Processed probiotics are widely used in beauty products to target the skin microbiome, but few formulations contain live bacteria strains – a concept experts say is interesting from a marketing perspective but complicated to do.
This month, the Colgate-Palmolive brand PCA SKIN launched a Micro Peel At-Home Kit—it's just the latest DIY / pro skin treatment hybrid product to hit the market and help consumers keep up with their pre-pandemic routines.
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Robyn Mclean of The Hello Cup offers advice on the best first step that every indie beauty brand founder should take; and she shares notes on how she and Co-Founder Mary Bond are building a brand that’s simultaneously about...
On October 22, the cross-industry sustainability event (now in its fourth year) goes online with a half-day of programming meant to help corporations, brands, and consumers connect and coordinate on all things sustainability.
With tradeshows going digital, ingredient supplies disrupted by the pandemic, and work-from-home precautions changing the way so many beauty industry insiders navigate the workday, keeping up on new ingredient launches can be a challenge. Here Cosmetics...
In 2020, it seems that every cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brand is a direct-to-consumer brand. And to help consumers sample and try their collections before committing to purchase full-sized products, many brands are creating discovery kits.
The Unilever brand announced the new campaign this week, featuring the work of 6 visual artists—Monica Ahanonu, Rachelle Baker, Bisa Butler, Alexis Eke, Linda Mawala, and Reyna Noriega—and publicizing a new SheaMoisture pledge to share product proceeds...
On Tuesday, Sally Beauty Supply and salon products distributor Cosmo Prof announced the four woman-owned brands selected to participate in this year’s Cultivate Cohort. Three of those brands are all about the care and styling of kinky, coily, curly, wavy,...
IBMG’s beauty news publication has been running online for three years now. And late last month, the media company announced the first Beacon Award winners, celebrating the entrepreneurs, allies, and brands that not only make headlines on the site but...
The indie color cosmetics brand Regina Merson launched in 2016 has a new retail partner this month, highlighting the fact that Latinx Beauty is an emerging trend in the US marketplace.
Under the leadership of Board Chair Keech Combe Shetty, the Personal Care Products Council is for the first time inviting member companies like Kao, Mary Kay, and L’Oréal to sign onto a civic engagement pledge.
In 2020, skincare, self-care, clean beauty, and probiotics are all quite buzz-worthy in the beauty marketplace. And while TULA Skincare fits into all of those categories, the brand hopes to direct consumer attention elsewhere with a new empowerment movement...
A deep dive into CosmeticsDesign's Skin Microbiome Webinar
There will be a proliferation of newly carved out product categories targeting the skin microbiome in coming months, as consumer interest spikes and development capabilities advance, say experts.
At the end of August, the multinational beauty maker opened the Beauty Hub at the new LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall in New York City.
Today, the home, health, and beauty multi-level marketing company announced the launch of Artistry Studio Skin, a new line of 9 skin care products that promise to give consumers a “glow get it look.”
Next month, the multinational health and CPG company is launching a series of webinars highlighting Black expertise and innovation in the skin health industry, and, in a separate initiative will award scholarships to early-career women STEM professors.
Natura & Co and L’Oréal are two of the top 10 most inclusive and diverse publicly traded companies worldwide in 2020, according to financial market insights firm Refinitiv.
This month, the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson contributed to the brand’s seed financing round. It’s funding that will allow the D2C brand, specializing in active beauty for Black women, to reach more consumers with more products.
This year’s awards event was truly global albeit virtual. Thursday, the Foundation announced the winner in 25 categories, celebrating the best of the best in fine fragrance, home fragrance, indie fragrance, and more.
Personal care product manufacturer Henkel, which owns the hygiene brand, announced plans to hire more workers and add new equipment and manufacturing capacity—for soap, hand wash, and hand sanitizer—at sites in both New York State and Pennsylvania.
This summer, the company behind brands like Oribe, Jergens, Bioré, and Molton Brown moved into the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub to better connect with local STEM talent and collaborate on the future of beauty.
Nagase acquired Fitz Chem Corporation in 2017; and this month’s inauguration of the new Nagase Specialty Materials venture results from the full integration of the two specialty chemical businesses.
The international cosmetics, personal care, and wellness awards program is known as a discovery platform for retailers and consumers as well as for being independent from advertiser or sponsorship support.
Late last week, GOJO (the manufacturer of Purell) announced the use of alternative personal care product packaging solutions to make it possible for the brand to fill demand swiftly.
Late last week the US Food and Drug Administration warned consumers about the serious risks of consuming sanitizer and the packaging and flavors showing up in the marketplace that up the likelihood of ingestion.
Last week FedEx Express Canada announced 30 small businesses receiving grants under the company’s new #SupportSmall initiative, a program to help small business across that country survive the Coronavirus economic recession.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers will host the 3-day event, showcasing the latest personal care and beauty formulation trends, engineering innovations, and packaging and manufacturing technologies.
Today the beauty maker announced a collection of new services—Haircolor Concierge—for consumers coloring their own hair. But there’s plenty of competition from DTC brands and other recent DIY hair color launches as the industry regroups to keep pace with...
This week, as part of its response to contaminated and unsafe hand sanitizers, the agency published a testing methodologies document. The protocols outlined in the new document can be used to determine the quality of finished sanitizer products.
The travel and hospitality industries have been drastically impacted by stay-at-home and social distancing guidelines. To help airlines, cruise lines, hotels, and other travel service providers return to business, the amenities and spa brand Michelle...
Kat Von D brand launched at Sephora in 2008, was fully acquired and renamed by KENDO Brands at the start of the year, and as of this week, KVD Vegan is at Ulta Beauty too.
Today, the personal care brand announced a deal that will put EO French Lavender Hand Sanitizing Wipes in the hands of every passenger traveling with Alaska Airlines through the end of 2020.
The new industry event—launched just last year—connects beauty brand founders with influencers, buyers, experts, and editors. And the 2020 edition of Unfiltered Experience promises to bring that same high-value interconnectedness to an online event.
This week, Beauty Independent announced the list of nominees for its 2020 Beacon Awards, a new program developed to celebrate the brands, products, retailers, and people that make indie beauty innovative and successful.
Belinda Carli, Director of the Institute of Personal Care Science, is well-regarded in the industry for her deep knowledge of the latest product formulation technologies, advances in beauty science, and trends that matter in the marketplace. In this video,...
This month, Carey Jaros, President and CEO of the hygiene and skin care products manufacturing company, issued a statement to the press vowing to coordinate with school districts around the US to ensure they have ready access to soap, sanitizer, and disinfectant.
Late last month, the affordable beauty brand led by Connie Lo and Laura Burget announced a rebrand, complete with a new name—Three Ships—a new look, a new product naming format, a new marketing strategy, and a new product too.
The multinational beauty maker has been previewing the Adapt Sync product line since 2019; and now Avon has published a study on what women worldwide know and how they think about menopause.
The Personal Care Products Council has announced that as of Monday, Keech Combe Shetty—Executive Chair at Combe, the personal care company behind brands like Vagisil and Just For Men—is the organization’s new Board Chair.
Earlier this month, the Personal Care Products Council announced a new initiative to connect raw material suppliers and manufacturers, and thereby help producers meet the tremendous demand for hand sanitizer.
Consumer hygiene habits are changing as the Coronavirus health crisis wears on. And new survey data on the handwashing practices of women and men in Canada shows just who is washing their hands—for how long and how frequently.
As COVID-19 spread around the world, demand for soaps and hand sanitizer increased dramatically. And as the pandemic wears on, the need for basic hygiene products (and hygienic beauty solutions) remains constant. Here, Cosmetics Design looks at headlines...
This week the Johnson & Johnson – owned brand launched a collection of 4 Neutrogena Healthy Scalp products, exclusively available at Walmart through the end of 2020.
Today, the US-based beauty maker announced a new partnership with Gyrl Wonder, a non-profit dedicated to career development programming for young women of color.
On Friday LBP and Patrick Starrr announced the new brand, now available for sale on the Sephora website (and launching in over 500 doors across 2 countries later this month).
