News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Acquisitions, financial reporting, and pushes into digital beauty tech have dominated headlines in the past 30 days. In case you missed it, here is a roundup of CosmeticsDesign’s latest beauty business coverage.
Is children’s skincare the next beauty frontier or an unpleasant side-effect of the cosmetics industry? Inside Rini’s launch…
In its 1Q FY26 earnings call, the company reported momentum in prestige, while streamlining operations and reshaping the consumer beauty market.
From clean ingredients to AI, oral care is becoming beauty’s most disruptive category.
While the Spanish luxury beauty company has seen impressive sales across the board for the first nine months of the year, perfume sales have slowed in the third quarter of the year.
Estée Lauder Companies aims to drive faster DTC innovation and personalized omnichannel experiences with new Shopify partnership.
As beauty multinational Estée Lauder Companies reports a return to positive sales and profit growth in its latest financial results, its CEO revealed more about its future focus during the analyst call.
We spoke to the mediluxe brand about its innovation in ozone, senescence & skin repair.
Mintel analysts outlined three key trend areas: Metabolic Beauty, Sensorial Synergy, and Beyond the Algorithm, each with implications for how brands approach innovation, communication, and consumer engagement.
SaaS technology company Haut.AI has released a new generative AI-powered SkinGPT Aging Model in collaboration with digital health platform Noom.
New research shows how new skin-on-chip methods could potentially disrupt animal testing in the beauty and personal care industry.
As researchers explore new biological pathways, ingredient mechanisms, and delivery systems, the gap between cosmetic science and clinical performance continues to narrow.
L’Oréal Group has acquired Creed and numerous fashion house beauty licences, but also plans joint wellness and longevity innovation in the €4bn Kering deal.
As Sephora’s parent company LVMH sees sales rebound, the firm’s CFO has shed more light on whether Amazon Beauty could be a serious competitor for Sephora’s crown.
With 83% of active users relying on generative AI for product insights, beauty industry stakeholders face a new era of digital engagement.
RIFM’s pilot study demonstrates how PB/PK modeling can help meet regulatory expectations for genotoxicity data while avoiding additional animal testing.
Is travel retail the new beauty playground? L’Oréal thinks so...
The new research, which monitors how hair dye fades at a molecular level, offers deeper insight into hair colour retention.
La Mer is supporting Salk Institute to advance research in cellular energy and age-related function, in the hope of redefining healthy ageing and fuelling breakthroughs in product innovation.
Developed in-house by US-based men’s skin care brand Caldera + Lab, the system is designed for deeper penetration for targeted efficacy.
The new FDA tool has registered a sharp increase in adverse event reports following the implementation of MoCRA.
In a sign of how far AI skin diagnostics have come, and how fast expectations are rising, Neutrogena has relaunched its Skin360 platform with a behind-the-scenes upgrade: clinical-grade skin analysis delivered entirely through a smartphone camera.
Indie beauty brand Ready Set Jet has officially entered a new orbit, becoming the first skin care and cosmetics brand to be certified for space travel, according to the company.
Recent personal care M&A trends reflects a post-COVID market evolution, with private equity filling the gap left by more cautious strategic buyers, who struggle with social media-driven, digitally native brands.
Olaplex and Magic Molecules are the latest industry stakeholders leaning into biotech and scientific innovation as growth drivers.
Cargill and HELM’s venture aims to make the eco-friendly ingredient more accessible to stakeholders in the US cosmetics and personal care product industries.
The second quarter performance of direct-to-consumer beauty and wellness company ODDITY highlights continued momentum across its product lines, fueling expansion into the medical-grade skin care category.
With the integration of augmented reality and consumer data, sampling is rapidly evolving into a comprehensive marketing asset, says Will Glynn-Jones, Founder and Managing Director of Send Me a Sample.
The Israel-based startup is applying biofabrication methods to consumer skin care, raising new considerations for stability, efficacy, and production.
With more than $100 billion in indexed beauty SKUs, Keychain’s latest vertical launch offers new tools for transparency, collaboration, and agility.
The case highlights the growing scrutiny of influencer marketing practices and the limitations of platform-based disclosure tools.
Since launch, the platform has added a Virtual Formulation tool, compliance features, private AI workspaces, and other features to evolve with its user base.
Beauty tech company Haut.AI has just launched disruptive new AI-based technology in the sunscreen sector. We spoke to the CEO and co-founder to find out more.
Researchers urged formulation overhaul to address blue light, IRA, and cellular-level damage with sustainable solutions and advanced delivery systems.
Experts from Beautystreams and Spate say the launch highlights the shift towards ‘psycare’
APAC is always an innovation hotspot for the beauty industry. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the launches that are set to be unveiled at this year’s Cosmoprof Asia show…
The French multinational is adding the hair care brand to its Professional Products Division and has plans for global expansion.
Swiss fragrance company Givaudan will acquire a majority stake in the Brazilian fragrance house and plans expansion in Latin America.
CEO Flavia Zhamo shares how NOUN Connect uses real-time data and machine learning to fix beauty’s broken development pipeline in this CosmeticsDesign US Q&A.
Australian beauty product manufacturer Atelier’s latest research revealed how composable manufacturing models can help beauty brands recover lost revenue and mitigate supply chain risks.
At VivaTech 2025, the French beauty multinational announced it will be working with startup Omi to use 3D generative AI brand imagery.
With no minimum order quantities and rapid prototyping capabilities, the technology supports trend-responsive product development.
“Hair longevity and a porosity-focused approach are some of the directions that will lead the way in claims and terminology for hair care, color, and styling for 2025–2028,” said Eleonora Mazzilli, Trend Localization & Business Development Director,...
Leaders from FIG OR OUT, TerraCycle, GlycosBio, and more will explore how tech-driven trends are shaping the future of beauty at the upcoming Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.
The collaboration aims to streamline personalization in beauty through automation and compact retail workcells.
Described as the industry organization’s “most ambitious” edition yet, the upcoming trade show will build on the success of previous years with new tours, awards, and programming spanning a 200,000+ square foot show floor.
From reducing animal testing to optimizing ingredient sourcing, virtual twin technology has the potential to unlock faster product innovation and a smarter supply chain for beauty industry stakeholders.
From manual audits to AI-driven controls, here’s how personal care brands can future-proof their quality systems, according to supply chain visibility platform CEO Rodney Manzo.
“The use of product content optimization (PCO) is critical for the beauty industry to ensure they remain in sync with their customers and not make them do too much work to understand their products with confusing, brand- and industry-specific...
We saw plenty of novelties at this year’s In-Cosmetics Global show. Read on to discover some of the most exciting new launches in ingredients, textures & formats...