Amyris to launch hair care brand formulated with hemi-squalane
This week, the biotech company announced an expanded partnership with hairdresser and TV personality Jonathan Van Ness and their plans to create a cle…
Category: Cosmetics
New ownership for beauty packaging distributor TricorBraun
On Thursday, January 7, the global packaging company announced a definitive stock purchase agreement with Ares Management Corporationâs Private Equit…
Aveda goes 100% vegan, removing all bee-derived ingredients from formulations
This month the EstÃe Lauder Companies brand announced having delivered on its commitment to have all-vegan products âon shelvesâ by January 2021.
Cosmetic ingredient safety: SCCS closes comment period on endocrine disruptor and nano toxicity prelim opinions
The comment period on four preliminary safety opinions from the European Commissionâs Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) addressing endo…
AHPA calls for nominations for 2021 awards
The deadline for nominations for the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) 2021 Awards will close on January 15, with the awards to be presented…
Alive Inside: encapsulated probiotics from Dakota Biotech feature in Live P.S. skin care launch
This is the second skin care brand Dakota Biotech has introduced into the microbiome beauty space.
CEO Stacey David leads fragrance maker Belle Aire Creations into the New Year
At the end of December, the Mundelein, Illinois â based flavor and fragrance house announced David as the companyâs new Chief Executive.
Freeze-Dried Beauty: the next generation of waterless skin care is here
More than one K Beauty brand recently launched new products showcasing freeze-dried skin care technologyâa likely sign that a new beauty ingredient f…
Personal care brand Native launches collab with Justina Blakeney
This week, the P&G brand announced a limited-edition collection of scented deodorants and body washes inspired by the lifestyle and design expertâs p…
Beauty vitamin maker HUM Nutrition launches stress reducing supplement
This week the brand with the tag line âBeauty Starts from Withinâ, announces its latest gummie supplement, Calm Sweet Calm.
Avon in North America gets a new name: The Avon Company
Previously known as New Avon, the North American business hopes to focus attention away from recent corporate history and toward the 135 years of succ…
Rodan + Fields ups commitment to refillable, reusable, and recyclable beauty packaging
The derm-led skin care brand recently announced expansion of its partnership with TerraCycle.
e.l.f. Cosmetics leverages entertainment platform Triller for global marketing
The beauty maker created a holiday music remix album in partnership with Triller; and several of the brandâs tracks landed on this weekâs Billboard …
Lunata Beauty closes $3 million Series A funding round
The cordless-hair-tool startup, founded by Stacey Boguslavskaya and Monica Abramov in 2017, plans to use the capital to develop new tech, expand inter…
For We Can Only Be Beautiful Together
15 Cosmetics Design articles that illustrate how 2020 began to change the business of beauty by and for Black People.
Biotech cannabinoid maker teams with MetaLabs on hair care innovation
This month, Lygos CBx and MetaLabs announced a deal that has the US and Korea â based companies collaborating on shampoo and other products formulate…
Women now outnumber men on Coty’s Board of Directors
This month the beauty maker announced two new DirectorsâAnna Adeola Makanju and Mariasun Aramburuzabala Larreguiâas well as the departure of Paul S.…
Gattefossé to bring beauty ingredient production to the Americas region
Late last week the specialty chemical company announced construction of a new production facility in Lufkin, Texasâa legally designated Foreign Trade…
Surging demand and new science to drive prebiotic opportunity in 2021 and beyond
The prebiotic category continues to be buoyed by scientific advances as we deepen our understanding of the microbiome.
Mary Kay funds global water protection efforts in partnership with Nature Conservancy
This month the multinational beauty company expanded upon its partnership with the Nature Conservancy to support programs in Mexico, Colombia, the Sol…