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Dr.Jart+ signs Katseye’s Yoonchae Jeung as first North America Brand Ambassador

South Korean singer and Katseye girl group member, Yoonchae Jeung, is the new face of Dr.Jart+’s Premium BB Cream, building on the Estée Lauder Companies-owned brand’s ‘legacy’ of collaborating with Korea’s ‘most exciting artists’

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Dr.Jart+ signs Katseye’s Yoonchae Jeung as first North America Brand Ambassador

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Celebrity hair care is oversaturated, but can Jennifer Lawrence’s mes° breakthrough?

Celebrity hair care is oversaturated, but can Jennifer Lawrence’s mes°...

With actress Jennifer Lawrence the latest A-lister to launch a hair care brand, and to mixed reviews, she joins the...
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Mercury, lead and methanol discovered in seized counterfeit cosmetics in the UK

Mercury, lead and methanol discovered in seized counterfeit cosmetics in the UK

An investigation by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) found that four in ten seized counterfeit cosmetics tested failed safety checks, and the IPO is highlighting these risks via a new ‘Face the Fakes’ campaign
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Cosmetics Business picks: 7 new beauty launches to know this October

Cosmetics Business picks: 7 new beauty launches to know this October

From blind-box collaborations with Hello Kitty to JVN Hair’s first foam product, a hairdryer designed for kids and a new entry into the skin care market from tech-led beauty brand ZIIP, discover this month’s biggest beauty launches
The Organic Pharmacy reacquired by founder Margo Marrone

The Organic Pharmacy reacquired by founder Margo Marrone

Margo Marrone has reacquired The Organic Pharmacy a decade after selling it to Italian pharmaceutical group Istituto Ganassini, aiming to re-bolster the brand’s ‘founding philosophy of health, detoxification and lifestyle’
Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato reunite for ‘Delena’ Rare Beauty campaign

Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato reunite for ‘Delena’ Rare Beauty campaign

The childhood friends have tapped into the beauty nostalgia trend with Rare Beauty’s new  ‘Still Making Each Other Blush’ campaign, inspired by the pair’s film Princess Protection Program and The Demi + Selena Show YouTube series
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Exclusive: Glow Hub’s Tiffany Salmon-Mills is building a barrier-first lip care brand

Exclusive: Glow Hub’s Tiffany Salmon-Mills is building a barrier-first lip care brand

BYORBE is the latest brand launch from Glow Hub’s Tiffany Salmon-Mills, taking lip care to new levels through a two-part treatment system built to work in tandem to repair the lip barrier while protecting from active skin care ingredients
Is Kylie Jenner’s daughter Stormi planning to launch a beauty brand?

Is Kylie Jenner’s daughter Stormi planning to launch a beauty brand?

Stormi Webster, the daughter of make-up mogul Kylie Jenner, could be the latest celebrity offspring to enter the beauty business with their own brand, according to a recent trademark filing
Lady Gaga assumes CEO role of Haus Labs

Lady Gaga assumes CEO role of Haus Labs

Lady Gaga, whose birth name is Stefani Germanotta, has succeeded Ben Jones at Haus Labs, co-founder and former CEO, who is said to have departed the make-up business in October
Shark, Makeup by Mario and Dcypher crowned Pure Beauty Awards 2026 winners

Shark, Makeup by Mario and Dcypher crowned Pure Beauty Awards 2026 winners

Dcypher, Jo Malone London, Sculpted by Aimee, Makeup by Mario and Shark are among the beauty brands crowned the best in the business across 21 categories at the Pure Beauty Awards 2026, which took place at London’s Grosvenor House in the UK

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Hair Care
Henkel upgrades 2026 sales outlook after strong Q3

Henkel upgrades 2026 sales outlook after strong Q3

The Olaplex and Schwarzkopf owner’s sales soared 11% to €5.7bn, helped by hair care, as well  as price and volume growth in its consumer business
Colour Cosmetics
Puig CEO unveils plan to become an €8 billion-plus beauty company by 2032

Puig CEO unveils plan to become an €8 billion-plus beauty company by 2032

Puig CEO Jose Manuel Albesa is aiming to exceed €8 billion in annual net revenues and become a top four premium beauty company by 2032. His ‘Vision 2032’ plan includes doubling down on prestige and niche fragrances, a focus on dermocosmetics and building out Charlotte Tilbury
Ingredients
Has Estée Lauder Companies met its 2026 social impact and sustainability goals?

Has Estée Lauder Companies met its 2026 social impact and sustainability goals?

Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has released its Social Impact & Sustainability (SI&S) report for 2026, detailing the brand owner’s performance across environmental, social, and governance. Has ELC been able to meet its lofty targets over the past year?
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Skin Care
Pumpkin power: from Halloween symbol to hero skin care ingredient

Pumpkin power: from Halloween symbol to hero skin care ingredient

Pumpkin picking is not just for Halloween. Skin care brands are selecting the ingredient for our beauty cabinets too, writes Brooke Medhurst
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Marketing
Head & Shoulders heads back to school with Derma X Pro Scalp School pop-up

Head & Shoulders heads back to school with Derma X Pro Scalp School pop-up

Head & Shoulders’ two-day Derma X Pro Scalp School pop-up in London, UK, will educate consumers about the science behind healthy scalps
Body Care
Unilever’s beauty ‘power brands’ Dove and Vaseline help drive Q3 growth

Unilever’s beauty ‘power brands’ Dove and Vaseline help drive Q3 growth

Double-digit growth at Unilever’s body care brands Dove and Vaseline, as well as prestige hair care brand K18, helped drive third quarter 2026 sales as the conglomerate upgraded its full-year outlook
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Digital
Coty partners with Brandlight to boost beauty brand presence across AI search and discovery

Coty partners with Brandlight to boost beauty brand presence across AI search and discovery

The Rimmel London and Marc Jacobs Beauty owner is ramping up its focus on artificial intelligence (AI), partnering with AI platform Brandlight to boost the presence of its beauty brands across AI assistants and generative AI search
Regulatory
Australia plots tougher sunscreen regulation

Australia plots tougher sunscreen regulation

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has proposed reforms to sunscreen regulation in Australia to improve consumer confidence in SPF claims
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Packaging
6 sustainable beauty packaging materials replacing plastic

6 sustainable beauty packaging materials replacing plastic

Regulatory pressure is increasing demand for green packaging. Julia Wray explores the renewable materials transforming beauty packaging, from bamboo to shellfish waste
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Male Grooming
Updated: 31 of the best beauty advent calendars for 2026 – from fragrance to K-beauty

Updated: 31 of the best beauty advent calendars for 2026 – from fragrance to K-beauty

As beauty retailers and companies Boots, Space NK, Liberty and Selfridges open up orders for their 2026 advent calendar offerings, Cosmetics Business rounds-up 31 of the best to help you countdown to Christmas
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Manufacturing
PPWR: What UK beauty manufacturers need to know about exporting to Europe

PPWR: What UK beauty manufacturers need to know about exporting to Europe

With the rollout of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), UK beauty manufacturers exporting to Europe need to pay close attention to an often-overlooked part of the supply chain: transport packaging, writes CHEP’s Katie Ingham

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CPL Aromas explored “Another Way” in contemporary perfumery at Notes Shanghai 2026AW

CPL Aromas explored “Another Way” in contemporary perfumery at Notes Shanghai 2026AW

From forest bathing and Tang Dynasty storytelling to new AromaSpace™ creations, CPL Aromas explored how nature, culture and technology can inspire new directions in scent
Activon to exhibit at in-cosmetics Asia 2026, showcasing sustainable ingredients and exosome-based solutions

Activon to exhibit at in-cosmetics Asia 2026, showcasing sustainable ingredients and exosome-based solutions

Activon, a specialist in clean beauty ingredients, will participate in in-cosmetics Asia 2026, taking place from November 3 to 5 at the Bangkok International Trade &...
Packaging Innovations & Empack 2027 opens registration with focus on turning innovation into action

Packaging Innovations & Empack 2027 opens registration with focus on turning innovation into action

The UK packaging and processing community will return to the NEC Birmingham on 24 & 25 February, with a renewed focus on helping brands and manufacturers turn promising...
Novelties in plant PDRN: skin and hair care

Novelties in plant PDRN: skin and hair care

Vytrus Biotech presents its latest novelties in plant-based PDRN, extending to hair care a technology the company first introduced for skin care at in-cosmetics Global 2026
SkinBench: six AI models saw skin problems that were not there

SkinBench: six AI models saw skin problems that were not there

SkinBench, an AI skin analysis benchmark, shows where general-purpose models misread skin, and what beauty brands should test before trusting any vendor's results.
LipoTrue introduces three new biotechnological actives: Glintarine, Red Aternaliss and Kalizyme

LipoTrue introduces three new biotechnological actives: Glintarine, Red Aternaliss and Kalizyme

At in-cosmetics Asia 2026, LipoTrue expands its portfolio with Glintarine, Red Aternaliss and Kalizyme, three new actives combining marine biotechnology, plant-based...
Skin Longevity: Taking Cosmetic Testing Beyond Anti-Aging

Skin Longevity: Taking Cosmetic Testing Beyond Anti-Aging

he shift from anti-aging to skin longevity is changing how cosmetic efficacy is evaluated. New testing approaches can look beyond visible signs of aging to explore the...
All eyes on Paris as registration opens for Paris Packaging Week’s biggest edition yet

All eyes on Paris as registration opens for Paris Packaging Week’s biggest edition yet

Paris Packaging Week will see 950 exhibitors put packaging innovation centre stage in Paris on 3 & 4 February 2027, with more than 80 conference sessions offering fresh...
Aaron Terence Hughes’ ‘Hombre’ claims Pure Beauty Awards 2026: The fragrance win driving a new era of organic and natural materials

Aaron Terence Hughes’ ‘Hombre’ claims Pure Beauty Awards 2026: The fragrance win driving a new era of organic and natural materials

The Readers’ Vote at the Pure Beauty Awards 2026 has crowned Aaron Terence Hughes’ Hombre Eau de Parfum as Best Fragrance. This consumer-driven victory serves as a...
Dermaself takes its AI skin analysis into remote clinical studies

Dermaself takes its AI skin analysis into remote clinical studies

Dermaself's AI already turns a selfie into a personalised skincare routine on brand websites and in stores. The same measurement now lets testing laboratories run efficacy...

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Stop the shedding: Hair care is entering its GLP-1 era

Stop the shedding: Hair care is entering its GLP-1 era

As consumer appetites quite literally shrink, demand for products and supplements that promise to help with the undesired side effect of hair loss is expanding
Hair longevity: 3 trends to watch out for in 2027

Hair longevity: 3 trends to watch out for in 2027

The buzz around hair longevity continues, but as we inch towards 2027 what are the latest trends shaping this new frontier for hair care?
Hair mists: the future of dry shampoo

Hair mists: the future of dry shampoo

Brands are rethinking what dry shampoo can do, swapping traditional powders for hair mist formats that refresh hair, absorb excess oil and are more scalp conscious, writes...
K-beauty scalp scalers are moving the Korean head spa into the home

K-beauty scalp scalers are moving the Korean head spa into the home

Forget hair scrubs, scalp scalers are K-beauty’s take on microbiome-first exfoliation – and the next emerging category in hair care

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Inolex President Art Knox elected to IBA board of directors Joins the leading Association dedicated to independent beauty founders and their companies
Roberto Pozzoni Appointed as Purchasing & General Affairs Manager for Brivaplast Group Brivaplast, an Italian family-owned company with 60 years of expertise in application solutions for makeup, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roberto Pozzoni as the new...
MODELROCK celebrates their iconic Ultra Luxe Individual Lashes Makeup artists’ number one favourite lash since 2012
Kaffe Bueno names Thomas Durhuus as CEO Kaffe Bueno has announced the appointment of Thomas Durhuus as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 February, as the company enters its next phase of growth focused on scale...
Provital continues to evolve with Nina Esposito as new Managing Director for US and Canada This year, as part of our ongoing evolution, Provital is excited to announce the appointment of Nina Esposito as the new Managing Director of Provital LLC, overseeing our...
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Inolex taps Art Knox as President to drive next phase of customer-focused growth and sustainable innovation Inolex is pleased to announce the appointment of Art Knox as its new President. Knox will lead the company’s strategic vision to deepen customer relationships and drive new...
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