To attract consumers, beauty brands need to stick to ‘green’ and environmentally friendly certifications; make use of biotechnology; use ingredients derived from green chemistry; substitute synthetics with ingredients of natural origin; and ban controversial ingredients, says Amélia Makoundou, R&D and marketing project manager at Experis.
Five key trends have been analysed by Makoundou and Elina Tran of Cosmetics Inspiration & Creation, and they have proposed a technical interpretation of them to give formulators a track to follow.