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Korean app Hwahae offers consumers ingredient information for beauty care products, flagging ingredients and allowing users to match products to their specific skin type, age and skin issues.

[in-cosmetics Global] The K-Beauty Cookbook

K-beauty ingredients from Korea's Jeju Island are expanding across the globe, including innovations from Clariant and SK Bioland.

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K-Beauty: A New Model of Product Development

Beauty brands must move faster, deliver iterative innovation and evolve their storytelling in order to survive today’s environment of constant newness and shorter product lifecycles.

Intercos to receive new funding through a €350,000,000 financing agreement with a pool of banks.

Intercos Gets €350,000,000 Financing Agreement

Company has also entered a K-beauty joint venture.

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Glow Recipe is Headed to The Grove

Hot on the heels of pop-ups in Soho, Henri Bendel and Sak’s Fifth Avenue, The K-beauty purveyor—best known for its Watermelon Glow and Blueberry Bounce product lines—will be coming to The Grove LA Sept. 13-28, 2018.

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Epigenetics Make Sederma Ingredient Shine

Sederma's peptide ingredient is inspired by the K-beauty "glass skin" concept, and is meant to improve skin surface quality and contribute to a dewy complexion.

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in-cosmetics North America Goes Global

A number of leading personal care ingredient suppliers from both markets will present at the show.

How can brands of every price point innovate to break through the skin care category’s malaise?

How Skin Care Can Escape Its Innovation Slump

The skin care market is undergoing a shift as consumers seek innovative and effective products that deliver long-term benefits. Brands must adapt to evolving consumer preferences by prioritizing longevity, medicalization and personalization.

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Croda Opens Labs in France and Singapore

The French Centre of Innovation for Texture Science will focus on the creation of new, unique textures, while The Centre of Innovation for Sensory Science will provide access to sensory trends emerging from the Asian skin care segment.

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BASF Leaves in-cosmetics Global 2019 with Two BSB Innovation Prizes

The company’s Euperlan OP White, an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic opacifiers, took home second place in the “Functionals and Recipients” cosmetics sub-category; its face mask concept was awarded third place in the “Applied Concepts” category.

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Memebox Closes Series D Funding with $35 Million

“We want to build the next generation of personal care brands by leveraging Korean technology across beauty categories,” said founder and CEO Hyungseok Dino Ha. “We work closely with our strategic partners so that together we can imagine and create the next cult product. We are laser-focused on predicting and delivering what consumers are craving”

Ceratiq Phytoceramides was named Ingredient of the Year in the Healthy Aging Category by Nutraingredients-USA in 2018.

Ceratiq Phytoceramides Approved for Sale in South Korea

After years of scientific and regulatory collaboration, ceratiq Phytoceramides, a nutricosmetic with reported wrinkle reduction and skin hydration benefits, has been approved for sale in South Korea.

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Evonik Formulations Marry Actives with Texture

Created for the "new cosmetics consumer," the supplier's formulation line was inspired by the influence K- and J-beauty have had over consumers' desired sensory experiences.

In fiscal year 2019, Beiersdorf grew its sales by 4.1% to €7,653 million, with the consumer business segment contributing through its growth of 4.8%.

[updated] Beiersdorf Delivers Competitive Sales Growth in 2019

“In 2019, we proved our competitiveness in an increasingly challenging market environment that had a particular impact on tesa’s business,” said Stefan De Loecker, chairman of the executive board of Beiersdorf AG.

Beiersdorf Acquires Natural Brand Stop The Water While Using Me!

“Stop The Water While Using Me! will strengthen the Beiersdorf brand family with innovative, natural skin care and the know-how of a highly dedicated team," Iain Holding, general manager of Beiersdorf Germany/Switzerland.

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365 Days of SPF: Sun Care Shines Year-Round

Growing consumer awareness opens up opportunities beyond traditional seasonal and format conventions.

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Does Beauty Desperately Need a New Hero Ingredient?

What's old is new again, according to cosmetic industry expert Akshay Talati. While this puts a creative spin on tried-and-true ingredients, are we stick in a chemistry loop? Talati explores this further in the following commentary.

Per Google Trends, searches on 'talc-free makeup' are up 350% in the past seven days, which may be due to The Guardian's June 10, 2024, headline: 'Is there asbestos in your makeup? Why women with cancer are suing big beauty brands.'

7 Trends in Beauty — Talc-free Makeup/J&J Settles, Unsafe Products in Sri Lanka, Hair Bonding, Peptides and More

Each week, we dig into growing trends in web searches and hashtags related to cosmetics. Emerging this week are: talc-free makeup and J&J's settlement, unsafe products in Sri Lanka, hair bonding, Argireline hexapeptide products and more.

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15 Beauty Innovation Trends

A sampling of highlights from this year's NYSCC Suppliers’ Day and Luxe Pack New York.