Refillable Beauty. What does the market say?
The pharma-recharge consortium, as well as the FEBEA have both published their recent surveys about refillable beauty. Pharma-Recharge is a group of companies that was developed by 5 French companies for the retail segment of pharmacies, allowing consumers to refill their beauty products on demand. Pharma-Recharge, a refillable beauty initiative
Refillable Beauty Report - part 1 - Introduction & Definitions
From regulatory constraints to market demand, refillable beauty products are invading the market. They require a shift of paradigm from sourcing, supply chain, with production and logistics, as well as retail, all the way to recycling. The legal definition of refillable is available in Chapter 4. Jump here. THE REFILLABLE
Romilly Wilde and the Science of Beauty
This week, we met with the founder of biotech beauty brand Romilly Wilde, Susie Willis, who started the project back in 2016, when very little was developed in green science. Green science or Biotech was already existing but it wasn’t as trendy as it has become now, and finding
Sustainable formulation Innovations: Brands
This report showcases all the latest beauty launches in 2023 - from luxury to mass brands in the sustainability space - with a focus on “green” formulations. We have split the report into the following sections: 1. RECREATE: lab-grown ingredients using biotechnology 2. REDUCE: waterless beauty products and single-dose skincare
Beauty Innovations released in Paris - Jan 24
Attending Cosmet'Agora followed by Paris Packaging Week has been a busy start to the year. Watch our live reviews of the shows on Instagram: LINK and read more below. At Cosmetagora, notable innovations include * Flake-like formulations for mono-dose skincare, with just an addition of water or serum: with
What does sustainability mean to M.A.C cosmetics?
During MakeUp in NewYork 2023 we met with Sebba Alqetrani, who is Director of Sustainability and Packaging. Estee Lauder Cies has a strong commitment to sustainability and M.A.C Cosmetics, a brand known for its unique equity and commitment to creative beauty, has embedded sustainability into its core values
Beauty sustainability in Malaysia
The plastic paradigm - necessary/evil? For the majority of European consumers, living sustainably almost always means consuming as little plastic as possible – shopping at zero waste/bulk product stores, for example, or avoiding beauty and food products that are packaged in plastic. In fact, for many people, plastic material
Doucé, a Franco-Chinese brand to conquer the kids space in China, France and elsewhere
We met the founder of Doucé, Natacha Tarascon at Cosmoprof Asia last November. Originally from Montpellier, Natacha worked for Pierre Fabre, Bioderma and Nuxe, in Latin America, the Middle East, Hong Kong, and Shanghai in the last nine years where she founded Doucéa. The brand is available in France, China
Nerra - Embracing ancient rituals to tap into holistic beauty
NERRĀ which stands for New Era Responsibility is the new indie brand to set foot in America and is bringing the ritual of the hammam to urban consumers for a focus on time and self-care. The body care prestige brand is releasing a Body Cleansing Ritual with a four-step bathing
TiL: 4 years of development around the Linden tree - uncovering nature’s wealth
When sisters & cosmetics professionals Sylvie and Odile Polette decided to explore the benefits of the Linden tree they did not expect to uncover so many actives and benefits applicable to a beautycare line. And TiL was born (TiL means Linden tree in old French) after 4 years of rich
A year in the life of beauty trends
Beauty is always changing, and new untapped territories have been unveiled recently. We released several reports this year, with Univar Solutions Beauty and Personal Care, demonstrating the potential of different beauty segments. * Textured haircare shows a lot of potential, with a global haircare estimated to reach over 100,000 million
Eclo Beauty on how regenerative sourcing is helping the beauty industry
Launched in 2022, Eclo Beauty is a 100% natural makeup line focused on regenerative sourcing following a 2 years development. Eclo was initially launched in France on Ulule with + 3000% of the target and has been available in beauty retail stores in France since July 2022. The brand is also
Consumer & Sustainability Perceptions 2024: APAC
This report takes a deep dive into the APAC market and explores how Asian consumers in Japan, South Korea, China and India view beauty and sustainability. It will include data and insights around buying behaviours as well as examples of local brands leading in the beauty sustainability space. This report
Consumer & Sustainability Perceptions 2024: LATAM
This report will outline how four key markets (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico) across the LATAM region are responding to climate change in the face of economic uncertainty. An overview of consumers’ beauty buying behaviours and some of the leading sustainable brands will be analysed with a view to understanding
