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L Catterton acquires Naomi Watts’ beauty and wellness brand Stripes Beauty
Investment firm L Catterton has acquired a majority ownership in Californian beauty and wellness brand Stripes Beauty. Financial details...
Tesem wants to make recycled aluminium shine
The Spanish expert in prestige aluminium packaging for the beauty industry wants to solve one of the main disadvantages of recycled...
EU fines fragrance firm 15.9 million euros for ’deleting WhatsApp messages’
On Monday June 24, the EU handed US giant International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) a 15.9-million-euro (USD 17.1-million) fine for...
Boiron chooses a Cosmogen tube for the roll-on gel of its CBD range
For their CBD roll-on gel, which is intended to help soothe and relax everyday tensions, as well as relaxing muscles, Boiron has chosen...
Dries Van Noten bids farewell to florals and the fashion world
Fashion great Dries Van Noten presented his very last show in Paris on Saturday to end a glittering 40-year career. The universally...
Expanscience inaugurates a new raw materials processing site in Peru
The Expanscience group inaugurated its second plant raw materials processing unit in Peru on June 4. With this new site, focused on the...
Symrise’s SymSol ProSun facilitates development of high SPF products
Symrise is presenting SymSol ProSun, a new solution to address the increasing demands in the sun protection market. According to the...
Microcaps raises CHF 9.3 million to expand its perfume pearls technology
Swiss start-up Microcaps AG has completed a Series A financing round, raising CHF 9.3 million (about EUR 9.7 million or USD 10.4 million)...
APC Packaging adds a new all-PP solution to their range of refillable jars
Florida-headquartered APC Packaging has launched a new “ecoready” all-polypropylene (PP) refillable skincare jar. Dubbed ERJ (for...
Givaudan tackles urban photo-pollution with CBD alternative, Silybidiol
Developed by Givaudan Active Beauty, Silybidiol is a botanical-based alternative to the iconic CBD (cannabidiol) molecule. The new active...