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Eva Lagarde
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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


Eva Lagarde
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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


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Eva Lagarde
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The PPWR and its impact on packaging for the cosmetics industry

In a recent interview with Gilles Swyngedauw, VP CSR at Albéa Cosmetics & Fragrance, we uncovered the new Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste and its impact on beauty products. The European Commission is setting new EU-wide rules on packaging (as first published its proposal on 30th November 2022) ,” to


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Textured hair, an untapped territory

The global haircare is estimated to reach over 100,000 million USD of retail value by 2026, which represents a 6.9% year-on-year growth when it is currently valued at 83,363 million USD - according to Euromonitor (figures 2022). In order of importance, shampoo, conditioners and treatments are the


Eva Lagarde
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A new era of beauty has finally landed back in Hong Kong

After a 4 year hiatus, Cosmoprof Asia was finally back in Hong Kong after a pre-edition held in Singapore in 2022. This year boasting 2400 visitors with more than 48 000 pre-registered visitors, the show was expecting a flamboyant return, and it did not disappoint. The show attracted 65,582


Eva Lagarde
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Seaweed is the future of Beauty?

Two innovations in seaweed have caught our eyes this week. We believe that research and innovation in this field will bring a new - and wide - avenue for cosmetics applications. Notpla, who received the Earth Shot prize in 2022, is now "plastic-free approved" in the Netherlands -


Eva Lagarde
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APR and RecyClass Work to Align Design for Recycling Guidance

Continued efforts to drive harmonization of plastic packaging recyclability The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently announced updates to the APR Design® Guide for Plastic Recyclability to align with RecyClass, the European based non-profit initiative focused on advancing plastics circularity. The APR Design® Guide will now state that 6% of


Theresa Yee
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Sustainable Packaging Innovations: Brands - part 4 Recover

Beauty and wellness brands are rethinking and redesigning “greener” packaging solutions with refillable formats and using renewable or upcycled materials in new and interesting ways. This 4-part series of reports highlights all the most innovative and interesting packaging concepts launched in the last 12 months from mass to luxury brands,


Theresa Yee
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Sustainable Packaging Innovations: Brands - part 3 Recycle

Beauty and wellness brands are rethinking and redesigning “greener” packaging solutions with refillable formats and using renewable or upcycled materials in new and interesting ways. This 4-part series of reports highlights all the most innovative and interesting packaging concepts launched in the last 12 months from mass to luxury brands,


Theresa Yee
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Sustainable Packaging Innovations: Brands - part 2 Reduce

Beauty and wellness brands are rethinking and redesigning “greener” packaging solutions with refillable formats and using renewable or upcycled materials in new and interesting ways. This 4-part series of reports highlights all the most innovative and interesting packaging concepts launched in the last 12 months from mass to luxury brands,


Eva Lagarde
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How do Asian markets perceive sustainability?

Sustainability has different aspects and is largely influenced by culture. You probably have already considered how local culture can influence consumption. It was a very trendy topic in the early 2000s largely expressed with the word glocalisation. A mix of globalisation and localisation. Brands offering localised versions of their products.


Theresa Yee
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Sustainable Packaging Innovations: Brands - Part 1 Reuse / Refill

Beauty and wellness brands are rethinking and redesigning “greener” packaging solutions with refillable formats and using renewable or upcycled materials in new and interesting ways. This 4-part series of reports highlights all the most innovative and interesting packaging concepts launched in the last 12 months from mass to luxury brands,


Eva Lagarde
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Refillable Beauty, just a faff or here to stay?

Refillables are already a market requirement in France, and need to be accounted for, as soon as 2024. Companies will need to report it to the government agency. It will also most certainly come into force into the next PPWR - Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation - that will be


Eva Lagarde
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The UK Refill Coalition Launches First In-store Trial at Aldi to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Waste

THE INNOVATIVE REFILL SOLUTION REIMAGINES THE WAY CONSUMERS SHOP FOR ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS As part of its shared mission to fight single-use plastic packaging waste, the UK Refill Coalition today launched a pilot at Aldi UK in its Solihull store. Refills are seen as a key component in tackling single-use plastic