Beauty

Single-use packaging producers obligated under Oregon’s Extended Producer Responsibility law who still haven’t registered with program facilitators will struggle at this point to meet the fast-approaching material-reporting deadline, but should nonetheless jump into the process, says EPR consultant Michael Washburn.

Beauty industry insiders from trade associations and attorneys specializing in marketing law and/or cosmetics manufacturing look forward to a more business-friendly FTC in the US in 2025, while they expect industry to face an increasing number of challenges at the state level. Meanwhile, the EU beauty market is hopeful it will see reduced regulations this year.

Former FDA commissioners Mark McClellan and Scott Gottlieb, former acting commissioner Janet Woodcock and current commissioner Robert Califf offered advice on successfully implementing reforms and preventing a mass exodus of FDA employees as inklings emerge that the Trump team is already engaged on this front.

Linda Katz, director of the Office of Cosmetics and Colors at the US Food and Drug Administration, is credited with leading efforts toward modernization of cosmetics regulations as she retires after 22 years at the helm.

Guest authors Rachel Raphael, partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, and Elizabeth Bresnahan, an associate at the firm, advise beauty companies on how to avoid the common mistakes firms make in social media marketing and suggest proactive steps to reduce litigation risk.

Egis is the beneficiary as Teva again trims its OTC portfolio with the sale of Hungarian skin-care brand Neogranormon.

Wyoming-based NuOrganic Cosmetics agreed to comply with National Advertising Division recommendations that the firm take immediate steps to ensure any affiliates on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram that post on its products disclose their material connection to the brand.

Ulta Beauty, Inc. CEO Dave Kimbell retires after 11 years with the beauty retailer and is replaced by president and chief operating officer Kecia Steelman, as a strong holiday sales period prompts the firm to update its fiscal fourth quarter projections.

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.

Target Corp. expands affordable wellness offerings in 2025 with 2,000 new items, including personal care and beauty. Separately, Coty Inc.’s Rimmel London brand launches Wonder Bond Bonding Serum Mascara and Covergirl introduces Lash Blast Supercloud Mascara featuring an ‘air-whipped’ emulsion formula; US Beauty Launch News.

L’Oréal Group unveils Cell BioPrint, a hardware device that provides personalized skin analysis in just five minutes, while Shiseido and Samsung win innovation awards for their digital beauty devices during the Consumer Technology Association’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Vichy Labs Dercos Anti-Dandruff Brand Makes Stateside Debut, targeted to 60% of Americans who don’t use dandruff-specific formulas, while Interparfums Inc. launches a proprietary fragrance line to sell in its first-ever boutiques and iconic Bain De Soleil suncare is slated to return to US stores under new ownership.