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Cosmoprof’s ambitions in the Latin American market

LATAM Special Edition Newsletter

Cosmoprof’s ambitions in the Latin American market

By Simon Pitman

Cosmoprof already has a major global presence with its events in Europe, Asia and North America. Now it is looking to increase its footprint in Latin America through its partnership with the Belleza Y Salud event.

Apex Brazil tunes into the Colombian market

LATAM Special Edition Newsletter

Apex Brazil tunes into the Colombian market

By Simon Pitman

The Brazilian trade body has been working towards promoting the country’s beauty industry worldwide and throughout the LATAM region, with the important Colombian market proving to be a core focus.

Cosmoprof Bologna focuses on international industry

Cosmoprof Bologna focuses on international industry

By Simon Pitman

The Cosmoprof Bologna Worldwide event organisers are focusing on making the 2018 event portfolio even more international with the addition of some key events and further partnership developments.

Listen to Cosmetics Design Editor Deanna Utroske on Where Brains Meet Beauty

Listen to Cosmetics Design on Where Brains Meet Beauty

By Deanna Utroske

Editor Deanna Utroske is the guest on the latest edition of Where Brains Meet Beauty, a podcast hosted by Jodi Katz, founder of the Base Beauty Creative Agency. Over the course of the episode she talks with Jodi about what surprises her in the cosmetics,...

Cargill Beauty eyes expansion into the Latin American market

LATAM Special Edition Newsletter

Cargill Beauty eyes expansion into the Latin American market

By Simon Pitman

With the aim of further diversifying the Cargill business beyond the mainstay food arena, Cargill Beauty was born earlier this year. In this video, Cargill executives explain why both Brazil and the Latin American army will form a vital part of this ambition.

Ecovia announces cosmetics masterclass focused on food ingredients

Ecovia announces cosmetics masterclass focused on food ingredients

By Deanna Utroske

As part of its occasional series of educational events, the global research and consulting firm will run a full-day event in San Francisco, California, early next year about the opportunities, challenges, and regulations pertaining to formulating personal...

Beauty industry trends to look out for in 2018

Beauty Trends 2018

Beauty industry trends to look out for in 2018

By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design team has compiled a list of the top trends to look out for in each of the three regions we cover - Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Be sure to watch this video so you can clue into what to expect in 2018 and stay one step ahead...

Good Housekeeping hosts first-annual Green Summit

Good Housekeeping hosts first-annual Green Summit

By Deanna Utroske

The consumer magazine, well-known for its Good Housekeeping Seal and more recently the Green Good Housekeeping Seal, hosted a full-day conference in New York City last week, bringing together experts and advocates to discuss the state and future of ‘green,’...

Natural personal care proves to be good business for Clorox

Natural personal care proves to be good business for Clorox

By Deanna Utroske

The Clorox Company announced Q1 2018 financial results this week and it’s clear that the Burt’s Bees personal care and cosmetics brand is doing well for the company, despite its being the only beauty brand in the Clorox portfolio.

2017 Green Beauty Barometer data now available

2017 Green Beauty Barometer data now available

By Deanna Utroske

Skin care brand Kari Gran has announced the results of its third annual Green Beauty Barometer survey, conducted in partnership with Harris Poll. The new data shows what ingredients natural cosmetics and personal care shoppers avoid, what categories they...

Indie Beauty Profile LaKeisha A. Entsuah Elements of Aliel

Indie Beauty Profile

LaKeisha A. Entsuah, Elements of Aliel

By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, LaKeisha A. Entsuah, founder of Elements of Aliel, speaks without pretention about her skin care line inspired by the hope of motherhood, enriched by Ghanaian culture, and formulated with signature ingredients like African...

Digital. Natural. Beautiful. Alban Muller mask video

Digital. Natural. Beautiful.

By Deanna Utroske

Today, personal care and cosmetic ingredient makers know that all things green, bio-based, and alternative are of great interest to the beauty manufacturers they serve. And yet, this is the digital age. How are beauty ingredient companies to engage in...

Lucas Meyer partnership leads to new line of bark extracts

Lucas Meyer partnership leads to new line of bark extracts

By Simon Pitman

Last year Lucas Meyer formed a partnership with bark extracts specialist Bio Forextra Labs. Just over a year later the companies are together launching a portfolio of three impressive ingredients with impressive claims.

Firmenich leads the way biotech fragrance

Firmenich leads the way on biotech fragrance

By Simon Pitman

Firmenich has been an early pioneer in harbouring biotechnology to advance its portfolio of fragrance ingredients, a move that has also helped to increase efficiencies and cut its environmental impact.

Natural Notes: Where fragrance fits in the natural beauty niche

Natural Notes: Where fragrance fits in the natural beauty niche

By Deanna Utroske

Perfume, parfum, eau de toilette, cologne, body spray, essential oils—all of these are coming into conversation with the natural beauty movement. And earlier in the fragrance supply chain natural sourcing initiatives are getting very interesting.

Indie Beauty Profile Jené Roestorf Luxe Botanics

Indie Beauty Profile

Jené Roestorf, Luxe Botanics

By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Jené Roestorf, founder of Luxe Botanics advises prospective entrepreneurs to put their egos aside. And, she paints a vivid picture of a skin care brand that delivers on so many of the promises that indie shoppers are looking...

It’s almost time for the SCC California Suppliers’ Day

It’s almost time for the SCC California Suppliers’ Day

By Deanna Utroske

The personal care tradeshow takes place this week in Long Beach, California, on Wednesday, October 25, and Thursday, October 26. Keynote presentations on the opportunities and challenges of natural beauty will set the tone for the event. And the Cosmetics...

Trend Spotting: in-cosmetics North America 2017

Trend Spotting: in-cosmetics North America 2017

By Deanna Utroske

At last week’s beauty ingredient tradeshow in New York City, industry suppliers, product developers, marketers, researchers, any other personal care pros converged. And Cosmetics Design was there to see how trends such as protection and detox, fermented...

Belleza Y Salud 2017

Belleza Y Salud 2017

By Simon Pitman

It has been a big year for the evolution of the Belleza Y Salud event, which is the major platform for the fast-growing Colombian beauty and personal industry. Having partnered with Italy-based show organizer Cosmoprof, the Italian touch was definitely...

Indie Beauty Profile Begoña Sanjuán and Isabel Ramos AYUNA • less is beauty

Indie Beauty Profile

Begoña Sanjuán and Isabel Ramos, AYUNA • less is beauty

By Deanna Utroske

In their Indie Beauty Profile, Begoña Sanjuán and Isabel Ramos, co-founders of AYUNA • less is beauty, share insight into their very carefully conceived green luxury skin care brand and have some pithy advice for their fellow founders—really, it’s good...

Is Brazilian red clay South America’s next big beauty export?

Is Brazilian red clay South America’s next big beauty export?

By Deanna Utroske

At this week’s in-cosmetics North America personal care tradeshow, Brazilian Kimberlite Clay, a São Paulo – based company, is showcasing its red clay ingredient as well as finished skin and body care products and color cosmetic prototypes. The clay is...

Vantage expands jojoba exfoliant production facility

Vantage expands jojoba exfoliant production facility

By Deanna Utroske

This week, the specialty ingredient maker announced that its jojoba exfoliant plant is newly enlarged—a development that Vantage hopes will further secure the company’s position as an industry-leading supplier of naturally based exfoliants for use in...

Sagekat launches green beauty retail resource

Sagekat launches green beauty retail resource

By Deanna Utroske

The privately owned online media company announced the launch of its new shopping site this week, a dot com designed as a destination for consumers looking to discover and buy cosmetics and personal care products (as well as fashion) that meets a fixed...

Mintel highlights the most exciting global beauty launches

in-cosmetics Latin America

Mintel highlights the most exciting global beauty launches

By Simon Pitman

At last week’s in-cosmetics Latin America the Mintel Innovation Zone platformed some of the most interesting new product launches worldwide. In this video, Mintel’s Vivienne Rudd demonstrates some of the most interesting and trend-setting products on...

International natural labelling standard

Special Newsletter natural and organic labelling

How beneficial is an international natural labelling standard?

By Natasha Spencer

With natural actives becoming a commonplace element of many formulators' ingredient lists and as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 16128 provides guidelines on definitions for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients, we...

Words Mean Nothing: The plight of natural and organic beauty labeling

Words Mean Nothing: The plight of natural and organic beauty labeling

By Deanna Utroske

Depending on whom you ask, personal care and cosmetic regulations in the US are overly nuanced, too convoluted, or not exacting enough. All the same, trends and marketing strategies have collided in recent years to make ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ beauty...

How to stop confusing consumers with organic and natural labelling

Special Newsletter: Natural and Organic Labelling

Why consumers struggle with natural and organic labelling and how to fix it

By Simon Pitman

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.

A look at the beauty brands on this year’s Inc. 5000

A look at the beauty brands on this year’s Inc. 5000

By Deanna Utroske

The monthly magazine covering news about growing US businesses has issued its latest 5000 list, a roster of “the fastest-growing private firms in America” and the entrepreneurs behind them.

Trend Spotting: Delicacies as beauty ingredients

Trend Spotting: Delicacies as beauty ingredients

By Deanna Utroske

Food trends influencing cosmetics and personal care formulations are nothing new. But now, luxury foods—treats on par with diamond dust, gold flakes, pearl powder, and silk—are showing up in beauty products.

MyChelle: Building a legacy of bioactive skin care

MyChelle: Building a legacy of bioactive skin care

By Deanna Utroske

Catie Wiggy, product development manager at MyChelle, talks with Cosmetics Design senior correspondent Deanna Utroske about effective natural skin care, including natural suncare and anti-pollution products, the rise in consumer attention to ingredients,...

Botaneco opens US innovation facility

Botaneco opens US innovation facility

By Simon Pitman

Canada-based seed oils specialist Botaneco has unveiled its newly opened innovation facility dedicated to skin, hair and sun care, in Lambertville, New Jersey.

Trend Spotting: Ayurvedic beauty

Trend Spotting: Ayurvedic beauty

By Deanna Utroske

The wellness and natural trends are getting more nuanced. As a result, both brands and consumers can be more selective about such products. And, it’s in this market climate that there is space for systems of practice like Ayurveda to gain traction in...

IBE indie beauty expo opens in NYC August 2017 be inspired

IBE opens in NYC next month – prepare to be inspired by beauty

By Deanna Utroske

The leading independent cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance event returns to New York City this August for its third annual show. IBE 2017 promises to be even bigger and better than years past, a measure of just how much the indie beauty category...

Indie Beauty Profile Kimberly Heathman MyChelle Dermaceuticals

Indie Beauty Profile

Kimberly Heathman, MyChelle Dermaceuticals

By …as told to Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Kimberly Heathman of MyChelle Dermaceuticals talks through the brand’s DNA, so to speak, summarizing the natural skin care maker’s focus and function in the marketplace.