Lauded for their antioxidant, anti-aging, and soothing benefits, plant stem cells are quickly becoming increasingly in demand for topical cosmetic and skin care product formulations.
A recent report from personalized digital brand experience company Revieve revealed that beauty consumers are embracing technology in their shopping experiences, paving the way for innovative new engagement methods with beauty brands and their products.
The survey of 150 brand decision-makers across the fashion, home, CPG, and beauty sectors strongly indicates a rising interest in implementing immersive experiences like virtual try-on technology, virtual stores, and data/AI-enabled content for personalization.
e.l.f. UP! users will become virtual entrepreneurs in a digital world that allows them to connect with others to create their own businesses and experiences in a landscape inspired by e.l.f. Cosmetics and e.l.f. SKIN products.
As a natural predator of bacteria, bacteriophage has enormous potential for topical skin care formulations targeting concerns like acne, and ingredient manufacturer Biocogent has capitalized on this potential with the release of DermaPhage.
Debut will leverage its proprietary biomanufacturing platform to develop bio-identical and novel fragrance molecules in an innovative twist on traditional fragrance manufacturing.
If a daily skincare regimen can include ten different products, then it might also make sense to ensure that the first step of cleansing the skin involves the purest water possible.
Amazon and Walmart’s digital storefronts comprise almost half US e-Commerce sales for beauty and personal care products, making it increasingly important that B2B manufacturers and suppliers to these industries understand how to navigate ingredient formulation...
Brands accepted into The Workshop at Macy’s program will receive retail mentorship support, the opportunity to open a pop-up shop on Macy’s digital retail store, a $5,000 business grant, and the chance to enter the Macy’s pitch competition and win a $100,000...
Maybelline and FFFACE.ME partnered to launch the world’s largest augmented reality mirror in Kyiv, Ukraine. The 4,000-square-meter mirror enables a virtual try-on of Maybelline’s new mascara product.
Perfect Corp has made a huge impact in the immersive and exploratory digital consumer beauty experience with its suite of YouCam apps, and is now taking things to the next level with the introduction of an AI-powered app.
Skin Match Technology, which matches up online consumers with cosmetic brands and retailers, has partnered with Superstarbots, a chatbot provider that enhances social media automation.
Extend’s Shipping Protection has already made an impact in the beauty sector, with brands like Tria Beauty, SoClean and Tyme subscribing to its product protection services.
Advances in our understanding of the skin microbiome and the gut-skin axis are opening up “a lot of possibilities in a market that can sometimes feel saturated”, says Marie Drago, founder of Gallinée.
Recent advances in our understanding of the skin microbiome across multiple biological niches and the gut-skin axis is driving innovation across a range of personal care products.
PeptiYouth, a “nature-identical” peptide, was discovered by AI at Nuritas. When combined with retinol and vitamin C, this peptide has shown “remarkable results” in clinical trials.
As the Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) beauty market continues to carve out a bigger share of the retail landscape, using the right tools to fine tune digital retail platforms has become make or break.
Integrity Partners Group will expand operations for distribution companies to serve cosmetics and PBC product manufacturers better across the US and internationally.
As more personalized cosmetic products become available for consumers, artificial intelligence and augmented reality technology like Perfect Corp.’s AgileFace Tracking Technology are rising to meet the demand for an improved shopping experience.
With Fractal Analytics’ launch of the Flyfish platform, cosmetics and personal care product companies can now ‘create personalized shopping experiences’ for consumers by ‘providing consultative experiences’ and ‘analyzing individual buying patterns.’
Following an investment in AI-driven molecule discovery firm Revela and a strong initial public stock offering earlier this year, Tel-Aviv based Oddity Tech Ltd. is now projecting a 6-8% increase in net profit over its initial 2023 forecast.
As a global player in the cosmetic and personal care product manufacturing and supply chain industries, BASF is constantly developing and launching more effective digital and ingredient solutions for formulation companies and consumer brands. In this...
The company, who pioneered a green process for cosmetic and personal care product ingredient production like retinol, will utilize the recently secured BioMADE funding to launch expanded pilot program production in mid-2025.
The company’s technology provides ‘personalized sales enablement’ to bring ingredient transparency directly to the consumer in a ‘consumable, easy, and actionable way’ which benefits manufacturers seeking to better reach consumers and directly address...
As beauty technology like AI/AR continues to rapidly change the landscape of ingredient formulation and product development processes in the cosmetics and personal beauty care (PBC) industries, innovations are ‘shortening timelines,’ ‘expediting ingredient...
Moodify (Re)formulation technology enables PBC product manufacturers and formulators to adjust fragrance formulas through an algorithm-based app that suggests replacement options “based on their level of similarity to the original molecule while optimizing...
University of Waterloo researchers have created the ‘liquid-liquid encapsulation system,’ which potentially eliminates the need for microplastics in the functional ingredient encapsulation process for cosmetic and personal care product manufacturing....
As consumer spend on cosmetic and PBC products continues to rise despite spend decreases in other CPG areas, understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) tech trends and innovations in influencing the consumer purchasing behavior...
The company is spearheading expansion efforts on the backs of CES Innovation Award winning Authentic Color Master by Tonework technology and the launch of custom skin care brand Custom.me.
Here we reveal exclusive insights from top skin care companies L’Oréal and Kenvue on the drivers and trends of the rapidly advancing derma skin care category in Asia Pacific.
To provide small and medium indie beauty brands with the digital support needed to better connect consumers with best match products, Perfect Corp.’s new beauty accelerator program makes its digital tools accessible for free use.
Last week’s release of GlobalVision’s Text Inspection 2 update can expedite cosmetics and PBC brand’s speed to market while supporting companies in these industries with impending MoCRA regulatory labelling and documentation compliance.
The partnership, which aims to ‘help beauty brands enhance their omnichannel capabilities’ and transition from a ‘transaction-driven to relationship-driven commerce model’ offers cosmetic and PBC companies the ability to personalize customer experiences...
Featuring its anti-wrinkle Argireline peptide, Lubrizol’s metaverse AI platform affords PBC product manufacturers the opportunity to interact and engage ‘Inside the Future of Beauty’ to ‘showcase the power of Argireline peptide in a way that has never...
Described as an ‘Airbnb-like platform for beauty professionals,’ digital platform Glambook has recently expanded its operations into the US as a free-to-use CRM option for beauty professionals to ‘manage bookings and streamline business operations.’...
Outdated or unavailable product data can cause a myriad of issues for cosmetics and personal beauty care product manufacturers and suppliers, including impeded sales and interruption in internal company processes, particularly considering impending MoCRA...
L’Oreal’s investment into Debut’s novel ingredient portfolio and proprietary Bio2Consumer database will support expansion to better ‘meet growing demand for breakthrough ingredients to be used in cosmetics, skincare.’
During this year’s show, we saw ingredient traceability go digital, experienced multiple examples of multifunctional ingredients and finished CPGs, and the reformulation or relaunch of existing hero ingredients by manufacturers and suppliers to the cosmetics...
Australia-based beauty product manufacturer Atelier’s platform is the ‘first to use digital twins and the same database tech as Facebook and Amazon’ to help manufacturers ‘develop bespoke products without having to source, establish, or manage their own...
The skin care brand partnered with experiential e-commerce platform Obsess to release a digital storefront that features animations, a custom-designed layout of five rooms featuring different products, and a fully interactive experience for consumer engagement.
The company’s proprietary technology and extensive database uses 3D imaging and consumer health data to analyze the user’s skin and hair traits to match the user with the best products to address hair and skin care issues like dryness and sensitivity.
Plastic Action Platform Oceanworks offers manufacturers and suppliers to the cosmetics and personal care product industries the opportunity to improve sustainability practices through reclaimed and recycled materials sourcing, its IMPAC+ plastic offsetting...
The mutually beneficial commercial partnership will allow Sampler to utilize Arcade Beauty founded abeo’s digital sampling and branding solutions as Sampler, whose services are currently available in twenty-three counties, eyes further expansion into...
Ashland Group’s latest ingredient is the result of advanced technological techniques including AI and molecular docking and features upcycled rosewood chips to offer manufacturers of cosmetic products a sustainable and effective option for face sculpting...
Manufacturing and cosmetics companies looking to best adhere to MoCRA regulations should consider digital support to achieve compliance, suggests Specright VP Tom Preston.
To better meet consumer needs, Kaltech combined previously successful photocatalytic technology into a cosmetic device to help consumers better moisturize their skin in a safe and hygienic manner.
In the second part of this series, CosmeticsDesign explores how brand leaders Olowe, Chan, and Lee have navigated the financial stresses of a post-COVID world, embraced the advent of TikTok and social media marketing, and shared their understanding of...
Job changes and board appointments are an inevitable part of the shifting tides of the cosmetic and personal beauty care industry. In this recurring segment, CosmeticsDesign looks at recent and notable employment changes within these business areas.
Trends in ingredient innovation wax and wane with consumer demand. Still, this year’s convention saw upcycling, vegan collagen, and neuroactive ingredients and active fragrances as some of the most compelling shifts in cosmetics and personal care product...
