Nutricosmetics

NOHBA Summit on clean and green beauty opens in March

04-Feb-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The first summit event from the Natural and Organic Health and Beauty Alliance will run for 2 days in Los Angeles, California, bringing together cosmetics and personal care industry leaders for educational sessions and networking meant to clarify and...

Stephens and Associates acquired by SGS

28-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The contract research and testing lab venture, based in the Southwestern US, is now part of the multinational inspection, verification, testing, and certification company SGS.

IBE announces 2019 Best in Show winners, 5 trends stand out

24-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Just days before the 2020 Indie Beauty Expo event series gets underway, the 2019 Best in Show have been announced; and several of the winning cosmetics and personal care products exemplify global innovation trends.

Beauty Tech Faceroll: one brand’s plan to reach consumers through gaming

23-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This week, Benefit Cosmetics announced a cross-industry collaboration that promises to reach more than 15,000,000 women.

Beauty suppliers and manufacturers taking steps toward circularity

21-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Several companies in the cosmetics and personal care sector have signed on to support the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in its development of an online tool to help businesses measure and track their progress toward economic circularity.

Key industry suppliers to support indie beauty brands at Uplink Live

17-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The new tradeshow dedicated to bringing solution providers and indie brands together will open later this month in Los Angles, California. And top cosmetics and personal care industry suppliers, including Croda and Evonik will be among the exhibitors....

Can the beauty industry have a positive impact on the environment?

16-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Yes, if you ask Beauty Heroes and INNOCOS. The clean beauty discovery service and the global INNOCOS summit organizer have teamed up to launch a new awards program recognizing brands and products that are doing just that.

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Uplink Live hits LA, connecting suppliers with indie beauty brand leaders

09-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

Later this month the tradeshow-within-a-tradeshow will open in Los Angeles, California, helping solution providers of every ilk meet with indie beauty brands and build the business relationships that will grow into industry gold.

ICMAD announces 2020 Cosmetic Technical Regulatory Forum program

08-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The 2-day educational event takes place next month in California and will cover a wide array of legal, technical, legislative, and regulatory updates affecting the cosmetics and personal care industry.

SCC celebrates a big milestone for beauty science

07-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

This year, The Society of Cosmetic Chemists turns 75. And the professional organization has new commemorative logo to mark the occasion.

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3 under-the-radar beauty trends to watch for at IBE LA this month

03-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

At the end of January, the now exclusively B2B indie beauty trade show will open in Los Angeles, California.

Sally Beauty is going vegan and eliminating single-use plastic shopping bags

02-Jan-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty retailer announced environmental sustainability initiatives, in response to consumer demand, late last year.

2019 Indie Beauty News Highlights

24-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

As we look ahead to 2020, let’s not forget the stellar year that 2019 has been for the independent beauty movement. Here Cosmetics Design reviews 10 top 2019 news items about all things indie.

The Year in Cannabis Beauty

24-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

2019 has been a big year for CBD, hemp, and cannabis in cosmetics and personal care. And while the regulatory climate is far from fixed, suppliers, manufacturers, and brands of every size have been making moves in cannabis beauty.

Unflitered Experience heads to OffPrice show in Las Vegas

19-Dec-2019 By Simon Pitman

Beauty popup Unfiltered experience is collaborating with OffPrice Show, during the Las Vegas Fashion Week, which runs in the second week of February, 2020.

Highlights from our 2019 coverage of the LATAM region

19-Dec-2019 By Simon Pitman

It has been an interesting year in the Latin American region, with economic and political volatility, environmental issues and sustainability all underpinning what has happened in the beauty industry.

What beauty retail brought us in 2019

18-Dec-2019 By Simon Pitman

Beauty retail has come full evolved beyond all recognition in the past few years, with digital retailers, social media and the growth of dedicated high street chains such as Ulta and Sephora all playing a part.

DSM: Biotech will play a ‘much larger role’ in the future of beauty

18-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty biotechnology will gain importance in the coming years, driven by environmental concerns and limited natural resources, but industry will have to work hard at creating positive consumer perceptions, says Royal DSM.

Getting the eco message clear is crucial to green beauty success

17-Dec-2019 By Simon Pitman

The market for green beauty products is continuing to outpace average industry growth, but a new report from intelligence provider stresses that getting the eco-friendly message clear is crucial.

A natural necessity? IFF-DuPont merger to create ‘consumer giant’ of beauty ingredients

17-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The merger between International Flavors & Fragrances and DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences creates a monopoly in fragrances that will shake-up global supplies for beauty and personal care, says Euromonitor International.

Beauty makers are leaving big money on the table, suggests new AARP data

04-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This year’s AARP Survey of Women’s Reflections on Beauty, Age, and Media finds that women of every age are more likely to purchase cosmetics and personal care products from brands that cater to a true diversity of women, that there’s a sizable space in...

Green Beauty Night is coming to the US this February

03-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The event, presented by The Eco Well, is an evening of conversation among cosmetic chemists, industry ingredient makers, and science communicators on the topic of sustainability.

Special Edition Newsletter: Water Reduction Formulation

Bring Your Own Water: the rise of dry and reconstitutable beauty

03-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

More personal care product formulas are coming to market that require the consumer to add water before (or during) application.

Listen Up! a collection of 2019 podcasts featuring Cosmetics Design editors

29-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

On occasion, the editors of the Cosmetics Design sites take a break from writing news to share a different perspective of what we see happening in the beauty and personal care industry, hosting or guesting on podcasts.

Clean & ethical beauty 2020: CosmeticsDesign Summit returns to unravel key insights

27-Nov-2019 By CosmeticsDesign-Europe Staff

Clean and ethical has taken the food and nutrition world by storm, and following hot on its heels is beauty. The movement has been flourishing in cosmetics and personal care for some time now and will soar in due course, propelled by the continued and...

Beauty ingredient and packaging material suppliers stand out in the global bioplastics market

26-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Growth strategy consulting firm Frost & Sullivan recently published a report on the bioplastics market; and all 8 companies highlighted in the report serve the cosmetics and personal care industry.

Ever wondered about the first steps needed to develop a global beauty brand?

20-Nov-2019 By Simon Pitman

A live online masterclass aims to outline the first steps to develop a global beauty brand that consumers will love and keep them coming back for more.

10 beauty tech and retail takeaways from CEW’s 2019 Connected Consumer conference

19-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Friday in New York City, Cosmetic Executive Women hosted the 3rd annual Connected Consumer conference, bringing together more than 20 digital technology experts and 700+ attendees for a half-day of knowledge sharing and networking.

Editor’s Spotlight

Courtney Adeleye launches Generational Advantage Fund and partners with MAV Beauty Brands

15-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The founder of the hugely successful hair brand The Mane Choice announced this week that she’s teaming up with MAV to grow the business more broadly. As part of the deal, Adeleye is expanding her give back mission—launching a financial literacy program...

Avon partners with Fuse Universal on training tech platform

13-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The social-selling beauty company took its popular paper brochure digital in 2018, introduced a mobile-first training solution for Avon representatives in May, and is now working with Fuse to create a digital education and communications platform for...

Special Edition: Biotechnology for Natural Formulation

Has biotech made more natural beauty ingredients available?

12-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Here, Cosmetics Design looks at a selection of ingredients, made possible through biotechnology, that have come to market in recent years and how those new inputs figure into the natural and green beauty movements.

Special Edition: Biotechnology for Natural Formulation

The surge of the decade? Reflecting on a ‘renaissance’ in plant cell culture tech for cosmetics

12-Nov-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer desire for sustainable and natural cosmetics continues to fuel the surge in interest around plant cell culture technology, with huge advances made in the past ten years, academics say.

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CEW Connected Consumer event returns to New York City

12-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This Friday, Cosmetic Executive Women will host the popular beauty tech event for the third year running. Speakers will be a who’s who of the tech and beauty industry, representing Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Pinterest as well as P&G, Estée Lauder,...

How To: a collection of advice for indie beauty brand leaders

11-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Over the years, Cosmetics Design has covered numerous events on the independent beauty movement. Here is a selection of guidance for startups from insiders and experts who have spoken at those events as well as a few notes from the Cosmetics Design editorial...

CASIC to hold Latin American industry symposium in Buenos Aires next week

07-Nov-2019 By Simon Pitman

The Latin American Cosmetic, Personal care and Home Care Industries Association (CASIC), is to hold a symposium on the development of safe cosmetics and household products.

Natural Cosmetics Act to set legal definition of ‘natural’

06-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The bill, introduced in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, would define and legislate the use of the word ‘natural’ and the term ‘naturally-derived’ for cosmetics and personal care labeling and marketing. Ingredient suppliers would be required...

Clean beauty ingredient evaluation progam has arrived

29-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Amy Ziff, founder of certification program Made Safe, announced the new ingredient evaluation program called Nontoxic Certified last week at the Raise the Green Bar Summit in New York City.

in-cosmetics North America 2019, in photos

24-Oct-2019 By Simon Pitman

The in-cosmetics North America 2019 event opened its doors at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan, New York City, yesterday. Here we bring you some of the highlights in this photo gallery and an important announcement from the organizer.

CIBS luncheon lecture clarifies the foundation, function, and future of the indie beauty movement

17-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Wednesday in New York City, the Cosmetic Industry Buyers and Suppliers organization hosted a luncheon event focused on all things indie beauty. And, Jillian Wright, co-founder of the Indie Beauty Media Group, gave the keynote lecture.

Fragrance house IFF is developing CBD products for the US market

16-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This month, International Flavors and Fragrances partnered with Neptune Wellness Solutions to collaborate on the creation of hemp-derived CBD products.

Probiotics can treat psoriasis, shows new clinical data from ADM

15-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The agricultural processing company has completed a clinical study, recently accepted for publication in the international peer-reviewed journal Acta Dermato-Venereologica (which covers the fields of dermatology and venereology) that shows ingestible...

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Indie Beauty Up Close: a conversation with Code of Harmony founder Janet Schriever

14-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This month, Cosmetics Design stopped by the Code of Harmony Skin Lab—a combination day spa, retail shop, and skin care production lab in Long Beach, California—to speak with shop owner and indie brand founder Janet Schriever about her business, and her...

What was Belleza Y Salud all about in 2019?

09-Oct-2019 By Simon Pitman

We spoke to Marcela Sanchez, Belleza Y Salud project manager, to find out what was new and innovative about this year’s event, the 18th annual edition.

CIBS October luncheon to focus on Indie Beauty

08-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

At next week’s meeting—open for both members and non-members to attend—the Cosmetic Industry Buyers and Suppliers will welcome new members and feature a presentation from Jillian Wright, co-founder of the Indie Beauty Media Group.

Vegan Hyaluronic Acid: a new skin care supplement hits the market

03-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This week, RenewAlliance launched a beauty vitamin, vegan hyaluronic acid in capsule, form that promises to moisturize and plump skin from the inside out.

What’s going on with CBD legislation for beauty?

02-Oct-2019 By Simon Pitman

Ahead of the Cosmetics Design webinar ‘How to Tap into the CBD Beauty Trend the Right Way’, we caught up with our legal expert panelist to find out the latest in CBD regulation.

Sustainability Local sourcing

Sustainable ingredient sourcing and the use of commodity crops in cosmetics and personal care products

02-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Everyday it seems there’s a new beauty product on the market claiming to be all-natural, clean, green, or otherwise remarkably sustainable. Here, in an effort to better understand the future of the industry, Cosmetics Design shares insights from emerging...

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Overcoming hurdles: Cosmetics has a ‘massive opportunity’ to utilise waste ingredients

02-Oct-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Food and agricultural side streams are extremely rich in components suitable for cosmetic applications, but a lack of extraction expertise, handling know-how and finance is holding back industry advances, say experts.

Kline study throws light on the huge potential of CBD beauty

01-Oct-2019 By Simon Pitman

A new study by market intelligence provider Kline Group underscores the huge potential in the market for CBD beauty and personal care products.

Closing date extended for the Sustainable Beauty Awards

26-Sep-2019 By Simon Pitman

Ecovia is extending its deadline for the Sustainable Beauty Awards, allowing for final submissions on this Friday, September 27th, adding another week to the deadline.