Increasingly, cosmetic and personal care consumers want transparency regarding the origins and manufacturing practices of the products they buy, something that can prove to be a tough call for many brands to answer.
Natura Brasil has sealed its Ekos line with a brand new certification from the Union of Ethical BioTrade, confirming it has fulfilled tough criteria to respect both people and biodiversity.
Brazil has moved one step closer to creating a REACH-like system for the management of chemicals in the country, including those used for cosmetics and personal care.
The prestigious awards are given out annually at a glamourous summertime gala event in New York City. And the non-profit organization is now accepting nominations from members and non-members alike, in categories ranging from Indie Fragrance to Packaging,...
The direct-sales clean beauty brand opened its first permanent physical store on Prince Street in New York City last month. But the Beautycounter retail story isn’t the story of one more startup getting into brick-and-mortar; founder Gregg Renfrew has...
The US FDA wants to increase awareness and knowledge of allergens caused by cosmetics, and to this aim it has asked consumers to share their experience.
In an “unprecedented move” by one of the globe’s leading beauty brands, Humane Society International notes how these increasing efforts to ban animal testing in the cosmetics sphere may well be the “beginning of the end for cruel cosmetics”. We spoke...
This week the multinational personal care, cosmetics, and fragrance maker announced a new partnership with the advocacy group behind the Leaping Bunny logo. Along with the announcement came news that the Cover Girl makeup brand has been certified by Cruelty...
The California State legislative has approved The California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act with a stunning 80-0 vote that will make the state the first in the US to implement such a law.
The Society of Cosmetics Chemists Michigan chapter is stating its Naturals Technical Symposium on September 6th, which features a full conference program that focuses on regulation, amongst a host of topics.
As part of the company’s reformulation and relaunch of its iconic baby care products, the multinational is disclosing more ingredients—including fragrance ingredients. J&J attributes the new policy to consumers' expectation to “know 100% of the...
Consumer behavior isn’t neatly compartmentalized by industry; and the expectations of beauty shoppers aren’t limited by the practices of cosmetics and personal care makers—which is to say that SC Johnson’s latest accomplishment in scent transparency will...
A Colombian government institution has just given the medical cannabis company the go ahead to make, sell, and export several CBD wellness products. The announcement comes amid a wave of (incremental) progress in the Americas region towards the widespread...
Cosmetics Design got to talk to João Hansen, president of Brazilian cosmetic industry supplier association ABC to find out more details about how Brazil's biodiversity regulations can work to improve the environment and the industry.
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