Packaging

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.

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Indie Beauty Up Close: Amy Carra launches Delight Beauty for UBP

02-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Universal Beauty Products is a privately owned portfolio of brands mostly in hair and men’s categories. Amy Carra joined UBP a little over 2 years ago; and the company’s new Delight Beauty skin care brand is the result of her work.

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...

Jane Ko joins eos as VP of marketing in North America

27-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The personal care brand best known for its spherical lip balms announced the new leadership hire today; but according to her LinkedIn profile, Jane Ko has been working with eos since October.

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.

And the winners of the 2019 Sustainable Beauty Awards are…

26-Nov-2019 By Simon Pitman

The results of the Sustainable Beauty Awards are in, revealing who is leading the field for sustainable products, ingredients, packaging and industry leadership, as well as who is the biggest pioneer.

QVC launches private label fragrance brand with Jill Martin

21-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This month, the video commerce platform launched a new brand with a single scent.

Tom’s of Maine introduces recyclable toothpaste tube ahead of schedule

20-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

This June, the Colgate brand announced plans to launch its innovative new oral care packaging in 2020. Yet late last week, the Tom’s of Maine fully recyclable toothpaste tubes hit the market.

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.

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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.

Neenah launches hemp fiber packaging material for beauty makers

08-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

In response to the growing cannabis beauty trend, the premium packaging maker has introduced a collection of hemp board papers in a number of colors and finishes.

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.

Unilever to halve virgin plastic use by 2025: ‘The majority is in home care and personal care’

07-Oct-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Unilever will slash use of virgin plastic in half by 2025, cutting use completely or using alternatives such as cardboard, bamboo and recycled materials.

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TBH Kids: fun, functional personal care for tweens

02-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Kids grow up. And today, they’re growing up with text messages and social media and free-from personal care products. These are the tweens and teens that Risa Barash is reaching with her latest venture TBH Kids. Cosmetics Design spoke with Barash at IBE...

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.

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Emilie Heathe: combing art, luxury, and beauty

01-Oct-2019 By Deanna Utroske

At this year’s IBE NY event, founder and CEO Emily Rudman spoke with Cosmetics Design about the luxury lifestyle brand she’s building, the custom sculptural packaging she created for Emilie Heathe’s debut nail color collection, the importance of company...

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.

Evonik Venture Capital regularly invests in beauty

24-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

In 2012, the specialty chemical company established an in-house venture capital firm. Over the intervening years, the company has invested in nearly 20 businesses, many of which promise to influence the future of the cosmetics and personal care industry....

From The Editor's Desk

Will you be left behind if you don’t switch to sustainable packaging?

18-Sep-2019 By Simon Pitman

An increasing body of evidence is pointing to sustainable packaging as the new industry standard, with recycled materials and refillable solutions becoming more and more popular.

YouTube introduces a new dedicated channel for style and beauty content

18-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The popular video sharing website has created a channel expressly for cosmetics, personal care, and fashion content that will organize and compartmentalize beauty videos to be both useful for viewers and useful to brands and advertisers hoping to incorporate...

5 top trends seen at MakeUp In New York 2019

17-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

At last week’s tradeshow, international beauty packagers, brush makers, contract manufacturers, and more, were showcasing their latest and most innovative solutions for cosmetics and personal care industry insiders. Cosmetics Design was there, and here...

CEW now accepting 2020 Beauty Awards entries

17-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The professional organization’s annual Beauty Awards are among the most respected in the cosmetics and personal care industry. This year, CEW has added 6 new categories. And interested applicants have until late October to get submissions in (though any...

The Eco Well launches season 3 with a focus on Indie Beauty

16-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Season 3 of The Eco Well podcast kicked off last week with an episode featuring CosmeticsDesign.com Editor Deanna Utroske in conversation with cosmetic chemist and show host Jen Novakovich. The topic: how indie brands can find the path to success in today’s...

Aptar’s latest partnerships signal a commitment to recycled and reusable packaging solutions

12-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty packaging maker has announced partnerships with TerraCycle and PureCycle in recent days, which is an indication that Aptar is eager to help its customers meet looming sustainability goals.

Sustainable beauty? ‘The time is now’ for an industry rethink, says expert

11-Sep-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Significant opportunities exist for sustainable beauty development, from plastic-free and refillable packaging to circular raw materials, and the rethink must happen now, says Euromonitor International’s senior sustainability consultant.

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ADF&PCD packaging innovation trade show opens next week in New York City

10-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The show made it’s US debut 3 years ago and has since grown to become a destination for beauty manufacturers and brands of all size looking to source the latest and best aerosol and packaging solutions for cosmetics, personal care, fine fragrance, gift-with-purchase,...

Pattern Beauty: a new day is dawning for textured hair care

04-Sep-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Next week, the brand created and led by Tracee Ellis Ross will launch with a collection of hair care products developed and formulated for people with curly, coily, or tight textured hair (3B – 4C). Pattern Beauty promises to meet a real need in the marketplace,...

Table for Two: at IBE NY, indie brands take beauty inspired by food to the level

28-Aug-2019 By Deanna Utroske

At this year’s Indie Beauty Expo in New York City, 2 brands (one in color cosmetics, one in skin care) were showing creative new product collections premised on food. Cosmetics Design checked in with both Gorjue and Byroe at the event to learn about this...

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Founder Carolyn Aronson on growing an indie hair brand from concept to global scale

23-Aug-2019 By Deanna Utroske

In this video interview with Cosmetics Design, Carolyn Aronson, Founder and CEO of It’s a 10, discusses her inspiration for the brand, how she makes packaging and design decisions, what new category the brand will be launching into next year, and her...

$15 million in funding for Herbivore means more cooks in the kitchen

22-Aug-2019 By Deanna Utroske

Thanks to this month’s deal with Silas Capital and Stage 1 Fund, the skin care brand that Julia Wills and Alex Kummerow started in their Seattle, Washington, kitchen eight years ago is about to grow exponentially. And the day-to-day operations of the...

Sulapac: the startup making biodegradable, plastic-free beauty packaging a reality

21-Aug-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The company Suvi Haimi and Laura Kyllönen founded in Finland in 2016 has been gaining accolades, winning awards, and making headlines while continuing to innovate for a plastic-free future. This year, Sulapac announced that its Universal Recipe material...