[video] Weekly Top Trends: Fragrance and Alpha Arbutin

Aug 20th, 2020

Michele Behrens

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This week, we sat down to recap significant news, trending pieces and top trending articles on Cosmetics & Toiletries. This included trending key phrases such as fragrance, alpha arbutin and film former, and our top trending article, which explored animal tests required for REACH. Watch now.

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Naama Eylon, CEO of Sharon PC, says, 'I see very positive outcomes as we enter into this new partnership. Our combined manufacturing and distribution footprints across India, Europe, Asia and United States will offer a robust supply chain.'

Eternis Expands Into Beauty with Sharon Personal Care Acquisition

"As we step into 2025, I speak on behalf of the team at Eternis in expressing my excitement with this significant milestone of successfully completing another overseas acquisition in our growth journey," says Rajen Mariwala, managing director of Eternis.

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Brenntag Updates: Two Novel Formulas, Appointment as Stepan's Exclusive Distributor in Germany, Austria

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Univar Named Exclusive Syensqo Distributor in North America

The agreement builds on 30 years of collaboration, and the synergy between the two is expected "to offer a multitude of benefits as it caters to the evolving needs of the beauty care market, particularly emphasizing sustainability..."

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Croda Beauty Re-ups its UEBT Membership, Recommits to Ethical Sourcing

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'Euromonitor data shows that, since 2019, more U.S. consumers are looking for skin care features like dermatologist-tested, specific ingredients and clinical formulations, motivated by an underlying demand for safety, transparency and healthy living, which is placing a higher reliance on substantiated medical guidance,' says Olivia Stelmaszczyk of Euromonitor in a recent analysis.

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"Euromonitor data shows that, since 2019, more U.S. consumers are looking for skin care features like dermatologist-tested, specific ingredients and clinical formulations, motivated by an underlying demand for safety, transparency and healthy living..."

Ron Robinson, BeautyStat

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