Packaging Innovations
latest innovations in beauty packaging and sustainability
Easter eggs hidden at Bologna this year
Cosmoprof Bologna, is a bit like an Easter eggs hunt, when you know the scale of the event, you know that it requires strategy and hunting ability to find the right gems ;-) It’s this time of the year again, when a large part of the world flies to
Neo By Nature aims to new horizons all the way to Antarctica
After a successful rebranding at the end of 2023, Neo by Nature is now aiming further afield and just released a partnership with the French Polar Institute at the ends of the world. Neo by Nature is the story of Paulin and Hector, two cousins from the south-west of France,
A new edition of beauty business in Italy
This year Cosmoprof and Cosmopack will open on the same day. “The simultaneous opening of all pavilions on Thursday, March 21st, will facilitate interaction among operators from various sectors, allowing industry professionals attending the fair to gain a comprehensive view of the industry's evolution across all different product
Is sustainability ugly? A designer viewpoint.
The beauty industry has implemented more and more sustainable solutions within the last 2 to 3 years. The covid period has highlighted consumers' interest for cleaner, greener and healthier products. But it seems now that with the economic crisis and the general anxiety created within the market consumers do
A new tool to asses risk related to container/content interaction in cosmetics
CosmetoPack® is launching SafePAC, a new web application for risk assessment of container/content migration in cosmetics. The consortium is looking for new partners to co-fund the tests that will feed SafePAC with new data. Intended to all players in the cosmetics industry - manufacturers of raw materials, packaging, cosmetic
Sustainable Beauty Packaging Innovations - recap part2
In this four-parts, we release the innovations, we have identified from the supply side, on the market, over the course 2023. * Reduce - here * Reuse - here * Recycle - here * Recover - here PART 2 - REUSE There are different types of reuse solutions: * Refill through retail service (in store
Sustainable Beauty Packaging Innovations - part 1
A recap of the latest innovations. In this four-part report, we release the innovations, we have identified from the supply side, on the market, over the course 2023. * Reduce - here * Reuse - here * Recycle - here * Recover - here PART 1 - REDUCE There are many ways to REDUCE
Garancia, joining forces with Pharma-Recharge
Launched in June 2023, the pharma-recharge initiative is led by 5 brands which are mainly distributed in pharmacies. With Garancia (Unilever Prestige), Bioderma (NAOS), Pierre Fabre, La Rosée and Mustela (Laboratoires Expanscience), the initiative intends to release a refillable beauty format accessible to all in the french extensive pharmacy network
Key learning about recycling make-up or how Albéa developed RECYCMakeUp in partnership with CITEO
Why RECYC MakeUp? In an era marked by increasing regulatory measures, legislative initiatives such as the AGEC (France), Climate and Resilience Act (France), PPWR (Europe), and California SB54 (USA) have propelled the agenda towards sustainable packaging practices. These regulations emphasise recyclability, reusability, reduction, and the integration of recycled materials, while
Beauty Innovations from sunny Los Angeles!
Along with the sun, MakeUp in Los Angeles brought us interesting beauty innovations. The main trend this year was metalisation across the categories. From formulas to packaging, shine is back, and you would ask, what is sustainable about this? Well read on! Check out our live reviews on our instagram
ARTDECO, a refill-native make-up brand?
This Case Study is part of a report about Refillable Beauty released in several parts (for a digestible reading) * Introduction and Definitions - HERE * Market Figures - HERE * Consumer Expectations and Behaviours - HERE * Regulations - HERE * Brands Innovations in 2022/23 - HERE * Brands Case Studies: * ARTDECO - HERE
Sustainable Beauty Innovations - Packaging & Formulations (EN)
As we are starting 2024 with a dash, we are releasing a report on all the innovations seen in 2023 in Ingredients and Formulation as well as packaging. We have identified 5 main trends in Ingredients & Formulations : * Upcycling * Not a new concept but a growing one. Similar to waste