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L'Oréal's Sales Jump on Gains in China and E-Commerce

Skin care and hair care sales rise more than 20%.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.16.21

Reckitt Seeks Germ-Killing Innovations

Teams up with Halo to accelerate new product development.

Online Exclusives Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.15.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Skin Care

New Synthetic Biology Coalition Formed in US

Genomatica backs new formation to promote investment and support for the industry.

Christine Esposito, Managing Editor 04.15.21

Color Cosmetics | Fine Fragrance | Functional Ingredients

Mariano Puig Planas Dies at 93

Led Puig, Spain's largest beauty company, for three decades.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.15.21

Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Laundry Care | Personal Cleansers | Surfactants

Videobite: Innospec's Answer to the 1,4-Dioxane Problem

Amanda Deaner, technical manager, personal care, explains that Innospec's surfactants for home and personal care are well below the <1ppm limit.

Videos Tom Branna, Editorial Director

Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Skin Care

BASF Increases Price of Kaolin

Higher prices for skin and hair care ingredient blamed on cost pressures in manufacturing, labor and logistics.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.14.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Kao Launches Online Beauty Store in Europe

Sensai-cosmetics.com provides personalized beauty services tailored to individual needs.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.14.21

Actives | Color Cosmetics | Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

Carlyle To Acquire Majority Stake in Beautycounter

The $1 billion acquisition fast-tracks growth in the clean beauty space.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.13.21

Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers

Kao Promotes Hand Washing

Hygiene compliance is waning, even as COVID-19 cases are climbing in parts of the world. Through its MyKirei brand, Kao and TerraCycle are out to change that.

Online Exclusives Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.11.21

Actives | Color Cosmetics | Functional Ingredients | Household Cleaning | Skin Care

What You’re Reading on Happi.com

The most-viewed news on our site for the week ended April 10, 2021.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.11.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Mushrooms Are Key Ingredients in Beauty & Wellness

New data from Spate show growing consumer interest in mushroom-derived materials.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.10.21

Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Lubrizol Unveils Lapagyl Advanced Botanical Ingredient

Promotes slower skin aging and younger appearance.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.09.21

Society of Cosmetic Chemists Issues Call for Papers

Annual meeting set for December 14 & 15 in New York City. Deadline for submission is May 15.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.08.21

Fine Fragrance | Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers

Iberchem To Acquire Perfume Manufacturer

Croda International unit will add Parfex and increase its natural ingredient portfolio.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.07.21

Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers

Bain Buys Majority Stake in Soap Maker

Will build Hand in Hand's brand awareness, accelerate new product development and impact meaningful change.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.07.21

Functional Ingredients

Ashland Launches Santalwood Biofunctional

The natural extract is Ashland's first biofunctional to be developed with artificial intelligence.

Melissa Meisel, Associate Editor 04.06.21

What You’re Reading on Happi.com

The most-viewed news on Happi.com for the week ended April 3, 2021.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.04.21

Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers | Surfactants

A Return to Castile Soap?

A vegetable oil-based soap with an 80-year history of safety is a low-cost replacement for sulfated alcohols.

Online Exclusives Tom Schoenberg , Personal Care Consultant 04.04.21

Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Awaken Glow Stick

Essential Ingredients' cooling eye balm provides an instant lift when needed.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.01.21

Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

Heating Cleansing Balm

This Centerchem formula features Affipore and avocado and Argan oils.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.01.21

Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers

Kisolite BMP Mineral Bath Bomb Formula

Novel clay powder from Coast Southwest contains micro- and macro-minerals, including iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, calcium and silica.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.01.21

Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Baby Powder Lotion

Shea butter is a star in this formula that features Jarchem's Jarplex SB60-DP and Jarplex SB-EE.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.01.21

Color Cosmetics | Functional Ingredients | Pigments

Bright-Eyed Eyeshadow

This Koster Keunen formula contains sunflower wax and orange wax.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.01.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | OTC/Medicated | Skin Care | Testing

OTC Applications for Cannabidiol

Volunteers report a reduction in intense pain, sharp pain, cold and itchy sensations using the Neuropathic Pain Scale.

Paolo Giacomoni, PhD, Insight Analysis Consulting 04.01.21

Fine Fragrance | Functional Ingredients | OTC/Medicated | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

The ABCs of CBD

Cannabidiol remains a keen interest of contract manufacturers and startups.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.01.21

Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Formulating with Alternatives In Personal Care Products

Younger consumers seek sustainable ingredients in their shampoos and personal cleanser formulations. BASF offers a variety of solutions for cosmetic chemists.

Nicole Paraszczuk, Rosa Nicolini, Andrew Miller and Hannah Cwienkala, BASF 04.01.21

Fine Fragrance | Functional Ingredients

Will Mother's Day Lift Fragrance Sales?

Consumers are selecting perfumes that offer the memory of better times or a sensorial way to relax.

Melissa Meisel, Associate Editor 04.01.21

Contract Manufacturing Trends in Beauty & Personal Care

Entrepreneurs can get the help they need from a contract manufacturing partner who can help them navigate the problems that crop up when developing a product.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.01.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Personal Cleansers

Personal Cleansers Remain Essential During the Pandemic

Liquid soap and hand sanitizer sales soared during the earliest days of pandemic.

Christine Esposito, Managing Editor 04.01.21

Fine Fragrance | Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

DSM To Acquire Amyris' Flavor & Fragrance Business

A potential $500 million deal for bio-based intermediates for the cosmetics industry.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.31.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

How Start-Up Brand Phyla Approaches Acne Treatment

CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Yug Varma talks to Happi about his company, Phi Therapeutics, and recent clinical trial results.

03.30.21

Functional Ingredients | Household Cleaning | Laundry Care | Surfactants

ACI Marks National Cleaning Week with #KnowTheLabel

Resource helps consumers better understand cleaning product labels.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.29.21

Actives | Color Cosmetics | Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Intercos Seeks Beauty Solutions

Teams with Italian university to conduct research.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.28.21

Functional Ingredients | Household Cleaning | Surfactants

Robots Don't Clean Toilets...Yet

Twenty years after their debut, machines still mostly vacuum.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.28.21

Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Stress Relief

Nerves are on edge due to the pandemic, but Blossom & Stone’s CBD oil can help take the edge off.

Online Exclusives Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.28.21

What You're Reading on Happi.com

The most-viewed news on Happi.com for the week ended March 27, 2021.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.28.21

Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

China Considers CBD Cosmetic Ban

Proposal would prohibit the cosmetic applications of cannabis-related ingredients.

Ally Dai, Correspondent 03.26.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Top Trending Skin Care Products of 2021

The typical American will spend $15,000 on skin care in her lifetime, according to SkinStore's Skincare Report.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.26.21

BASF Sets Ambitious Climate Change Goals

Journey to climate neutrality includes net zero emissions by 2050.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.26.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Polymers | Sun Care

Sunscreen Symposium Organizers Seek Presentations

The Florida Chapter of the SCC issues call for papers. Deadline is March 31.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.25.21

Functional Ingredients | Household Cleaning | Laundry Care | Packaging | Surfactants

Keeping Up with the Cleaning

Safely household cleaning line debuts from Kris Jenner, Chrissy Teigen and Emma Grede.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.25.21

Actives | Color Cosmetics | Functional Ingredients

Is It Better to Formulate Cosmetics with Natural Ingredients?

Two experts weigh in on the debate between natural and synthetic ingredients.

Online Exclusives Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.24.21

Color Cosmetics | Fine Fragrance | Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Skin Care

L'Oréal Buys Stake in Water-Saving Solutions Firm

World's largest beauty firm has been working with Gjosa since 2015.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.24.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Skin Care

Neutrogena Begins MaskiD Beta Study with Consumers

Invites users to join A Look Behind The Bar Facebook group to get first look at micro-3D-printed sheet mask.

Christine Esposito, Managing Editor 03.23.21

Lancôme Launches Sustainability Program

'Caring Together for a Happier Tomorrow,' highlights biodiversity and social inclusion.

Tom Branna, Editorial Director 03.21.21

Actives | Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

Protect the Cosmetic Supply Chain from Climate Change

Integrated dual sourcing creates a climate change-proof supply chain that protects cosmetic manufacturers, says Sebastien Massard, Vantage Personal Care.

Online Exclusives Sebastien Massard, Vantage Personal Care 03.18.21

Functional Ingredients | Hair Care