The third annual Beauty Industry Awards is open for entries, with the Cosmetics Design team inviting entries for ten categories representing all aspects of the industry, from finished products through to formulation.
The new brand is counting not only on consumer demand for customized personal care but also on the fact that consumers know what they want and that individual expectations and tastes should determine what goes into each shampoo and conditioner formulation.
Beauty trends can be hard to keep up with. But location is particularly relevant; and knowing (and leveraging) the unique value of a given location can give cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance makers an advantage.
A wide variety of tea-derived inputs is used in personal care product formulations, most often for their antioxidant activity. Green tea, white tea, fermented black tea, matcha, blue tea (which is really butterfly-pea flower and lemongrass), and other...
The first ever Indie Beauty Expo (IBE) to take place in Europe has just been wrapped up in London, a small event that showcased some of the leading brands targeting the market there.
The winners of the Cosmoprof Asia and Cosmopack Asia Awards were announced at last week’s Hong Kong trade show in front of 200 guests, including finalists, buyers, and influencers.
The organisers of next year’s Cosmoprof Bologna, one of the biggest global industry events, say that this year’s event has been carefully put together around the concept of sustainability.
Consumers consistently demand more from their skin care and cosmetics products. In this dedicated feature, we ask whether multifunctionality still important, and what’s new?
Beauty brands are increasingly positioning themselves to align with consumers’ growing interest in physical exercise by creating products designed for an active lifestyle.
Active Beauty initially meant colour cosmetics you could wear in conditions where it would stay on the face, even when sweating. Now it has evolved in new directions, encompassing brands targeting sporty make-up wearers and safer natural brands.
The use of mushrooms in beauty product formulations has been an emerging for years. But now it seems that the prolific fungi are gaining real popularity with skin care consumers. Certainly, the natural cosmetics and personal care movement can take some...
In recent weeks, The Fragrance Foundation has hosted a Creatives panel event featuring a discussion with Sylvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel, Founders of Atelier Cologne; and a Circle of Champions celebration, honoring Kate Oldham. Both events brought...
Last week in New York City, Cosmetic Executive Women hosted a discussion among industry leaders asking, What is the New Natural? Answers to this question were mixed but the likes of Tata Harper and Credo co-founder Annie Jackson, who both spoke on the...
Startups and niche brands exist in every category and corner of the beauty industry today. However, hair care and styling brands don’t always get the same fanfare that innovative color cosmetics, skin care, and fragrance indies do. Here, Cosmetics Design...
The Expo Beauty Show, one of the biggest events for professional brands in Latin America, was held between October 28th and 30th, in Mexico City, and it was a heaving event.
