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Dyson unveils mushroom-infused hair line to tackle frizzy hair

Dyson is venturing into the mushroom trend with its latest haircare line Chitosan, which features fungal chitosan derived from oyster mushrooms.

Beauty : Technology : Haircare

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Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, intern

This week, intern Seyi Oduwole discusses IT girl initiatives, the ad-hoc accessories beauty trend and Fenty Hair’s entrance into the haircare market.

Society : Pop-culture & Media : Technology

Micro Trends

Accredited Advice

Emerging intelligent analysis and review tools are supporting underserved beauty consumers with more accurate haircare recommendations.

Beauty : Health & Wellness : Technology

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Carra analyses type 4 hair consumers in new data-driven Texture Gap report

Carra, an AI-driven haircare personalisation platform which analyses data about Black hair types to provide product recommendations and routines, u...

Beauty : Haircare : Black Hair

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Dove campaigns to make hair discrimination illegal

Sounding the alarm on the pervasive problem of hair discrimination, Dove’s As Early As Five campaign illustrates how harmful race-based hair percep...

Beauty : Society : Diversity And Inclusion

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The Nue Co tackles pandemic-induced hair loss

After 2021 was dubbed the year America’s hair fell out, hair company The Nue Co is releasing a range of supplements that targets hair loss.

Beauty : Health And Wellness : Haircare

Big Ideas

Five Fresh Innovations in Waterless Beauty

From dissolvable sheets to freeze-dried skincare, explore the new experiences for customers using waterless beauty and personal care products.

Beauty : Wellness : Sustainability

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Gen Z employees co-create P&G’s textured haircare brand

Curl patterns on the packaging enable shoppers to easily identify which products suit their hair porosity, while QR codes on the back of bottles pr...

Beauty : Health & Wellness : Youth

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This recycling programme cuts hair extension waste

Hair extensions brand Milk + Blush is launching a hair recycling programme to reduce the wastefulness of its current practices.

Hair : Salon : Beauty

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Aura is personalising pigmented haircare

Aura is a new haircare line by eSalon, offering personalised and adaptable products to empower people to continually experiment with their hair.

Beauty : Personalisation : Haircare

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A shampoo paste for convenient eco-beauty

Zero-waste beauty brand Everist is launching a range of hair concentrates that provide a sustainable alternative to traditional shampoo and conditi...

Beauty : Sustainability : Waterless Beauty

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The Campaign: Prose turns hairdressers into content creators

During the peak of the pandemic, haircare brand Prose built a creative community to amplify and reward out-of-work hairstylists’ creative talent.

Beauty : Technology : Haircare

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Bleach London is making hair colour sustainable

Haircare brand Bleach London is launching a new shampoo bar as a plastic-free option for its popular Rosé shampoo.

Beauty : Sustainability : Haircare

Markets

Reclaiming Black Beauty

Innovative black founders are authentically understanding and prioritising the requirements of black beauty consumers, pushing the beauty sector to...

Beauty : Retail : Inclusivity

Big Ideas

Trans-positive beauty and wellness campaigns

Historically entrenched in cisgender heteronormative ideals, health and beauty brands are beginning to lead conversations about Trans+ inclusion.

Health And Wellness : Transgender : Non-binary

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An Ayurvedic pre-wash for the scalp

Shaz & Kiks is a new haircare brand paying homage to Indian beauty rituals and centring around the importance of root- and scalp-based care.

Beauty : Wellness : Health

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Covid-19: Bleach brings home the salon experience

Bleach London has launched a virtual hair salon experience to help guide isolated consumers through at-home hair maintenance.

Beauty : Covid-19 : Retail

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Dyson’s straightener halves hair damage

France – Dyson has launched a hair straightener designed to minimise heat damage while offering superior styling.

Society : Beauty : Wellness

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Givaudan innovates with vegan silk for haircare

Created using fermented plant starch, Silkgel is a biomimetic silk for use in future-facing, sustainable haircare.

Beauty : Sustainabiltiy : Haircare

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Thought-starter: Is the hair removal market still relevant?

The conversation on hair removal is changing, from the aesthetics of men’s shaving to the way people achieve their hairless look, says foresight wr...

Beauty : Wellness : Haircare

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Thought-starter: Are haircare brands borrowing from skincare?

Drawing on ingredients and formulations found in skincare, new products and rituals are emerging that are designed to improve scalp and hair health.

Haircare : Beauty : Wellness

Design Directions

Gen Neutral

The rise of Neutral Culture is informing new visual typologies across the lifestyle sectors. Creatives are rejecting the traditional dichotomy of ...

Neutral Culture : Agender Retail : Beauty

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Probably the best

Copenhagen – Carlsberg has launched its own line of men’s grooming products made with beer.

Carlsberg Beer Beauty : CP+B Copenhagen : Grooming

Big Ideas

High-street beauty

Sweden – H&M has announced plans to break into the beauty sector with fast ‘fashion for the face’.

H&M : Beauty : High Street

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2015: Part 1

Asian Innovation, Inclusive Messaging and For Benefit Beauty were just some of the emerging trends and new product opportunities on show at this ye...

Cosmoprof : Bologna : Beauty Show