Bart Heldreth, Cosmetic Ingredient Review executive director, reflects on the accomplishments of its expert safety panel, which has published safety assessments for more than 7,000 ingredients since CIR’s establishment in 1976.
Fragrance intelligence and analytics provider OnScent says US TikTok Shop is on its way to achieving annual sales of $500m.
The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety wants data to better understand airbrush cosmetic products and devices, but does not expect it will receive it.
Kao Corp. will launch Bioré in South Korea, while promoting the brand’s UV products with a global campaign featuring K-Pop band Stray Kids. Separately, Ulta Marketplace adds 17 K-Beauty Brands to the K-Beauty World platform.
Campaign launched with video featuring Jang Won-Young away from her glamorous stage image in quiet, everyday moments to reflect the brand's philosophy, "When Skin Heals, You Bloom."
Ulta Beauty Inc. reported its holiday season ‘served as a culmination of our efforts to advance the business throughout 2025,’ with sales growing double digits. The firm executed ‘outstanding’ in-store and digital execution, bold marketing campaigns and a ‘compelling’ holiday assortment.
Karo has come to an agreement with the Norwegian Competition Authority to sell its Locobase skin care brand to allay competition concerns in the Nordic region.
Henkel Corp. plans to purchase DeMert Brands, owner of Not Your Mother’s hair care brand, from Main Post Partners for an undisclosed price, while KYT Group is purchasing Glo Skin Beauty and Aveeno has entered into a three-year collaboration with the Mayo Clinic; Beauty Deals Roundup
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. plans to acquire New Delhi-based luxury Ayurvedic beauty brand Forest Essentials in a transaction subject to regulatory approvals and that is expected to close in the second half of the year.
German company Beiersdorf AG has launched an initiative to strategically 'rebalance' its Nivea skin care brand to return it to an ‘elevated growth trajectory.’
After its attempt to resolve tens of thousands of talc lawsuits through bankruptcy court failed, Johnson & Johnson is working to exclude what it sees as scientifically dubious testimony from cases.
New York-based Interparfums Inc. says it has capacity for more fragrance licenses and is actively working on more after securing the fragrance licenses for David Beckham and Nautica.
The National Advertising Division refers men’s skin care marketer, PrettyBoy, Inc. to the FTC for possible enforcement action after the Milwaukee firm says it will not comply with a recommendation to discontinue before-and-after photos in Internet ads.
IRI-Sys’s AI-native software helps brands reduce the time involved in developing products so they can bring beauty products to market faster, while helping manufacturers enhance efficiency, ensure quality and scale manufacturing capabilities.
Kenvue’s full-year net sales 2.1% dip to $6.38bn came largely on a 2.2% organic sales decline driven by a 2.3% volume decrease but slightly offset by 0.2% foreign currency benefit.
L’Oréal Groupe’s sales for the year advanced 1.3% on a reported basis and 4% like-for-like to €44.05bn, with strong second-half recovery in the US and China. CEO Nicolas Hieronimus projected on growth potential of brands it will obtain through its deal with Kering SA.
The Wella Company announces that former Sephora Americas CEO Calvin McDonald will take over as CEO of the hair care marketer April 2. Separately, LVMH names new head of its beauty group and Revlon appoints a chief operations officer.
Coty interim CEO Markus Strobel, who took the helm from Sue Nabi starting Jan. 1, describes the company’s new “Coty. Curated.” growth initiative during the firm’s fiscal second quarter earnings presentation.
Oakland, Calif.-based E.l.f. Beauty Inc.’s reported sales in the fiscal third quarter soared 38% to $489.5m and its net income reached $39.4m, more than double what it achieved in the same period a year ago.
The Estee Lauder Companies' ‘Beauty Reimagined’ initiative is paying off a year after launch, with expanded distribution of brands and ‘breakthrough’ innovations, the firm says during a Feb. 5 fiscal second quarter earnings presentation.