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Cosmoprof Bologna 2026 in 5 trends

For its latest edition, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna presented its CosmoTrends report, developed in collaboration with the trend forecasting agency Beautystreams. After analyzing hundreds of submissions from exhibitors, five major trends have emerged, ranging from longevity and biotechnology to hair care innovations and sensory experiences taken to the extreme.

Is the beauty and personal care section in supermarkets really holding up?

On March 13, 2026, at the Beauty Business event organized by CEW France, Emily Mayer, Director of Business Insights at Circana, presented a review of the 2025 beauty and personal care market in mass retail. According to her, the market is stabilizing in terms of volume but is clearly experiencing a slowdown in value growth.

Is the pharmacy the beauty destination of the future?

On March 13, 2026, at the Beauty Business event organized by CEW France, Nicolas Grélaud, CEO of OpenHealth, provided an overview of the pharmacy sector as a beauty distribution channel. According to him, the pharmacy has entered a new era.

When sunscreen gets a makeover

Based on data from online research and social media, the trend forecasting agency Spate highlights a shift in the solar care market. This category of skincare products is now focused on how they look on the skin and their ease of use.

The cosmetics market in the face of change

At the Rencontres Ingrecos event held in Paris on March 17, 2025, Jean-Marc Giroux, President of Cosmed, presented an overview of the current state of the cosmetics industry. Here is a summary of the key points of his presentation.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Polaar speeds up its international development

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The specialist of care based on polar active ingredients hires Jean-Sébastien Deguette, as its International Director, to develop its business outside...

Monday, October 22, 2012

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall ... Looking at the Growth Opportunities in Anti-aging

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Anti-aging is the single largest product type in the global personal care market and a key growth engine for the entire industry. It has been outpacin...

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The sweet smell of success for men's fragrance category in China

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While the men’s global perfume and fragrances market remains strong, until recently, perceptions have remained fixed in China associating fragrance as...

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Men's Changing Beauty Habits

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As the beauty industry enters the pre-holiday season with timid expectations for the sales performance of the last quarter, all eyes are on those vibr...

Monday, September 10, 2012

French cosmetic market: an analysis by Euromonitor

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The consultant company Euromonitor has made available its yearly study of the French cosmetic market. Slowing growth,trend to "natural", and fragmenta...

Friday, August 24, 2012

No loyalty in lotion, affordability is key

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Loyalty is lost when it comes to body care products. New research from Mintel reveals that nearly a quarter (23%) of those who use body care products ...

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Hair care: Chinese prefer all-natural and performance

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After a survey by the research company Mintel, 81 % of Chinese consumers prefer to buy all-natural hair care. This is the result of the recurrent conc...

Friday, April 20, 2012

Belgium: the consumption of cosmetics on the decline

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A study by the Center of Research and information of the Consumers Organisations (CRIOC, a Belgian not-for-profit Foundation) gives a non-waited for r...

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Naturalis: the new dimension of the ?home-made?

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It is not yet available on the market that it creates a genuine "buzz" and gives cause for comments … often very excited. It, it is Naturalis, “the ap...

Friday, March 30, 2012

In short: Eurostaf study on retail network

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Eurostaf, the survey, advice and sector specialist firm that belongs to the daily Les Echos group, releases a study about the French retailing network...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

How consumers help in the development of new active ingredients

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A more aware consumer, more and more accustomed to read labels prior to buying, wanting to avoid some ingredients, though demanding of a higher effici...

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Chinese consumers prefer cosmetics from abroad

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A study by the Diagonal Reports organization, specialized in market studies, reports that, for their cosmetics, Chinese consumers do not trust the “Ma...