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Industry insiders shared how the various beauty categories are adapting to consumer needs

Insider Insights: 8 Ingredient Trends for 2021 & Packaging’s New Normal

The pandemic has shifted what consumers look for in their beauty products.

Packaging innovations reflect the consumer demands for improved formulas.

2023 Beauty Ingredient & Packaging Trends + Launches

From skin care to hair care and color cosmetics, the beauty sector is evolving in all facets.

Pentawards has a unique insight into the packaging trends developing across the world, and into cosmetics packaging design in particular.

What’s Next in Beauty Packaging Design?

If you have a packaging design you’d like to be recognized on a global scale, enter it now into the Pentawards Beauty, Health and Body category before entries close on Friday, March 31, 2023.

Futuristic packaging research is on the horizon, but the industry already has a wide range of sustainable options at its fingertips.

Sustainable Packaging Innovation: the Future is Now

The implications of recent beauty partnerships will reshape packaging in the years to come; but viable innovations are available today.

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Color comeback? FusionPKG is here for it and for you.

Through its first year as part of the AptarGroup family of companies, the supplier has strengthened its already robust global manufacturing network with the addition of two innovative and cutting-edge color facilities.

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Beauty, Flavor and Fragrance Brace for Oil Shock

When crude prices spike, the ripple effects hit everything from ingredient sourcing to packaging and freight.

The founders of Bybi talked about the ongoing challenge of finding a balance between sustainability and performance—i.e., brands still crying out for truly recyclable atomizers/pumps.

Sustainability: On Top of Beauty's Packaging Agenda

Sustainable packaging innovation is exploding, but significant challenges remain for brands seeking eco-friendly alternatives. A view from London's Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging event.

'As recycling requirements can be confusing, our focus is very much on educating beauty consumers on how easy it is to give their empties a second life with Sephora following three easy steps: clean it out, drop it off at a Sephora store, and then you’re done!' says Desta Raines, Sephora's sustainability lead.

Packaging Trend Tracker: the Next Wave of Sustainability

From Sephora to rePurpose Global and Bluebird Climate, sustainable packaging initiatives are moving forward.

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Green Packaging Drives Differentiation in Beauty

From indies to multinationals, sustainable innovation pushes the technical envelope and creates goodwill among consumers.

More than 75% of U.S. consumers “placed some level of importance on sustainably packaged cosmetic products in 2023,” according to Statista.

Cosmetic Packaging Trend Tracker: Sustainability x Functionality

A new generation of sustainable packaging solutions solves brand and consumer problems, while minimizing ecological impacts.

This month we highlight several ingredients launching at in-cosmetics Global across various beauty segments.

April INSIDER INSIGHTS: in-cosmetics Global 2024 Ingredient Launches + Packaging for Beauty + Skin Care Manufacturing Trends + Ingestibles

Skin care ingredient launches dominate in-cosmetics Global, sustainability leads packaging for beauty and skin care manufacturing trends.

New turnkey services and expanding lab capacity are offering brands more responsive partnerships in beauty manufacturing.

Beauty Manufacturing Trend Tracker: April 2024

New labs, ingredient supply chain trends, expanded turnkey offerings, AI-driven quality assurance for lipsticks and more top our leading beauty manufacturing trends this month.

Annika Groenick, product and sales manager, Berg + Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG, says, “Sun care has traditionally been a category driven by seasonal sales. As UV radiation is known to be one of the major causes of skin cancer and premature skin aging, SPF is essential not only in traditional sunscreens but also in daily care products.'

Insider Insights: Sun Care & Color Cosmetics Trends + Launches | Packaging for Beauty | Ingestible Best Practices

Multi-functionality and sustainability are dominating these markets.

Refillable, biobased, plastic-neutral and other strategies are driving packaging for beauty/personal care forward.

[Waste-free Beauty] Part 2: Sustainable Packaging Strategies

Unparalleled innovation pushes beauty forward.