Nature

Natural personal care is no longer niche

Natural personal care is no longer niche

By Deanna Utroske

According to Nature’s Gate, a brand that’s been around since the early 1970s, the natural beauty market is growing and changing. And even long-standing specialty brands are adapting to keep up with mainstream consumer expectations.

Rise of wellness: the ‘clean beauty’ trend

SPECIAL FOCUS: CLEAN BEAUTY AND WELLNESS

Rise of wellness: the ‘clean beauty’ trend

By Lucy Whitehouse

Linked closely with the rise of the clean eating trend, clean beauty is quietly becoming something of craze. In this newsletter special, we review our archives to follow its rise, and consider where the category could be heading.

A closer look at the 10 ways naturals are changing beauty

A closer look at the 10 ways naturals are changing beauty

By Deanna Utroske

Yesterday, Cosmetics Design ran coverage of a new report from JWT Intelligence on the impact consumer naturalism is having on the cosmetics and personal care industry. Here we zoom in a bit on 10 natural and organic micro trends that matter.

April Yeager, head of personal care, North America for Clariant

Clariant launches three new biopolymers focused on the natural trend

By Simon Pitman

At the NYSCC Suppliers' Day Clariant's head of personal care April Yeager spoke to Cosmetics Design about the company's three new biopolymer active ingredients that are being marketed as sensory boosters for skin and hair care. The vegetal-based...