Nutricosmetics

Socati maneuvers for rapid growth in hemp-extract production business

13-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Earlier this year, the Oregon-based company acquired cosmetics and personal care ingredient maker Blue Marble Biomaterials; and now Socati has appointed 4 new board members with experience in a range of industries and swiftly expanding market niches....

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How one lab is helping beauty makers and suppliers succeed in the microbiome skin care movement

13-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

A contract laboratory called BaseClear, located in the South Holland province of the Netherlands, has been doing microbial genomic and DNA work for decades. At the AIRS Conference in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month, Cosmetics Design spoke with the...

CBD product makers should be mindful of FDA guidelines, says Kline

12-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Following the FDA's public hearing on Scientific Data and Information about Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds on May 31, the Kline consulting and research firm issued a media release highlighting 3 points of which cosmetics...

ADF&PCD New York Innovation Awards accepting entries

11-Jun-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The annual packaging awards event for fragrance, personal care, cosmetics, and aerosol products coincides with the ADF&PCD tradeshow. The show and awards celebration will take place in mid-September. And in preparation, the event organizers are accepting...

Is microbiome beauty from within set to be big?

06-Jun-2019 By Simon Pitman

Beauty from within is a small but fast growing niche that also could serve to boost the skin microbiome trend. Cosmetics Design spoke to Stephen Daniells, editor-in-chief of NutraIngredients USA to find out more.

CEO Patricia Stitzel takes on board chair role at Tupperware

28-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Tupperware Brands Corporation owns 5 beauty and personal care brands: Avroy Shlain, Fuller Cosmetics, NaturCare, Nutrimetics, and Nuvo. As board chair and CEO, Stitzel now leads those brands as well as the company’s namesake food storage and home business....

CEW Beauty Awards highlight industry trends

22-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

At last week’s CEW Beauty Awards luncheon event in New York City, the organization honored brands in over 45 categories and in doing so, showcased several top industry trends: probiotic care, wellness products, indie brands, sustainability initiatives,...

Qurate Retail Group launches pitch competition for beauty entrepreneurs

22-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Today, the QVC and HSN parent company announced The Big Find, a search for new and innovative cosmetics, personal care, and fashion brands that are undiscovered yet poised for success in the video commerce space.

Cosmetics Design to talk luxury wellness packaging at Luxe Pack New York

14-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The creative packaging tradeshow returns to New York City this week; and as part of the educational conference programing Cosmetics Design will moderate a panel of beauty and personal care brand innovators helping to define the new well beauty category.

IBMG makes Indie Beauty Expo purely B2B and adds supply side event

14-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Today, the Indie Beauty Media Group announced it’s closing the consumer discovery portion of its IBE events to better focus on the business needs of exhibiting brands. And at IBE NY this August, the group will debut a new face-to-face event—Uplink Live—connecting...

Indie Beauty Innovators Awards open for entries

13-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The annual CITY awards facilitated by ICMAD have been rebranded for 2019 and are now accepting entries for products, brands, and people across some 14 categories.

Dove teams up with Walmart Canada on Project #ShowUs photo initiative

08-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Two months ago, the Unilever brand announced its Project #ShowUs, a campaign and Getty photo library designed to change the way media portray women. Now Dove has plans to engage with Walmart shoppers and include them in the new photo library.

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International Beauty Innovation: consultant Kim-Davy Hoeu talks product development strategy

07-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Professionals from every possible cosmetics and personal care industry niche flock to in-cosmetics Global each year to discover what’s new in beauty ingredients, in formulation technologies, in marketing strategy, and more. To find out what one expert...

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Who’s talking to consumers about cosmetic chemistry?

02-May-2019 By Deanna Utroske

In this interview filmed at in-cosmetics Global, Cosmetics Design sits down with science communicator Trina Espinoza (aka msbeautyphile) to learn about her work educating beauty consumers, what she’s doing to bridge the gap between industry information...

Suppliers’ Day Trend Watch: biodegradable cosmetic and personal care ingredients

29-Apr-2019 By Deanna Utroske

At next week’s tradeshow in New York City, the NYSCC will host hundreds of beauty ingredient suppliers and welcome even more industry insiders working in formulation, product development, research and innovation, market research, consulting, and beyond....