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How is skinimalism impacting the personal care market?

How is skinimalism impacting the personal care market?

Did you know that the newest trend in skincare is scaling back? Yes, that’s right, in internet terms it is called skinimalism and thanks to COVID-19 we are actually giving a bit of a break for the skin. Is it here to stay?

Why Palm Oil? – The Good, The Bad and the Sustainable

Why Palm Oil? – The Good, The Bad and the Sustainable

Palm oil is one of the most commonly used raw materials in food and personal care. If we stopped using Palm Oil and switched to Rapeseed instead, how much more land would we need to produce the same amount of vegetable oil? 400%.

Plastic Packaging Tax UK: What’s coming and what we know

Plastic Packaging Tax UK: What’s coming and what we know

From April 2022, a new tax on plastic packaging will be in place in the UK. So we explore here the aims of the tax, which products will be affected, how much is it, what manufacturers can do to comply, and how Stephenson and its customers are affected?

10 solid format products that took the market by storm in 2021

10 solid format products that took the market by storm in 2021

2021 saw the launch of many new and innovative solid format shampoos, conditioners, body and combo bars - but which took the market by storm? In this blog post, we're going to deep dive and tell you the very best!

How to innovate cleansing baby care products

How to innovate cleansing baby care products

The baby care sector represents lots of opportunities for personal care brands and manufacturers. We look at 4 ways to innovate in this lovely market and present some solutions for consumer trends for cleansing and whole body applications that can benefit your brand.

5 ways to modernise skin cleansing and skincare applications

5 ways to modernise skin cleansing and skincare applications

The huge boom in eco bar soaps, solid facial cleansers, and shampoos are perfectly repositioned for the growing need for less plastic and water use. Solid format skincare presents great opportunities for innovation for brands and manufacturers globally, whether it is addressing sensitive skin, using actives, personalisation and more...

In-cosmetics Global Seminar: Solid Formats For a Sustainable Future

In the seminar, we challenge the common myths within the industry and showcase the differences between soap-free solutions against traditional formats. We look for product development opportunities addressing the key global sustainability pressures across facial, hair and body products in personal care, pharma and cosmetic markets.

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Trials and tribulations of the current manufacturing supply chain

Trials and tribulations of the current manufacturing supply chain

As we all know, challenges keep building up for manufacturers, retailers, and businesses across all industries like never before. Whilst we have tried our best to avoid saying the infamous and heavily repeated “we’re in the midst of a global pandemic”, the market is still experiencing the inevitable consequences of building up costs. Like you, we’ve been focusing on keeping our colleagues safe and our factory open, to keep delivering the products for your business. (Updated 20 October 2021).

Solid Conditioner Base - Sustainable, Waterless & Without Plastic Packaging

Solid Conditioner Base - Sustainable, Waterless & Without Plastic Packaging

At a time when consumers strive for more environmentally friendly products, our 100% concentrated solid condition base is the perfect hair care solution and meets the sustainable needs of many personal care customers. More and more brands are choosing more sustainable options which support environmentally friendly on packs claims such as reduced plastic and water.

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