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Kohl’s expands beauty business with addition of Lauren Conrad Beauty

30-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Next month, the newly launched clean, vegan beauty brand will be available in store and online at the US department store chain.

Waste No More: why upcycled ingredients are the compost heap in green beauty’s backyard

25-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

As sustainability goals in the cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance industry advance to become circularity initiatives, new and novel raw materials that would have otherwise been waste are showing up in the beauty ingredient marketplace.

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The future of the skin microbiome? ‘It’s mind blowing’ – think oral care, intimate care and makeup

24-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

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.

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2021 Blue Beauty Awards open for nominations

24-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The program launched just last year as a collaboration between INNOCOS and Beauty Heroes, celebrates beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands and products that are sustainable and making a positive impact on the environment.

L’Oréal sets new standard for travel retail with shop at LGA

23-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

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.

Natura & Co and L’Oréal ranked most ‘inclusive and diverse’ beauty majors in the world: Refinitiv report

17-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

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.

Noniko and Verity team up on refillable stainless-steel deo packaging

15-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The California-based deodorant brand has plans to be a fully plastic-free business by mid-2021. And the brand’s partnership with a new beauty packaging company is a key piece of that sustainability strategy.

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A new vegan red pigment from Givaudan Active Beauty comes to US market

08-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Oxy’less 1805 is made from a root vegetable, sourced from a cooperative farm in China. And the new red pigment promises to make clean beauty product formulations more colorful.

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2021 Beauty Shortlist Awards open for entries

02-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

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.

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Traub Capital acquires beauty manufacturer MANA Products

02-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

On Tuesday, the New York City – based contract manufacturer announced the deal with Traub, one that positions the beauty maker for growth in the prestige color cosmetics and skin care markets.

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5 small beauty businesses awarded FedEx grants

01-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

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.

2020 Conference on Engineering Cosmetics and Consumer Products goes online in September

27-Aug-2020 By Deanna Utroske

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.

Ulta Beauty is newest retail partner for KVD Vegan

25-Aug-2020 By Deanna Utroske

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.

FORMA is building brands for next-gen beauty consumers

24-Aug-2020 By Deanna Utroske

A new venture, backed by the growth equity firm General Atlantic, has emerged from what was Morphe Holdings to develop, accelerate, acquire, and curate the personal care, cosmetics, and wellness brands that will win over Millennial and Gen Z consumers.

Clean Beauty spending up 26% among Gen Z consumers

20-Aug-2020 By Deanna Utroske

That’s according to new data from financial services company Klarna, who only today announced a partnership with Beautycounter.

Product Innovations

Functionality of all-natural make-up removing base

This technical paper focuses on the benefits and functionality of Jarchem’s Jarplex ™ MUR. It is an all-natural, silicone-free make-up removing base that...

Survey Report: State of the cosmetics formulation & packaging sector in North America 2017

Cosmetics Design conducted its inaugural ‘state of the industry’ survey in May 2017 to gauge the state of the current cosmetics formulation and packaging...