International launches: innovative active ingredients
This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel highlights a selection of products with innovative active ingredients recently featured on the company’s GNPD*.
Customised treatments & more
Find out about the latest R&D findings, effective protection from blue light and pollution and solutions for the customisation trend from Dr Andrea Weber of Babor.
Dominated by innovative power
IKW, the German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association, has recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Birgit Huber recounts the major milestones that the industry has seen in the past 50 years.
Targeted protection
Dr Vanessa Alves Arruda from Lonza explains how the proven efficacy of the company’s plant-based active ingredients precisely meets the needs of Generation C*.
Elie Papiernik from Centdegrés about sustainability and beauty
Elie Papiernik from the design agency, Centdegrés, explains the main challenges of meeting the requirements of sustainability in the field of premium beauty products. He also looks at this year’s Cosmopack factory project which displays a production cycle to produce a sustainable scalp oil in a packaging designed by Centdegrés.
Market survey: Processing, Packaging & Laboratory Services
Our updated market survey of processing, packaging & laboratory services will show you at a glance what company provides what service and also points out what field each company specialises in.
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Lonza launches premium skin care ingredients
Alessandra Batelli, Global Project Lead, BioActives, and Maggie Ellis, Business Development at Lonza present the company’s new launches: Lonza’s premium skin-care ingredient, XPressEV™ bioactive functional is suitable for formulations designated for areas where consumers require the appearance of firmer, fitter skin. the new bioactive functional ScreenLight™ Block functional helps protect skin from the visible effects of blue light and environmental stressors such as UV light and pollution.
Patch for early-stage zits
Product development | ZitSticka’s Killa, this time our Star of the Month, is a new approach to the treatment of pimples. When the microdarts of the patch with its synergistic potion of zit-melting ingredients dissolve, the actives are deposited inside the pimple to squash bacteria and halt the life-cycle of the pimple.
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.
Personalised apps & more
Markets | How can personal care brands maximise growing opportunities as digital technology changes consumers’ product choices*?
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.
Illuminating inspirations
Folding cartons | Find out about award-winning designs, solutions with a lighting effect, sustainable approaches and sophisticated decoration.
How to address teens
Product development | How do teenagers define themselves and what impact does this have on the development of beauty products? Teenage expert Sam Farmer* provides his intriguing insights on the topic.
Growth for Aluminium Cans
Aerosols | Aluminium aerosol can production not only outperformed a successful 2017 but also managed to achieve a growth of 2.2%. Find out more about what makes this market thrive.
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.
A superfruit for hair and skin
Interview | Florence Trombini, Global Strategic Marketing Manager for Active Ingredients, explains how BASF is harnessing the rambutan tree’s potential for skin moisturisation, anti-ageing, and hair and scalp care – in close cooperation with Vietnamese farmers.
Natural water-based thickeners
Thickening natural personal care products is a challenge. This selection, however, shows that there is a broad choice of water-based thickeners to be used as an alternative to synthetic polymers and sulphate-based surfactants.
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.