Bestsmellers and more
Interview | Find out about the latest fragrance creations of Düllberg to be shown at SEPAWA, as well as the latest global trends in natural and traditional perfumery.
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Korea: Booming teen cosmetics
Markets | Why are cosmetics gaining the heart of teenagers in Korea? And what do you need to know if you want to enter this thriving market?
Reaching out to Chinese beauties
Markets | Mei Gräfe of Intergate Consulting, a consultancy firm specialised in the cosmetics industry, provides an in-depth analysis of the most important consumer trends, challenges and possible strategies for medium-sized European cosmetics enterprises to enter the Chinese market.
Energising green options
Events | At this year’s SEPAWA Congress from October 10–12 expect to find exhilarating options for green product creations from the more than 250 exhibitors showing their latest creations.
Package-free foundation
Product development | Lush’s Slap Stick foundation qualifies as this month’s Star of the month, as it is a major leap forward in reducing plastic packaging.
Go Future: Styling
Changes in lifestyle such as the increase of veganism and an increased awareness of environmental issues are leading to new ingredient compositions of colour cosmetics.
Formulations 2019: Anti-Ageing
Formulations | Benefit from our compilation of inspiring formulations for anti-ageing products, a category that keeps growing and thriving.
The secrets of lipsticks
Hélène de Clermont-Gallerande from Chanel Parfums Beauté explains what ingredients to use for lipstick creation, how to create a glossy or matte lipstick and how to avoid the sweating phenomenon.
The fascination of red
Xenia Petsitis from Merck provides inspiring ideas on how to obtain stable and safe red, reddish and pink shades by combining different types of pigments.
International launches in Styling
This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel looks at colour cosmetics and hair – essential items to perfect a beautiful look. Here we have selected a range of the very latest innovative products recently highlighted on the company’s GNPD*.
BRILLIANCE – Inspired by Nature
SYNCRYSTAL Turquoise: Caribbean Joy of Life
Probiotics – a new trend?
How lysates of gut flora can help skin to help itself.
Magnetic mask kit
Product development | Masks are taking the world by storm. So, if you want to stand out from the large number of product launches, you have to be different from the rest. This certainly holds true for e.l.f.‘s Beauty Shield Magnetic Mask Kit – our Star of the Month this time.
An abundance of new ideas
Tubes | The winners of Etma’s competition Tube of the Year 2018 reflect the creativity and the innovation potential of Europe’s tube industry.
Luxury at its best – Luxe Pack in Monaco
Events | At this year’s Luxe Pack in Monaco, you will find everything you need to know about luxury packaging. Our exclusive preview is an appetiser to make your mouth water.
Options for hair care
Testing methods | Anne Charpentier from Skinobs shows the broad choice available for testing hair care products and substantiating claims such as anti-pollution.
Opening new doors for cosmetics
Interview | May Shana’a talks about microbiome-based skin care, anti-pollution strategies, epigenetics, Beiersdorf’s latest R&D findings and lots more.
Go Future: Facial Care
Ever so popular – The result of Nivea’s Global Face Care & Cleansing Survey made clear that face care is extremely popular.
Exploring the future of skin beauty
Interview | Jean-Yves Berthon talks about Greentech’s most innovative active ingredients and extracts, the benefits of extremophile plants, the importance of the bacterial skin flora to the skin’s appearance and prebiotic solutions for sweat and malodour.
A long way to go?
Ingredients | What microbes inhabit our skin and do these interact with one another? Dr Karl Lintner’s explanations show that there is still a long way to go before establishing credible microbiome-related beauty claims.