Skin Care

Ashland Innovation Day reveals renewed emphasis on technology & sustainability

21-Sep-2023 By Simon Pitman

Ashland CEO Guillermo Novo spoke of a renewed focus for the business during the company’s Innovation day last week, where he and his team explained how a revamped technology platform and a greater emphasis on sustainability will shape the future.

PowerReviews survey underscores the importance of product reviews and sampling

20-Sep-2023 By Cassandra Stern & Simon Pitman

A new survey focusing on beauty consumer trends from PowerReviews underscores the importance of securing good online product ratings and reviews, while also pointing to the importance of hitting the right spot with sampling, including finding the right...

Research hints at crucial link between the gut microbiome and adult dermatitis – Chinese study

20-Sep-2023 By Si Ying Thian

New research on adult atopic dermatitis (AD) suggests that relationship between the gut microbiome and AD is key to developing beneficial treatments.

PowerReviews survey highlights strong pockets of consumer spending

19-Sep-2023 By Cassandra Stern & Simon Pitman

A new PowerReviews survey focusing on beauty consumer trends underscores how the spending patterns of some consumers groups are still showing an upward trajectory, despite many household budgets continuing to be squeezed in the last couple of years.

India insights: Estée Lauder, L’Oréal on trends and developments in India’s beauty market

19-Sep-2023 By Amanda Lim

We round up the most recent developments in India featuring news from Estée Lauder, L’Oreal, Nykaa, SUGAR Cosmetics and more.

Free webinar explores the opportunity of Inclusive Beauty

18-Sep-2023 By Stephen Daniells

An upcoming webinar will explore how far the beauty and cosmetics industry has come in inclusive beauty, as well as what still needs to be done.

Supreme ambition: Sisley aims to outpace Asia beauty market growth

18-Sep-2023 By Amanda Lim

Sisley aims to grow “faster than the market” in Asia on the back of multiple opportunities across the region including Japan expansion and makeup potential, says its top Asia exec.

Science reports compile skin health benefits of omega-3

15-Sep-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

GOED (the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s) has created two reports outlining the benefits of omega-3s to skin health conditions utilising its database of more than 40,000 published papers.

ESW study stresses how Millennial and Gen Z’s curiosity is determined by value

14-Sep-2023 By Cassandra Stern and Simon Pitman

A recent study by DTC ecommerce data company ESW stresses how Millennial and Gen Z consumers are willing to explore international destinations, but will still stop short if the price tag is considered to be too high or a brand is not being truly authentic.

Developing deodorising ingredients based on an ex vivo sweat model

14-Sep-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

We spoke to Symrise’s Director of Microbiology Research, Steffen Nordzieke, about the company's latest research in the microbiome of underarm sweat, which he unveiled at last week’s IFSCC conference in Barcelona.

The new ‘rules’ for social media marketing in beauty

14-Sep-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

Jo Hughston, Head of Marketing at social-first marketing agency The Goat Agency, shared her advice for beauty brands that are navigating the ever-changing social media landscape in late 2023.

e.l.f. broadens its portfolio with Naturium acquisition

13-Sep-2023 By Simon Pitman

e.l.f. Beauty is aiming to continue its strong momentum with the acquisition of skincare brand Naturium $355 million, a deal that will see it further expand its reach beyond the business’s mainstay color cosmetics.

New frontier: Why ‘quality’ Asian beauty brands are seeing signs of success in the US

13-Sep-2023 By Amanda Lim

The US beauty market could potentially be fertile ground for Asian cosmetic brands which are valued for their efficacy, innovation, and unique approaches to beauty.

Brazil paves the way to end animal testing throughout LATAM

12-Sep-2023 By Cassandra Stern & Simon Pitman

To find out more about the state of animal testing in Brazil, Cosmetics Design USA spoke with Dr. Gavin Maxwell, safety science advocacy lead at Unilever’s Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, who discusses how progress is being made towards non-animal...

Beauty wellness spells greater opportunity for multi-step solutions

12-Sep-2023 By Simon Pitman

As the wellness trend continues to reshape beauty and personal care regimens, opportunities are growing to provide multi-step solutions that include sleep and supplementation claims, says Imogen Matthews, founder of the Premium Market Reports and consultant...

Brand story: Updates from Aveda, Coty, Yatsen and more top beauty brands

12-Sep-2023 By Amanda Lim

We round up our most-read stories on the top beauty brands, featuring news updates from Aveda, Coty, Yatsen and more.

Ancient beauty ingredients that are seeing a comeback

08-Sep-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

With more consumer focus on the revival of ancient beauty rituals, we share some of the latest offerings from ingredients companies based around these age-old beauty favourites.

Honoring eco-friendly action: About the 2023 Sustainable Beauty Awards

07-Sep-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Categories for consideration include New Sustainable Products, Sustainable Ingredients, and more, and entries are open to ‘cosmetic & personal care brands, ingredient firms, packaging suppliers, retailers & distributors, NGOs, agencies and related...

One year later: CosmeticsDesign follows up with Delavie Science & the space age SPF booster

07-Sep-2023 By Cassandra Stern

In the past year, the ingredient supplier has used its Certified Space Technology ingredient Bacillus Lysate to launch a D2C collection, performed additional studies into the ingredient’s efficacy on skin health and longevity, and has additional ingredients...

IFSCC exclusive: Plant endophytes as a potential new and sustainable microbiome skin care ingredient

06-Sep-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

We spoke to David Manzano Provital’s R&I Manager who led the discovery…

Cosmetic and PBC distributors ChemSolv and Chemisphere announce IPG joint distribution platform

31-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Integrity Partners Group will expand operations for distribution companies to serve cosmetics and PBC product manufacturers better across the US and internationally.

Biotech company MBC enters exclusive distribution partnership with ingredient distributor McKinley Resources

31-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The distribution partnership focuses on The Midwest Bioprocessing Center’s FeruliShield feruloyl glyceride ingredients, with McKinley Resources helping to ‘expand market reach’ for North American cosmetics and personal care product formulators and manufacturers....

International cosmetic ingredient supplier Provital launches North America subsidiary

30-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Provital’s latest subsidiary, Provital USA, is a key part of the company’s plan to ‘expand its global presence’ by focusing on the US and Canada as ‘strategic priorities’ with ‘tremendous growth opportunities.’

Indie skin care brand expands into local retailers across 15 states

30-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Planet Botanicals is launching its Seaweed Beauty skin care product collection into all Sea Bags retail stores across the US.

Specialty chemicals company introduces new polymer for skin cleansing product formulations

24-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Lubrizol Beauty’s Carbopol SC-800 polymer is designed to meet the consumer need for ‘clarity, suspension and thickening in a wide range of challenging surfactant systems.’

Biotech company develops ‘first-of-its-kind’ retinol derivative for cosmetic & PBC product formulation

23-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The retinoid-derivative ingredients, which can be combined with a secondary ingredient for further efficacy or improved effectiveness, are a novel option for manufacturers looking to avoid the potential unwanted secondary effects of traditional retinoids.

Dow Personal Care debuts inclusive, accessible cosmetic & PBC product collection

22-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The ECOllaboration 2.0 Concepts Collection includes an accessible mascara, gender neutral hair spray, and hair serum for grey hair types to offer more inclusive products for consumers who need them most.

Levagen+ PEA now available for beauty applications

22-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern & Danielle Masterson

Gencor’s branded PEA can now be found in the beauty category for its ability to aid in a healthy inflammatory response and protect from oxidative stress-induced damage.

adidas and Coty, Inc. long-term licensing agreement renewed

22-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The partnership agreement seeks to further expand the reach of successful adidas Active Skin and Mind Range products into China after its European launch last year.

Beauty & wellness consumer tech company projects net revenue increase following strong Q2 2023 growth

22-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Following an investment in AI-driven molecule discovery firm Revela and a strong initial public stock offering earlier this year, Tel-Aviv based Oddity Tech Ltd. is now projecting a 6-8% increase in net profit over its initial 2023 forecast.

Probiotical S.P.A teams with Stauber Performance Ingredients to distribute postbiotics in North America

22-Aug-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

The Italian company said SkinBac™ is the “first quantifiable postbiotics with clinical evidence.”

Univar Solutions México appointed dsm-firmenich’s exclusive distributor in Central America region

17-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The Univar Solutions, Inc. subsidiary will focus on expanding the reach of dsm-firmenich’s extensive bioactive ingredient portfolio in Mexico, the Caribbean, and several Central American countries.

Q&A: Recent industry innovations from global chemical manufacturer BASF

17-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

As a global player in the cosmetic and personal care product manufacturing and supply chain industries, BASF is constantly developing and launching more effective digital and ingredient solutions for formulation companies and consumer brands. In this...

Indie brand invigorates tattoo after care space with ‘first of its kind’ tattoo repair patch launch

17-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The Mad Rabbit brand continues to gain steam in the tattoo after care space with its recent release of the Tattoo Repair Patch to offer consumers a sustainable and effective option to heal and protect tattooed skin.

Consumer survey data confirms sustainability has significant impact on Gen Z & Millennial shoppers

16-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

DTC ecommerce company ESW’s recent Global Voices survey reveals ‘environmentally conscious packaging,’ a deal-breaker for younger demographics, and awareness of greenwashing continues to increase, among other findings.

Skin care company launches ‘breakthrough’ psoriasis and eczema product line

16-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Arctiva Wellness’ ARCTIVA products contain the company’s proprietary HYDROSURF glycolipid technology and FDA-approved active ingredients for further efficacy.

Key takeaways: Estée Lauder presents new science at the 2023 World Congress of Dermatology

15-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The ‘impact of regular use of moisturizer to mitigate skin aging’ and ‘longevity proteins play a key role in promoting youthful skin properties’ were just two of the subjects presented by Estée Lauder during this year’s poster presentation.

BioMADE-funded biotech start up to expand production facility operations

15-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The company, who pioneered a green process for cosmetic and personal care product ingredient production like retinol, will utilize the recently secured BioMADE funding to launch expanded pilot program production in mid-2025.

ClearForMe platform bridges ingredient transparency gap between cosmetic & PBC product manufacturers and consumers

15-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The company’s technology provides ‘personalized sales enablement’ to bring ingredient transparency directly to the consumer in a ‘consumable, easy, and actionable way’ which benefits manufacturers seeking to better reach consumers and directly address...

Synthetic biotech company Amyris files Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid organizational & financial restructuring

15-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The company, which has made significant industry impact through its Lab-to-Market technology leveraging 'state-of-the-art machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence, enabling the company to rapidly bring new innovation to market at commercial...

‘A leap of faith’: Botanic Pretti5 eyes US, Singapore expansion on the back of global interest in TCM

10-Aug-2023 By Amanda Lim

The post-pandemic awareness for health and well-being has “opened new doors” for traditional Chinese medicine-beauty brand Botanic Pretti5 to expand into the US and Singapore.

Attorneys react to FDA draft guidance on cosmetic facility registration & product listing submission requirements

09-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

To glean the most important takeaways from the FDA’s latest recommendations outlined in the draft guidance document published earlier this week, CosmeticsDesign interviewed associate Kelly Bonner of Duane Morris LLP and partner Jessica O’Connell of Covington...

Men’s skin and hair care brand Cardon wins 2023 Workshop at Macy’s pitch competition

09-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The brand, whose products and ingredients are backed by Korean research and development is looking to leverage the competition win to ‘accelerate its brand growth trajectory’ and ‘forge strategic partnerships with retail outlets.’

Wellness company launches first PBC product category collection

09-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Hyland’s Naturals has expanded its product offerings with the release of the company’s first Baby Skin Care collection of six certified USDA organic topical products.

ROELMI HPC addresses ‘skin energy’ trend with Ener-GY Plus ingredient formula

03-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The ingredient’s anti-aging efficacy lies in its ability to address deterioration of the skin cell’s mitochondria, which is a direct cause of signs of skin aging and a result of exposure to environmental toxins, stress, poor nutrition, and more.

Spate report reveals consumer search trends in sunscreen, sun care & tanning product categories

03-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

The consumer trend data intelligence platform’s report brings insight into trending products and brands in these industry product spaces which can be used to drive innovation into future product research, development, and formulation processes.

Newly developed encapsulation system ‘avoids introduction of any microplastics’

03-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

University of Waterloo researchers have created the ‘liquid-liquid encapsulation system,’ which potentially eliminates the need for microplastics in the functional ingredient encapsulation process for cosmetic and personal care product manufacturing....

August Launch Pad: Casual and chic

01-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

From a launch inspired by the smash hit Barbie movie to hair, lip, and lash care and more, this month’s Launch Pad is packed with product launches to celebrate the sizzling summer months.

People on the move: Notable midyear industry employment shifts

01-Aug-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Now halfway through 2023, we return to this recurring segment to update on recent noteworthy shifts in employment in the cosmetics and personal care product industries. From board appointments to career changes and more, we’re highlighting the shifts...

MoCRA regulations: What Asia’s beauty firms need to know about US’s landmark law

01-Aug-2023 By Amanda Lim

The introduction of the new Modernisation of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) could complicate entry into the US beauty market for Asian cosmetic companies, says a regulatory expert.