Nutricosmetics

Omnichannel Upgrade: Avon opens a first brick-and-mortar beauty retail shop in Los Angeles, California

28-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Just when social sales and DTC brands seem to have a competitive edge in the cosmetics and personal care marketplace, the direct sales beauty maker opens an enormous shop called Studio 1886 in LA’s Koreatown.

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Uplink relaunches to better connect indie brands with beauty packaging and ingredient suppliers

27-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The online and events platform launched an all new website this month, complete with a concierge service for brand leaders. Cosmetics Design checked in with Nader Naeymi-Rad of IBMG to learn more.

Can biotechnology make PFAS and other so-called forever chemicals degradable?

27-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Degradability is increasingly important in the cosmetics and personal care industry. And whether per- and poly-fluorinated compounds are in beauty formulations as an ingredient or a trace contaminant, they persist in the environment and are (as a result)...

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Raise the Green Bar Sustainability Summit is this Thursday

19-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

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.

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Beauty Ballot: PCPC member companies pledge to give employees time to vote in 2020

05-Oct-2020 By Deanna Utroske

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.

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.

A deep dive into CosmeticsDesign's Skin Microbiome Webinar

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.

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.

Serious about the skin microbiome: Science, regulation and opportunities in 2020

09-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The skin microbiome continues to ignite interest as science fast advances and product innovations hit shelves, but where exactly are the biggest opportunities for industry and what will be the key challenges moving forward?

Nutrafol hair supplement brand patents botanical ingredient blend

03-Sep-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This week, the popular hair wellness startup announced that it has secured a US patent for the proprietary blend of botanical ingredients that powers Nutrafol hair growth supplements.

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.

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.

One Ocean acquired by Present Life

25-Aug-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The new beauty and wellness holding company, led by former Coty CEO Camillo Pane, announced the acquisition just this week.

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...