Engaging content that tells a character-led story is the future for beauty brands looking to engage better with consumers around sustainability, says Dutch eco video streaming service WaterBear.
Recent research from social tool Pulsar reveals the latest in leading brow beauty trends on social media, detailing the brands, descriptions, how-tos and hashtags capturing the attention of brow fans.
One of the highest capacity CBD manufacturers in the business is bolstering its quality bona fides to go with a high profile partnership announced earlier this summer.
Seppic’s branded coriander seed oil and phytoceramides converge inside an innovative delivery system that enables a dual approach to beauty-from-within.
Branded ingredient firm AIDP has achieved Health Canada registration for a prebiotic beauty-from-within offering. The approval will help the company capitalize on a wave of interest in such ingredients brought on by the global pandemic, according to...
Strong brand communication through visual elements are becoming increasingly important for cosmetic retailers in the contactless and touchless post-pandemic market, claims a design boss who has just worked with South Korea’s Shinsegae-owned Chicor.
Skin care brand Indeed Laboratories has launched with Mannings in Hong Kong as the first step of its expansion drive in Asia’s lucrative skin care market.
E-commerce will continue its insatiable rise over the next five years in beauty, with pureplay online retailers like Alibaba, Amazon and JD.com set to bolster significant growth and brand-retailer collaborations to prove key, says an expert.
Smashbox Cosmetics founder Davis Factor, a great-grandson of Max, says the pandemic has created more demand for “hardworking” make-up products that are enriched with skin care ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and niacinamide.
Try-before-we-buy has come under scrutiny in cosmetics amid the pandemic, with brands innovating touchless solutions to promote safe and hygienic handling when shopping for beauty buys. Subsequently, sampling strategies are evolving—with a big emphasis...
Herbalife is dipping its toe a bit deeper into the beauty from within category with a new multi ingredient supplement aimed at skin health that features Lycored’s tomato extract as a hero ingredient.
Deciem-owned indie brand The Ordinary is the most popular beauty brand on TikTok by hashtags and follower count, closely followed by L’Oréal’s derma brand CeraVe; though Unilever’s Dermalogica steals top spot for most videos.
This month, the Dufry subsidiary announced plans for a new sort of travel retail shop that brings specialty brands and travel basics together in US airports, commuter hubs, and destinations.
In concord with a trend affecting most of the multi level marketing companies selling dietary supplements, Nature’s Sunshine has posted another quarter of record results, buoyed by surging sales in Asia, South America and Poland.
This year’s CPNA tradeshow opens August 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will (as usual) feature exhibitors from all sectors of the beauty industry: cosmetics and personal care consumer brands; supply side companies offering ingredients, product dev solutions,...
L’Oréal’s CEO has brushed off the hype surrounding the rise of China’s domestic beauty brands such as Perfect Diary, saying that while the competition is growing, he doesn’t see it as a threat.
So-called beauty vitamins like zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D, turmeric, biotin, and collagen are in demand. And data shows that consumers continue to search for supplements and add them into their routines.
The Oman-based luxury fragrance house has seen its US business expand exponentially in recent months and has taken that as a cue to establish an Amouage Americas subsidiary here in New York City.
DTC brands as well as online shopping in general have benefited from lifestyle changes brought on by the pandemic. And now it’s also clear that cross-border ecomm is doing better in categories including skin care, fragrance, and color cosmetics, according...
Beauty brands and consumers are shifting away from the notion of ‘anti-ageing’, instead seeking out products that address specific skin care needs, says the head of skin care and innovation at Avon.
Sephora’s acquisition of British beauty e-commerce major Feelunique and tie-up with German online fashion retailer Zalando are clearly part of a move to capture younger beauty consumers, notably millennials and Gen Z, says an analyst.
The beauty from within category is resonating in the marketplace as consumers look to maintain a youthful glow and even turn back the clock. The nutri-cosmetics market is forecasted to grow significantly over the next few years and the rising interest...
International video entertainment platform TikTok has soared into the beauty spotlight, driven by a plethora of highly engaged creators, and beauty brands will continue to jump aboard up as this rush continues, says Antonia Baildam, brand partnerships...
The China-based, Japanese-inspired lifestyle and beauty retailer has been opening a new store nearly everyday for the past 12 months and now MINISO is focusing on the east coast, moving North American headquarters from Los Angeles to New York City.
From major names to start-ups and a dermatologist brand, various new beauty-from-within products using ceramides, pre/probiotics, white tomato extracts, and not forgetting collagen, have made their market entry across APAC in recent months.
This month the hair care brand announced its latest conscious beauty initiative, a partnership with rePurpose Global that certifies Innersense as a Plastic Neutral beauty brand.
This week, the multinational consumer goods company launched its Softsoap Foaming Tablet Starter Kits and Refill Kits. The aluminum bottles and solid product refills are helping Colgate-Palmolive meet its 2025 sustainability goals.
Scientists working at the beauty maker’s Research and Innovation facility in Clark, New Jersey, published an article in JDD earlier this year on the relationship among ceramides, UV radiation, and skin barrier function. Now the company’s CeraVe brand...
The post-COVID new normal taking shape before our eyes is drastically altering consumer sentiment and behaviour in enigmatic ways, but the primal need for healing and renewal will drive cosmetic beauty colour selection in the approaching years, according...
The US duo who sold a premium men’s grooming brand to Procter & Gamble are now targeting APAC markets with its latest venture – transparency focused skin care brand called Ingredients.
With pandemic lockdowns slowly being lifted, the beauty and personal care industry is starting is emerging from its hibernation. This means innovation pipelines are being fired up again, but for what? We contacted Mintel to find out more.
In recent months a growing body of negative media coverage has served to discredit clean beauty. The honeymoon period is definitely over. In this article CosmeticsDesign-USA (CDU) speaks to Gay Timmons, president of the Natural and Organic Health and...
As the 12th edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit shines a spotlight on the industry’s latest sustainable developments, health and social impact, climate change and plastic pollution dominate calls for progression and proactivity in the beauty space.
Cosmetic companies eyeing the booming beauty supplement segment in China have an opportunity to fulfil the increasing demand for natural products backed by strong scientific evidence, says Horphag Research.
The global beauty and personal care market is bouncing back from a difficult COVID-19 period, and skin care will be the frontrunner in future growth as consumers continue to prioritise ‘skinimalism’ routines, according to Euromonitor International.
Carbon neutrality remains relatively nascent in beauty and personal care, but extensive and long-standing green efforts and a strong consumer appetite will propel the sector in the ongoing race, says a GlobalData analyst.
This week, the Upcycled Food Association began enrollment for the Upcycled Certified program, giving consumer beauty brands the opportunity to highlight the use of waste-stream ingredients.
South Korean biopharmaceutical start-up Koru Pharmaceuticals has launched a new skin care brand made with hemp seed oil derived from a hybrid Korean hemp variant.
At the start of June, the Natura-owned company announced plans to certify all of its product formulations—body care, skin care, color cosmetics, etc.—with The Vegan Society by December 2023.
The beauty maker is among the Foundation’s 10 newest Network members, businesses and institutions tasked with leading the change to a circular economy.
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![Indeed Labs has launched with Mannings in Hong Kong as the first step of its expansion drive in Asia. [Indeed Labs]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/canada-s-indeed-labs-marking-regional-debut-with-launch-in-hong-kong-s-mannings/12756361-1-eng-GB/Canada-s-Indeed-Labs-marking-regional-debut-with-launch-in-Hong-Kong-s-Mannings.jpg)
![By 2026, the global health, beauty and personal care category is set to be worth €1.14 trillion with online sales worth €305.2 billion [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/08/24/health-and-beauty-global-sales-to-reach-1.14-trillion-by-2026-with-online-representing-50-says-edge-retail-insight/12762820-1-eng-GB/Health-and-beauty-global-sales-to-reach-1.14-trillion-by-2026-with-online-representing-50-says-Edge-Retail-Insight.jpg)
![Pandemic created demand for make-up products that are enriched with skin care ingredients, says Smashbox founder. [Smashbox]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/brand-innovation/smashbox-founder-davis-factor-tips-make-up-enriched-with-skin-care-ingredients-for-success/12738776-1-eng-GB/Smashbox-founder-Davis-Factor-tips-make-up-enriched-with-skin-care-ingredients-for-success.jpg)
![Beauty samples continue to be key in consumer purchasing decisions, but how these are brought to the consumer needs to change [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign.com/article/2021/08/23/beauty-sampling-future-will-require-smart-data-and-omnichannel-strategy-says-samplicity/12759116-1-eng-GB/Beauty-sampling-future-will-require-smart-data-and-omnichannel-strategy-says-Samplicity.jpg)
![As of July 2021, The Ordinary has 949m hashtags and 288,000 followers; CeraVe has 878.5m hashtags and 252,600 followers making them the most popular beauty brands on TikTok [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/08/18/tiktok-most-popular-beauty-brands-the-ordinary-and-cerave-finds-skincare-hero/12746252-1-eng-GB/TikTok-most-popular-beauty-brands-The-Ordinary-and-CeraVe-finds-Skincare-Hero.jpg)
![L’Oréal’s CEO has brushed off the hype surrounding the rise of C-beauty brands. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/why-l-oreal-ceo-doesn-t-believe-c-beauty-brands-are-a-big-threat/12716489-1-eng-GB/Why-L-Oreal-CEO-doesn-t-believe-C-beauty-brands-are-a-big-threat.jpg)
![Consumers and industry instead will shift the conversation towards very specific skin benefits, some associated with ageing but others not [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/07/28/anti-ageing-skin-care-to-lose-traction-as-consumers-seek-skin-health-benefits-says-avon/12687008-1-eng-GB/Anti-ageing-skin-care-to-lose-traction-as-consumers-seek-skin-health-benefits-says-Avon.jpg)
![Sephora recently confirmed its acquisition of Feelunique and announced a tie-up with German fashion e-tailer Zalando - two moves set to stretch its online reach and engagement with younger beauty consumers [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/market-trends/sephora-feelunique-acquisition-and-zalando-tie-up-clearly-targets-millennial-gen-z-online-beauty-consumers/12685233-1-eng-GB/Sephora-Feelunique-acquisition-and-Zalando-tie-up-clearly-targets-millennial-Gen-Z-online-beauty-consumers.jpg)
![The COVID-19 crisis will have a lasting impact on colour trends to come, with newfound appreciation for colours that reassure, balance and give consumers hope [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/06/30/wgsn-colour-trends-2023-predict-reassuring-blues-and-planet-friendly-pigments/12608818-1-eng-GB/WGSN-colour-trends-2023-predict-reassuring-blues-and-planet-friendly-pigments.jpg)
![Tansparency focused skin care brand Ingredients now targeting APAC markets. [Ingredients]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/brand-innovation/us-brand-ingredients-targets-apac-s-lagging-clean-beauty-market-with-transparent-approach/12577139-1-eng-GB/US-brand-Ingredients-targets-APAC-s-lagging-clean-beauty-market-with-transparent-approach.png)
![Opportunities to fulfil gap natural products backed by strong scientific evidence in China. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/china-beauty-supplement-market-presents-significant-opportunity-for-natural-and-scientifically-backed-products-horphag-research/12566202-1-eng-GB/China-beauty-supplement-market-presents-significant-opportunity-for-natural-and-scientifically-backed-products-Horphag-Research.jpg)
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![Many beauty and personal care brands have already kickstarted important green initiatives and unveiled ambitious climate goals, and The European Green Deal must serve as an 'opportunity' for more action [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/06/18/carbon-neutrality-2050-eu-goal-needs-green-beauty-push-says-globaldata/12578861-1-eng-GB/Carbon-neutrality-2050-EU-goal-needs-green-beauty-push-says-GlobalData.jpg)
![Koru Pharmaceuticals has launched a new skin care brand made with hemp seed oil derived from a hybrid Korean hemp variant. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2021/06/16/hemp-skin-care-koru-pharmaceuticals-develops-k-beauty-skin-care-made-with-hybrid-korean-variant/12546733-1-eng-GB/Hemp-skin-care-Koru-Pharmaceuticals-develops-K-beauty-skin-care-made-with-hybrid-Korean-variant.jpg)
