Packaging

Editor's Spotlight

Kids’ blend-it-yourself bath brand Dabble & Dollop debuts on QVC

18-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The past Saturday evening, the video commerce channel introduced the first Big Find pitch winner to its viewership. Cosmetics Design checked in with founder Stephanie Leshney about her experience pitching and presenting alongside show host Shawn Killinger.

Dove takes a new approach to plastic packaging

14-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The Unilever brand announced its new No | Better | Less Plastic framework recently and is moving forward with new beauty packaging initiatives that will remove over 20,000 metric tons of virgin plastic from the brand’s supply chain.

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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,...

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...

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Indie Beauty Up Close: a conversation with Christy Hall, founder of Mikel Kristi Skin Care

31-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Cosmetic dermatologist Christy Hall opened a medical aesthetics practice in Tucson, Arizona, 6 years ago; and not long after that she launched a cosmeceutical skin care brand. Cosmetics Design recently sat down with Hall to learn about the business, the...

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2019 Good Housekeeping Sustainable Packaging Award winners announced

28-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

At last week’s Raise the Green Bar sustainability summit in New York City, Birnur Aral and Carolyn Forté of the Good Housekeeping Institute announced the winners from indie, niche, and legacy brands in 9 categories across bath and body, makeup and skin...

Indie Beauty Profile

Stephanie Leshney, Dabble & Dollop

25-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Stephanie Leshney, founder of the blend-it-yourself kids personal care brand Dabble & Dollop, talks about how her experience in the cosmetics and personal care ingredient business informed the brand she is building now...

Nala wants to make personal care personal, starting with deodorant

22-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The Vancouver, British Columbia – based startup launched personalized deodorants this month. And Cosmetics Design checked in with Nala co-founder Mila Juristovski to learn more about the potential of custom, natural personal care products.

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10 top tips: Building a Beauty Startup

21-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This past Thursday in New York City, the recommendation platform and entrepreneurship community Stacklist hosted a panel discussion among beauty business founders at the Amazon Web Services loft space. Cosmetics Design was there, along with some 250 aspiring...

The Body Shop to replace all recycled PET with Fair Trade plastics in 3 years

18-Oct-2019 By Kacey Culliney

The Body Shop has spent two years building a solid supply chain with Plastics for Change in India to source Fair Trade recycled plastic and plans to integrate these materials across its global recycled plastics portfolio within three years.

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.

Beauty Packager Quadpack amps up wooden packaging solutions with new collars

17-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This week, the Barcelona, Spain – based company announced the new eco-chic bottle accessory, expanding the range of wood packaging options available to cosmetics and personal care makers.

Aptar invests in China to grow color cosmetics packaging business

15-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This month, the beauty packaging company announced its equity investment in 3 China-based companies specializing in components and complete makeup packaging solutions.

Herbal Essences to add tactile markings on all shampoos and conditioners in 2020

10-Oct-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Proctor & Gamble’s mass hair care brand Herbal Essences will expand tactile markings across all its shampoos and conditioners, kickstarting in January 2020 across the US and globally within two years.

L’Oréal Brandstorm 2020 challenges students to eliminate plastic from the beauty industry

08-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty maker has been hosting a global innovation competition for university students for over 25 years. The 2020 challenge got underway this month and the task at hand is to help create a plastic-free future.