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Olaplex No.3PLUS Rebrands Bond Repair as a High-Speed Essential

By centering the narrative on the three-minute reset, Olaplex is positioning advanced repair as a fast, accessible necessity for hair types stressed by heat styling, environment, and chemical processing.

Medipeel, Wella, Charlotte Tilbury and Grande Cosmetics Enter a New Leadership Era

These three high-profile leadership appointments signal a new phase of operational rigor, AI integration and omnichannel scale.

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Cloud Haircare Expands Retail Footprint with Amazon, CVS, H-E-B, Giant Eagle, and Upcoming Sally Beauty Launch

"Launched with the mission of making luxury hair care accessible to everyone, Cloud has seen incredible momentum across every channel we've entered," said Carolyn Aronson, Co-Founder of Cloud Haircare.

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L’Oréal’s Back: Inside the Beauty Giant's 2025 Rebound

The results mark another year of outperformance versus the global beauty market, with CEO Nicolas Hieronimus citing innovation acceleration, AI deployment and operational efficiency as key drivers.

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Unilever’s Beauty & Personal Care: Premium Growth, Science-Driven Innovation, Resilient Margins

In a slowing global market, Unilever’s beauty and personal care divisions are delivering competitive USG, positive volume, and resilient margins.

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Beauty’s Resilience Comes With New Rules: 2025 Sales & Lessons for 2026 from Circana's Latest Data

Prestige unit sales increased at a flat rate, while average selling price was up by 1%.

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Goddess Maintenance Makes the Wash Step the Treatment

Rather than treating shampoo as a reset button that strips and conditioner as a quick fix that coats, Goddess Maintenance reframes the wash as active treatment.

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Beauty's New Rules: 10 Takeaways from 2025's Prestige Playbook

At 5.7% of prestige share, bath and body is the smallest category—but one of the most emotionally resonant.

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Estée Lauder’s Turnaround Takes Hold: Margin Repair, Category Momentum and a Clearer Path Back to Growth

Net sales rose 6% to $4.2B (organic +4%), with strength across prestige skin care, fragrance and hair care offsetting near-term makeup disruption.

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Ulta Beauty Formalizes Its Playbook as Beauty-Sports Partnerships Go Pro

The strategy reflects a broader recalibration underway across beauty: sports partnerships are no longer about visibility alone.

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Meet the 2026 C&T Allē Awards Finalists – Trailblazers in Beauty Innovation

The 2026 C&T Allē Awards are just around the corner, celebrating the trailblazers of beauty innovation on May 18, 2026, in NYC. This year’s finalists represent the pinnacle of creativity, science and vision. Meet this year's contenders.

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Target Unveils Its Largest-Ever Spring Beauty Reset, Doubling Down on Prestige-at-Mass, K-Beauty and Skin Health

Target is reinforcing its role as a volume-driven beauty incubator—scaling prestige cues, dermatologist credibility and global trends at mass prices, while investing heavily in physical retail as a discovery engine.

P&G Q2 FY26: Beauty Fuels Growth as Company Reaffirms Full-Year Outlook

Beauty segment organic sales rose 4%, with net sales reaching $4.04 billion, reinforcing the category’s role as a growth engine for the CPG giant.

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Beauty's What's On the Inside: Ingestible Beauty Takeaways for 2026

Beauty is turning outside in with the rise of ingestible beauty collagens in new forms and flavors.

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LVMH Review Underscores How Scalp Health is the Key to Fighting Hair Aging

The article underscores the growing importance of scalp-focused care in the beauty industry, paving the way for products and treatments that not only enhance hair appearance but also improve its foundational health.

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Beauty Under Fire: Why 2026 Will Be a Pivotal Year for Consumer Safety and Environmental Accountability

Recalls highlight the global push for transparency and safety in the beauty industry, as regulators and brands work to protect consumers from harmful ingredients and misleading claims. Keep reading for the latest regulatory updates.

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Beauty Tech Takes Center Stage at CES 2026 as L’Oréal Groupe and Amorepacific Unveil AI and Light-Powered Innovations

Together, the two global beauty leaders are signaling a shift toward hyper-personalized, science-backed beauty experiences rooted in diagnostics, longevity, and at-home devices.

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FDA in Action: PFAS Data Gaps, MoCRA Recall Guidance, Warning Letters/Recalls and New Hair Growth Pill Reaches Phase III Trials

The U.S. FDA has been busy in recent months, reviewing PFAS in cosmetics, proposing MoCRA-conferred recall guidance, enforcing compliance through warning letters and recalls, and advancing trials for a new hair loss treatment. Following is an overview.