Clean & Ethical Beauty

Mindful growth: Promoting sustainable consumption top-of-mind for waterless beauty brand founded by ex-Amazon VP

16-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

An ex-Amazon VP who founded waterless Singapore start-up Bhuman says early interest from big-name retailers won’t deter its focus on promoting sustainable consumption and insists there is no merit in growing the brand “just for the sake of growing”.

Finnish fermented skin care startup: Circular beauty to 'become the norm’ in 5-10 years

14-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Finland-based fermented skin care brand Circulove has developed a range of products it says fit into the wider trend towards sustainable holistic living – a rising area of opportunity for beauty, its CEO says.

New life for old plastics: Kao furthers circular beauty goals with plans to use chemically recycled plastics for cosmetics

14-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese personal care major Kao Corporation has piloted a new initiative to use chemically recycled plastic for its cosmetics packaging in effort to further its efforts to improve its circularity.

War on waste: Aussie brand My Soda aiming to fizz in sustainable beauty space with refillable hair care range

09-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Australian personal and home care manufacturer Natures Organics has launched a range of refillable hair care products as sustainable packaging is rapidly becoming an “expectation” from Australian consumers.

The Body Shop transitioning to vegan beauty product formulations

07-Jun-2021 By Deanna Utroske

At the start of June, the Natura-owned company announced plans to certify all of its product formulations—body care, skin care, color cosmetics, etc.—with The Vegan Society by December 2023.

Native stories: Aboriginal-owned firm Nood Australia to strengthen B2C arm with high-end skin care brand

02-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Australian First Nations personal and home care firm Nood Australia is set to launch a high-end skin care brand made with native Australian botanicals in the third quarter of the year to reinforce B2C business.

Kao, P&G Beauty and Estée Lauder rank top in ESG intelligence report

28-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

An independent report analysing the reputation of 14 of the world’s biggest beauty players around environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria has ranked Kao, Procter & Gamble Beauty and Estée Lauder leaders.

Green demand: Indonesian interest in Love, Beauty and Planet spurred by changing attitudes and green marketing

28-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

A study claims that changing consumer attitudes towards the environment and a strong green marketing mix have raised purchase interest in Unilever’s Love, Beauty and Planet among Indonesian.

‘Small changes for a big difference’: Shiseido’s ELIXIR aiming for all key products to be refillable by 2025

26-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

Shiseido-owned ELIXIR is targeting to convert all of the brand’s flagship products into a refillable format by 2025 as part of the multinational’s sustainability goals.

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Green chemistry is a ‘mindset’ that holds great promise for circular beauty, says expert

20-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Green chemistry is circular by design and therefore provides an important tool for the beauty industry as it looks to improve its environmental impact longer-term, an expert consultant says.

U-Tube: Unilever to launch recyclable toothpaste tubes in India and France

19-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

Unilever will launch recyclable toothpaste tubes in India and France – two of Unilever’s biggest oral care markets – as part of its bid to convert its entire global toothpaste portfolio to recyclable tubes by 2025.

‘Providing resources to do the right thing’: Reuse and refillable concepts on the sustainability agenda for L’Oréal

18-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

Reusable and refillable concepts are an area the L’Oréal Group has pinpointed for development as it works towards its ambitious sustainability goals, according to a leading regional exec.

Overnight recovery: Antipodes forays into probiotic skin care with Culture brand

17-May-2021 By Guan Yu Lim

New Zealand-based green beauty skin care company Antipodes has launched its first probiotic-infused formulation - a night cream product under the Culture brand.

Problem solvers: Indian fem hygiene brand Sirona launches first face serums for sensitive skin

12-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

India-based feminine hygiene company Sirona has expanded its skin care line with its first face serums targeted at sensitive skin, which the firm believes to be an underserved demographic in its domestic market.

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‘Seemingly unconquerable’: Unilever to open-source vegan replacement for carmine red

07-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.