To mark International Women's Rights Day, Expanscience, through its Actifs Cosmétiques business, is announcing its support for the Joséphine association to help women in precarious situations.
A B Corp-certified company with a mission since 2021, Laboratoires Expanscience has been enhancing the value of the plant world by developing innovative natural cosmetic active ingredients since 1977. The company has decided to support the Joséphine association, France's leading network of solidarity-based beauty salons: 1 % of sales of its Pixalia active ingredient, a cosmetic ingredient designed for skin and hair care, will be donated by the company to the association each year.
For several years now, associations have been observing a worrying increase in the proportion of women in highly precarious situations. These situations have an impact on their health, and affect the self-confidence and self-esteem they need to achieve their personal and professional goals. Founded in 2006, the Joséphine association offers wellness treatments to women in precarious situations, to help them reintegrate into society and the workplace and regain control of their lives.
This first meaningful partnership for Expanscience's Actifs Cosmétiques business - which strives to promote global well-being for each individual - will help to support women in fragile situations, in order to help them achieve their full potential. empowerment.
Since the association was founded, over 11,000 women have been welcomed into the Josephine salons, contributing to their reintegration and emancipation.
"We are committed to making this partnership with the Joséphine association a long-term one, in order to provide long-term support to women in precarious situations, helping them to improve their self-confidence and self-esteem. This reflects our commitment to developing cosmetic active ingredients with a holistic approach, aiming to improve the well-being of body and mind."stresses Angéline Rocherieux, Cosmetic Active Ingredients Marketing Manager at Laboratoires Expanscience.
Nadège Moniez, Development Manager, Josephine Association: "At Joséphine, we believe that access to wellness care is a powerful lever for women's empowerment."
Croda Beauty Actives has unveiled Sphingo'HAIR Drypure, a unique long-chain fatty acid derived from bio-fermentation, ceramide NP, acting as a cement in the barrier structures of the scalp and hair.
Studies have shown that this active ingredient has a significant impact on scalp health by strengthening the skin's barrier function. It also increases scalp hydration, reduces desquamation and soothes inflammation. It also helps maintain the moisture balance of the hair fiber. It also smoothes hair cuticles and enhances shine and manageability.
"Preserving our body's natural complex defense mechanisms is the key to longevity.Croda reminds us. One of the first lines of defense is the physical, microbial and chemical barrier. This is particularly true for our skin and hair, which are highly exposed to external aggressors. Hair and scalp have similar barrier structures and form a highly interdependent ecosystem. Ensuring strong, healthy barriers is the basis for scalp well-being and hair protection."
Sphingo'HAIR Drypure contains 100 % natural origin according to ISO16128, is Cosmos approved and IECIC compliant.
Aix-en-Provence-based Laboratoire Pyc draws inspiration from nature to develop dietary supplements. At Cosmoprof Bologna (March 20-22, 2025), the company will unveil two new nutricosmetics formulas available under white label. These are Revolistic Collagen, the first orodispersible collagen, and Hair Bloom Ceramides, a totally plant-based hair food supplement formula.
An orodispersible collagen
The first orodispersible collagen powder with a high concentration of di- and tripeptides, Revolistic Collagen is distinguished by its formulation. Its ultra-fine powder dissolves directly in the mouth for rapid absorption and optimal bioavailability. The collagen in Revolistic Collagen has a very low molecular weight (500 Dalton) and contains four times more bioactive peptides than standard collagen. With a concentration of 45 % in di- and tripeptides, compared with the usual 10 %. Three natural flavors are available: blackcurrant, vanilla and pear. According to its designers, a single 2 g stick a day is all that's needed for optimum effectiveness.
Natural hair care
Hair Bloom Ceramides is a water-soluble powder dietary supplement formulated with plant extracts enriched with zinc and vitamin B8. This product targets scalp growth, strength and balance thanks to Ceramosides. Laboratoire Pyc reports that Ceramosides phytoceramides demonstrated their efficacy in just three months, with a 12 % increase in hair growth, a 97 % strengthening and a 12 % reduction in excess sebum.
Laboratoire PYC has been committed to this natural approach since 2017. The idea is to give pride of place to the active ingredients and let the rest of the ingredients serve either as a support (plant support), or to provide a pleasant, natural flavor.
Hair Bloom Ceramides includes no superfluous ingredients. Its composition is based on targeted active ingredients and natural carriers such as stevia and natural aromas. Its fruity and floral notes are based on an exclusive Herbal Bliss flavor.
As with all Laboratoire Pyc formulas, these two new products can be customized to meet brand needs.
Coverpla designs, manufactures and distributes customizable packaging solutions (bottles, closures and pumps) for brands.
To ensure the longevity of its turnkey offer, and guarantee the quality and security of supply of the bottles it proposes, the Nice-based SME sources from the most renowned glassmakers, such as Pochet, Bormioli Luigi, Verescence and Heinz Glas.
Seven signature models
While Heinz Glas bottles have long been part of the Coverpla catalog, the glassmaker recently decided to give its partner exclusive sales rights for seven of its differently styled bottles (Jens, Juicy, Quadri, Style, Trek, Urban and Yoga). This selection lends itself perfectly to the mix & match of standard products offered by Coverpla.
Coverpla is now the brands' sole contact for these models. Available from stock in two formats (50 and 100 ml), these bottles are ready to play the magic of personalization!
The Fedrigoni Group, one of the world's leading players in specialty papers, self-adhesive materials and RFID solutions, has achieved an EcoVadis score of 90/100 (for the third year running) with a platinum medal for sustainability in 2024.
With a score of 90/100, Fedrigoni has improved by 10 points on the previous year, and maintains its place in the top % ranking of the most virtuous companies.
This is due in particular to the results of its sustainable sourcing program, which has enabled 241 suppliers - through specific training and continuous improvement strategies - to increase their CSR score by an average of 4.5 points. Involving business partners upstream and promoting sustainable practices downstream is proving to be a winning recipe for the Italian group to generate shared value and gain a positive impact on the entire ecosystem.
EcoVadis plays a crucial role in Fedrigoni's trajectory towards achieving the 2030 objectives, by measuring performance in the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
With around 6,000 people in 28 countries and 25,000 products, Fedrigoni sells and distributes in 132 countries thanks in part to recent acquisitions. Sustainability permeates the Group's entire strategy, and it is committed to tracking progress in reducing CO₂ emissions, water consumption, waste management, accelerating sustainability-driven innovation, preventing accidents, promoting an inclusive and learning-friendly environment, and creating value with the communities with which it operates.
"Making Progess" is the company's approach. With transparency, third-party certified results and a long-term vision. By way of example, the Group has replaced single-use plastic with paper solutions, and designed self-adhesive label solutions to improve the recyclability of primary packaging on an industrial scale.
Deinde is a preventative skincare brand that targets inflammation. It is formulated from naringin, the active ingredient of US biotech Debut, a company with full vertical integration capabilities, including ingredient discovery, cell culture, biofermentation, formulation, clinically evaluated scalable finished ingredients and brand creation.
Deinde has adopted Cosmogen's Baby Roller to accompany its smoothing eye cream.
After applying a few drops of the formula to the eye contour area, the ultra-refreshing eye roller can be used to massage the orbital area. It can also be used at any time of day to decongest and soothe the eye contour.
Baby Roller is the ultimate pocket roller for massaging sensitive areas of the face. It is designed with a stainless steel ball - 316 L; ⌀15 mm - and a body is PP, also available in PP-PCR.
The Certificate of Free Sale (CVL) is an official document required by the authorities of 69 countries outside the European Union as a condition for importing finished cosmetic products into their markets. The CVL issued by Cosmed, a trade association representing French cosmetics companies with 1030 members, certifies that the cosmetics mentioned comply with regulation (EC) n°1223/2009 and can therefore be marketed in the European Union.
To meet the growing challenges of transparency and security, Cosmed has adopted a new system that enhances the traceability and tamper-proofing of CVLs.
"With this innovative technology, integrating blockchain, each certificate can be authenticated instantly, on a smartphone, without any mobile application to download, thus limiting the risks of fraud and ensuring the integrity of documents throughout the export chain."says Cosmed.
Instantly authenticated by the authorities, Cosmed CVLs are forgery-proof.
The process is simplified for customs and health authorities, who can instantly verify with a QR code that the document presented corresponds to the original issued by Cosmed.
What's more, this innovation, based on Sorga, a low-power blockchain technology developed by MAP Emulsion, is part of an eco-responsible approach. Unlike traditional blockchain technologies, it has a reduced environmental impact, in line with Cosmed's commitment to sustainability.
"This major innovation represents an additional guarantee for our exporting companies, their international partners and local authorities.says Jean-Marc Giroux, President of Cosmed. By choosing Sorga, a French solution, we are affirming our commitment to digital sovereignty while meeting the traceability requirements of the global market."
Medicos is one of those French industrial SMEs that are doing well, and which do not hesitate to invest to modernize their equipment and expand their offer. Thanks to its four specialized sites, the company is in a position to meet the packaging needs of cosmetics players and to be a driving force behind proposals, in particular to help brands comply with the new PPWR regulations.
"As we enter the year 2025, it's a happy coincidence that the combined age of Medicos' four industrial units means we're celebrating our 300th anniversary! 100 years for the Izernore plant (formerly Mino Gaillard), 100 years for the Chassal plant (formerly Janvier), 60 years for the Milan plant (formerly CO.VE) and 40 years for the Rombach plant in Alsace (formerly Dinamic Emballages). "says Cédric Marmonier, President of Medicos.
Dinamic Emballages, a plasturgist specializing in the production of single and bi-material injected parts for the beauty, food and pharmaceutical industries, as well as technical parts, and equipped with highly automated processes, is the most recent acquisition of the Lyon-based group. This acquisition, formalized in 2024, enables the company to enrich its know-how and consolidate its beauty division.
An industrial group
Founded in 2002 with the acquisition of plastic injection company RR Plastiques, Medicos has gone from strength to strength, becoming a recognized industrial group in the packaging sector. Having divested its healthcare assets in 2018, it is now focusing on its beauty and food activities, positioning itself as a major player in plastic injection and drawn glass.
Medicos Beauty offers French and international brands a complete range of full-service products for the cosmetics, perfumery and make-up segments (jars, droppers, roll-ons, perfume caps, etc.). The Group masters the entire value chain, from product design to decoration. The synergy between its entities enables it to offer customized solutions. The beauty sector accounts for 68 % of its business.
The group's strengths: its industrial park. "We design customized special machines for our own products as well as for specific customer products. We develop in-line assembly and decoration machines. We have a project to extend the Medicos Chassal site in order to develop our machines for the whole Group. This involves an expansion program of over 800 m2 over 2025 afin order to pursue our in-house development of special machines and provide industrialization solutions as close as possible to our customers' needs."says site manager Elodie Perrot.
Process and product innovations
At the heart of Medicos' approach: process innovation within a CSR framework. The group has set up a vast development program for its automated machines, produced in-house, and integrates latest-generation equipment such as machine vision. Its energy consumption is monitored afin order to avoid any wastage, and rejects are reintegrated into processes.
Médicos also innovates on the product side. For example, the La Roche Posay roll-on dropper. The manufacturer has put its expertise in dosage at the service of the brand to design an innovative gesture, the roll-on tip providing comfort of use with the integrated cold effect massage.
The Group, which produces 40 % of standard packaging and 60 % of specific packaging, did not wait for the application of the European PPWR regulation (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) on the management of packaging and packaging waste to take action and establish a roadmap around the circular economy. " We create and strive to create packaging that is lighter in weight, refillable, contains recycled and recyclable materials. For example, since 2020 we have been developing a range of standard refillable or reusable lightweight jars that can contain recycled and recyclable materials. Today, 85% of the products in this range are made from recycled and recyclable materials. And our goal is to reach 100 %. This involves numerous qualifications, modifications to our tooling, process reviews and the mobilization of our teams. We also work hard to explain to our customers that they sometimes have to accept a slightly lower perceived quality.says site manager Denis Moiraud.
Designing eco-responsible packaging is also the result of partnerships with suppliers: "We open our doors to them, and they come along to try things out and watch the tests. Currently, for example, we're working with a raw material producer on a recycled PET, 100 % mechanical, developed in France. This requires concessions and work, a lot of time, energy and investment.continues Denis Moiraud. For plastic injection molding, we work with different types of materials: petro-sourced materials, mechanically recycled materials (grinding technology), chemically recycled materials (molecular recycling) and materials derived from biomass.
Recent product developments include an innovative Re-CliCK refill (a Medicos patent) adopted by Melvita of the L'Occitane group. Medicos also recently announced a collaboration between Medicos Beauty, IMCD Group (a responsible distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients) and Eastman (a developer of specialty materials) to offer Cristal One Renew IM812, a recyclable material with up to 100 % of ISCC-certified recycled content. Perfect for thick-walled jars, this material - compatible with the RIC-1 recycling stream and manufactured with up to 100 % of molecular recycled content - offers, according to the packaging solutions manufacturer, glass-like clarity.
Manufacturing facilities at four sites Plastic injection molding - A fleet of 92 presses - Integrated high-performance modules + IML - Multi-cavity molds Drawn glass - 8 Vertical rotary machines - Automated feeder - Control cameras Decoration - Integrated decorations on plastic and glass - MAC, Screen printing (on plastic and glass), pad printing, laser, lacquering Completion - 35 Automated machines - 10 3D printing machines
From June 4 to 5, 2025, Munich will once again be the meeting place for cosmetics industry decision-makers when the sector gathers for the 20th edition of CosmeticBusiness.
From 40 exhibitors in 2005 to 400 today: CosmeticBusiness celebrates 20 years of success. "Since 2005, CosmeticBusiness has been impressing visitors with its clear concept and focus on the cosmetics industry. In this anniversary year, we want to pay special tribute to this recipe for success, to the CosmeticBusiness 'tried and tested formula' - everything to do with cosmetics production and packaging in one place, from ingredients to manufacturing and private label production, to the variety of packaging materials. True to the motto 'Where Beauty Starts', we look forward to giving Munich's CosmeticBusiness community a new impetus for product development, and to celebrating 20 years of CosmeticBusiness together."says project manager Ivonne Simons.
In addition to the exhibitors' area, which will bring together formulators, suppliers of raw materials and testing institutes, and packaging manufacturers, the Spotlight novelties exhibition area, as well as presentations and round tables with industry experts in the Innovation Corner, will also be a source of inspiration, as will the Startup area.
As far as conferences are concerned, the presentation program will be even more interactive this year thanks to new round tables, and cosmetics brands will be given more space. The definitive program with full details will be published on the CosmeticBusiness website in April.
This year also sees the inaugural CosmeticBusiness Community Awards.
Responding to the " cloud skin "Schwan Cosmetics, German manufacturer of color cosmetics and supplier to many leading beauty brands, has unveiled a collection of six new formulas designed to deliver a blurred finish. The new Cloud Touch Finish collection was launched at MakeUp in LA on February 12 and 13, 2025. The range responds to the "cloudy skin" and "blurred make-up" trends, offering beauty brands access to turnkey, market-ready solutions.
The Cloud Touch Finish range combines matte finishes with a blurred sheen. It also responds to the minimalist beauty routines favored by many people today, delivering a discreet, shine-free look and filter-like finish that smoothes out skin imperfections while retaining a natural, skin-like texture.
"In the fast-moving US market, beauty brands, especially innovative new labels looking to expand, need to respond quickly to emerging trends while preserving their unique identity. Our role is to anticipate and quickly identify trends and translate them into versatile products that help our customers stand out from the crowd, explains Anke Krasser, SVP Global Sales Americas. The Cloud Touch Finish collection illustrates this approach. The range offers solutions that enable brands to capitalize on the trend towards blurred and filtered matte finishes with high-performance solutions and multifunctional concepts across multiple product categories. Customizable options, such as packaging formats, also help individual brands maintain their unique market positioning while closely satisfying fast-changing customer demands with rapidly implemented product launches."
The Cloud Touch Finish collection includes a liquid eye blush, a liquid blush for cheeks, a liquid blush for lips, a liquid eye cushion, a stick liner for lips and a blurred pencil for lipstick in the shape of a cloud. Each product incorporates advanced technology that transforms lightweight formulas into silky, long-lasting finishes. Incorporating technologies such as 3D elastomer structures, nourishing oil infusions and gel-to-cream transformations, the Cloud Touch Finish collection offers blendability, long-lasting performance and sensory appeal.
