Europe
UK seeks to stamp out unsafe "cowboy" cosmetic procedures
The UK government on Thursday, August 7, announced plans to tighten rules on high-risk cosmetic procedures such as so-called Brazilian...
Boots to open first ever fragrance-only concept store in London
The British retailer has revealed plans to open this autumn “a first of its kind fragrance boutique” in Broadgate Central, near Liverpool...
EU-US trade deal: What impact for the beauty and personal care industry?
On Sunday, July 27, representatives of the European Union agreed to a completely unbalanced agreement that exclusively benefits the...
Environmental impact scoring: EcoBeautyScore makes European and UK debut
After three years of development, leading cosmetics and personal care brands — including Eucerin, Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, Neutrogena,...
Brussels takes French packaging labelling requirements to European court
The European Commission has referred France to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the country’s labelling requirements...
Beauty industry welcomes “balanced” EU Chemicals Action Plan
The European beauty industry says the European Commission’s EU Chemicals Industry Action Plan will help keep industry innovative and, in...
US beauty retail giant Ulta snaps up UK’s high street chain Space NK
U.S. cosmetics chain retailer Ulta Beauty announced on Thursday, July 10, its entry into the British market with its purchase of high...
A “fuzzy agenda”: How can beauty align sustainability and competitiveness?
Sustainability is firmly on the European agenda but beauty will have to sharpen focus on innovation and investment for industry to...
European beauty braces for “regulatory tsunami,” says Cosmetics Europe
Waves of regulatory change will hit Europe’s beauty sector over the next two years as the European Commission updates and simplifies...
Swiss Competition Commission investigates Beiersdorf over Nivea pricing
Are Swiss consumers paying too much for Nivea products? That is the question being raised by the Swiss Competition Commission (Comco)....
