New Product Development

Fragrance innovation: ‘Newness is down overall’, says Circana

06-Apr-2023 By Kacey Culliney

Whilst the fragrance category has continued to show dynamism and growth in the past year, the number of new concept launches has stagnated, with growth instead coming from existing lines extensions and flanker brands, says market trends firm Circana.

Deodorant and antiperspirant NPD still relying on actives from 50+ years ago: Review

14-Mar-2023 By Kacey Culliney

Research on alternative actives for deodorants and antiperspirants is building, but efficacy testing is limiting advances and most successes in the category remain based on ingredients introduced more than 50 years ago, say researchers.

Product profiles: Top stories on the product innovations in the APAC beauty space

27-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

In our round-up of the recent product developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we look into an Ayurveda-inspired nano-gold serum, Kao’s sunscreen update, a cream made from unwanted sheep’s milk and more.

AI-powered fragrances: Firmenich launches Scentmate platform to spur Indie innovation

01-Jul-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Fragrance major Firmenich has developed an AI-powered, digital tool to speed up and simplify the scent creation process for independent beauty brands and entrepreneurs, though the platform is also generating interest amongst big beauty players too, a...

Colgate-Palmolive on 2021 design-led innovation: ‘This is a huge change in our approach’, says tech chief

10-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive is shifting away from traditional line extensions, taking a design-led innovation approach that considers user experience and trends from start-to-finish, with teams focused on opportunities in active oral care, the...

Beauty boost? Revlon eyes global brand extensions ‘for significant long-term revenue’ via MDR Brand Management

08-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major Revlon has partnered with MDR Brand Management to create a global brand extension strategy that takes it into new spaces and drives deeper consumer engagement across the EMEA, APAC and Americas.

'One and the same': Beauty NPD must integrate EU cosmetic claims early on, says consultant

28-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Claims development must happen simultaneously with new product development to ensure beauty products stand up to scrutiny under EU law, says an expert cosmetic claims consultant.

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.

Artificial intelligence start-up Cherry Pick wants to flip beauty NPD on its head

27-Sep-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Tech start-up Cherry Pick has developed an artificial intelligence program to track real-time consumer engagement in beauty, enabling highly targeted, demand-driven product development.

Natural WAS associated with performance compromise, that’s changed now!

08-May-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

In the past there were discussions over the use of natural ingredients and this meaning there may be a compromise on performance, but sitting down with Shona Bear, Bulldog Skincare’s new head of NPD, she says this has all changed now.

Dispatches from in-cosmetics

Being a beauty arm of a global fashion brand definitely a help not hindrance for Burberry!

22-Apr-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

When Burberry took its beauty business in-house in April 2013 all eyes were on to see how one of the world’s best known fashion brands would position itself in the beauty market and it has definitely helped according to its new product development team.

IFF acquires Israel-based Aromor fragrance business

22-Jan-2014 By Simon Pitman

International Flavors & Fragrances has acquired the fragrance ingredients and fragrance creation abilities of Israel-based company Aromor Flavors and Fragrances.

Revlons 3Q results drop on investments

07-Nov-2005 By Simon Pitman

Revlon's ambition to inject greater dynamism in its brand portfolio
has resulted in a drop in its third quarter sales. A heavy
investment in the Almay brand combined with a fall in product
shipping in the US market adds to the...