Beauty

Dyes and colors which FDA says industries agree should no longer be used aren’t unsafe and are currently used only with the agency’s approval, industry stakeholders say. Center for Science in the Public Interest says the dyes are used “in tens of thousands of foods and beverages that are commonly consumed here in the United States.”

Testing conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration has found several cosmetic products on the market that contain high levels of methylene chloride, a banned ingredient.

A federal judge in the Southern District of New York denied Estee Lauder’s motion to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit filed by shareholders who said the company concealed its reliance on a gray market retail revenue stream, which ultimately caused sales and the stock price to plunge.

Engaging with EU member state legislators, stressing the impact of national EPR systems on the accessibility, availability, and affordability of medicines, reformulating products to reduce their financial contribution, and lobbying for expanding the scope of EPR schemes to include other polluting industries are all ways that the European consumer health industry can try and influence the way that the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is transposed into national legislation, law firm Mason Hayes & Curran explains.

Coty’s ‘All-in to Win’ program enters the next phase, which sets aggressive savings over the next two years in part by simplifying and scaling its operating model, in addition to boosting its innovation impact.

The Procter & Gamble Company is working to mitigate the impact of tariffs, which will add up to $1.5bn in costs annually. The firm has lowered its fiscal 2025 outlook.

Plano, Texas-based Simpler Hair Color Inc. may face FTC enforcement action after it failed to comply with the National Advertising Division’s recommendations it discontinue the claim, “Rated #1 Men’s Hair Color,” associated with a consumer review website.

Beiersdorf AG hit some initial bumps with a repositioning of its business in China, but the firm is optimistic about the rollout of Thiamidol Skin Care In 2026.

RoC launches RoC 35 Protocol, a five-product regimen backed by the brand’s largest clinical assessment yet, showing 200 subjects saw significant improvement in ‘key parameters’ of skin aging.

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. will launch a new body acne patch under its Hero Mighty Patch range, a light dry shampoo formula for Batiste and three new initiatives for vitafusion gummies, the firm reported during its Analyst Day 31 January.

French beauty giant L’Oréal SA enters a partnership with New York-based technology company IBM for an industry first-of-its-kind AI foundation model to spur product development and reformulation and make strides in sustainability.

Eucerin Radiant Tone Collection comprises five products centered on the brand’s wildly popular ingredient Thiamidol, currently the most effective inhibitor of human tyrosinase, an enzyme that contributes to skin hyperpigmentation.