Abstract

As trends such as conscious consumerism and clean beauty rise, sustainability is at the forefront for personal care and cosmetic ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, brands, and consumers. With this in mind, in-cosmetics Global, the world’s leading personal care ingredients show, is returning to Barcelona, Spain, this March with a brand-new Sustainability Zone where exhibitors and visitors can discover the tangible actions that they can take to improve the footprint of their products and learn how the industry is working towards a net-zero future. The Sustainability Zone succeeds previous years’ Sustainability Corner in size and scope as the show ensures that sustainability and the industry’s commitment to the environment remains a core focus.

The audiences of in-cosmetics Global attend the show in seek of innovation, creativity, and inspiration. How will this year’s show be fulfilling this compared to previous years?
In the three decades that in-cosmetics Global has been running, the show has become the world’s leading cosmetic and personal care ingredients show attracting the best innovation and initiatives – and we’re still expanding, evolving with the industry year-on-year. As our exhibitors use the show floor to launch new ingredients which resonate with current and future need, the show ensures to reflect the trends the industry is facing, from sustainability, microbiome, and clean beauty to anti-ageing and biotech.

This year, we will see our favourite features such as the Innovation Zone (sponsored by Ashland and in association with in-cosmetics Discover) which will help attendees discover up to 184 of the latest ingredients and materials to give finished products that innovative edge.

Alongside this, the show will welcome back the Sensory Bar and Make Up Bar. The Sensory Bar will invite attendees to identify new and invigorating sen ...