16 Apr 2024 --- Biochemistry advancements are greening up cosmetic formulators’ toolkits with circular and less environmentally intensive beauty solutions. In this category, suppliers... Read More

16 Apr 2024 --- TNT Group worked closely with perfume brand Binaurale to create “imaginative” caps for fragrance packaging. The shape of the caps are asymmetrical globes painted with a... Read More

15 Apr 2024 --- Lush releases 29 bath bombs in celebration of World Bath Bomb Day 2024, commemorating 29 years of the company’s existence. The new products can be used with its Bath Bot... Read More

15 Apr 2024 --- Asia’s influence on the global beauty stage is apparent, with skin care and cosmetic trends driven by regional consumers. While familiar themes like personalized beauty are... Read More

12 Apr 2024 --- Next week, dsm-firmenich’s Personal Care, Perfumery and Ingredients divisions will showcase their solutions at In-cosmetics Global 2024 in Paris, France. The innovations... Read More

21 Mar 2024 --- Personal Care Insights looks into fragrance trends with Angélique Burke, VP of Fragrances at Sensegen. We discuss the impact of societal shifts on scent preferences, how biotechnology is revolutionizing fragrance production and highlight eco-sensitivity through innovative approaches like precision fermentation.

01 Mar 2024 --- John Gugel, CEO and Priti Pharkya, executive strategist and business developer at Future Origins talk to Personal Care Insights about the rise of biotechnology solutions for more environmentally-friendly cosmetic ingredient manufacturing. Learn about the joint venture’s achievements, unexpected discoveries and the involvement of Unilever, Geno, Kao and L’Oréal, with an aim to scale non-palm oil based ingredients.

05 Feb 2024 --- Rabobank says the Eurozone economy stagnated in the final quarter of 2023. Despite a slowdown in investment spending, macro strategist Erik-Jan van Harn tells Personal Care Insights, it still held “remarkably well.” Find out why in this video.

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.

28 Jul 2023 --- Dr. Hans-Martin Haake, head of application technology for personal care EMEA, shares how BASF created Euperlan NL Pearl as an example of a product based on natural wax, combined with a surfactant solution. This process allows it to be used in shampoos for hair conditioning and anti-breakage benefits. Renata Oki, head of market development for personal care EMEA, also discusses the company’s focus on sustainability, innovation and digitalization.

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.

26 Apr 2023 --- In this PersonalCareInsights webinar, we revealed clean beauty innovations, discussed the impact of the latest industry regulations and shared how personal care brands can smartly contribute to the circular economy.Watch this webinar as we presented exclusive global data from Innova Market Insights and spoke with experts from Givaudan, Arkive and the European Environmental Bureau.