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Circular Cosmetics: Personal Care

Could solid personal care products be the future of circular cosmetics?

Solid formulas cut down on packaging, reduce water consumption, and are perfect for travel.

But how can the industry convince the consumer to swap bottles for bars?

This month,

Prof Dr Jeroen Hugenholtz CTO at NoPalm Ingredients.  

Ben Grace Founder at SBTRACT skincare

Samir Lakhani Chief EcoSoap Officer at Eco-Soap Bank  

Discuss what is possible now and what the future might look like. 

Circular Cosmetics: Sun Care

It is estimated that somewhere between 4,000 and 6,000 tons of sunscreen enter the world's seas each year.

This devastates coral reefs and affects the fertility of marine life, ultimately negatively impacting human health.

How can the cosmetics industry reformulate sunscreen to do better for people and the planet?

This month

Sara Dudley, CEO of The Sunscreen Company 

Allard Marx, Founder, and CEO at Aethic 

Arnita Wofford, Global Marketing & Technical Director Beauty & Personal Care at Univar Solutions  

Mallory Huron, Senior Strategist Beauty & Wellness at Fashion Snoops 

Discuss formulating future SPFs.

Circular Cosmetics: Skin Care

Are we getting ‘Sustainable Skin Care’ all wrong?

Are the only raw materials choices for cosmetic formulators & chemists between earth-harvested ingredients and lab-engineered ingredients?

Or is there a third way?

How can beauty manufacturers reformulate, reposition, and renew exciting product portfolios into a circular model?

This month

Natalie Deacon, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Avon International

Laura Rudoe, Director at Good Ventures & Evolve Beauty

Dr. Richard Blackburn, Professor of Sustainable Materials at the University of Leeds | Co-Founder Keracol Limited & Dr. Craft Cosmetics

Discuss how to transform the global cosmetics industry.

Circular Cosmetics: Hair Care

The road to a circular cosmetics industry is fraught with challenges on both the manufacturing and consumption sides of the equation.

One only has to look at the ‘hair care’ category to understand that 80% of ‘waste’ is produced from consumption, not production.

But as gatekeepers to the industry, how can R&D, production, marketing, and retail teams work together to mitigate the ‘hair care’ category’s environmental footprint?

This month

Audrey Wesson Corporate Sustainability  Manager at INOLEX 

Mallory Huron  Beauty & Wellness Strategist at Fashion Snoops 

Dr Terence Chung Founder of FRUU 

Anna Brightman  Co-Founder at UpCircle Beauty 

Discuss the possibilities for circularity within hair care.

Circular Cosmetics: Retail

The 1980s, a decade that began with a recession, which triggered an oil crisis and was at the height of the Cold War tension between Russia & the West, was also the decade in which the consolidation of modern environmental awareness, sustainability policies, and a new perception of the relationship between industry, society, and land become rooted in corporate strategy.

In 2023 the evolutionary understanding of this relationship is the concept of the circular economy, which sees consumer products as having a lifecycle in a loop.

But is ‘circularity’ possible for the cosmetics industry?

An industry currently responsible for 100 billion tonnes of waste a year

This month

Amarjit Sahota, Founder at Ecovia Intelligence 

Jo Chidley, Founder of Re & Beauty Kitchen UK

Andrew Almack, CEO at Plastics For Change

Discuss how the retail sector could /should pivot towards a circular, waste-free carbon positive future.

FuTure Proof: The Cosmetic Industry

Throughout 2022 we have explored via niche product categories how cosmetic companies are future-proofing their businesses.

This month with the help of my forward-thinking panel, 

Philippe Guguen   CEO  at  Map Emulsion

Dirk-Jan Oudshoorn  Founder at  Forestwise 

Julien Tremblin General Manager Terracycle Europe 

we will discuss how to FuTure Proof The Cosmetic Industry.

FuTure Proof: Color Cosmetics

How is the color cosmetics industry future-proofing itself for the circular economy?

 A notoriously difficult product category to share, lease, reuse, repair, refurbish and recycle.

 Who are the innovators and how can the legacy brands learn from their business models?

Tune in and listen to this month’s panel,

Cat Tuner , Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder of Cult LDN + NYC

Adam Triantis, Co-founder at DCYPHER 

Rachel Reid,  Founder, CEO at Subtl Beauty

To find out how to FuTure Proof: Color Cosmetics

FuTure Proof: Microbiome Beauty

The human microbiome is inherited from mother to baby at birth

 And is the genetic material of all the microbes - bacteria, fungi, and viruses - that live on and inside the human body. 

 It helps digest our food, regulate our immune system, protect against other bacteria that cause disease, and produce vitamins.

 Is it correct that the microbiome beauty movement has been marketed as a ‘product category’ or would it be more accurate to market it as a ‘formula requirement ‘

Tune in and listen to this month’s panel,

Dr. Grace Park VP of R&D at HelloBiome

Dr. Jeanne-Mari Retief: Human Rights Consultant & author of FIGGI Lifestyle Blog 

Dr. Geoff Briggs Technical Scout (Beauty Incubator) at no7 Beauty Company

To find out how to FuTure Proof: Wellness in Beauty

FuTure Proof: Wellness & Beauty

A recent McKinsey report estimated the global wellness market to be US$1.5 trillion, with an annual growth rate somewhere between 5 -10 percent.

And while the concept of wellness in beauty is not new, the category is becoming increasingly crowded. 

Indeed, this week alone Stella MacCartney & Kate Moss launched brands.

And with that in mind what will be the winning strategies needed for companies to thrive in this space in the future? 

Tune in and listen to this month’s panel, 

 Mallory Huron  Beauty & Wellness Strategist at Fashion Snoops 

 Harald van der Hoeven  Director of Product Design & Development at CLR

 Jayn Sterland, Managing Director at Weleda UK 

 To find out how to FuTure Proof: Wellness in Beauty 

FuTure Proof: Vegan Beauty

At its core Veganism is a way of living in which people exclude, as much as possible, all forms of animal exploitation and cruelty.

For the beauty industry Vegan/Veganism has become a product category

That has in recent years been position alongside but not separates from

‘Organic Beauty’ ‘Clean Beauty’ “Natural Beauty’ ‘Bio-based Beauty’ ’ Plant-Based Beauty’ “Sustainable beauty’

In this ever-so confusing ‘marketing mashup’ how will Vegan Beauty maintain its niche and preserve it’s ethical, health and environmental creational in the future?

This month’s panel

Anna Barker Head of Responsibility Business at The Fairtrade Foundation 

Katie Nguyen Technical Sales at Inolex 

Anna Brightman  Co-Founder at UpCircle Beauty 

Discuss how to FuTure Proof: Vegan Beauty