Personalised apps & more
Markets | How can personal care brands maximise growing opportunities as digital technology changes consumers’ product choices*?
Market Data
Formulating naturally
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.
How to boost the French market
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.
An uptrend for C-beauty?
Markets | What differentiates Chinese beauty – C-beauty from K-beauty – and what is currently driving these markets? Nicole Fall from Asian Consumer Intelligence* explains.
Many facets of sun protection
Interview | Dr Reto Peirano from Beiersdorf tells us not only about the strongest trends in sun protection but also summarises the company’s R&D achievements in this field over almost a century.
Is hemp the new argan?
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.
A look at current trend drivers
Interview | What major trends are having a serious impact on sun care? Find out in this interview with sun care experts from DSM.
Products for Chinese beauties
Series: Greater China | In this issue we are starting a series on the cosmetics of Greater China including China, Hongkong and Taiwan. In part 1, the focus is on China.
New approaches for a fruitful future?
2019’s Marketing Trends Presentations provide an all-encompassing global view of our industry and also challenge our current assumptions about beauty.
Striving for perfection
What consumer trends are currently driving the colour cosmetics market? And how can you provide innovative solutions with short lead times? Find out from Stephan Schatz from Geka.
A bouquet of fresh ideas
Events | January’s Cosmetagora in Paris with its numerous product launches gives a preview of what trends are to be expected in 2019 – more natural solutions, production processes and plenty of creative new approaches.
Ingredients market
Kline | In 2017, the market for cosmetic ingredients represented $22.7 billion, distributed as follows: $11.5 billion for commodities, $9.5 billion for specialties such as emollients, surfactants, conditioning polymers and rheology agents, and, finally, $1.7 billion for active ingredients. Europe and the United States remain the two largest markets for the last two product categories. … Read more
How to overcome the compliance challenge
Ingredients | Unfortunately, compliance of consumers in terms of using adequate amounts of sunscreen is still poor. What can be done to improve compliance? And what are the issues of sustainable sunscreens?
Versatile minerals for targeted toothpastes
Interview | A new generation of advanced mineral particles offers versatile benefits and meets special consumer needs for tailor-made applications. Tanja Budde from Omya Consumer Goods explores current trends for state-of-the-art oral care formulations.
A triumph for hair care
German beauty and detergents market | While in 2018, the sales of beauty products went up by 1.8% in comparison to 2017, the sales of household detergents went up by 2.1%*.
Winter skin
CeraVe | 83% of Americans say their skin feels different in winter, with six in 10 going as far as calling it unhealthy. For 77% dryness and for 41% itchiness rank among the top skin descriptors during winter. 79% say their skin feels better after completing their skin care routine. CeraVe conducted a survey online … Read more
Ocean-safe protection in sight?
Ingredients | What impact does the concern around reef safety have on UV protection technologies? Find out in this interview with representatives from Croda.
German beauty care and household detergents with continued growth in 2018
German consumers are estimated to have spent a total of 18.6 billion Euros* on beauty products and household detergents. This constitutes a growth of 1,9% in comparison to 2017. Beauty care obtained a growth of 1.8 % while the sales of household detergents went up by 2.1%. Consumers spent 13.9 billion Euros on beauty care … Read more
Scientific digest
Ingredients | The 30th IFSCC Congress in Munich with its more than 400 presentations offered a wealth of scientific research. Andrea Weber from Babor sums up the most relevant trends and findings.
International launches in cosmeceuticals
Product Development | This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel looks at cosmeceuticals, including among many others doctor brands, anti-acne treatments, cellulite treatments, and products for problem skin. Here we have selected a range of the very latest innovative products recently highlighted on the company’s GNPD*