Watch the video now.: COSSMA Online Seminar with Prof. Dr. Karl Lintner

On Monday, 28th of April 2014, 2 P.M., Prof. Dr. Karl Lintner, President of Kal’idées, Paris, talked about "Trends in active ingredients: Sensoric – Well-Being: Back to Basics" in his COSSMA Webinar. You can now watch the video recording of this webinar on www.cossma.com The webinar is targeted at the international cosmetics and personal care … Read more

COSSMA publishes first issue in Chinese

Together with our Chinese Partner “China Cosmetic Review”, the first Chinese edition of COSSMA was  published on May 19th 2014. Click here to download the Chinese issue in a PDF file (11 MB) COSSMA’s publishing partner, "Chinese Cosmetic Review " was founded in 1992 and is supported by the China Federation of Commerce. China Cosmetic Review is … Read more

Coty and Avon sign an agreement for Brazil

Coty and Avon have entered into a partnership by which select Coty fragrances will be marketed and sold through Avon Brazil’s network of 1.5 million independent sales Representatives. Brazil, Avon’s largest market, is also the largest fragrance market globally. The deal brings together Avon’s extensive network of Representatives in Brazil and Coty’s portfolio of celebrity … Read more

New Head of Research & Development at Beiersdorf

Starting on October 1st, 2014, the Head of Beiersdorf Skin Research for many years, Professor Klaus-Peter Wittern will enter retirement. His successor will be Dr. May Shana’a. Shana’a has many years of experience in research and development, which she acquired in management positions in internationally active companies. Professor Klaus-Peter Wittern has been at Beiersdorf since … Read more

Cosmopack 2014 at a glance

With a total of 207,238 visitors this year’s Cosmoprof event in Bologna, Italy saw a 7% increase in visitors. 21% of these visitors came from 134 countries. 2,450 exhibitors from 69 different countries and 24 national groups were showing their products and services. Three days before the Cosmoprof exhibition, Cosmopack 2014 had already started. The … Read more

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New Selene Mini Airless from Rieke

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China: How to find business partners with COSSMA and BEAUTY FORUM

Together with our Chinese Partner “China Cosmetic Review”, the first Chinese edition of COSSMA is to be published in May 2014. Payment will be handled in Euro by the COSSMA headquarter in Europe, so no complicated foreign currency transactions! For further Information on COSSMA China, feel free to contact Dorothea Michaelis (phone +49 721 165144) "Chinese … Read more

BEAUTY FORUM Greece in Athens in May 2014

BEAUTY FORUM GREECE celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013. This Greek trade show for beauty professionals thus has a long tradition and offers its visitors a wide range of exhibitors in the areas of cosmetics, make-up, nail, pedicure and hair care. In addition, an interesting variaty of national championships and workshops are offered alongside the … Read more

BSB Innovation Prize: Award Winners Finished Products

The awards ceremony took place during In-Cosmetics in Hamburg. Please find below a list of the award winners in different categories Category: "Natural products/ Finished products" are (the 1. prize was divided):1a. 24 h Gesichtscreme, Regeneration, Kneipp, Germany1b. Aquanature Augenpads, A. Börlind, Germany2. Nourishing Masque, Phytocode, Tonesh Ltd, Bulgaria3. Straffendes Körperöl, I am, Migros, Switzerland Category "Actives/naturals"1. … Read more

COSSMA China: Special Rates for COSSMA, BEAUTY FORUM and bodyLIFE customers by Apr. 11th

Together with our Chinese Partner “China Cosmetic Review”, the first Chinese edition of COSSMA is to be published in May 2014, advertising deadline is April 11th. Good news for all COSSMA, BEAUTY FORUM and bodyLIFE advertisers and for exhibitors at BEAUTY FORUM trade shows: You will get a special discount of 35% on all advertising prices … Read more

Beauty conscious Brazil to fuel growth in the plastic packaging industry

Brazilians favour plastic over any other material for their health and beauty product packaging. Brazil had the third largest cosmetic market globally in 2012 and their health and beauty sector was then worth BRL56 billion. More recently, the country’s strong economic growth has meant that the spending power of consumers has been boosted and as … Read more

India’s youth drive haircare market

The hair styling products sector in India is set to expand rapidly due to the increase in the young population, providing opportunities for brands to create new, innovative products with salon effects. Young people are looking for a quick fix 56% of hair styling agents are used by consumers aged 24 and under. These younger … Read more

In-cosmetics 2014: Shortlist for new Green Ingredient Award

10 finalists have been announced for the inaugural in-cosmetics Green Ingredient Award in association with Organic Monitor. The award – which honours a raw material or ingredient that makes a significant environmental or social difference in the area of sustainability – garnered more than 50 entrants demonstrating the industry’s commitment to creating a more sustainable … Read more