Packaging

The latest safe and sustainable packaging innovations to protect hair and beauty tools

How brands are ensuring protection of high value, bulky and delicate tools while hitting their sustainability and aesthetic goals

Breaking News

Reformulated Dove body wash is first in US to use nanotechnology

Dove Body Wash featuring 24-hour Renewing MicroMoisture also features the first upgrade to the brand’s bottle pack in 17 years

LVMH to accelerate bio-based and circular plastics switch with Dow

End of 2023 will see a portion of LVMH Beauty’s packaging switch to bio-based or circular Surlyn, starting with Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire

TRESemmé reformulates portfolio and unveils new packaging

The Unilever hair care brand is introducing improved formulations, and new pack designs and sizes

The latest safe and sustainable packaging innovations to protect hair and beauty tools

How brands are ensuring protection of high value, bulky and delicate tools while hitting their sustainability and aesthetic goals

From child-proof CBD tins to eco compacts, here is January's packaging news roundup

This month's edit of packaging news features new-to-market packs and recently announced collaborations

Why Harrods new beauty recycling scheme is anything but simple

The department store’s MyBeauty Recycle & Reward scheme highlights the difficulties of recycling hazardous beauty products, such as nail polish and...

How packaging makers are meeting the alcohol-free fragrance trend

Best of Paris Packaging Week: Versatile takes on refillable wood packs and all kinds of recyclate inclusion were also among the highlights

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?

Coty files international patent for in-store perfume blending refill machine

The beauty giant’s new station for refilling empty perfume containers could take personalisation and sustainability in the industry to new levels

GPA Global acquires fellow packaging maker Cosfibel Group

Cosfibel specialises in luxury packaging, gifting and merchandising solutions

8 things you need to know about Defra’s EPR packaging waste rules

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging waste requires UK businesses to record data about the packaged goods they supply and their...

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...

The Perfume Shop swaps cellophane gift wrap for wood pulp alternative

Wood pulp said to be fully biodegradable and compostable, and can be placed in garden waste bins once finished with

Packaging waste: Why beauty retailers are ditching gift wrap

Over the past few years beauty brands have been replacing plastic wrap and Cellophane with more environmentally-friendly alternatives. But is this...

It’s a wrap! Cosmetics Business Live 2022 tackles the beauty industry’s big issues

The first in-person Cosmetics Business Live took place in London’s iconic Business Design Centre to help you make the best decisions for 2023 and b...

How Y2K nostalgia is giving beauty packaging a makeover

With Y2K and nostalgic make-up looks taking social media and the beauty industry by storm, brands are looking to the past to inspire the innovation...