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Cosmetics industry defends essential oils as EU reviews fragrance molecules
The European Commission has asked the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) to assess the safety of cuminaldehyde and p-cymene for cosmetics. The two molecules occur naturally in essential...
Hindustan Unilever lifts capex to chase premium beauty in “New India”
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is focusing on the “New India opportunity” and centering its next phase of growth around young consumers, social media, and AI-enabled content. India has emerged as a...
Semcap backs Healf betting curation beats choice in wellness
Semcap Beauty & Wellness has committed a minority investment in Healf, a personalized well-being platform. The investment aims to support Healf’s platform development and international expansion. In...
GLP-1 and menopause beauty boom outpaces clinical care, LucyRx warns
Women are navigating a much more complex personal care, health, and wellness marketplace than they were a few years ago. GLP-1s, menopause care, supplements, telehealth, and digital wellness tools...
Primient says intimate care safety hinges on formulation, not ingredients
Primient, a producer of plant-based and corn-derived ingredients, has identified that the safety of an intimate product is determined by the finished formulation rather than by any single...
K-beauty shapes global formulation and breaks into new categories
K-beauty is growing away from a trend-based category into a global innovation model for the personal care industry. The category’s rapid spread has raised expectations around ingredient transparency,...
August in review: US–Canada tariff war, South Korea landmark law, Essity buys Kenvue feminine care
This month, tensions flared between the US and Canada, both moving to impact each other’s cosmetics industries with 50% tariffs. Asian countries continued to bolster their cosmetics markets with new...
US–Canada tariff war escalates with reciprocal 50% cosmetics duties
Canada has hit back at the US’s imposition of 50% tariffs by implementing its own “dollar-for-dollar” duties. Both countries have now included cosmetics in the trade war. The Canadian countermove...
