30 Apr 2024 --- Billionaire Reinold Geiger is moving to privatize L’Occitane International. The French beauty house’s controlling shareholder L’Occitane Groupe — chaired and... Read More

30 Apr 2024 --- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) makes a €33.9 million (~US$36.3 million) investment via an indirect minority stake in Polish cosmetics company... Read More

30 Apr 2024 --- With all segments across the personal care industry highlighting sustainability advances, biosurfactants are gaining attention for delivering functionality while meeting brand and... Read More

29 Apr 2024 --- The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) and Microsoft unveil an AI Innovation Lab within their expanding global partnership. Leveraging generative AI capabilities in... Read More

29 Apr 2024 --- Syensqo acquires JinYoung Bio, a specialized cosmetic ingredients provider based in South Korea. The biotechnology player says the completion “sets the stage” for... Read More

24 Apr 2024 --- Evonik is leveraging its biotechnology platform to create “high-value” system solutions for personal care. Anne Mu, global head of Applied Innovation Bioactives at Evonik, tells Personal Care Insights why the company’s bioactives “address both the market pool for ethical consumerism and the technology for sustainable biotech.” 

23 Apr 2024 --- Sarah Bachir-Levy, international marketing manager for Cosmetics and Personal Care at Eurofins explains how the company uses its global solid footprint to implement testing that supports clients in locating PFAS in product formulations and water. Bachir-Levy also talks to Personal Care Insights about growing trends in hair care and the company’s sustainable hair care innovations for greener products.  

22 Apr 2024 --- Dow Personal Care talks to Personal Care Insights about its commitment to sustainability with its Concept Collections for makeup, skin and hair care. Alessandra Marelli, EMEA marketing manager for Hair Care and Selin Ozbek, EMEA marketing manager for Skin Care, discuss the importance of skin and scalp wellness using skin microbiome-friendly ingredients and also preview the company’s Dowsil carbon-neutral silicone elastomer blends. 

28 Nov 2023 --- Natural astaxanthin has been dubbed the “red diamond” for its potent antioxidant skin care benefits. Anna Petritsch, product development manager at BDI-BioLife Science, claims astaxanthin is 770 times stronger than CoQ10 and even 6,000 times stronger than vitamin C. She also highlights Astacos OL50, an oleoresin composed of organic jojoba oil and 5% astaxanthin.

10 Oct 2023 --- Solvay is chemically modifying polymers to bring specific benefits desired by consumers. Margot Bon, research and innovation project manager, speaks about how polymers in hair care products are used for styling across hair types to achieve desired results. Within these solutions, the chemicals company focuses on sourcing from natural feedstocks.

06 Sep 2022 --- Deodorants are a key part of people’s daily hygiene routine. While the routine itself is second nature, the ingredients of deodorants are widely discussed. Natural and sustainable ingredients are in demand, and minimalist formulations are preferred. Ingredients with multifunctional properties and high efficacy like Jungbunzlauer’s zinc lactate and CITROFOL® AI support formulator’s work.This Technical Paper is from Jungbunzlauer. 

14 Nov 2023 --- Sustainability is at the forefront of the cosmetics consumer mindset, with 90% of EU shoppers considering sustainability when buying beauty & wellness products. In fact, even in a time when money is tight for many, 15% of beauty consumers in the US and Europe consider sustainability information more important than price, efficacy or product description.The Cargill Beauty Sustainable Ingredient Score is a scoring system for our personal care ingredients, resulting in a final score, which indicates how sustainable an ingredient is.This third-party verified scoring system is based around criteria that are in line with the UN’s SDGs. It brings clarity to personal care manufacturers on the sustainability credentials of our ingredients by assessing their sourcing, transformation, and environmental impact.

15 Sep 2023 --- Consumers today expect their skin care products to have a cleaner label, with more “natural” and sustainably sourced ingredients. According to Innova Market Insights, 46% of global consumers always take sustainability into account when buying personal care products. Vegan claims also grew to 23% of launches in 2022. However, consumers also expect their skin care products to offer high performance and an innovative, sensory experience. In this webinar, experts from CP Kelco and Innova Market Insights discuss how to reformulate serums, lotions and creams to meet new consumer demands.

03 Jul 2023 --- As international leaders, civil society groups and environmental campaigners continue to negotiate legislative solutions to the global plastics pollution crisis, we look at Innova Market Insights’ Top Trends 2023, with “Plastics Circularization” ranking top. In this exclusive webinar, we debate the viability of turning our linear economy into a loop, whether this is even possible, and how start-up and mainstream packaging innovators are rising to the challenge. We discuss how circularity efforts are impacting greenwashing litigation, boosting renewable material sourcing, and how connected technologies and reusable designs are aiding the industry’s transition toward a more sustainable future.