Experts’ views
The Skin microbiota: a target for Next Generation active ingredients
Mathieu Bey
The skin surface is composed of molecules derived from our skin cells, our environment and from the microorganisms living on our skin....
Resynchronizing the skin’s well-being clock: the circadian rhythm
Clariant Active Ingredients
In 2017, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded discoveries on the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythm. The...
7 interesting products from Thai beauty companies
Sharon Kwek
The Thai beauty industry is growing, and according to Mintel Market Sizes, Thailand’s colour cosmetics retail sector is estimated to...
The Growth of K-Beauty in the U.S. Market
Euromonitor
The 2018 Winter Olympics may be over, but the world is still buzzing about all things South Korean. South Korea has continued to emerge...
Wake up! Indoor pollution is also harming our skin
Clariant Active Ingredients
Unearthing a natural solution to the little-known negative impact of indoor pollution leading to atopic-prone skin conditions and...
Laboratorios Maverick: A space to grow
Maverick Laboratories
Managing human resources so as to attract the best talents, to retain know-how and manage collective intelligence is a key factor of...
Globalization and premium packaging: between off-shoring and relocation
Hervé de Rivoire
For the past several years, premium packaging companies have been alternating between off-shoring and relocation. Could it be an...
Trend Alert 2018 - Body is the new Face
Leïla Rochet-Podvin
A more holistic vision of beauty is emerging from the influence of millennials. A new blend of body positivity, wellness, allure, and,...
Holiday Retail Insights
Laurence Bacilieri
This year, the Thanksgiving weekend sales (Nov. 24-27) promised to be excellent. Good news, 45 % of Americans already started their...
Tomorrow’s perfume: To be mythic or not to be?
Marielle Belin
Since the 1990s, perfumes have known an inflationary spiral. More than 2,000 launches were counted in 2016, compared to just 40 per...
