Experts’ views
Cosmetics & personal care industry salary survey: 2018/19
Heidi Bannister
While demand for skilled, experienced staff continued, we saw reluctance from European candidates to commit to roles requiring relocation...
Marie-Alice Dibon (1966 - 2019)
Marie-Alice Dibon
It is with great sadness and bewilderment that we learned of the tragic disappearance of Marie-Alice Dibon at the end of April. Like many...
American insights: The new beauty millionaires
Laurence Bacilieri
Yes, the beauty and skincare market in the US is saturated. However, some extremely savvy women had the feeling they could move things,...
Cannabis: The New Beauty Disruptor
Euromonitor
Cannabis is the latest ingredient disrupting every consumer industry and beauty and personal care is no exception. As regulation on the...
Emotional Glyco-intelligence: deciphering sugars through unexplored dimensions
Aïna Queiroz
It is pretty hard to escape from the first clear signs: the cosmetics industry is definitely, officially entering the emotional era! And...
‘Do Good, Feel Good’ and the beauty industry
Laurence Bacilieri
"Do good, feel good" is a mechanism well known by psychologists. The more good deeds one does, the better one feels. This phenomenon has...
Reducing environmental footprint of Beauty packaging: The Challenges (2/2)
Gerald Martines
Beauty actors are engaged in a wide array of initiatives aiming at reducing the environmental impact of packaging, but the route of packs...
Reducing environmental footprint of Beauty packaging: The stakes (1/2)
Gerald Martines
Sustainable development has become a central concern of our industry, which cannot any longer ignore issues such as climate change,...
Raising the bar of Clean Beauty
Cosmetics Inspiration & Creation
Much like clean eating, clean beauty has recently taken the industry by storm. Yet, as the wellness movement continues to influence...
The Future of Cationic Surfactants: 100% Bio-Based Cationic Conditioning Agents
Michael J. Fevola, Ph.D.
Cationic surfactants are a key class of ingredients in personal care formulation with functions in hair care, skin care, and oral care....
