing a resin derived from an advanced-recycling technology which turns waste plastic in molecularly virgin plastic.

Bio-based solvent offers petro-free option for fragrance, can cut up to 50% of GHG emissions

18-Nov-2021 By Ravyn Cullor

Biotech company Genomatica presented a bio-based alternative petroleum-based solvent in fragrance during NYSCC Suppliers’ Day which they claim can cut carbon emissions by up to 50%.

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Going greener: The Body Shop investing in ‘regenerative’ supply chain innovation

17-Nov-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Natura &Co’s The Body Shop will heavily invest in regenerative business innovation over the next decade, including advanced use of biotech and carbon capture, its head of innovation and sustainability R&D says.

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