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Packaging: Form, Function or Fun?

What to keep in mind when designing packaging for each generation of consumer.

Two Key Factors in Hair Care Growth: Mass and Efficacy

Value growth in hair care has been hampered by an upwardly inelastic value margin. However, there is hope in untapped zones in emerging markets, where the frequency of shampoo use continues to be low.

Beauty to Grow on Three Pillars 2015–2025

According to Diagonal Reports, beauty market will grow on three pillars: wellness, technology and cosmetic beauty. The beauty market is transitioning as women fall out of love with older models; even the most conservative of beauty consumers more open than ever to new skin care technologies and formulations

Bottles and Cartons Driving Personal Care Packaging Growth

The global personal care packaging market will grow at 5.5% per year through 2019, according to a new analysis.

LIU Honors Greene

Estée Lauder Corp. worldwide group president receives special recognition.

Sights Seen at NYSCC Supplers’ Day

The floor was crowded at last week’s NYSCC Suppliers’ Day, held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison, NJ, and it wasn’t just because the sun was hot and the humidity high. More than 800 exhibitors filled the hall to show their latest and greatest to attendees.

Asian Men Catching South Korea’s Image Craze

Young men in Asia are taking to complex South Korean skin regimens to improve their image.

East Meets West, Meets East Again

Western skin care brands are reaching into South Korea and China. However, the East is driving new innovations, especially in skin care.

Skin Care 2015: Asian-led Innovation, Oils, Niche Brands and Segments

Results of a recent Euromonitor analysis.

Beauty Industry Growth: Mature Markets Offer Safer Investments

Developed markets and the United States could soon be outperforming emerging markets in key industry categories. In addition, India was one of the best performing emerging markets for beauty and personal care in 2014, with retail sales climbing 15% from 2013.

Bipartisan Bill Proposes Big Changes to Cosmetics Regulations

A new bipartisan bill, which many in the cosmetics industry support, proposes major changes to the regulation of cosmetics and personal care products by the U.S. federal government.

Catching the Polyethnic Boom

Cosmoprof launches Tones of Beauty, signaling the rapid growth of the $1.2 trillion buying power of multicultural consumers.

Growth in At-home Beauty Devices to Continue

The at-home beauty device market increased by 14% in 2014 and will continue to grow through 2017, reports Kline & Company.

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Amorepacific Reveals Visions on China, Sustainability and More

in-cosmetics Korea interviews Paul Kang, senior vice president, skin care division, of Amorepacific’s R&D unit. Amorepacific is Korea’s leading cosmetic manufacturer and here, Kang shares insights into the Asian beauty market, fusion products, sustainability and silver consumers.

Product Design Trend: Changing With the Seasons

Offering a cosmetic and emotional defense against shifting weather conditions is a growing competitive advantage for product developers.

Sun Care Evolving Into Something More

It is a slippery slope when a product category becomes over-reliant on discount activity to drum up demand. The sun care category urgently needs to recruit new consumers. Plus, it is locked into a cycle of increasingly aggressive pricing to attract those consumers. In the U.K., for example, the buildup to summer 2014 saw a dizzying array of two-for-one sun protection deals in leading supermarkets and pharmacies.

ASEAN Organic Cosmetics Market Worth $4,410.9 million by 2020

Consumer awareness, rising disposable income and increasing brand investments fueling growth.

Hydroquinone-free Products Shine in Professional Skin Care

According Kline & Company, hydroquinone-based products are driving sales in the hyperpigmentation/sun damage skin care concern category, which outperformed the total market growth in 2014.