Dear Readers,

The first trade shows of 2025 already brought forward a lot of innovations and new products. So naturally, we are all exited for those to come.

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For a quicker news update: Here are some of the trending stories for this week!

Happy reading!

NEWS

Trends and innovations you need to know.

Packaging

On-the-go nail care

 Neopac has collaborated with Manucurist, a French nail care brand known for its vegan and cruelty-free nail products. For the launch of its latest innovation – a nourishing nail pen called Concentré Perfecteur – Manucurist selected Neopac’s "Stylo" Bristle Tube, which combines precision, practicality and eco-conscious design for enhanced overall product appeal. Tailored for on-the-go use, Manucurist’s Concentré Perfecteur provides a portable, precise solution for strengthening and nourishing nails. Its compact format fits effortlessly into a purse or pocket, and a user-friendly, brush-tip applicator ensures a targeted, waste-free application directly onto the nail and cuticle.

Ingredients

Honey based skin care

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant is excited to announce the global launch of Melicica, a natural skin repair ingredient inspired by the traditional healing properties of honey. Melicica is a natural extract of Jelly Bush honey, also known as Australian Manuka honey, which has long been prized
for its unique biochemical composition and healing properties.

Melicia (INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Honey Extract) is particularly rich in potent bioactive compounds like leptosperin, which are found exclusively in specific varieties of Manuka flowers and known for their skin-healing properties. Rigorous scientific data shows that this powerful biochemical profile enables Melicica to enhance the skin's natural repair capabilities.

Market

New Expertise Center

Roquette is proud to announce the opening of its first Roquette Beauté Expertise Center in Shanghai. This brand-new center entirely devoted to cosmetics is a testament of Roquette’s commitment to innovation, collaboration, and excellence in plant-based ingredients for cosmetics.
Strategically located in Shanghai, the Roquette Beauté Expertise Center, will serve as a hub for co-creation and partnership opportunities within the Chinese cosmetics market. This state-of-the-art center is equipped with an advanced application lab and a comprehensive testing center, including sensory analysis capabilities, to support the development of high-performance, plant-based cosmetic formulations.

EVENT CALENDAR

Shows you shouldn't miss.

Cosmoprof Bologna

20-23 March 2025
www.cosmoprof.com

Cosmopack Bologna

20-22 March 2025
www.cosmoprof.com

In-Cosmetics Global

8-10 April 2025
www.in-cosmetics.com

LuxePack New York

7-8 May2025
www.luxepacknewyork.com

TREND UPDATE

Ideas, thoughts, critics, trends, forecasts - what the industry talks about.

Antonia Benvegnù, Cosmoprof/ Cosmopack

"For professionals eager to stay ahead of trends and shape the future of beauty, Cosmopack is the place to be. Here it’s all about the latest trends! 
From raw materials and ingredients to formulation, from machinery and automation solutions to packaging, private label, contract manufacturing, and full-service solutions, the exhibition showcases the most groundbreaking and sustainable innovations shaping the market.
Taking place from March 20th to 22nd, 2025, Cosmopack exhibitors will unveil the latest breakthroughs from their R&D departments, offering a preview of the next-generation beauty solutions set to define the industry in the coming months. Expect to see pioneering ingredients and bio-tech solution, with brands focusing on new chemicals or waste from the food industry being used for their effects on skin and personal care. Cosmopack will unveil cutting-edge and multi-sensorial textures and formulations, focusing on neurocosmetics principles and aromatherapy. 
Further to that, sustainable, low-impact packaging innovations will be the protagonists of the next edition, such as refillable or recyclable proposals, thus offering a preview of the new solutions that brands can launch to answer to the need of more responsible consumers." 

Out now: Find news and more in COSSMA 03/2025

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