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Fewer than 24% of consumers use refillable skin care, study finds

Barriers include difficulty finding available options and non-availability of preferred brands

How to thrive in the market as an up-and-coming beauty brand

Cosmetics Business guides emerging beauty brands to market success

Pure Beauty Global Awards 2023: See the winners!

On 25 May, the beauty industry's leading international awards ceremony showcased the best in the business

A refined palette: The best refillable eyeshadow packaging for your brand

Refillable eyeshadow palettes are helping brands boost their eco-credentials with added customisable and luxury benefits

Packaging spotlight: Top packaging firm and beauty brand collabs from May

Recent weeks have seen launches from Guerlain powered by Aptar and an eco-friendly coffret from Knoll for Penhaligon’s

Silgan Dispensing expands production of its Melodie fragrance pump to China

The Melodie is Silgan Dispensing’s leading fragrance pump for the luxury market

Beauty product waste is a huge problem – so why is no one talking about it?

Everyone talks about packaging waste in beauty, but there is another problem that desperately needs our attention – product waste in the form of un...

How can brands beat the rising tide of consumer cynicism?

Beauty brands say they are making the world a better place, but consumers don’t believe it. What can they do to tackle this disconnect?

Cosmetics Business Picks: 8 new launches for May

Cosmetics Business rounds up eight new beauty and skin care launches which have launched so far in May

Exclusive: Molton Brown launches first 100% recycled packaging

The product is made from 100% recycled aluminium, which helps to reduce production energy use by 95% when compared with virgin aluminium

Dopamine dressing: How beauty packaging is finding its fun

Gen Z has turned to bold and bright clothing and make-up since the end of lockdown for the feel-good factor they provide, so how can cosmetic packa...

Beauty brands are collaborating with the competition to help save the planet

From the EcoBeautyScore Consortium to the B Corp Beauty Coalition, rivals across the beauty industry are collaborating to fight for a sustainable f...

Packaging spotlight: Refillable cosmetic pens add sustainable fun to April’s picks

Refill pens and paper-content tubes are among this month’s edit of new packaging solutions

Is this beauty’s greenest space? Inside Lush’s new Green Hub

How the ethical brand is taking control of waste and where it sees room for improvement

Ball’s aerosol business becomes first extruded aluminium maker to be ASI certified

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative sets standards that ensure sustainable performance based on environmental, social and governance principles

Why applicators are the secret ingredient for scalp care

Scalp care is skyrocketing, but what are the most effective and consumer-friendly ways of packing, dispensing and applying such serums and treatments?