Green Cosmetics

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.

Journey to the West: The Ayurveda Experience eyes western demand for natural and holistic beauty products

26-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

India-based firm The Ayurveda Experience is working to expand its presence in North America and Europe to capture the rising demand for natural and holistic beauty products.

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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.

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.

L’Oréal Paris to halve CO2 emissions by 2030: ‘We are in the decade to make the change,’ says global head

28-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal Paris has unveiled its environmental goals for the next decade, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by 50% and lightweight or sustainably convert its entire packaging portfolio by 2030.

Sustainable step change: Can circular beauty become a mainstream reality?

08-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Many beauty manufacturers, suppliers and retailers have made important sustainability pledges for this coming decade, but as efforts kickstart in shifting linear business models to circular ways of working, there remains a raft of challenges along the...

Recycled coffee: Hug Browne outlines crowdfunding NPD in bid to cultivate sustainable beauty habits among Japanese consumers

07-Apr-2021 By Guan Yu Lim

Japan-based sustainable beauty company Hug Browne hopes to develop more beauty and cosmetic products from upcycled coffee grounds, following the launch of its first body scrub last year.

Purposeful beauty: asa Beauty marries sustainability and luxury with refillable make-up concept

01-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

Newly launched Indian make-up brand asa Beauty has developed a range of refillable make-up products with meticulously designed aluminium packaging to offer consumers a luxurious experience without compromising on sustainability.

Circular Beauty: The future of sustainable sourcing, green chemistry and eco-design

24-Mar-2021 By CosmeticsDesign-Europe Senior Reporter

The global beauty industry is working hard to make circularity a mainstream reality, reinventing and reconsidering all aspects of complex supply chains. But what does the future truly hold as industry tries to close the loop?

The no waste era? Every beauty brand can ‘reformulate, reposition and renew’

23-Mar-2021 By Natasha Spencer

As the beauty and personal care world explores how it can achieve circular beauty, consumers want to see zero waste and supply chain transparency made a reality in the burgeoning category they define as ‘clean’, say beauty experts.

Eco boost: Five recent developments in sustainable beauty across APAC

17-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

We round up our five most-read stories relating to one of the hottest topics in beauty today, featuring innovative solutions to the sustainable beauty movement coming from Asia Pacific.

‘Ayurveda advancing’: Indian brand SoulTree poised for nation-wide retail expansion focusing on sustainability

16-Mar-2021 By Amanda Lim

Indian Ayurvedic beauty and wellness brand SoulTree is branching out to launch more physical stores in the country, following the unveiling of its inaugural flagship in Gurugram.

Coty to use carbon-captured ethanol in majority of fragrances by 2023

05-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major Coty has signed a letter of intent to partner with carbon recycling major LanzaTech to integrate sustainable, carbon-captured ethanol into its fragrance formulas.

Just add water: Singapore start-up launches hand soap tablets to bring low-cost sustainability to consumers

24-Feb-2021 By Amanda Lim

Singaporean company Reuuse believes its reconstituted format is the ideal solution to provide consumers sustainable hand soap products at an affordable price point.