Every Tuesday on the CosmoFactory podcast: Discover the latest innovations along the cosmetics and personal care supply chain. Hear thought-provoking conversations with top beauty industry experts from around the world. Learn about next-level solutions and find inspiration to turn your own ideas into industry-changing innovations. A PRODUCTION OF Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna CosmoFactory is the first podcast from Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna—the most important beauty trade show in the world. Dedicated to all sectors of the industry, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna welcomes over 250,000 visitors from 150 countries and regions and nearly 3,000 exhibitors to Bologna, Italy, each year. It’s where our diverse and international industry comes together to build business relationships and to discover the best brands and newest innovations across consumer beauty, professional beauty, and the entire supply chain. The trade show includes a robust program of exclusive educational content, featuring executives and key opinion leaders from every sector of the cosmetics, fragrance, and personal care industry. Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna is the most important event of the Cosmoprof international network, with exhibitions in Asia (Hong Kong), the US (Las Vegas and Miami), India (Mumbai) and Thailand (Bangkok). Thanks to its global exhibitions Cosmoprof connects a community of more than 500,000 beauty stakeholders and 10,000 companies from 190 countries and regions. Learn more today at Cosmoprof.com CosmoFactory was co-developed in collaboration with supply-side expert Deanna Utroske, Host of the CosmoFactory podcast and Editor of the Beauty Insights newsletter.
Longevity, skin vitality, and regenerative beauty are very in vogue. Both legacy beauty makers and inventive startup brands are working with the latest science and skincare ingredients to bring new benefits to consumers.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we hear about a proprietary skincare ingredient borrowed directly from the world of regenerative medicine. Our guest is Alec Batis, CEO and Co-Founder of Sweet Chemi...
Bathing and wellness are as mainstream today as personal care is. CPG brands that invite consumers into an immersive self-care routine, that formulate with culturally traditional ingredients, and that bring therapeutic benefits to bath time are winning in the global marketplace.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we discover the world of Japanese bath culture. Our guest is Takeshi Nobuhara, Founder and CEO of Shikohin...
In the beauty industry, water conservation is everyone’s business. And for even one brand to launch one product that moves things forward, it’s a collective effort—involving ingredient tech, manufacturing processes, and packaging design along with feedback from consumers and salon professionals.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we’re learning about an eco-chic powder-to-lather shampoo. Our guest is Stephane Farsht, ...
Behind every well-executed cosmetic or personal care brand, you’ll find an abundance of resourcefulness and research—which translate into winning formulations, manufacturing operations, marketing strategies, and retailer partnerships.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we think about brand building through a very contemporary beauty industry lens, where ESG, traceability, brand incubators, conscious beauty, and founder...
Color cosmetic product performance is as in demand as skincare efficacy. To meet beauty consumer expectations, it takes careful ingredient development and selection, along with creative formulation and innovative production methods.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we’re learning about the behind-the-scenes ingenuity that’s necessary to improve the formulations and functions of cosmetic powders, eye makeup, lip color...
Palm oil ingredients are incredibly commonplace in cosmetic and personal care product formulations. For environmental and regulatory reasons, consumer goods manufacturers are pushing for traceable, tree-free replacements.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we look at the convergence of natural and scientific innovation along the beauty ingredient supply chain. Our guest is Shara Ticku, Co-Founder and CEO of C-16 Bios...
Beauty tech solutions are changing the way cosmetic scientists discover ingredients, reverse engineer product benchmarks, and conduct competitive analysis. In this way, AI software accelerates speed-to-market and makes more room for creativity and product differentiation.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we consider how Artificial Intelligence can help formulators expedite product benchmarking and the opportunities ...
Solid beauty and waterless products are increasingly common now that sustainable innovation is a priority for cosmetic brands and personal care manufacturers. The challenge comes in developing a novel skincare format, for instance, that is both eco-friendly and in line with consumer behavior.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we discover how a team of research and development professionals took on this challenge by l...
Cosmetic product development is a mix of art, science, and business. It also helps if you have built solid industry relationships, make time to attend tradeshows, and know where to find inspiration.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we dive into cosmetic product innovation strategy. Our guest is Akshay Talati, Vice President of Product Development, Research & Innovation, Regulatory - Beauty and Wellness at goop, a...
Green Chemistry principles have relevance throughout the chemical sector. Along the cosmetic and personal care supply chain, they’re evident in new ingredient development, raw material sourcing, and more.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we learn how novel ingredient science is being used to replace petrochemical ingredients with clean, plant-based alternatives. Our guest is Oihana Elizalde, CEO of P2 Science, a mate...
As beauty consumer expectations and manufacturer capabilities advance, technologies such as AI, machine learning, and predictive modeling are supporting product development across cosmetics, personal care, wellbeing, and beyond.
On the CosmoFactory podcast this week, we look at the many facets of innovation strategy and the challenges of harmonizing cosmetic consumer insights from 60 countries around the world. Our gues...
Sustainable skincare actives sourced from New Zealand’s marine and forest plant life are a rarity in the cosmetic ingredient marketplace. But that’s changing thanks to the wisdom of indigenous Māori culture and innovative extraction technologies.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we discover how an indie skincare brand became an award-winning global ingredient manufacturer. Our guest is Andrea Taimana, Executive Dire...
Formulating products for young beauty consumers requires understanding key aspects of ingredient safety and efficacy. With the rise of the Sephora Kids phenomenon at the start of 2024, Gen Alpha and Gen Z consumers are increasingly vocal about their expectations, adding new challenges and opportunities for kids’ brands.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we consider the unique personal care needs of kids, tweens, and t...
Biotech cosmetic ingredient production methods are a promising alternative to both naturals and synthetics as we’ve understood them in the past. Which is why more and more often, beauty makers looking for environmentally sustainable supply chain solutions are choosing actives made using cell culture technology.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we learn about traceable ingredient production, plant cell technology, bio...
It takes both hands-on craftsmanship and automated manufacturing processes to create quality makeup brushes and skincare application tools. Fiber extrusion, ferrule design, handle material, glue type, and other factors determine a brush’s functionality.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we explore the world of beauty brushes. Our guest is Anisa Telwar Kaicker, Founder and CEO of Anisa International, an industry lead...
Retail buying and distribution for cosmetics and personal care involves a wide variety of skills: commercial awareness, market knowledge, relationship building, negotiation, an understanding of product trends, consumer behavior, and much more.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we learn what it takes to build a beauty division (spanning more than 20 countries) from the ground up. Our guest is Brooke Bergé, Division Man...
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we examine structural packaging design, the visual and tactical and practical aspects of design, sustainability in the package development process, the intersection of engineering and marketing, and more! Our guest is Tommy Hammond, Senior Director of Global Package Development and Engineering at Revlon, the legacy beauty company founded in 1932, by brothers Charles Revson and Joseph ...
Virtual skin analysis and product try-on technologies continue to advance, even as AI and AR powered beauty tech has already reshaped consumer product discovery and retail experience across color cosmetics, skincare, and hair care.
This week on the CosmoFactory podcast, we explore consumer-facing applications of Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence with one of the most impactful tech companies in beauty. Our gues...
Skin microbiome science is disrupting how the cosmetics and personal care industry approaches product formulation, ingredient development, and ingredient testing. Knowledge of the brain-skin-gut axis is also influencing beauty supplements and neurocosmetics.
This week on CosmoFactory, we look into microbiome beauty; cosmetic applications of prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics; repurposing ingredients like inulin; skin...
Consumer beauty brands, international trade, and cultural connectivity, featuring Nordic Beauty Inc CEO Johanna Rönkkö
Every region within the global beauty economy has its own history, sensibility, technologies, and tastes. When consumer brands enter a new market, they become part of a dynamic exchange, inspiring further cultural awareness in and beyond the cosmetic industry.
The Nordic countries are known for environmen...
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