Article How do you provide information on packaging-free products? Lush came up with the digital app Lush Lens – this time’s Star of the Month. It identifies the naked product and provides all the relevant information.
Article Everyone talks about natural cosmetics. But what are the main drivers of this segment and what are the challenges it currently faces? Wolf Lüdge, the organiser of the annual Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference held 24–25 September in Berlin,...
Article What made Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic establish their clean beauty brand? Find out in this interview with the founders of the online platform Clean Beauty Insiders and the brand BYBI Beauty.
Article How does CBD work on the skin and what is the legal situation concerning the use of CBD in personal care products? Elsa Navarro from the first Colombian mass market skin care brand to use CBD explains.
Article This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel highlights a selection of innovative natural cosmetics products recently featured on the company’s GNPD*.
Article Beauty care needs to drop sticky sweet gourmand concepts as bitter and more complex notes are the flavours of the the future. Is beetroot the new matcha and are adaptogens the new proteins? Find out from Helga Hertsig-Lavocah, Futurologist & Trend...
Article Interview | Andrew McDougall from Mintel identifies* emerging hair care trends, consumer concerns and desired outcomes.
Video Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic first created a digital beauty platform on clean beauty centred around DIY products, then wrote a book about DIY beauty products before establishing their brand BYBI Beauty. They explain why this move was not...
Video Ada Ooi is the founder of 001 Skincare. This brand, based on naturals and cosmeceuticals, features an East meets West approach. Ada Ooi talks about the origins of her brand, her brand’s most successful product and the launches to be expected, as well...
Article What new developments have recently been presented at shows such as In-Cosmetics Global to optimise hair care options? Our selection provides a concise overview.
Video The stay-at-home dad Sam Farmer who went out to purchase deodorants for his adolescent kids and found the market offer for the boys too aggressive and for the girls too submissive.
Article This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel highlights a selection of products with innovative hair care ingredients recently featured on the company’s GNPD*.
Article Series: Greater China | After having focused on China and Hong Kong in the March and April issue of COSSMA, see box, Taiwan is in the limelight this month.
Video In their CosmoTrends report, the international trend agency, Beautystreams, explains the trends from this year’s Cosmoprof product launches. What are the main trends currently setting the tone in the beauty market? Find out in this interview with...
Article Find out about the latest R&D findings, effective protection from blue light and pollution and solutions for the customisation trend from Dr Andrea Weber of Babor.
Article This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel highlights a selection of products with innovative active ingredients recently featured on the company’s GNPD*.
Article Product development | ZitSticka’s Killa, this time our Star of the Month, is a new approach to the treatment of pimples. When the microdarts of the patch with its synergistic potion of zit-melting ingredients dissolve, the actives are deposited...
Article Series: Greater China | Hong Kong is the centre of attention of part 2 of our series on the cosmetics market of Greater China including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Article Markets | How can personal care brands maximise growing opportunities as digital technology changes consumers’ product choices*?
Article Interview | Lorraine Dallmeier from Formula Botanica* explains what the challenges to the status quo in natural cosmetics and how indie brands can turn into a natural alternative to big brands.
Article Product development | How do teenagers define themselves and what impact does this have on the development of beauty products? Teenage expert Sam Farmer* provides his intriguing insights on the topic.
Article Interview | Is the French market’s downward trend still going on? Anaïs Dupuy from Kantar Worldpanel* shows perspectives on how to reinvigorate growth in this market.
Article Markets | What differentiates Chinese beauty – C-beauty from K-beauty – and what is currently driving these markets? Nicole Fall from Asian Consumer Intelligence* explains.
Article Interview | Helga Hertsig-Lavocah, Futurologist & Senior Trend Watcher, has identified the latest trends in natural cosmetics at Vivaness* such as disruptive approaches in oral care and trending ingredients such as hemp and kombuchas.
The company unveils its latest innovation: the “Multicolour Edition”. This revolutionary advancement comprises nine newly developed colour...
As part of the companies strategic plan to expand their global presence, Provital announced the launch of their new subsidiary, Provital USA, serving...
The ECO Group and JM Nature GmbH with its popular natural cosmetics brand Ben&Anna will be going down the same path in future. The strategic...
From 1st October 2023, Nobilis Group GmbH will be the new and exclusive distribution partner for the luxury niche brands of Cereria Terenzi Evelino...
ENGIE Spain and Kao Corporation SAU have signed an agreement for the construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance for 15 years of a new...
Symrise continued on its growth path in the first half of 2023 and achieved an increase in sales of 6.8% to € 2,414 million (H1 2022: €2,260...
Confirming its expertise in anti-aging active ingredients, Seppic completes its offer for mature skin with a new biomimetic anti-sagging ingredient:...
In response to the growing demand for αalpha-bisabolol, Aneco is pleased to launch BioSyn-Bisabolol now, a sustainable product produced through...
The Nordic brand has chosen Cosmogen’s patented Tense tube for its hybrid concealer Lumene, Invisible Illumination, Serum in Concealer. This...
Lip Perfector by Clarins goes ultra soft with packaging from Cosmogen: The ultra-soft flocked and beveled applicator of the Cosmogen’s D16 tube...