Increasing options for sustainable choices
Consumers are primed to buy more sustainable products if given the option. Genomatica’s new study shows consumer and sustainability disconnect. What does this imply for brand owners?
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When aging becomes positive
The generation over 50 no longer occupies a marginal position in the cosmetics industry. Good and healthy aging are the key words today. Maud Merlini talks about what this target groups wants and what its skin needs.
Bio inspired
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.
Disruptive or innovative?
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.
Sustainability issues at the forefront
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.
Generation Z is coming!
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, the year of the world financial crisis. Read here, what generation Z has to do with it.
Reductionism & sustainability
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 industry as inspiration for cosmetics and toiletries.
Make up Removers – Are they really gentle?
AQUASILOILS® -a PEG free and sustainable solution for gentle make up Removers with precious oils. For introducing AQUASILOILS® for PEG Free formulations in cleansing products GREENTECH was granted an BSB Innovation award in 2019. AQUASILOILS® are watersoluble oils that contain no PEG (polyethylene glycol), and are hence biodegradable and non-irritating, with all the softening and … Read more
Turning food waste into beauty products
Upcycling creating ingredients from food waste is no longer a niche idea but represents a serious step towards a more sustainable future for beauty brands. Imogen Matthews, consultant to In-Cosmetics, provides intriguing insights into this new trend.
Diversity, performance, happiness and more
Even though beauty brands are more occupied than ever with providing safety, transparency and assurance to the consumer, there are far more topics that drive tomorrow’s product trends.
Enhancing sensory effects naturally
Jens Müller from Nouryon talks about the current situation concerning synthetic ingredients, microplastics, their replacements and how to obtain sophisticated sensory performance with native and chemically modified starches, biopolymers and with the help of the company’s Formulation Triangle.
Indie brands: Stand out from the crowd
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.
German beauty and home care market 2019: Skin care thrives again
Projected annual sales 2019 of beauty and home care products in Germany total 18.9 billion euros, reflecting an increase by 1.5 percent over 2018. Sales of beauty care products grew by 1.8 percent while sales of home care products improved by 0.7 percent. This means that these industry products were largely resistant to the adverse … Read more
Looking at the latest trends
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, explains.
More information on sun care required
Mintel | Today, nearly half (48%) of German consumers think that brands should provide more information about the utilisation of their sun care products*. Even though nearly 40% believe sun care products are the best way to avoid signs of ageing, 53% think it’s difficult to remember when to reapply sunscreen. In particular, younger consumers … Read more
Drop sticky sweet Gourmand concepts
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 Watcher after her visit to London’s Natural & Organics Product Expo (NOPE)*.
Biodegradability – a must-have
Interview | Andrew McDougall from Mintel identifies* emerging hair care trends, consumer concerns and desired outcomes.
Sam Farmer about his unisex alternative for teenagers
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.
Laura Ziv from Beautystreams summarises the results of CosmoTrends
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 Executive Editor Laura Ziv.
For Hong Kong beauties
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.