Issue 01/02 – 2026 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Smart Formulas:Tech-driven beauty Single: Mono-material packaging at its best Switch:Silicone alternatives in cosmetics Get an e-paper subscription Issue 01/02 – 2026 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Smart Formulas:Tech-driven beauty Single:Mono-material packaging at its best … Read more
Between legislation and performance – the new challenges of mono-material packaging. The cosmetics and personal-care sector is undergoing a structural shift toward more circular packaging solutions. Mono-material plastic packaging has quickly become a key design tool for boosting large-scale recyclability and helping brands meet tough sustainability and legal goals.
The hair care ingredients market is evolving rapidly, driven by shifting consumer expectations, technological advances, and sustainability pressures. Modern consumers demand products that are not only effective but also safe, ethical, and environmentally friendly. In response, brands and formulators are rethinking ingredient selection, focusing on multifunctionality, clean labeling, and performance-driven innovation.
Issue 12 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Trends 2026:AI meets personalization Waterless: Formats and formulations to drive sustainability Winning:Packaging innovations to be discovered next year Get an e-paper subscription Issue 12 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Trends 2026:AI meets … Read more
Issue 11 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Color Trends:Where brilliant color mets innovation Dynamic: Sustainable ingredients with extra benefits Delicate:Packaging for sensitive products Get an e-paper subscription Issue 11 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Color Trends:Where brilliant color mets … Read more
Beauty trends are developing at an unprecedented speed these days. The “Dewy Blush” look has spread across TikTok, triggering a global demand for creamy blush textures within a matter of days. What started as a spontaneous beauty tip, has evolved into a phenomenon that is motivating millions of consumers to seek products that give them a natural glow. This dynamic represents a fundamental change for the beauty industry: companies must react quickly or risk being left behind.
Issue 10 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Anti Aging:Longevity and global ingredient Trends Attract: Innovations in fragrance and successful branding Aligned:Zero-waste packaging in cosmetics Get an e-paper subscription Issue 10 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Anti Aging:Longevity and global … Read more
Refillable packaging isn’t new to the cosmetics and personal care industry – it’s been steadily infiltrating it for a couple of years, but its uptake still isn’t where it needs to be. For years, beauty brands have launched elegant refillable compacts, sleek aluminium deodorants, and reusable skincare jars. The concept is familiar, but the challenge now is not awareness, but acceleration.
Every year there are countless trends. Trends for the beauty industry as a whole and those trends for each segment like ingredients, packaging etc. Here in COSSMA’s new trend series, we try to collect as many trends for 2025 as possible. And not just any trends – your most important ones. Which ingredients can not be ignored? How to pack your products now? What tools help to develop the best products? How can we use AI to our advantage? Throughout the year we hopefully will get answers to all those questions… and many more! Let’s stay up to date!
Elevating brand credentials: A brand’s credibility is always built from the inside out. It’s not just the logo, the language, or the lifestyle it sells. It’s the sum of its actions and the choices it makes when no one’s watching. And increasingly, those choices start with packaging materials.
Issue 09 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Refill & reuse:Future packaging Refine: Boosters, additives and functional ingredients Radar:Big data for predictive beauty trends Get an e-paper subscription Issue 9 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Refill & reuse:Future packaging Refine:Boosters, … Read more
Plastics have long been the packaging material of choice in the cosmetics industry. They offer multiple advantages: being lightweight, formable, cost-efficient, and highly effective in protecting sensitive formulations. Plastics enable creative and functional packaging solutions tailored to a wide range of product needs.
The wellness market keeps growing globally. According to the data presented by Statista during Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2025, the US are leading with a total value of over 2 trillion US dollars, with Asia following with more than 1.8 trillion US dollars. New trends and opportunities emerged to take advantage of the constant attention to wellbeing.
For quite some time, it has been known that recycled plastics are used as packaging material for food or cosmetics. However, the safety of quality and its definition of post-consumer-recyclates (PCR) has not yet been clarified all-purpose. In June 2024, the consortium of CosPaTox (Cosmetics, Packaging and Toxicology) published an initial and voluntary testing strategy. PCR should be analyzed as cosmetic packaging and to ensure safe use in accordance with European Regulation (EC) No 1223/20091.
Lowering carbon emissions from beauty packaging is essential to reduce the impact of the industry, in the fight against climate change. The carbon footprint of packaging solutions encompasses their entire lifecycle, from material extraction to end of life. It is a complex issue, but technological advances are improving data collection and calculation methods, helping brands to make more informed purchasing choices.
Issue 7/8 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: Smooth & silky:Innovations for straight and healthy hair Smart: The impcat of lowering carbon emissions Shift:Challenges for natural cosmetics in 2025 Get an e-paper subscription Issue 7/8 – 2025 Here is what you can look forward to in this issue: … Read more
The new PET jars enrich the Torchio family characterized by the typical 45° rounded shoulder, making it even more versatile and perfect for those who design complete product lines, which include different formulas and capacities.Available in 250 and 500 ml formats, the new Torchio jars join the eight bottles with capacities ranging from 50 to … Read more
The company presents “Paperdose” Multicolor. This innovative 3D paper-based single-dose solution, developed with Valmatic technology, is printed on the outer side with up to eight colors, offering customers a highly customizable and visually striking solution.Thanks to cutting-edge printing technologies, this packaging solution allows the creation of unique samples. Its flexible production process adapts to various needs, … Read more
The American brand Pharmagel, which specialises in the topical application of vitamins and plant-based ingredients, has teamed up with Cosmogen to develop a line of accessories and applicators to accompany the application rituals for its formulas. The result of this collaboration is a mixing bowl, an eye roller, a duo-sided spatula and acharcoal brush.Among them: … Read more
The company’s “Polyfoil” Sensation applicator tubes combine luxury and functionality and are designed for recycling. RecyClass Certified and rated “Class C” for recyclability, the tubes feature high-barrier protection with advanced material layers to preserve sensitive formulations. Compatible with premium applicators such as roll-on, lip tube, and airless pump, the tubes are ideal for cosmetics, skincare, … Read more
