Cluster Updates

Beauty Business School

28/11/2022

The Canadian Cosmetic Cluster has developed a fast-track program to help bring innovation to your brand.

The Cluster has only one goal and that is to increase your knowledge to help you accelerate your business in the Canadian Cosmetic Market. This program will provide you with knowledge of cosmetic business, cosmetic formulation, ingredient knowledge, and marketing.

This accelerated program was developed for individuals looking to fast-track their business brand but who lack experience in the fast-paced cosmetic industry. We will work with you to provide you with an essential plan to succeed. In the end, you can present your innovation during one of our innovations days where you can showcase it to various industry members. We can also put it online in the digital innovation section of the Cluster website to share with the international network.

More Information

The Best Re-Source For Sustainablity News

21/11/2022

The Canadian Cosmetic Cluster is excited to share that our partner, Re-Source is moving away from online courses to offer you educational & informative content on a subscription basis. You will have access to in-depth reports about sustainable beauty for marketing and product development with a monthly membership.

Re-Source is on a mission to help beauty marketers make sense of sustainability, avoid greenwashing, and perform in the market with ingenious products and actions. They will cover topics on marketing claims, regulations, packaging and formulation innovations, recycling innovations, and more. More info here.

Their next reports will cover:

consumers and the wording of sustainability (how to talk to consumers about sustainability)
brand purpose and sustainability (what does it mean to be a sustainable beauty brand)
refillable beauty (market figures, brands testimonials, market & product innovations)

Re-Source will initially release one in-depth report monthly, in addition to the content already available to members. We encourage you to explore their website and feel free to contact us or book a demo.

New ChemBox Being Released In Jan, 2023

21/11/2022

Are You A Cosmetic Professional Looking For New Ingredients?

We would like to announce a new round of cosmetic ingredient goodness. We are happy to present the 2023 edition of the ChemBox going live on Jan 31st, 2023. We source fresh ingredients from all over the world. These samples are delivered to your lab. One of the benefits of the ChemBox is that you get ingredients, that you have never worked with. This makes the process of product development exciting. Formulators can get stuck in a cycle of using the same ingredients over and over. Trends tend to command attention and then we end up with Hyaluronic Acid in every single product on the shelf. (Which is a great ingredient). ChemBox helps you get creative and thinking differenty. Get your ChemBox and formulate outside the Box.

The ChemBox will be $35 CAD to cover shipping and expenses. Stay Tuned For More Information.

Who Does The ChemBox Benefit?

Brands

Labs

Manufacturers

Speaker Wanted For the 5th edition of the Scientific Congress Cosm'Innov

16/11/2022

Become speaker of the 5th edition of the scientific congress Cosm'Innov (The International Congress for Cosmetics Research) on 24 & 25 May 2023 in Orléans (France)

Interested in cosmetic research? Industrials or Researchers, you wish to present your work in front of the international experts of the perfumery-cosmetic industry? 

Be an actor during the congress by becoming a speaker. To do so, submit an abstract of your oral communication before January 13, 2023 on

https://www.cosm-innov.com/registration/63219186b9023c378668c46f?force_new_registration=true

Congress Introduction

The development of a cosmetic product, ever more efficient and effective, requires very high-level research in a variety of fields combining chemistry and physical chemistry, biology and dermatology, biotechnology, as well as neuroscience, humanities and social sciences, physics, mathematics, AI, etc.

Cosm'Innov is the international congress to establish a state of play for cosmetics research, promoting recent scientific discoveries and linking them to the major challenges of the cosmetics industry.

By bringing together public and private research players, it contributes to the development of partnerships and technology transfer to create the future of cosmetics.

The Cosmetic Victories Are Back For 2023

16/11/2022

The annual Research & Innovation contest : The Cosmetic Victories is back for a its 8th edition and its call for application just opened!

The competition, recognized by the profession, aims to reward and promote students, researchers, start-ups and SMEs in charge of research and  innovative projects, related to the perfume and cosmetics industry, as well as to promote the research and innovation that will participate in the future of the cosmetics industry.

You know project holders in your network ? Applicants can submit their online application until January 31st midnight

More information and submit form here : https://www.thecosmeticvictories.com/

2 prizes are coveted during the competition :

The Academic Prize, for the most relevant research project that meets the new technical challenges of the cosmetic industry realized by PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and researchers.

The Industry Prize, for the best cosmetic innovation of the year realized by managers of business-creation projects, innovative start-ups and SMEs.

Sigillum Knowledge Solutions For Cosmetic Compliance

16/11/2022

Your Compliance and Regulatory Partner For Europe and the UK.

As the world of cosmetics increasingly goes global, companies are faced with the challenge of regulatory requirements of each region. Places like the UK and the EU need to have local representations who will be the designate Responsible Person for cosmetic products sold. Sigillum Knowledge Solutions provides the services of responsible persons for these areas as well as other services.

What is a Responsible Person in the EU?

Since Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 for cosmetic products came into effect, it has been necessary to designate a Responsible Person for cosmetic products sold in the European Union. The Responsible person, who must have a presence in the EU, guarantees compliance with the Regulation to European authorities and ensures that the product is
safe for human health under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use.

Discover Neroli - Fragrance Production in Colombia

16/11/2022

Neroli Is Your Solution For Private Label and New Fragrance Development

This year we had the pleasure of meeting a company called Neroli. Neroli is a company that specializes in the development of products for the personal care and home care markets. Their core specialization is in the design and application of fragrances to generate well-being.

Neroli is located in Colombia. It was founded by Natalia Montoya & Santiago Vélez. Its strategic location allows them to efficiently serve different regions by being able to use departures through the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean with shipping times of less than a week to some ports in the United States.

This company is simply passionate about developing products tailored to their clients, and in particular, translating brands and concepts into
experiences and fragrances. During the pandemic, they moved into the sanitization market and combined signature fragrances and hand sanitizers.

Neroli has a strong specialty with hard discount items and mass volume. It is time to look for alternatives to the Chinese market. Too many North American companies rely on the east to fill gaps in the supply chain. Neroli offers both high volumes at a great competitive price and high standards of quality.

Holiday Event In Toronto

16/11/2022

Dr. Jennifer Pearlman Would Like You To Join Her For This Holiday Event. Just For One Day, Come Out And Enjoy The Following:
-Live DJ
-Makeup
-Fashion
-Art
-Product And Procedure Demos & Stocked Swag
There Will Be Limited Space, Do Not Forget To RSVP

By RSVP only. Limited space. Sign up today

Location: 1650 Yonge Street | Toronto
RSVP to info@pearlrejuveneation.com. Call us 416.644.1112.
Follow us @PearlMDRejuvenation

Beauty Seen Through The Eye Of A Photographer

2/11/2022

What is beauty? Through out our history we have beautiful pieces of art piece displayed in museums and galleries. It seems that throughout humanity people have always been trying to capture beauty. Whether it was beauty of the face, the body, nature or artwork it’s almost like our perception of beauty is a touch of the divine. That anything that we consider beautiful has been graced with a divine presence and that is why we try to capture it. By capturing it, we get a sense of immortality, that this is a way we can share beauty through generations to come. This is one of the reasons why we are so keen throughout our histories to capture what we consider beautiful. We not only record history but we try to capture the nature of beauty as a way of preserving it. We hope to show this to the world and the future generations.

One of the best ways to capture beauty is through the lens of a camera. We sat down with Toronto based photographer, Valentyn Luchyk to better understand how he captures beauty with his camera lens and about his photography journey.