International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
Product development | From near-infrared hair diagnostics and augmented reality colour consultation, to creating personalised on-demand hair care products – all this is part of Schwarzkopf Professional’s SalonLab, our Star of the Month this time.
Inter Parfums has entered into an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with London-based Graff Diamonds for the creation, development and distribution of fragrances under the Graff brand. The eight-year agreement has three 3-year automatic renewal options, potentially extending the license until December 31, 2035. Commenting, Jean Madar, Chairman & CEO of Inter Parfums, Inc. stated, “For … Read more
Testing methods | This article shows that using the BUS standard testing method (with isolated perfused bovine udder skin as a natural skin model), the skin tolerability of Mesem Cosmetic Cream could be confirmed.
Christoph Knoke, Managing Director of Information Resources, explains how the company’s E-commerce panel works in the field of cosmetics and toiletries and summarises the first results.
Events | What consumer trends are creating new opportunities?
In-Cosmetics 2018 Trends Presentations Preview
Sun care | Find out how to protect the skin from different types of light, how to stimulate UV protection, how to reduce the use of UV protection actives and discover novel solutions for enhanced sun-screen creations.
L’Oréal and Armani have extended their license until 2050. Founded in Milan in 1975 by Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion house attracts luxury customers from all over the world with its elegance. Since 1988 L’Oréal develops through its Luxury Division high-end lines of perfumes, skin care and make-up, benefiting from the inspiration of Mr. Armani. … Read more
In-cosmetics 2017: BASF ‘s personal care solutions are based on three “Dimensions of Science”
At in-cosmetics, BASF’s Florence Trombini and Andrea Tomlinson, both Marketing Managers Personal Care Europe, present BASF’s “Dimensions of Science” concept including launches like the new active ingredients Collalift™, Oligolin™ and Sveltine® ST or “Alive” – the 2017 preview of hair-styling trends.
The winners of the Cosmoprof and Cosmopack Awards have been announced. The initiative has been organized in collaboration with the international trend agency Beautystreams to celebrate the whole beauty industry and all its segments. The Cosmoprof Awards, recognising finished product companies’ projects with the biggest impact on the market, and the Cosmopack Awards, celebrating innovation … Read more
Cosmetic & personal care application dominated the demand in the farnesene and accounted for over 35% of the total demand in 2015. Farnesene derived squalene, through biotechnological route, is used as a useful ingredient in anti-ageing and moisturizing cream formulations. Strong cosmetics growth expected from Europe and Asia Pacific market may promote farnesene demand and … Read more
Belinda Carli from IPCS explains the differences between the many types of micro-capsules and how to pick the right material for each application. She points out that micro-capsules are often used for visual and other benefits and shows why the different types of filling for micro-capsules are an important issue. Micro-capsules: For visual and other … Read more
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The magazine Cosmopolitan has honoured 15 product innovations of the international cosmetics industry with the Prix de Beauté. The competition of the 26th edition of the award had winners in 15 categories. In five categories it was the readers who chose their favourite products online. More than 500 products from national and international companies had … Read more
Natural calcium carbonates are not only a suitable alternative to polyethylene beads in cosmetics and toiletries, but also a versatile option in emulsions and anhydrous formulations. Ana Castellano Gassó of Omya presents calcium carbonate as an alternative and points out that the cleansing effect and the consistency are adjustable by the quantity used. Replacing microplastics is … Read more
Heike Störmer-Kuk from SpringPool presents today’s most striking trends in textures: lacklustre and tactile on the one hand and light and rich on the other hand. Störmer-Kuk points out why textures are gaining more importance. She explains how consumers will influence textures for cosmetics and gives an outlook on the future of cosmetic textures. Textures … Read more
Make sure to join us again for a series of complimentary Marketing Trends presentations at in-cosmetics Global, supported by COSSMA as a media partner. Discover what the big beauty questions are for 2018 and gain the insights to answer them, such as: Is the beauty industry doing enough to engage men? How can I be … Read more
What are the pros and cons of plastic and metal aerosol cans? Dr Nora Schiemann, Consultant for Technopolis Group on the evaluation of the European Aerosol Dispensers Directive on request of the European Commission, explains in her article in COSSMA. She points out why plastic aerosols are on the rise and clarifies the common myths … Read more
A host of new initiatives unveiled ahead of this year’s event in Amsterdam from 17-19 April In-cosmetics Global will land in Amsterdam this April for the first time in a decade, bringing with it hundreds of the most innovative personal care ingredients and an in-depth education programme featuring some of the world’s leading analysts, formulation … Read more
This year’s first ingredients show Cosmetagora was the launch pad for a large number of new anti-ageing and other helpful ingredients, study results and formulation concepts. This January, 175 exhibitors showed their latest ingredients developments to 4,700 predominantly French visitors, 500 more than in 2017. There were 20 more exhibitors than in the previous year. … Read more
