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Touch., the new skincare line from Lessonia

Manicure - Hand model

By combining texture and sensoriality, Lessonia has developed a new skincare line "TOUCH." in response to the "me time" and "well-aging" trend. Between cloud effect and velvet touch, brands will be able to complete their ranges with multi-sensorial products combining pleasure and performance, while guaranteeing a high level of naturalness to consumers.

TOUCH. is a range of products based on the active ingredient HealthySkin (developed by Lessonia) which accelerates the skin's regeneration process. For each product in the range, Lessonia associates a complementary active ingredient to give them a real identity, both in terms of texture and function.

The TOUCH line includes five new products: a velvety gel cream, a microbiota whipped cream, an evanescent serum, and a sensational balm that restores the skin's natural hydration process.

All these products will be presented by Lessonia during the Luxe Pack in Monaco.

Firmenich signs an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Robertet

Ylang-ylang - Essential oil

 Firmenich, the world's leading privately-owned fragrance and flavor company, has reached an agreement with First Eagle Investment Management to acquire the stake held by its customers in Robertet, representing around 17% of the capital1, at a price of 683.30 euros per share2. 

"Firmenich has the utmost respect for Robertet, its family values, its long-term vision and its cutting-edge expertise in natural ingredients," said Patrick Firmenich, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Firmenich, "This investment reflects Firmenich's commitment to supporting Robertet's growth over the long term." 

"With its portfolio of natural-origin products for perfumery, flavors and ingredients, Robertet is ideally positioned to meet growing consumer demand for more naturalness," said Gilbert Ghostine, Firmenich's CEO, "This investment in one of the leaders in natural is perfectly in line with our group's medium-term strategy." 

Firmenich is prepared to remain a long-term passive minority shareholder in Robertet alongside the Maubert family. Firmenich is also willing to discuss amicably a possible increase in its shareholding, and also ready to build a closer collaboration to support the long-term success of the company. If offered, Firmenich could also consider taking a controlling stake in Robertet. 

Firmenich has filed a declaration of intention and threshold crossing with the AMF in accordance with applicable regulations. 

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Robertet renounces animal testing after a request from PETA USA

Animal testing - Cosmetics industry

The French group, a global supplier of aromatic raw materials, joins dozens of food giants in adopting a policy banning animal testing.

Following discussions with PETA USA, the French Robertet group - the world's ninth largest flavour and fragrance company - has adopted a new policy prohibiting all animal experimentation, unless required by law. The company had previously participated in a joint experiment in which it chemically analyzed the characteristics of rosemary leaf extract, while experimenters from another company fed 30 mice a high-fat diet to induce obesity. They then administered the extract to a group of mice, injected them with glucose, took several blood samples, then killed and dissected them.
"By rejecting animal experimentation, Robertet is keeping in step with public opinion and scientific advances, which are increasingly moving away from this archaic practice," says Mimi Bekhechi, PETA's Director of International Programs. "We call on other companies in the food and beverage sector to follow Robertet's example and ban cruel, unnecessary - and often simply curiosity-driven - experiments on animals."

Robertet joins a growing list of dozens of companies, including Barilla, the Coca-Cola Company, the Kellogg Company, Kikkoman, Lipton, Ocean Spray, PepsiCo and others, who have collaborated with PETA USA scientists to replace animal testing with more effective, ethical and less expensive non-animal research models.

Priscille Caucé appointed President and CEO of Cosmogen

Cosmogenic - Cosmetics industry

MBO Partenaires, Cosmogen's reference shareholder since the end of 2016, has just appointed Priscille Caucé as CEO. A graduate of ESSEC and an expert in growth strategies, Priscille Caucé has had an exemplary career in the world of beauty and luxury, notably with L'Oréal, LVMH and Michael Kors, where she held general management positions. She also founded, managed and successfully sold Gift ID, an agency specializing in the design and manufacture of GWPs for luxury brands. 

Her appointment affirms MBO Partenaires' determination to accelerate Cosmogen's growth and strengthen its positioning as an innovative company, expert in the application of skincare and make-up. Priscille Caucé will deploy a strategy of triple social, environmental and economic performance, embodied and supported by a responsible and visionary innovation policy, in line with the deep-rooted motivations of Cosmogen's employees and customers alike. She will accompany her team to Luxe Pack Monaco from September 30 to October 2, 2019. 

Elixens France puts down roots in the Drôme and welcomes the French Prime Minister

Cosmetic industry - Industry

The Elixens France team in Drôme has moved into a new 6,000 m2 industrial building on a 3-hectare site on the Eurre ecosite. This site, now the company's headquarters, will enable us to consolidate our industrial and technical development resources, at the heart of our organic and fair trade sector in Dauphiné-Provence.
A total investment of almost €3 million has gone into the acquisition of the building and its refurbishment, thanks to work carried out by Rhône-Alpes companies. Over the second half of 2019, it will enable us to modernize and develop our industrial tools.

On September 13, Elixens France welcomed an inter-governmental delegation led by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to its new Eurre site.
The company was selected to illustrate the dynamism of the Biovallée region, which won the national TIGA (Territoire d'innovation et de grande ambition) call for projects.
Elixens France presented its privileged partnership in organic farming and fair trade with the Sica Bioplantes cooperative, as well as its essential oil, floral water and dried plant processing activities at its new Eurre site.

The head of government particularly appreciated the scent of peppermint grown less than 30 km from the plant. He also noted the renown of the company's customers for their finished products.

He was accompanied by Drôme's Didier Guillaume, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Jacqueline Gourault, Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities, Emmanuelle Wargon, Secretary of State for Ecological Transition and Solidarity, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, and local representatives.

A forerunner in organic farming and fair trade 

Elixens France specializes in the production and marketing of essential oils, floral waters, dried plants and plant extracts for professionals. For over 20 years, this family-run company, managed by Jean-Pascal Abdelli BDELLI, has been working in partnership with organic producers of aromatic plants. These methods enable us to meet the growing market demand for natural, ethical and environmentally-friendly products.

Les Places d'Or - Design et Packaging de Luxe Paris celebrates its 25th anniversary

Les Places d'Or - Cosmetics industry

Les Places d'Or will be held in Paris from November 5 to 7. Every year, it brings together in exceptional venues a selection of some sixty luxury packaging manufacturers and design agencies, recognized for the quality of their creations. An unmissable event in the luxury packaging market, dedicated to creativity, innovation and expertise.

Dare, create, innovate, reinvent

With over 3,000 visitors, Les Places d'Or is a unique event for luxury brands looking to create and develop their packaging. The leading manufacturers of perfume and spirits bottles, jars, carafes, cases, boxes and caskets, as well as the leaders in product embellishment, present their latest products.
It's a veritable showcase of packaging manufacturing expertise for the beauty, spirits, jewelry, watchmaking, fashion, delicatessen and publishing sectors... The show offers decision-makers from luxury brands the world over the opportunity to discover and be inspired by the latest trends in creativity, technology and craftsmanship.
Every year, Les Places d'Or is presided over by an institutional figure or the head of a luxury brand. After Dominique Hériard-Dubreuil, President of Remy Martin, it's the turn of Franck Marilly, CEO and President EMEA of Shiseido, to inaugurate the 2019 show as Honorary President.To celebrate the show's 25th anniversary, he will be joined by honoured guests including Jean-Dominique Andreu, Chief Marketing Officer at Camus, Vincent Delavenne, Vice-President Packaging at Coty Luxury, Pierre Joncourt, VP Cognac at Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and Vincent Thilloy, VP Prestige Designers and Alternative Brands at Puig.

Over the past 25 years, thousands of innovations and creations have been exhibited at this networking event. Whether in marketing, art direction, purchasing, production or general management, all those involved in packaging projects come together to discuss the luxury packaging of tomorrow.

The 2019 edition of Les Places d'Or - Design et Packaging de Luxe Paris, will be held from Tuesday, November 5 to Thursday, November 7, 2019, from 5pm to 10pm, in the salons of the Hotel Le Meurice in Paris.

Clarins chooses Neomix by Aptar B+H for its new Plant Gold skin care product

Clarins Plant Gold - Moisturizer

Aptar Beauty + Home has put its expertise in packaging solutions for customized cosmetics to work for Clarins' new breakthrough product, the nutri-revitalizing oil emulsion Plant Gold - L'Or des Plantes.

A new care experience

The challenge posed by the brand to Aptar: to reproduce the gestures of Clarins institute practitioners, specialists in the sensorial blending of Clarins oils and creams, in a facial treatment that can be easily used at home. In our institutes, and since the creation of our House in 1954, our beauticians combine our face and body oils, 100% plant extracts, with our other Clarins skincare products to create customized formulas and boost their effectiveness," explains Suzy Lebert, the brand's Marketing Director. We wanted to develop packaging that would allow us to reproduce at home the gestures used in our professional skin care products. Thanks to our collaboration with Aptar, we have combined our iconic Huile Orchidée Bleue with a nourishing, melting 100% emulsion of natural origin in a double-flask. The guarantee of maximum effectiveness and sensoriality".
To welcome this exceptional two-in-one skincare product, Clarins chose the Neomix packaging designed by Aptar, a combination of functionality and glamour.

A unique blend at the click of a button!

This pack features a double compartment and dual dispensing system to create an instant, perfectly dosed mix with just one click.
In fact, the bottle contains both a light, non-greasy emulsion in its main container and Orchidée Bleue Oil in a second, smaller cartridge that clips onto the pack. Thanks to an innovative tip protected by several patents, in a single squeeze, the two formulas meet only when they come out of the pump bottle. The emulsion literally coats the oil, and it's in the palm of the hand, just before application, that the active, fusional blend takes place for maximum efficacy and optimal sensoriality.

Neomix technology

Designed, ergonomic and practical, Neomix is infinitely customizable and can be used for both skincare and make-up.
At the click of a button, its intelligent pusher delivers a tailor-made blend with ultra-precise dosage and perfect freshness.

Stéphane Rinderknech appointed President and CEO of L'Oréal USA and Multi-Divisional General Manager for North America

Frédéric Rozé - General Manager
COMEX_LOREAL

Stéphane Rinderknech has been appointed President and CEO of L'Oréal USA and Multi-Divisional General Manager for North America, a member of the L'Oréal Executive Committee. He succeeds Frédéric Rozé and will report to him in his role as Managing Director Americas.

Stéphane Rinderknech joined L'Oréal in 2001 in the United States within Travel Retail. He then held several executive positions in Asia for the luxury division in Japan and Korea, before moving to China in 2011. There he successively headed the Luxury Division, then the Consumer Division of L'Oréal China, before being appointed Managing Director of L'Oréal China in 2016. In this role, he joined the L'Oréal Executive Committee in February 2018.

Stéphane Rinderknech will take up his new position on October 1, 2019.

The Pochet Group supports Lancôme in the launch of its new Idôle feminine line

fragrance - Lancôme

For its new fragrance line, a symbol of audacity and determination, Lancôme has drawn on the multi-material expertise of the Pochet Group to create a technically unprecedented bottle. The tall, extremely slender shape, just 15 millimeters thick, is a first in the perfume world. Mastering the straight columns over the entire height, as well as the flat base and square shoulders, was also a major technical challenge. At the center of the bottle, the concave halo, designed in the mold, makes the light particularly vibrant. The transparency, brilliance and finesse of the glass are enhanced by the gilded aluminum frame, also of extreme finesse. Qualipac's mastery of 90° metal bending and curved shaping enables the frame to be glued with the utmost precision, perfectly embracing the entire length of the bottle.
Designed as a familiar nomadic object, the bottle is also refillable to optimize its impact on the environment.

Finally, Lancôme beauty consultants are equipped with a Priminter-designed case to hold the bottle, which they carry over their shoulder like a couture accessory.

Lessonia in the Hemp trend

Cannabis médical - Cannabinoid

For several months, Lessonia's R&D and marketing teams have been drawing on the major cosmetics trends to launch a brand new range of skincare products based on hemp and CBD, the two flagship ingredients for the start of 2019. The new "Hemp" range from Lessonia, specialists in the design and manufacture of cosmetic ingredients and products for brands, will enable them to ride the Hemp trend of the moment.
Hemp oil has become a must-have ingredient in the world of cosmetics in recent months, and is a natural choice for perfumery and parapharmacy shelves. In keeping with this trend, Lessonia is going one step further by including CBD in its Hemp body & face range. A soothing molecule present in hemp plants, its regulatory status has become clearer in recent weeks.

Used in cosmetics, CBD has many positive effects on the skin and body. With its anti-inflammatory properties, it reduces redness and soothes the skin. Regenerating, healing and sebostatic, it reduces imperfections while hydrating the skin. What's more, its soothing properties help combat muscular pain after physical exertion.

An ingredient with superpowers enabling Lessonia to develop a range of relaxing and soothing face & body products, aimed at a mixed target, with a more than pronounced olfactory identity... An opportunity for brands wishing to capitalize on the Hemp trend!

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