in-cosmetics Blog

The central theme of this year’s in-cosmetics was sustainability. A number of speakers and exhibitors covered various aspects of sustainability at the trade

Secretly creating innovations in a silent, locked room is history. Today crowdsourcing is megahip, i.e. mobilising the massed armies of enthusiasts using social

A lot of the financial results that have been announced by companies in the few months, both from suppliers to the cosmetics industry and manufacturers, look pretty promising,

I recently watched the 1959 film “The Wasp Woman,” starring Susan Cabot as Janice Starlin, the founder and owner of a successful eponymous cosmetics company.

Recent international talks in Nagoya, Japan, have resulted in the adoption of an international regime that will change the way companies source their natural ingredients…although, not immediately....

The recession and weak sales in North America and Europe have seen the industry talk up the BRIC markets - particularly those in Asia - even more than usual. Asia is where the growth is, fueled

Anti-ageing, age defying, age prevention, youth maintenance, etc., etc. and so forth. What we’re really talking about is making consumers look younger than

What do the following cosmetics product/ingredient claims have in common? “Helps promote the development of collagen.” “Boosts protective antioxidant action and

Across the globe, we’ve seen growth in the natural cosmetics market, even through challenging economic times and projected growth in the sector continues to look

It’s been quite some time since there have been so many positive comments uttered about the fragrance category. Fragrance sales have picked up this year, even in

Innovation is the lifeblood of the cosmetics industry, but the creation of a new category doesn’t happen all that often. That’s what makes the global success of BB

In 2012 consumers, according to the estimates of the IKW, spent 12.8 billion Euros on cosmetics and beauty care products. The total beauty care products market