Global Cosmetic Industry

The beauty industry is just starting to change and shift towards a consumer driven universal approach to defining products, categories, how we market, who we market to, and everything else that previously had a rigid gender-bound approach.

Univar Solutions Discusses Genderless Beauty

How inclusive beauty presents opportunities for brands, formulators and innovation.

Sixty-two percent of survey respondents note they use more than three products daily to improve or maintain hair health.

Inside Consumers’ Growing Awareness of Hair & Scalp Health

Healthy Aging

Age-hacking Beauty

Arey Announces First Retail Partnership with Credo Beauty

Arey has experienced 1,100% year-over-year growth since it debuted in 2021.

Quick-Turn and Creative Space-Savers: Expanded Content Labels

Quick-Turn and Creative Space-Savers: Expanded Content Labels

Need more space than a traditional label can fit? From regulatory information to product promotions, Expanded Content Labels are an ideal solution. Here’s how one company has developed some creative options tailored for the beauty industry.

The Continuous Prep & Set Mist features ceramides, electrolytes and antioxidants.

Morphe Launches Continuous Setting Mist

According to the brand's Tiktok, the mist is said to prep the skin for makeup by setting liquid and powder products for up to eight hours.

Beautycounter has also named Nicole Malozi CFO as part of this transition. She previously held roles at Tatcha, Nike and DFS Group Limited.

Marc Rey Steps Down as Beautycounter CEO

Beautycounter's board director, Mindy Mackenzie, has been appointed interim CEO, effective immediately.

Chuter led Uoma, as well as the Walmart-backed Uoma by Sharon C, but perhaps her most important contributions fell in the broader push for representation of people of color in corporate leadership, among investors' portfolios and on-shelf at retailers.

Uoma Beauty Founder Sharon Chuter Steps Down as CEO

Chuter led Uoma, as well as the Walmart-backed Uoma by Sharon C, but perhaps her most important contributions fell in the broader push for representation of people of color in corporate leadership, among investors' portfolios and on-shelf at retailers.

Mielle’s Sea Moss Anti-Shedding Scalp & Hair Oil, designed to boost hair retention and nourish the scalp, has been dubbed “food for the hair and scalp.”

The Ingredients Driving the Hair Health Revolution

From skin care-inspired claims to enhanced sustainability, emerging ingredient technologies are reshaping the hair care category.

With 15 years of experience, XJ BEAUTY's approach is refreshingly innovative.

Communication Challenges For Beauty Brand Owners & Product Developers With Factories

Enter XJ BEAUTY, a game-changing beauty manufacturing company that goes above and beyond to provide comprehensive turnkey solutions for brands looking to make their mark.

Cosmopak has developed compact designs beyond plastic, including a paper pulp compact.

Packaging Innovation Trend Tracker

From refillables to monomaterial designs, supplier launches are increasingly aligned with consumer desires for more sustainable options.

Trust can be established through what is in a product and what is not, highlighting proven patented ingredients or statistics from clinical trials.

3 Keys to Increasing Conversions with First-Time Beauty Buyers

Part 1 of a 4-part series: How the right combination of trust, intrigue and education can be leveraged to increase conversion rates with first-time buyers.

Beauty brands have a competitive advantage in gamification strategies because beauty is personal and consumers are always looking for recommendations based on their specific needs.

A Cookieless World is Good for Beauty Brands

Brands that know their customer better than their competition will win. Which is why beauty brands that embark on a conversational commerce (or, as I like to call it, “mecommerce”) strategy can create the strongest competitive advantage.

Mibelle Biochemistry’s latest launch, TiMood, is a neuroactive based on Himalayan timut pepper that is designed to improve both skin and emotional well-being.

The State of Beauty Ingredient Innovation

From mood-enhancing ingredients to sustainable upgrades and microbiome-stabilizing materials, 2023 has witnessed a massive array of new ingredient technologies.