International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
The European Commission’s non-food Scientific Committees (SCCS) has published a factsheet on hair dyes entitled: “The EU is the safest market in the world for hair dyes”. This fact sheet tackles issues such as if it is safe to use hair dyes, what the major concerns are and if they are justified and if health … Read more
Lonza has opened its Global Centre of Hair Care Technology in Blackley, near Manchester (UK). The centre is situated close to a number of key global and regional hair care customers and its ease of access, the established Lonza Consumer Care site at Blackley was an ideal location for this new Centre. The Centre will … Read more
The abundance of logos for the natural and organic cos-metics market in Europe is confusing. Creating a unique and at the same time appealing message is the challenge that has to be met. Market Development The natural and organic cosmetics market in Europe is highly fragmented with only a few brands achieving a strong presence … Read more
Die Nachfrage nach Naturkosmetik hält unvermindert an, und der Markt führt täglich neue Konsumenten an Naturkosmetik heran. Die neue Werteorientierung erfordert jedoch eine neue Kundenansprache, ohne dabei den eigenen Wertekanon aufzugeben.
Amarjit Sahota, director and founder of Organic Monitor, describes the main characteristics of the European market for natural cosmetics.
Lutz Herrmann, Founder + CEO at LH Design talks about what gave him as a packaging designer the idea to put live back into this brand.
Imogen Matthews, Managing Director at IM Associates, characterizes the major aspects of the British colour cosmetics market.
Katia Tolmacheva, Business Development Director at Sepai skincare, talks about what gave the founders the idea to create Sepai Skincare 6 years ago.
Angela Kleiner, Marketing manager at Croda and Sederma GmbH, talks about what effect cosmetics products can have on dermal stem cells.
Dr. Karl Linter, CEO at Kal’Idees and “daddy” of Sederma’s award-winning Matrixyl explains how he and his team developed the active ingredient.
As urban Chinese consumers are more concerned about daily skin care, regardless of gender, they have established a fixed routine, according to Mintel’s new report Facial Care- Women vs Men China 2015. The report reveals that only one third (31%) of urban Chinese male consumers are satisfied with their current skin condition, and their concerns … Read more
The Nordic market for natural cosmetics is showing healthy growth, with sales doubling between 2008 and 2014. A new study by Organic Monitor sales revenues to climb to EUR 200 million in the coming years. Denmark has the largest market for natural cosmetics in the Nordic region; natural & organic products comprise 4% of total cosmetic … Read more
Shiseido entered into a new collaboration agreement with the dermatology research center at Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States known as the MGH-Harvard Cutaneous Biology Research Center (CBRC*1). Built on a relationship that began in 1989, this new agreement calls for an expansion of collaborative research into skin biology as well as efforts to … Read more
Scarring is a natural biological phenomenon for repairing damage to the skin or to deeper tissues such as muscles and bones. This process includes a cascading reaction of biochemical events that are highly regulated in space and time. Their sole aim is to replace the lost or devitalized cell and tissue structures. Recently, a new … Read more
BASF and Poietis, active in the field of 3D laser-assisted bioprinting, have signed an agreement on research and development in cosmetics. Based on the combined expertise of both companies in tissue engineering and bioprinting, the agreement aims to apply the bioprinting technology of Poietis to improve BASF’s skin equivalent model Mimeskin. The terms and conditions … Read more
Ildiko Szalai, Senior Analyst Beauty and Personal Care at Euromonitor, presents the major trends which can be espected for the cosmetic market in 2015.
Emmanuelle Moeglin, Global Fragrance & Personal Care Analyist at Mintel, informs about the global trend to develop cross-category beauty products.
Betty Santonnat, Development Director of Cosmebio, explains why the French market for natural cosmetics is special.
Lola Güldenberg, CEO of the trend agency Lola Güldenberg, describes the future trends the agency has identified.
On Tuesday, June 21st, 11 a.m. (Berlin time), Dr. Arnold Uhl, Sales & Marketing Manager at LUM GmbH, Berlin, talked about “„An innovative concept for real-time and accelerated emulsion and suspension stability testing “ in his COSSMA Webinar. This webinar was sponsored by LUM GmbH.