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Simple and Safe: Formulating ‘Clean Beauty’

A clean beauty product seems imply its development with a heightened sense of safety as well as unnecessary ingredients. For the formulator, this article explores how to follow the clean beauty profile with approaches to match various interpretations.

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Pushing Back Against the Noise of Consumer Misinformation (continued)

“The goal is ... to try to get a sense of what people believe and gain from alternative medicine and other crazy ‘scientific’ stuff—by this, I mean things that don’t have strong evidence behind them," says Timothy Caulfield. Click through to the digital magazine for more.

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Pushing Back Against the Noise of Consumer Misinformation

"I’m really [most] interested in how science is presented to the public, especially considering how much social media has increased," says Timothy Caulfield. "I’m interested in [presenting the science] at a higher level.” Click through to the digital magazine to read more.

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Nielsen’s Predictions for 2020 Highlight Trust and Transparency

“The true value of today’s emerging technologies has remained in the hype cycle for much of retail and CPG, but the dawn of a new decade will see a rapid acceleration in meaningful use cases,” said Jeanne Danubio, president, Nielsen Connect, North America.

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Latino Consumers Feel Like Beauty Industry 'Afterthought'

Most Latinos ages 50 and older feel that the beauty and personal care industry treats them like an afterthought and most would grade the industry with a "C" or worse when it comes to marketing.

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[Mintel Data] The Top Trends Reinventing Sun Care

David Tyrell, Ph.D., global skincare analyst, Beauty & Personal Care, Mintel, touches on consumer behaviors and trends expected to impact sun care products in the coming years.

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Editor’s Note: Touchy Topic

A natural extension of the shift consumer mind-set toward health and prevention is the greater awareness for not just ingredients, but also for how one’s individual skin responds to specific ingredients and triggers. Enter: sensitive skin, the focus of this month's issue.

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[podcast] How to Catch Consumers: Cosmetic Players Need to Think Differently

Cosmetic manufacturers have used the same supply chain format for 30 years; but the consumer is shopping very differently. So, how can you catch up with them, in this new dynamic? Karen Young has some suggestions. And as she explains here, Beauty Accelerate is all about solving this equation.

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[NPD Data] Clinical Skin Care Brands Find Success with Clean Ingredients

2019 beauty consumers and their concern over ingredient safety are forcing clinical brands to blur the lines between clinical and clean products.

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The Floral Extract Market is in Full Bloom—Here’s What You Need to Know

Thanks to an increased desire for natural ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products, floral extracts are anticipated to just keep on growing.

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Editor's Note: The Ultimate Think Tank, Beauty Accelerate 2019

This month’s issue covers UV protection, sunscreen preservation, microbiome moisturization and anti-aging; all grounded in cosmetic innovation and collaboration.

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Sunscreen Dynamics and the ‘Reef Safe’ Dance

Protection against damaging pollution, toxins and electromagnetic waves of all lengths is at the forefront of consumers’ minds; not to mention regulators’. But what happens when a topical solution to one of these forces is at odds with another?

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California Businesses Fight Consumer Privacy Act

The law will require any company that does business in California, regardless of its physical presence in the state, to reveal what personal information they have collected about a California resident upon request—and Silicon Valley and tech corporations are fighting for exceptions and delays.

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What Women Want: Natural Ingredients and Transparency

"The number of consumers who are making purchase decisions primarily based on the price of a product is decreasing; as the significance of knowing exactly what they are putting on their skin becomes more important."

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Formulate for the Future: Clean Beauty Webcasts Now Available

Learn how to launch clean beauty products that resonate with Millennial and Gen Z consumers in skin care, hair care, color cosmetics and baby care.

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It’s a Green Thing—Natural and Organic Market Continues to Grow

Over the next five years the natural and organic personal care products market will register a 7.5% CAGR in terms of revenue, according to research from Market Study Report.

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10 Things to Know About the Eyelash Enhancing Agents Market

According Fact.MR’s report “Eyelashes Enhancing Agents Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking - Global Market Insights 2018 to 2027,” the next few years are looking strong for eyelash enhancing agents.

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The Future is Clear for Anti-Acne Makeup

Driven by a steep rise in population, the global anti-acne makeup is expected to reach $3.4 billion by 2026 according to an analysis by Reports and Data.