Events | At MakeUp in Paris this June 160 exhibitors showed their latest developments in packaging, full service offers and of course ingredients for dazzling colour cosmetics products and integrated skin care benefits.

Interview | Elfriede Dambacher and Wolf Lüdge provide the latest insights into the international natural cosmetics market and explain what to expect from this year’s Natural and Organic Cosmetics Conference in Berlin. 

Product development | This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel looks at innovative natural cosmetics products and features a selection of interesting products recently highlighted on the company’s GNPD*.

Product development | This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel looks at innovative hair care products and features a selection of interesting products recently highlighted on the company’s GNPD*. 

Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in the Italian personal care and wellbeing business, Equilibra. Equilibra product range  Founded in 1987 by Franco Bianco, Equilibra has a growing presence in the so-called ‘natural’ personal care segments, offering Skin Care and Hair Care ranges; and is a leading player in nutritional supplements … Read more

Events | Find details on fresh insights and data for the global beauty industry from the Marketing Trends Presentations of this year’s In-Cosmetics Global in Amsterdam compiled by Imogen Matthews.

Andrew McDougall, Global Beauty Analyst at Mintel, provides insights into the key findings on the beauty and personal care trends of 2018.

Aerosols | Our article looks at the market development, new developments in spraying technology, actuators, award-winning solutions, materials and testing.

Markets | Rubab Abdoolla from Euromonitor provides a comprehensive snapshot of South Africa’s beauty and personal care market.

Interview | What were the most impressive innovations at this year’s Cosmoprof? Trend Watcher Helga Hertsig-Lavocah gives us her take. The brand doesn’t play up the environmental benefit of not transporting water, this is the real USP.

Charlotte Libby, Global Beauty Analyst at Mintel provides a snapshot of the four major trends set to impact global beauty.

Helga Hertsig-Lavocah, trend watcher at Hint Futurology, explores how the latest global trends are dominating beauty packaging.

Aerosols| Scott Carpenter from Formulated Solutions shows how meaningful technical innovation in the field of aerosols can utterly transform the consumer experience.

Product development | This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel features a selection of some of the most interesting fragrance products recently highlighted on the company’s GNPD*.

Events | At In-Cosmetics in Amsterdam from 17 to 19 April some 800 exhibitors will unveil their latest innovations, new formulation concepts and new study results. This is our sneek preview of what new ingredients to expect.

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.

Fragrances | Industry experts give inside information about current and future fragrance trends.

Events | What consumer trends are creating new opportunities? 
In-Cosmetics 2018 Trends Presentations Preview 

Product development | Marrying natural ingredients with technologically is gaining in importance and as is the impact of digital on beauty routines.