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Beauty innovations seen at Cosmoprof Bologna

From spray-foam-to-pad beauty, to hazelnut-based packaging, to blue beauty with ocean-sourced innovations, Cosmoprof  Bologna - which gathered about 250,000 visitors with over 3,000 exhibitors from 64 countries and more than 10,000 brands -  didn’t disappoint in beauty innovations.


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How-to or not-to refillable beauty?

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Converting Paperboard into packaging for cosmetics

In this third part of our report, now that we’ve seen how paperboard is made, we will see in the conversion (transforming a sheet of paperboard into a box) what change can you make to improve the environmental impact of your products. In this topic the following SDG and


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Paperboard - How do we make it? - Part 2

TECHNICAL ASPECTS FIBRES, BRIGHTNESS, STIFFNESS ROLES OF  PAPERMAKING PULPS ON HARDBOARD


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Paperboard - How do we make it? - Part 1

* How do we source wood and transform it for pulp and paperboard manufacturing? * What is the environmental impact? * How does virgin cardboard compare to recycled paperboard? -> A general overview of paperboard making for the beauty sector SDG In this topic the following SDG and targets can be applied:


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Biomimicry in packaging

A brief report on biomimicry and innovations that you can apply to your packaging designs. LEARNING OBJECTIVES * To understand the meaning of biomimicry  * To gain knowledge by studying example of biomimicry is general design  * To gain knowledge in biomimicry packaging designs with examples 01 - What is biomimicry? Biomimicry is


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Latest sustainable packaging innovations at Luxepack édition spéciale 22

Some would argue that there was not a lot to find, but on a closer look we seemed to have identified interesting innovations. OK... Not groundbreaking! But if you put your creative glasses on, one could agree that it was a great millésime. Leather made from seaweed From the touch


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Do we need another one

Do you think innovation is slowing down? It doesn’t seem like it with all of the new brands, and new ideas coming into the market. I also witness a great deal of innovations coming from the supply side with new materials for packaging or ingredients from the biotech for


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Sustainable Beauty - a definition

This is a definition of what we think is  to be considered when thinking about sustainability. We hope this might give you a framework. This definition is meant to evolve too. UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS re/sources wants you and your brand to make actionable and impactful choices that


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I innovate, you innovate, we innovate in sustainable beauty

Last week at Cosmoprof in Bologna, we had the opportunity to meet some friends and beauty the industry. What TRENDS and INNOVATIONS did we identify at the show: * Packaging suppliers trends: new materials and new formats especially with the refillable aspect of beauty, and solid formulas… more in the next


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What should you say to consumers about sustainability?

How should you go about sustainability? Many words have lost their meaning. Including sustainability. It’s so overused now that it’s not clear anymore what it means. It’s a bit like clean beauty. It carried meaning when it’s started a few years back, but now it is


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100% Natural in cosmetics is not always better. it's all relative

Like zero plastic, 100% natural is not necessarily realistic and better for the environment. I used to think that plastic was the problem, but actually waste and microplastic is the issue. We need to learn to design for recyclability and for the planet. (we touch on that in the Sustainable


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Sustainable Packaging - a definition

This is a definition of what we think is  to be considered when thinking about sustainability. We hope this might give you a framework. This definition is meant to evolve too. UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS re/sources wants you and your brand to make actionable and impactful choices that


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Packaging in the early 20th century

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