International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
During Luxe Pack Monaco 2014, the Luxe Pack in Green Award rewards the best eco-conceived initiative. This year the cosmetic jar T-eco from Euro Cosmetic Asia, associated to Sanyo Chemical, won the award. This cosmetic jar was completely eco-designed: a reduced 40% of plastic, fully recyclable, reusable and refillable. Its simple replacement design enables an … Read more
Lipotec scooped Gold Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Awards for its Actigym marine product – fighting off competition from 10 shortlisted products. The shortlisted products were chosen from amongst the many new ingredients on offer at the Innovation Zone of at In-Cosmetics Asia. The Awards honour the development of novel actives or functional ingredients that combine … Read more
Snow Algae Powder has won the Frost & Sullivan 2014 Best Practices Award in the category ‘European Anti-Aging Skin Care New Product Innovation Leadership Award’. The active not only offers a novel and sustainable technology, but also a new anti-aging approach by mimicking the effects of the caloric restriction process, thus, increasing the longevity of … Read more
The Consumer Business Segment generated organic sales growth of 4.2% in the first nine months of 2014. Sales and market shares increased in both the mature European markets and the emerging markets. At €3.905 billion, nominal sales were up 0.6% on the prior-year figure of €3.883 billion. Nivea achieved growth of 5.7%, Eucerin delivered 6.7% … Read more
Commenting on the figures, Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L’Oréal, said: “In the third quarter, L’Oréal recorded low growth because of a slight contraction in the Consumer Products Division, as the mass market hit an air pocket in Western Europe. On the other hand, there has been a succession of good news since the … Read more
The Estée Lauder Companies have acquired Rodin olio lusso, a luxury skin care brand founded by the New York stylist Linda Rodin. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Rodin olio lusso – which translates to “luxury oil,” to honor the easygoing Italian beauty aesthetic that has long inspired Ms. Rodin – … Read more
The following downloads from the COSSMA website were most popular in this month: Market data Colour Cosmetics (Euromonitor) >> Product Background Packaging Louvrette, Catalogue >> Literature References ActiGym, Scientific Version of the article >> Formulation: Heat Activated Leave-In Conditioning Milk (BayerMaterialScience) >> picture: Nikolai Sorohin, Fotolia.de
Though formulators face several challenges with the growing trend towards untreated ethnic hair throughout Europe and the U.S., Fana Makonnen from Inolex presents natural alternatives that work. photo: Paul Hakimata COS1410_14_InolexBackground_02.pdf
L’Oréal USA acquires Carol’s Daughter. Headquartered in New York City, Carol’s Daughter is a premier American multi-cultural beauty brand with a pioneering heritage in the natural beauty movement. Created by Lisa Price in 1993, the brand caters to a diverse, rapidly growing market and has established a loyal consumer following across the country. Following a … Read more
Estée Lauder has signed an agreement to acquire Le Labo (“The Lab”), a high-end fragrance and lifestyle brand with a French heritage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in November 2014. Founded in 2006 by fragrance industry veterans Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi, Le Labo provides a selective … Read more
In addition to its international editions in English and German, starting in September 2014, COSSMA RUSSIAN edition will be published as an interactive e-paper 6 times a year. A corresponding e-mail newsletter in Russian will be sent-out 12 times per year to more than 3.000 e-mail subscribers each. The Russian language Website http://ru.cossma.com is updated regulary. … Read more
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The Stölzle Glass Group can look back on more than 200 years experience in the production of packaging glass for the prestige spirits, perfumery and cosmetics industries as well as the health care and consumer sectors. Our own Oberglas brand serves the high quality glass and tableware market for the gastronomy and hotel business. Stölzle … Read more
China is losing market share in the Asian natural & organic cosmetics market. Organic Monitor research finds Chinese market growth rates are declining because of animal-testing methods and formulation challenges. In the last 18 months, many Western brands of natural & organic cosmetics have withdrawn from the Chinese market. Weleda, Lavera, Pangea Organic, Logona and … Read more
Clariant, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, will build a new production facility at its Tangerang site in Indonesia to support regional demands in the personal and home care industry. The overall investment of approx. CHF 17 Mio in combined esterquat and methylquat production will add 12kt collective capacity for liquid and solid products used … Read more
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Alexander Kielbassa from Merck KGaA will give a presentation on the subject "A tool for innovation: A new multi-benefit Titanium Dioxide UV filter" during SEPAWA congress in Fulda on Wednesday, 15th of October , 10 a.m. in the “Forum of Innovation” in Hall 3. Eusolex® T-EASY opens up new formulation opportunities. The novel material is … Read more
The Carton of the Year went to Fernanda Brandao, for perfect communication of the product promise. The carton’s shape reminiscent of an unpolished amythyst differentiates it from other products on the shelf. In the Sustainability category, the Confiserie Reber Advent Calendar with innovative carton-inlay replaced the styrofoam positioning tray in an advent calendar with cartonboard … Read more
The second beauty trade show in Hungary for 2014 in will be organized for the 13th time from 8th – 9th of November 2014 in Budapest. There will be a focus on hair care and styling as well as on wellness and spa topics. In addition to product presentations on the stage area, there will be … Read more
The European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will cover developments in green ingredients, marketing and customer behaviour. Organised by Organic Monitor, the summit will be hosted in Paris on 24-26th November 2014. For the first time in Europe, the summit will discuss ways to encourage sustainable purchases and responsible consumption of cosmetics & personal … Read more
Schülke & Mayr has opened a new information portal on the subject of microbial stabilisation of cosmetic products. It includes information about classical preservatives and multifunctional additives with antimicrobial effect. The general topic “Applications” provides selection tools for different product categories including sensitive applications like baby care, eye care, oral & lip care, aerosols etc. … Read more
LUM now directly in France The new application lab of LUM GmbH opens in Plaisir, a Western suburb of Paris, on October, 1st 2014. „The opening of the application laboratory is the next logical step in the further development of the French market for LUM products as well as for the optimum customer service in … Read more