International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
Fragrances play an important role for customers when buying a product. Certain scents might make a product a lot more attractive, others might be a reason to decide against buying it. Emma Vincent and Lee Howes of Lush talk about the role of fragrances in personal care.
From skin care to hair care and beyond, polymers play a key role in the formulation of countless cosmetic products. Their versatility in formulation, their ability to modify rheology, improve stability, enhance texture, and provide film-forming properties make them indispensable.
Staying one step ahead of beauty hypes can put a brand into a leading position. Frank Theobald, Managing Partner of the Retailsolutions AG, gives tipps on how to stay ahead.
Bedoukian Research, Inc. (BRI) announced Jim Zitelli as chief financial officer leading the company’s global finance initiatives. Zitelli brings with him over 30 years of experience in the financial arena. Most recently, Zitelli was the global vice president of Finance for Symrise’s Scent and Care Division. www.bedoukian.com
Beauty conglomerate Revlon Inc., whose portfolio includes iconic brands such as Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, and Almay, is promoting Debra Perelman to president and chief executive officer. Perelman, who most recently served as Revlon’s COO, will take over the role previously held by Fabian Garcia. During her time as COO, Perelman helped to improve Revlon’s digital … Read more
The 35th edition of Luxe Pack Monaco will open its doors on 2nd to 4th October at the Grimaldi Forum. Each year, the most creative exhibitors from around the world gather in sunny Monaco to meet with brands from all premium sectors looking for packaging.
On 1st August, 2023, P2 Science announced the retirement of Neil Burns, effective 15th September, 2023. Burns will transition to an advisory role at the company. P2’s board of directors has selected co-founder Patrick Foley, Ph D , as president to lead the company during its search for a CEO. www.p2science.com
We are living in uncertain times – climate change, international conflicts, inflation, political upheaval, migration, gender debates, pandemics, divided societies and across most economies a lack of skilled workers. A sense of doom and gloom seems to prevail.
Change at the top of Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH: Maximilian Hoyer is the new managing director of the Paderborn-based process technology specialist since July 2023. Maximilian Hoyer has initially acted as commercial manager and authorized signatory at Lödige since August 2021. In his new position, he succeeds Dr Frank Sandfort, who has managed the company … Read more
The importance of sustainability in everyday life is undeniable today. Birgit Huber, Debuty Director General at IKW, talks about the effects of the sustainability goals on the cosmetic industry.
Fragrance Creators Association (Fragrance Creators) has named Emily Cruz as its new coordinator of Executive Communications. Cruz will support Fragrance Creators’ communications team with a focus on assisting Fragrance Creators’ president and CEO. www.fragrancecreators.com
Symrise continued on its growth path in the first half of 2023 and achieved an increase in sales of 6.8% to € 2,414 million (H1 2022: €2,260 million). Excluding portfolio and exchange rate effects, turnover increased organically by 8.0%. Both segments contributed to the positive development and increased their revenue in a tense global economic … Read more
Cold process emulsions are possible with a selection of suitable ingredients. Prof Andrea Wanninger and her co-authors monitor emulsifiers, rheology modifiers and multifunctional blends. This second part of two focuses on O/W emulsifiers, rheology modifiers and blends.
Hair care consumers today are increasingly focused on selecting products that contain natural ingredients without sacrificing performance. However, the development of naturally derived ingredients which have the same performance as synthetic ingredients is not an easy task. Redesigning products starts with their ingredients…
For several years, the market for counterfeit goods has been growing rapidly. Counterfeits reduce the intangible value of a company, its turnover, and competitiveness. Consumers face an increasing risk – the more counterfeit car parts, electrical components, medical products, cosmetic products, fashion or headphones, the greater the damage to society.
After nearly 30 years with the company, Matthew North, Commercial Director at Kelheim Fibres, will retire on July 1st, 2023. Mark von der Becke will assume the position of Sales Director and become part of the management team at Kelheim Fibres. Dr Marina Crnoja-Cosic, who has been serving as Director of New Business Development and … Read more
They pose a threat to health and the enviroment: microplastics. That makes it especially necessary to develop and design cosmetic products – specifically colour cosmetics – without that ingredient. Katrin Steinbach, Technical Unit Expert Corporate responsibility of Cosnova, and Ariane Saiko, Director Catrice, talk about the difficulties and advantages of new developing processes.
The Nobilis Group appoints Mathias Rill as Vice President Sales in June 2023. Since joining in September 2022, Mathias Rill was able to prove his outstanding sales qualities, first as Key Account Director and later as Commercial Director. In his new position, he will henceforth be responsible for and shape the entire sales structure in … Read more
With the implementation of Cosmetic Supervision Administration Regulation (CSAR) since 1st January 2021, the Chinese cosmetic market has begun a new epoch. In the following second part, Rong Mei Hui-Drobnik, specialist for Chinese cosmetic regulations, gives an update on the new developments.
Hello, there you are again! Are you familiar with this situation? Sometimes, when I’m sitting with friends and we’re drinking a glass of beer or wine, sooner or later the question comes up “Hagen, what’s trending in cosmetics right now?” Or also popular: “Which cosmetics brand is better – the cheap private label in the drugstore or the expensive luxury care?”. At this moment, I’m on high alert and from now on only drinking non-alcoholic beverages. Because whatever I’m going to reply to this will eventually lead to the rethorical question: “But between us, it’s a lot of nonsense in cosmetics, isn’t it?”