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Trend for 2027: from product to system

Technological upheavals, climate pressures, economic instability, geopolitical tensions… Faced with an increasingly unpredictable world, consumers are seeking to regain control. For its Global Predictions 2027 report, the market research agency Mintel has organised its forecasts around a single overarching theme: “Products to Systems”. For the first time, the firm is applying this theme to five sectors, including beauty and wellbeing.

Organic cosmetics: consumer expectations

Organic shops are returning to growth. However, their sales of cosmetics and food supplements have been falling for the past three years. Cosmébio and Synadiet commissioned a study from the consultancy Senseva (with the support of La Maison de la Bio) to understand why. Caroline Girard, Head of Marketing and Development at Cosmébio, and Claire Guignier, Director of Public Affairs and Communication...

Oral hygiene is adopting beauty standards

Ingredients used in skincare, promises of softness… Oral care is increasingly drawing inspiration from the world of beauty. This is highlighted in “The New Era of Oral Care”, the latest report published by Spate, a trend analysis platform, focusing on the U.S. market.

When cosmetics bring people together

For the British, beauty is not a luxury. It helps them feel better and fosters social connections. This is demonstrated by the study “The Impact of Beauty”, carried out by Oxford Economics on behalf of the British Beauty Council (an organisation representing the British beauty industry, ed.), with the support of L’Oréal Group.

Saudi Arabia: cosmetics are purchased through all channels

When buying beauty products, Saudi consumers no longer have to choose between online and in-store shopping. They switch between the two channels depending on what they are looking for, without any particular loyalty to one sales channel over another. Their main aim is to be sure of their choice before making a purchase. This is revealed in Beauty Decoded, the latest study by Nielsen IQ.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

One third of anti-ageing products come from Asia

Asia’s ageing population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, and the beauty industry has taken notice of this shift in demographics. New resea...

Monday, July 24, 2017

25% of online shoppers have been duped into buying fake cosmetics

According to a research from MarkMonitor®, specialized in enterprise brand protection, counterfeit goods still pose a significant risk to the health o...

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The organic cosmetics market as seen by French newspaper Les Échos

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Les Échos Études have released a study on the market and distribution of organic and natural cosmetics. Growth prospects, market dynamics, and detaile...

Monday, June 12, 2017

Nutricosmetics: a different beauty solution

Creams, gels, lotions… These are the canonical forms of cosmetics the industry has made consumers used to. However, a new generation of care products ...

Monday, May 8, 2017

The Top 50 most valuable cosmetic brands by Brand Finance

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Every year, leading valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance values the brands of thousands of the world’s biggest companies. The 50 most valu...

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Online beauty product sales: +21% in 2016

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As the fruit of an initiative supported by the FFPS (French Federation of Selective Perfumery), in January 2017, The NPD Group started following up on...

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Blue light: contemporaneous pollution

A recent obsession of the cosmetics industry, blue light has become public enemy number one: it is harmful for health and contributes to skin aging. B...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Children and health drive organic cosmetic market

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With wariness of the safety of ingredients in consumer products on the rise across most categories, it seems the use of natural and organic personal c...

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

4 trends enhancing the specialty actives market

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The time when biofunctional active ingredients were only used in high-end products is a thing of the past. Now it is a key cosmetic component for the ...

Monday, February 6, 2017

7 predictions for sustainable cosmetics in 2017, by Organic Monitor

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As the first month of 2017 draws to a close, Organic Monitor, a specialist research, consulting and training company that focuses on global sustainabl...

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Shampoo at the heart of water crisis

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Whilst dry shampoo is now considered a veteran in the fast and fickle beauty industry, the mind-set around its place in the hair care routine is evolv...

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Beauty survey: Key drivers in the over 60s beauty market

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Understanding the key purchase drivers and expectations of the growing demographic of senior consumers is becoming a strategic priority for beauty pla...