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.
Imported ‘ordinary’ cosmetics will not be required to undergo animal testing from May 1 this year, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has confirmed in its finalised regulations.
Oxy’less 1805 is made from a root vegetable, sourced from a cooperative farm in China. And the new red pigment promises to make clean beauty product formulations more colorful.
Kat Von D brand launched at Sephora in 2008, was fully acquired and renamed by KENDO Brands at the start of the year, and as of this week, KVD Vegan is at Ulta Beauty too.
The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is pushing Singapore-based retailer The Min List to stock more homegrown brands to support fellow local businesses and reduce logistical issues brought about by the pandemic.
In a blog item posted online this past Sunday, Sandra Cosma, the beauty maker’s Manager of Future Innovation, announced plans to expand Avon’s new vegan Distillery collection to include a product formulated with CBD.
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Biozer, a Brazilian cosmetics player from the Amazon region, has secured Halal certification for its Simbioze Amazonica range and is about to start shipping to countries in the Middle East.
Australian cosmetics maker G&M Cosmetics has acquired vegan skin care brand P’URE Papaya Care to further expand the company’s global footprint starting with Europe.
Avon UK has launched its first vegan and eco-friendly skin care line ‘Distillery’ following several years of scientific research and will soon roll out the offering globally, adding make-up next year.
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