RECENT NEWS

US ingredient maker P2 Science has closed a $23m funding round to expand its beauty and personal care portfolio and entry into performance polymers, home care, coatings, and crop care.

Syensqo has initiated a strategic review of its Performance & Care segment, which includes beauty and home care.

The UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists has changed its name to the Society for Cosmetic Science (SCS) with immediate effect.

The shortlist of finalists for the CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) Beauty Creators Awards - Ingredients & Formulation Category was revealed at the NYSCC Suppliers’ Day awards night at the Hard Rock Hotel, New York.

Skin care formulators believe cosmetic ingredients are not keeping pace with consumer demand for sustainable products, according to a new survey by US speciality chemical maker Eastman.

Croda has unveiled Beauty of Zero, a long-term sustainability framework that outlines a pathway to progress against many of the industry’s environmental and social challenges.

UK personal care supplier Alchemy Ingredients has won a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of its achievements in international trade.

RX, the organiser of the in-cosmetics Global trade show, has launched its first-ever Nutricosmetics Ingredient Index.

The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) has revealed the 2026 Indie 360° Pavilion line-up at its Suppliers’ Day trade show on 19-20 May.

The UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS) has opened registration for its annual conference in Liverpool on 1-2 July.

LVMH cosmetic brand Guerlain has launched a skin care product range featuring a novel active ingredient developed by scientists at Palacký University Olomouc in Czechia.

US personal care ingredient maker Inolex has promoted Jennifer O’Hara to the position of director of marketing and commercialisation.

German personal care ingredient distributor Nordmann has appointed Martin Rathke as its new managing director, effective immediately.

DSM-Firmenich is sponsoring the US-based Skin Cancer Foundation’s mobile skin cancer education and screening programme for a fifth successive year.

The 2026 edition of in-cosmetics Global, organised by RX, saw 12,559 unique visitors to the Paris Porte de Versailles Expo, the highest recorded attendance for the personal care ingredients trade show.

Former Inolex CEO and cosmetic industry entrepreneur Conrad Plimpton has died in Tucson, Arizona aged 83.

The US Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) is accepting applications for the 2026 Madam CJ Walker Scholarship, which offers two $5,000 awards sponsored by Mary Kay, Inc.

German chemicals manufacturer Evonik has extended the contract of chief executive officer Christian Kullmann until 2030 following an extraordinary general meeting.

Rahn won gold in the active ingredients category at the in-cosmetics Global awards in Paris, France, for Calneurin-Sense.

German personal care active ingredient maker CLR is celebrating 100 years of cosmetic science at in-cosmetics Global in Paris on 14-16 April.