Green Cosmetics

Shampoo containing plant extracts may promote hair growth – South Korean study

06-Jan-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

A shampoo containing Inula helenium (IH) and Caesalpinia Sappan (CS) extracts may promote hair growth in people with androgenetic alopecia.

Special Edition Newsletter: Water Reduction Formulation

How to get water reduction formulation right

12-Dec-2019 By Simon Pitman

The waterless and water reduction trend is definitely continuing to grow as consumers reach out for products that are both more convenient, particularly for on-the-go, as well as more environmentally friendly.

Cosmoprof Asia 2019

Black Chicken Remedies aiming to expand into Asian market as ‘clean’ trend grows

04-Dec-2019 By Amanda Lim

The CEO of Aussie beauty and wellness brand Black Chicken Remedies believes the brand has growth potential In Asia’s budding clean beauty space.

Cosmoprof Asia 2019

Same, but different: AOBiome aims to capture China market with Mother Dirt 'twin'

04-Dec-2019 By Amanda Lim

US-based microbiome company AOBiome is poised to tackle the Chinese market with AO+ Skincare, a new brand based on its own probiotic beauty brand, Mother Dirt.

Special Edition Newsletter: Water Reduction Formulation

Bring Your Own Water: the rise of dry and reconstitutable beauty

03-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske

More personal care product formulas are coming to market that require the consumer to add water before (or during) application.

Special Edition Newsletter: Water Reduction Formulation

A solid future: Could flexible pads mark a fresh sustainable cleansing movement?

03-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Solids have gained plenty of traction as a sustainable alternative in personal care, requiring less water and packaging. And with innovation lathering up nicely, the future suggests innovative variants beyond the traditional soap bar may soon win shelf...

Special Edition Newsletter: Water Reduction Formulation

New wave H2O: Tapping into fruits, vegetables and plants as alternative sources of water

03-Dec-2019 By Amanda Lim

As worries of freshwater supplies continue to mount, the cosmetics industry must challenge itself look to more unconventional sources of H2O, such as coconuts, birch tree water and seaweed, to reduce its freshwater footprint.

Eco expert: It’s time for a ‘green game-changing’ beauty revolution

02-Dec-2019 By Kacey Culliney

As the world declares a climate and ecological crisis, the beauty and personal care industry must kick-start green game-changing innovation, moving beyond simple nip-tucks so common across the board, says an expert consultant.

Clean & ethical beauty 2020: CosmeticsDesign Summit returns to unravel key insights

27-Nov-2019 By CosmeticsDesign-Europe Staff

Clean and ethical has taken the food and nutrition world by storm, and following hot on its heels is beauty. The movement has been flourishing in cosmetics and personal care for some time now and will soar in due course, propelled by the continued and...

Cosmoprof Asia 2019

Getting the hump: UAE cosmetics firm looking to Asia for camel soap growth

26-Nov-2019 By Amanda Lim

Dubai-based cosmetics firm The Camel Soap Factory is eyeing new markets in Asia to continue driving the company’s growth.

SCS FORMULATE 2019

A ‘super exciting’ future for cosmetics: Think reductionism and sustainability as a side effect, says futurologist

21-Nov-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer sentiment around consumption is shifting and the cosmetics industry must start reducing offerings and making sustainability a side effect, rather than selling point, says a futurologist.

Cosmopack Asia 2019

Sustainable packaging: Innerbottle gears up for Series A funding as it takes on the global cosmetic market

20-Nov-2019 By Amanda Lim

South Korean packaging start-up Innerbottle will soon be starting its first round of funding as it seeks to take its sustainable packaging solution to the world stage.

‘Game-changing’ beauty in bricks: Lush opens two concept stores and a mega Munich site

14-Nov-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Lush has opened its second-largest European store in Munich, along with two concept stores – a ‘fresh’ cosmetics outlet in Paris and a ‘perfume library’ in Florence – showcasing a clear nod to bricks and mortar in the region.

Dove takes a new approach to plastic packaging

14-Nov-2019 By Deanna Utroske

The Unilever brand announced its new No | Better | Less Plastic framework recently and is moving forward with new beauty packaging initiatives that will remove over 20,000 metric tons of virgin plastic from the brand’s supply chain.

Special Edition: Biotechnology for Natural Formulation

The surge of the decade? Reflecting on a ‘renaissance’ in plant cell culture tech for cosmetics

12-Nov-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer desire for sustainable and natural cosmetics continues to fuel the surge in interest around plant cell culture technology, with huge advances made in the past ten years, academics say.