Latin America
Inspiring indie brands and ingredients from Brazil
Endowed with great biodiversity, Brazil is ideal for innovation in natural cosmetics. Every day, research and development teams draw...
Brazil’s Anvisa clarifies new ingredients labelling rules for cosmetics
In addition to the resolution published on November 2020 requiring the ingredient list of cosmetic products placed on the Brazilian...
Brazil posts historic trade surplus for personal care products in 2020
After a decade of deficit, Brazil posted a trade surplus of USD 23.4 million in 2020 in the sector of personal hygiene, perfumery and...
Pandemic lockdown fuels plastic surgery boom in Brazil
Mirrors don’t lie, nor does the screen during a videoconference: the virus-induced lockdown has led many Brazilians to undergo plastic...
Perfumes: Towards ecoresponsible exploitation of guaiac wood with Nelixia
Nelixia has developed sustainable perfume plant production chains for 12 years, but guaiac wood (Bulnesia sarmientoi) is one of the first...
“2021 will be better than anticipated”, says Sérgio Sampaio, Grupo Boticário
High demand for hygiene and personal care products during the pandemic led the company’s factories to break production records. In a...
Natura opens phygital flagship store on Oscar Freire Street, in São Paulo
Natura opened a concept store on Oscar Freire Street in São Paulo, the street where the Brazilian brand made its debut 51 years ago. This...
Brazil: Anvisa changes cosmetics labeling rules
Brazil’s National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) issued a resolution requiring that the composition of hygiene products, cosmetics...
Natura &Co posts a strong growth in revenue in Q3 2020
Benefiting from its strong online presence, the Brazilian cosmetics giant posted a strong growth in revenue in the third quarter 2020,...
New EMEIA & LATAM Executives at Firmenich Fine Fragrances
Geneva-headquartered perfume and taste manufacturer has promoted new executives in the Europe and Latin American regions, effective...
