Cosmetics Business in conversation with Merck

By Becky Bargh | Published: 9-Feb-2022
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Merck’s Head of Application Laboratory talks exclusively to Cosmetics Business on how its new digital colour library is revolutionising the colour-matching process

This article is sponsored by Merck

Cosmetics giant Merck is swifting up the way beauty brands formulate their beauty products with a new colour blend library.

With 900 blends to choose from, the colours vary in finish to match any beauty brand’s ideal formula.

In this video, Gaëlle Béalle Head of Application Laboratory at Merck explains to Cosmetics Business deep dives into the production of such a vast colour library and why it’s not just built for nail care brands.

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