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July Launch Pad: Sensational summer

July Launch Pad: Sensational summer

By Cassandra Stern

From fragrance to cosmetics, personal care products and more, there’s a wide range of new product launches that have been released in the last few weeks. Check out this month’s Launch Pad roundup to review the options that can help consumers have a sensational...

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Suppliers’ Day 2023: INDIE 360 Pavilion Tour Recap

By Cassandra Stern

CosmeticsDesign took a tour through the INDIE 360 Pavilion and learned a great deal about some of the most innovative products and ingredients featured at this year’s Suppliers’ Day show.

Biotech Trends of 2017

Biotech Trends of 2017

By Simon Pitman

Biotech is helping to revolutionise the formulation of cosmetic and personal care products, with huge leaps in the technology serving to enhance product efficacy, reduce costs and lowering the impact on the environment.

How to stop confusing consumers with organic and natural labelling

Special Newsletter: Natural and Organic Labelling

Why consumers struggle with natural and organic labelling and how to fix it

By Simon Pitman

Natural and organic labelling claims, certification and branding are confusing enough even for industry professionals, so imagine how consumers feel. We spoke to Ecovia Intelligence-founder Amarjit Sahota to find out how things can be simplified.

Welsh government to ban use of microbeads

Welsh government to ban use of microbeads

By Sian Gardiner

Wales has become the latest country to outlaw the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics, following the same decision by the UK government in September 2016.

Beiersdorf on male grooming retail

Beiersdorf on how to retail to men

By Lucy Whitehouse

Beiersdorf has spoken of its approach to retailing personal care products to men, as the male grooming category continues to develop.

Natural and organic labelling rise set to continue

Natural and organic labelling rise set to continue

By Natasha Spencer

The global cosmetics industry has seen a considerable increase in the use of ethical, natural and organic labels, which is having a positive effect on the Asia-Pacific market.

Microbeads: UK government announces ban

Microbeads: UK government announces ban

By Lucy Whitehouse

Just days after a parliamentary committee released a review in favour of a ban in the UK, the government has announced any personal care products containing microplastic will be prohibited from sale by the end of 2017.

Denmark pushes for microbead ban in Europe

Denmark pushes for microbead ban in Europe

By Simon Pitman

Denmark is adding to pressure on the European Parliament to take decisive action over the outlawing of microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products sold in the EU.

Clarins phasing in microbead alternatives ASAP

Clarins phasing in microbead alternatives ASAP

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Cosmetics maker Clarins joins the hordes of industry players committing to the removal of plastic microbeads from their products, informing us that new formulations are in the process of being phased in ‘as quickly as possible.’

Denmark calls for EU-wide ban of cosmetic preservative

Denmark calls for EU-wide ban of cosmetic preservative

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling for an EU-wide ban on the use of the preservative methylisothiazolinone in cosmetics products as it puts consumers at risk of suffering from an allergic reaction.

Navigating the Personal Care Products Safety Act

Navigating the Personal Care Products Safety Act

By Simon Pitman

The act has just been introduced and with backing from industry giants such as Revlon and L’Oreal, as well as the Personal Care Product Council, it now looks set to become law.

Study links early menopause to everyday exposure – but NOT cosmetics!

Study links early menopause to everyday exposure – but NOT cosmetics!

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A new study has linked high levels of chemicals that we come across every day in the environment, plastics, and other household items, with women experiencing menopause 2-4 years earlier – however none of the concerning ingredients studied are used in...

No European cosmetics concern over exposure to phthalates

No European cosmetics concern over exposure to phthalates

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

After a US study claimed that if children are exposed to certain phthalates while still in the womb, it could increase their risk of developing asthma; experts in Europe have moved to reiterate the safety of cosmetics products in Europe.

EU committee considering formaldehyde in nail hardeners

EU committee considering formaldehyde in nail hardeners

By Lucy Whitehouse

Formaldehyde is set to be listed as a category 1B carcinogen, banning its use in European cosmetics; despite this, the European Commission is seeking opinions on whether to allow an exception on the continued use in nail hardeners.

L’Oréal and Beiersdorf 'monitoring' Ukraine crisis

L’Oréal and Beiersdorf 'monitoring' Ukraine crisis

By Michelle Yeomans

European cosmetic companies, including L'Oréal and Beiersdorf are keeping an eye on the current political crisis in Ukraine, but are reporting no disruption to their operations in and exports to the country.

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