On Monday 10 July, the European Commission adopted an implementing regulation imposing an anti-dumping duty on titanium dioxide (TiO2) from China. [1] Titanium dioxide is a chemical product in the form of fine white powder. It is used in a range…
Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas is set to celebrate its 21st edition from July 23-25, 2024, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The event will showcase approximately one thousand beauty brands and suppliers to its audience. Beauty and personal care…
France-based Groupe Rocher — owner of the brands Yves Rocher, Petit Bateau, Dr Pierre Ricaud, Stanhome and Arbonne and Sabon — has signed a share purchase agreement with a company composed by a consortium of three Turkish investors – Esas…
Danish group Matas has entrusted the Parisian full service division of Superga Beauty with the creation of the new Flora Danica fragrances. For the creation of the brand, Grænn A/S, an incubator of Scandinavian beauty brands, which is part of…
Earth’s current population of 8.2 billion people will peak at around 10.3 billion people in the mid-2080s then dip to 10.2 billion by the end of the century, says a report released Thursday July 11 entitled “World Population Prospects 2024.”…
Grupo Boticário continues its international development and launches its O Boticário brand in Uruguay. The Brazilian beauty giant opened the brand’s first two kiosks in the capital Montevideo last May, in the Tres Cruces and Costa Urbana shopping malls. A…
Switzerland-headquartered testing, inspection and certification company SGS announced on Wednesday July 10 the acquisition of French company IEC (Institut d’expertise clinique), a leading cosmetics clinical research organization. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Founded in 1990 and headquartered…
The California-based biotechnology startup has signed an agreement with L’Oréal to develop more than a dozen key bio-identical ingredients that will replace conventionally sourced ingredients currently used in the skin and hair care, and make-up products and fragrances the beauty…
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s cancer agency, classified talc as “probably carcinogenic” for humans. However an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a “smoking gun”. The decision to classify talc as…
Unveiled at Makeup in Paris in May, Brivaplast’s Le Sport collection is a joyful celebration of sport. The products in the collection have been designed to be worn throughout the day, even while doing sports thanks to their long-lasting performance.…