The brand joins over 20 other Unilever brands to carry PETA’s animal test-free certification, certifying that Axe ‘does not conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients or finished products,’ and pledges ‘not to do so in the future.’
Top executives from industry leaders L’Oréal, Coty, Kenvue, Unilever, and more are set to share exclusive insights into the future of the beauty industry at CosmeticDesign’s brand-new digital summit taking place end-January. Register now to secure your...
Although Beauty & Personal Care sectors saw strong results, Unilever will change its strategy with a new focus, new appointments, plus sale of the Dollar Shave Club.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a low-cost topical formula that delivers a fresh, young and lively look to the skin via a blend of vitamin C and olivine extract.
Consumer goods major Unilever has reported a net profit surge for the full year of 2022, led by strong growth in its recently carved out beauty and wellbeing division and good business in the Americas.
Personal care major Unilever has designed a toothbrush head with concaved bristles that it says offers improved teeth cleaning, particularly stain removal.
International personal care major Unilever has developed a two-step method offering high SPF and UVA protection via a cleanser and cream that can be offered to consumers in a kit.
Unilever-owned Dove has unveiled a global campaign designed to drive diversity in virtual beauty, collaborating with game developers and a gaming charity to catalyse change and improve female representation in the gaming world.
Unilever wants to continue to plug consumer needs in deodorants and antiperspirants and hopes to deliver its next big breakthrough technology by 2030, says the company’s R&D head of personal care.
Beauty brands and associations have expressed widespread sympathies following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, paying tributes to her decades of public service.
Personal care major Unilever plans to develop more targeted microbiome products in scalp, oral and underarm care using its lipid precursor technology, designed to stimulate natural ceramide production and improve skin quality and hydration.
Personal care major Unilever has filed a patent on a method to induce the natural secretion of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on the human body – enforcing immunity of the skin, scalp and oral cavity it claims.
Global beauty and personal care supplier Unilever and biotechnology developer Genomatica (Geno) have launched a €114 million ($120 mn) venture to scale alternatives to palm oil and fossil fuels and seek sustainable ingredients for personal care product...
Unilever’s prestige brand Living Proof and Finnish tech firm Revieve have co-developed an AI hair care advisor tool designed to offer consumers extensive and personalised insight on the science behind their hair.
Personal care major Unilever has widened the call for startups, scaleups and entrepreneurs to engage with its collaboration initiative, inviting those specialised in sustainable ingredients and packaging to join.
A group of beauty majors have kickstarted an EcoBeautyScore Consortium, set to establish a brand-agnostic and transparent global environmental impact scoring system by the end of this year.
Consumer goods major Unilever has reported growth in full-year 2021 net sales and net profit, with a strong performance in beauty and personal care, but has said a dramatic rise in input costs remains a considerable challenge.
Personal care major Unilever has split out its operations into five distinct business units to create a more category-focused company, breaking up its largest division beauty and personal care.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a scalp care formulation using the disaccharide trehalose as a prebiotic to reduce levels of fungi associated with dandruff.
Personal care major Unilever has developed an antiperspirant formula without traditional metal-based actives like aluminium, offering an active alternative thanks to a blend of film forming polymers, solvents and plasticizers.
Personal care major Unilever has reported a net sales rise for its third quarter (Q3) of 2021, with strong growth in the Americas and across its prestige beauty division, but the future will prove challenging as price inflation continues.
HENKEL, L’OREAL, LVMH, NATURA &CO AND UNILEVER EXECUTIVES WEIGH IN
Executives from Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Natura &Co and Unilever say co-developing an industry-wide environmental impact assessment system is critical for the sustainable future of cosmetics.
Personal care major Unilever has launched a collaboration initiative to partner with forward-thinking beauty startups, scaleups and entrepreneurs specialised in social commerce to drive next-generation in-house innovation across its portfolio of brands.
Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Natura &Co and Unilever are forming a global beauty consortium to co-develop an industry-wide environmental impact assessment and scoring system for cosmetics.
Personal care major Unilever has developed sustainable black packaging made from layered post-consumer resin materials, breathing new life into plastic previously treated as waste.
Personal care major Unilever has reported a net sales rise for its second quarter (Q2) of 2021, with Europe growth rebounding and prestige beauty seeing continued success.
As the 12th edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit shines a spotlight on the industry’s latest sustainable developments, health and social impact, climate change and plastic pollution dominate calls for progression and proactivity in the beauty space.
Several beauty and personal care majors have joined 100+ businesses in signing a statement from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation calling for recycling costs and responsibilities to be extended to industry.
Personal care major Unilever will acquire US-headquartered direct-to-consumer (D2C) premium skin care brand Paula’s Choice, bringing it under its growing prestige portfolio.
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Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.
Personal care major Unilever has begun the process of separating out some of its smaller beauty and personal care brands as part of a portfolio reshuffle that will also see potential acquisitions in prestige beauty, according to its CEO.
This week the new Dove Hair Therapy product collection went on sale at mass and drug retailers—Hair Therapy is a concept that conjoins skin care ingredients, hair care technology, and the scalp care trend.
In 2020, when many multinational-owned beauty and personal care brands were getting serious about direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, Dollar Shave Club became an omnichannel brand.
Unilever-owned POND’S says its goal is to double its e-commerce business over the next five years as it aims to ramp up growth in the South East Asian region.
Personal care major Unilever has set aside more money to conduct business with suppliers owned or managed by under-represented groups, including those led by women and people with disabilities.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a topical composition using natural monoterpenoids from thyme and pine that it says can balance and restore microbiota diversity of the skin, particularly in amenable skin that presents conditions like...
Unilever has communicated promising preliminary findings on research it commissioned for the use of Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) mouthwash as a preventative measure against viral transmission of COVID-19.
The Unilever brand announced the new campaign this week, featuring the work of 6 visual artists—Monica Ahanonu, Rachelle Baker, Bisa Butler, Alexis Eke, Linda Mawala, and Reyna Noriega—and publicizing a new SheaMoisture pledge to share product proceeds...
Professional beauty brand Dermalogica has leveraged on its past experiences to develop new safety measures for safe re-opening of salons in South East Asia and Hong Kong.
Consumer goods major Unilever will unify its split Anglo-Dutch legal structure into a single parent company in the UK – a move set to future-proof business, especially important during COVID-19, its CEO says.
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the face of beauty business as we know it, and a dig into the financials shows some majors and categories have weathered the storm better than others.
Personal care major Unilever is working with the UK government on a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of handwashing during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The beauty marketing executive joined Unilever this week as CEO of Sundial Brands, where she’ll not only lead the Sundial business (which currently consists of four brands) but also the new Sundial Brands Social Mission Board.
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.
This week the multinational consumer goods company completed the deal to acquire Schmidt’s Naturals—a deal that was first announced just weeks ago and advances Unilever’s position in the clean, green, and natural beauty business.
This week the consumer goods company announced a deal to acquire the hair care and personal care company founded by Richelieu Dennis in 1992. Known for efforts to reposition what have been called ‘multicultural’ and ‘ethnic’ beauty products in the mainstream...
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![Unilever's freshly carved-out beauty and wellbeing division, with Dove, Vaseline and Sunsilk key brands, reported strongest full-year growth [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/02/10/unilever-full-year-2022-net-profit-soars-24.9-with-beauty-and-wellbeing-growing-strongest/16159340-1-eng-GB/Unilever-full-year-2022-net-profit-soars-24.9-with-beauty-and-wellbeing-growing-strongest.jpg)
![The patent outlines a bristle design that Unilever says improves contact with teeth, enabling improved cleaning [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/packaging-design/unilever-files-patent-on-toothbrush-bristle-design-for-better-stain-removal/16154405-1-eng-GB/Unilever-files-patent-on-toothbrush-bristle-design-for-better-stain-removal.jpg)
![Unilever's invention features a cleansing wash-off step with a composition comprising high levels of water-soluble UVA and UVB sunscreens [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/12/13/unilever-files-international-patent-for-two-step-spf-uva-protection-via-cleanser-and-sunscreen/16019153-1-eng-GB/Unilever-files-international-patent-for-two-step-SPF-UVA-protection-via-cleanser-and-sunscreen.jpg)
![The collaborative campaign is being spearheaded by a new education program designed to help game creators reflect real-life diversity and avoid contributing to stereotypes and biases in design [Image: Unilever/Dove]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/10/24/dove-launches-real-beauty-in-gaming-campaign-to-push-diversity-in-games-and-educate-game-creators/15879281-1-eng-GB/Dove-launches-Real-Beauty-in-Gaming-campaign-to-push-diversity-in-games-and-educate-game-creators.jpg)
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![Leading beauty majors and associations have expressed condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022 [Image: Royal Family]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/09/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-september-8-2022-beauty-industry-expresses-deep-sadness-and-condolences/15755004-1-eng-GB/Queen-Elizabeth-II-dies-September-8-2022-beauty-industry-expresses-deep-sadness-and-condolences.jpg)
![Unilever wants to develop scalp, oral and underarm care products using 'skin-identical' lipid precursor technology that stimulates natural ceramide production in skin [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/07/20/unilever-to-develop-skin-microbiome-products-in-scalp-oral-and-underarm-care-with-ceramide-technology/15613431-1-eng-GB/Unilever-to-develop-skin-microbiome-products-in-scalp-oral-and-underarm-care-with-ceramide-technology.jpg)
![Unilever says a topical blend containing hydroxystearic acid can stimulate antimicrobial peptide production and offer skin, scalp and oral protection against microorganisms [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/06/28/unilever-patents-antimicrobial-peptides-topical-for-skin-scalp-and-oral-immunity/15552299-1-eng-GB/Unilever-patents-antimicrobial-peptides-topical-for-skin-scalp-and-oral-immunity.jpg)
![Hair care continues to boom and consumers have newfound interest in better understanding their hair type and needs on a personalised level [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/04/27/unilever-living-proof-and-revieve-launch-ai-hair-care-advisor-tool-to-boost-hair-science/15364077-1-eng-GB/Unilever-Living-Proof-and-Revieve-launch-AI-hair-care-advisor-tool-to-boost-hair-science.jpg)
![Successful applicants would have the chance to kickstart innovation projects with a number of leading Unilever brands, including Dove, Rexona and Love, Beauty & Planet [Image: Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/brand-innovation/unilever-positive-beauty-growth-collaboration-platform-seeking-sustainable-startup-partners/13310242-1-eng-GB/Unilever-Positive-Beauty-Growth-collaboration-platform-seeking-sustainable-startup-partners.jpg)
![Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Natura &Co and Unilever spearheaded the formation of the beauty consortium back in September 2021 [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/business-financial/ecobeautyscore-consortium-launched-to-build-global-beauty-environmental-impact-scoring-system/13270258-1-eng-GB/EcoBeautyScore-Consortium-launched-to-build-global-beauty-environmental-impact-scoring-system.jpg)
![Unilever's CEO says that despite a successful year - with the fastest business growth reported in nine years - ongoing input inflation continues to be the company's biggest challenge [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/business-financial/unilever-2021-full-year-net-profit-up-9-but-inflation-challenges-continue-says-ceo/13242523-1-eng-GB/Unilever-2021-full-year-net-profit-up-9-but-inflation-challenges-continue-says-CEO.jpg)
![Unilever will now operate under five category-focused business groups: beauty & wellbeing; personal care; home care; nutrition; and ice cream [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/02/08/unilever-splits-into-five-business-groups-for-category-focused-growth-carving-up-beauty-and-personal-care/13223699-1-eng-GB/Unilever-splits-into-five-business-groups-for-category-focused-growth-carving-up-beauty-and-personal-care.jpg)
![Unilever says the formula can be integrated into a range of hair care products, including serums, creams, foams and shampoos [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/02/03/unilever-patents-prebiotic-anti-dandruff-formulation-using-disaccharide-trehalose/13210958-1-eng-GB/Unilever-patents-prebiotic-anti-dandruff-formulation-using-disaccharide-trehalose.jpg)
![Unilever says the compositions are ideal for aerosol antiperspirants designed for the underarms, but can also be incorporated into stick or gel roll-on products [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/11/24/unilever-files-patents-on-metal-free-antiperspirant-blends-for-better-efficacy/13039518-1-eng-GB/Unilever-files-patents-on-metal-free-antiperspirant-blends-for-better-efficacy.jpg)
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![Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Natura &Co and Unilever are leading the charge in the creation of a global beauty consortium to develop a system that provides consumers 'clear, transparent and comparable' information on their cosmetic products [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/09/20/henkel-l-oreal-lvmh-natura-co-unilever-forming-consortium-for-cosmetics-environmental-impact-system/12835159-1-eng-GB/Henkel-L-Oreal-LVMH-Natura-Co-Unilever-forming-consortium-for-cosmetics-environmental-impact-system.jpg)
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![Skin care performed particularly well, with especially strong growth seen in Unilever's prestige beauty division [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/07/22/unilever-q2-2021-net-sales-rise-h1-results-sit-strong-particularly-in-prestige-beauty/12668871-1-eng-GB/Unilever-Q2-2021-net-sales-rise-H1-results-sit-strong-particularly-in-prestige-beauty.jpg)
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![POND’S says its goal is to double its e-commerce business over the next five years. [POND'S]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/pond-s-aiming-to-double-e-commerce-business-over-the-next-five-years-as-it-works-to-scale-up-business-in-sea/12140627-1-eng-GB/POND-S-aiming-to-double-e-commerce-business-over-the-next-five-years-as-it-works-to-scale-up-business-in-SEA.jpg)
