Article The cosmetics industry is facing several challenges because of the measures in place to contain the coronavirus. Birgit Corall explains why natural cosmetics are affected even more by this than traditional cosmetics.

Article What do customers expect from their cosmetic products? The participants of the “In Cosmetic Digital Conference” investigated this question. They also evaluated the direction in which the market is moving and how to maintain consumer trust.

Article While most countries are still fighting the pandemic, China’s economy is slowly coming to life after the lockdown. Mei Gräfe knows how the local cosmetics industry is doing and what long-term changes the crisis will entail.

Article Probiotics are well known for having a positive influence on health. Recently, scientists set their focus on postbiotics, their bioactive metabolites. Following the natural model with jojoba, scientists have achieved special results for dry skin.

Article As consumers become more connected, they are learning about and adopting beauty trends from other parts of the world. A, C, J and K stand for the beauty trends which have had the most success.

Article Having high market shares now is no longer a guarantee for playing a leading role in personal care in future. Gabriella Beckwith explains, how renovators, innovators and disruptors assert their influences.

Article There are no more excuses. In every industry there are always more sustainable solutions. Jeff Huh, head of marketing at BASF Asia Pacific, has the opinion that sustainability shouldn’t be a choice. It should be standard.

Article In China, the economy is suffering from the ongoing trade tariff discussions with the U.S. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s GDP increase was 6,5% in the third quarter of 2019, the weakest quarterly economic increase since 2009,...

Article This article is an excerpt from Helga Hertsig-Lavocah’s presentation at Formulate, a key UK event organised by the Society of Cosmetic Scientists. Hertsig-Lavocah discusses reductionism, sustainability as a side effect and lessons from the whiskey...

Article The road to success for indie brands can be long and challenging. Imogen Matthews, Consultant to In-Cosmetics, has picked a number of interesting indie brand concepts that show what it takes to succeed.