Mintel is again returning to participate at the FCE Cosmetique, which is taking place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from May 21st to 23rd, at the Sao Paulo Expo.
This year’s FCE Cosmetique will have a distinct focus on the industry innovations of the future when it opens its doors in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from May 21st to 23rd, at the Sao Paulo Expo.
FCE Cosmetique is one of the biggest events for the LATAM beauty and personal care industry and has continued to evolve rapidly to keep apace of this fast-paced sector. In this article we highlight what new additions have been made for the 2019 show....
Unilever’s first quarter results demonstrated steady sales growth in most regions, with emerging markets proving strong, but in Latin America the results were very mixed.
The recent in-cosmetics Global event proved to be a strong platform for Colombian natural ingredients providers, with a Colombian Pavilion serving to platform four different businesses.
The Greater Cannabis Company has partnered with leading Brazilian cosmetics and personal care player Allume Cosmeticos, its first step in to the world beauty.
Avon is one of the biggest cosmetic and personal care players to back a Humane Society International campaign to ban the testing of animals on ingredients and products in the LATAM region.
With the emergence of Brazil’s Natura brands on to the global market place, there is growing evidence that Latin American beauty brands are gaining momentum, both regionally and worldwide.
The men's grooming and natural trends have both seen huge growth in the LATAM region in recent years. Here we look at a selection of products that combine both trends, brought to us by the Mintel Global New Products Database.
The House of Representatives for Colombia agreed unanimously by voting for a bill that would prohibit the use of animals in tests for cosmetics and personal care products.
Brazil-based Chemyunion has been expanding fast into international markets in recent years, with a particular focus on the vast US market. Cosmetics Design spoke to CEO Marcelo Golino to find out more.
Latin American companies left a big mark on the show floor at the recent in-cosmetics Global event in Paris. In this photo gallery we bring you some of the highlights and tell you what those businesses were highlighting.
The in-cosmetics Global event is always a major platform for new and emerging trends. And plenty of new trends were in evidence at the Paris event, but one in particular caught my eye – the move towards multiuse or multipurpose products.
PromPeru is hard at work building a platform for natural ingredients suppliers from Peru, and this year’s in-cosmetics Global event provided the perfect event to highlight some unique offerings.
Over the past five years the Sephora Accelerate program has helped to platform many indie beauty brands, and the latest additions to the program include two LATAM brands.
In Latin America changing weather patterns and pollution have had a significant impact on urban water supplies in recent years, putting pressure on beauty and personal care brands to become a part of the solution, rather than the problem.
Natura’s beauty consultants in Brazil will now have access to a banking service that has been specifically designed to complement their financial needs.
Leading Colombian/Canadian CBD cosmetics player Khiron has teamed up with US-based Dixie brands in a venture aimed at expanding the CBD cosmetic category in Latin America.
The Comunidad Andina (CAN) recently held a meeting involving representatives from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, targeting the harmonization of cosmetics legislation between the countries.
Nail art is a rapidly growing trend in the Latin American market and Colombian player H la Cosedora is riding the wave by embarking on a regional expansion of the business.
The governments of Costa Rica and South Korea have signed a trade agreement that triggers the Central American Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, dropping tariffs on Korean cosmetic imports.
In this latest look at product innovation in Latin America we look at a selection of the latest beauty launches that feature Korean style innovation with a natural twist, bought to us by Mintel.
A huge body of scientific evidence makes it hard to deny that pollution from the agricultural industry has contributed significantly to global climate change, but what might perplex some is how this is connected to the cosmetics and personal care industry.
Spain-based fragrance specialist Puig has invested in a minority stake in Loto del Sur, a major retailer and brand owner in the Colombia’s premium beauty category.
With transparency, sustainability and protecting the environment becoming crucial issues for natural and organic beauty consumers, a new agricultural standard aims to meet these concerns.
Our third annual Beauty Industry Awards has been another huge success, with a tremendous number of high quality entries making the judges’ decisions harder than ever.
As part of the move towards more natural-looking hair styles, Latin American consumers are all out for natural hair care solutions and product launches.
Ere Perez Natural Cosmetics is a Latino-owned natural cosmetics business, based in Australia and serving the Latin American market with its lines of color cosmetic and skin care products.
Packaging designer Elena Amato has created bacterial cellulose sheets using a mixture of natural and sustainable materials that are said to provide a good alternative to plastic packaging for personal care products.
Natura & Co revealed that all three of its business divisions – Natura, The Body Shop and Aesop – posted strong full-year 2018 results, capped off by a robust fourth quarter.
Hair care defines the beauty world in the Latin American region. Combine the category with the most pervasive trend in the industry and you have some captivating dynamics.
In the past few weeks some of the largest multinational cosmetic and personal care players have released annual financial results that point to weaknesses in the LATAM market.
The men’s grooming market in the Latin American region is pulling out of a period of slow growth, and as renewed vigor propels the category into the mainstream, real momentum is starting to be seen.
The Latin American region has always been about hair care, so combine that with the naturals trends and you have a segment of the market that is alive with new product launches and innovation.
In Latin America the hair care market remains the biggest category, and with the natural trend making bigger inroads in the region, that means that natural hair care is now very important.
Avon’s full year 2018 have underscored that its biggest region by sales, Latin America, continues to be a weaker spot amidst global sales that failed to shine anywhere.
Inzunai forged its name as a provider of ingredient for cosmetics and personal care sourced from the Colombian Amazon. The next logical step for the business was finished products.
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.
The world’s biggest beauty and personal care player has published strong full-year 2018 results, but whereas the figures show that new markets were generally strong, it Latin America was the exception.
This week's LATAM Beauy Brands profile highlights some of the hottest hair and skin care launches throughout the region, brought to you from market research provider Mintel.
Unilever posted strong full year 2018 results, with big gains in the Asia Pacific region, but in Latin America the picture was not so rosy, with Argentina and Brazil being singled out.
Cosmetics Design asked market research provider Euromonitor International which will be the fastest growing beauty and personal care market in the Latin American region over the next five years.
Colombian biotech company Inbiotech started up as a biotech research firm back in 2004, but has since expanded with a beauty and personal care portfolio that includes five hair and skin care brands targeting a range of different functions.
Volunteers from different parts of the beauty industry will visit the Central American country of Panama to demonstrate how indigenous populations can create a livelihood by making personal care products.
The Cosmetics Design team has decided to extend the deadline for the 2019 Beauty Industry Awards, from February 8th to February 15th, giving businesses an extra week to make submissions to a competition that could prove to be the ultimate platform for...
Amazon has confirmed that it will start selling beauty and personal personal care products online, in a market where competition in the category is already highly competitive.
There is just one week to go until the February 8th deadline for the Beauty Industry Awards. So please read through this article to find the category that best suits your business and get your entry in!
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