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Beauty blogger murdered lookalike to fake own death

Local German news reports claimed the defendant had sought to go into hiding by faking her own death following a family dispute

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Beauty blogger murdered lookalike to fake own death

Local German news reports claimed the defendant had sought to go into hiding by faking her own death following a family dispute

US appeals court rejects J&J’s Texas two-step bankruptcy

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia dismissed a Chapter 11 petition by J&J's subsidiary LTL Management, ruling it is not in 'financi...

BABTAC’s new T.I.M.E campaign helps consumers identify safe beauty services

The consumer safety initiative outlines the necessary questions to ask when booking in a treatment to help protect against ‘botched’ jobs

Influencer fraud: What can beauty brands do?

Iona Silverman, Intellectual Property and Media Partner at Freeths, tells Cosmetics Business how to identify influencer fraud

UPDATED: Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics ECI reaches goal of 1 million validated signatures

The signature-collecting initiative was originally launched August 2021 with the deadline ending 31 August 2022

Beiersdorf develops sunscreen for girl with rare genetic light disorder

The Nivea brand owner used light-scattering pigments to create the bespoke formulation

Fighting mosquitoes: The buzz on biocide rules

Thanks to decades of background work carried out by Merck, the supplier can offer customers DEET-free insect repellents via its IR3535 product. Her...

Are beauty companies doing enough to improve boardroom diversity?

New initiatives are challenging the status quo, but there is still much room for companies to build ethnic diversity and female leadership at the h...

EU poised to restrict 'forever chemicals', while US bill fails to progress

The ECHA has received a restriction proposal from five national authorities

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health unit Kenvue files for IPO

The unit has filed to be listed as an independent company under the ticker symbol KVUE

Mapping moisture: Textured facial maps for claim substantiation

To visualise the treatment effects of skin care actives, DSM Nutritional Products developed textured facial mapping, as Remo Campiche, Thibault Ver...

L’Oréal turns off operations in Russia

Beauty giant has ceased trading from its standalone stores and counters, and pulled the plug on its e-commerce site in the country

How to avoid trademark infringement

From Hailey Bieber's battle with Rhode to Marc Jacobs' recent dispute over Eye-Conic, trademark lawsuits can impact both new and established beauty...

DNA protection: Proving this trending skin care claim

Gattefossé’s new Solastemis offers a novel approach to photoprotection against UVA, but how did it verify these claims? Laurie Canel, Product Marke...

Cosmetic industry bodies welcome US' Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act

The long-awaited reform, part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, will advance cosmetic product safety and innovation

Social selling has empowered counterfeiters – how can you fight back and protect your brand?

Bharat Kapoor, Vice President of Authentix-owned online brand and content rights protection service Strategic IP Information, or ‘SIPI’, tells Cosm...