The discount retailer has refreshed its policies around chemical ingredients in an effort to be a leader in the stainable chemistry movement as well as to provide transparent formulation information to consumers.
The Responsible Mica Initiative is pushing the industry to reach high standards of responsibility when it comes to sourcing practices. We hear what the key challenges are, and how to overcome them.
Earlier this month, Cosmetics Design sent out a special e-newsletter on natural and organic labeling in the cosmetics and personal care industry. Here, Gay Timmons, president of the Natural and Organic Health and Beauty Alliance and an occasional commenter...
Young Living, a multilevel marketing company that sells products based on essential oils, has entered into a plea agreement for illegally trading in oils from endangered species. The company will pay fines totaling $760,000, the Justice Department announced...
We caught up with the Soil Association, the UK's leading farming charity and organic certification body, on the COSMOS certification, the current state of the natural and organic beauty market, and what brands need to do to stay ahead of the competition.
The American Botanical Council is continuing to shed light on the issue of the adulteration of botanical ingredients by making available a book chapter on the adulteration of essential oils. This comes on the heels of the publication of an ABC bulletin...
Natural and organic labelling claims, certification and branding are confusing enough even for industry professionals, so imagine how consumers feel. We spoke to Ecovia Intelligence-founder Amarjit Sahota to find out how things can be simplified.
The newly formed group, comprising 15 brands and companies (both big and small), made its debut Tuesday in Washington DC. The Counteract Coalition is there to influence the course of the Personal Care Products Safety Act.
The judgement was announced Monday evening and is the largest monetary judgement against Johnson & Johnson in these sorts of cases and the first to come out of California, a state known for its strict personal care ingredient regulations.
French luxury group, Kering, and e-commerce marketplace, Alibaba Group, partner to engage in joint enforcement actions to prevent online and offline cosmetics infringements and protect intellectual property rights.
A ban on triclosan will be implemented in September for antiseptic hand washes, but one expert points to concerns that it could still be used in other products.
A letter from the FDA to a member of congress underling that the organization is understaffed and only has the resources to check a small fraction of cosmetics imports in the US is causing alarm.
The brand protection company has released a new report indicating that at least 25% of consumers surveyed have unknowingly bought fake cosmetics and personal care products. And the MarkMonitor data suggests that ecommerce may be helping facilitate the...
A new study by Northwestern University highlights how the number of complaints to the FDA relating to cosmetic and personal care products more than doubled between 2015 and 2016.
With sustainability now demanded right through the supply chain, ingredients manufacturers are becoming increasingly quick to herald their portfolios’ green credentials.
