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4 days ago | beautymatter.com | Kacey Culliney

The ingredient world is working hard to back up neuro claims, advance cellular and permeation activities, and carve out a sustainable yet engaging future for the beauty market. And with five key areas of ingredient innovation identified for 2025, there's a lot set to shift in beauty over the coming years.

1 week ago | beautymatter.com | Sophie Pitt

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1 week ago | beautymatter.com | Kacey Culliney

Chatbots are widely used across beauty websites, but few brands and retailers are applying this technology to social media channels where waves of consumers spend most of their time today. A small number of international beauty brands and retailers have leaned into the opportunity and successfully integrated chatbots—computer programs designed to simulate conversation with humans—on social channels.

1 week ago | beautymatter.com | Sophie Pitt

While luxury peers like LVMH struggled with slowing sales, Q1 of 2025 has proved solid for beauty conglomerate L’Oréal. The Group reported a 4.4% sales growth (3.5% like-for-like) for the time period, almost tripling analyst expectations of 1.3% and moderately outperforming the global beauty market. L’Oréal generated €11.7 billion ($13.3 billion) in total sales for the three months concluding in March, showcasing the company as a resilient figure in the current challenging beauty landscape.

1 week ago | beautymatter.com | Kelly Kovack

Markets hate uncertainty and remain skittish. Luxury bellwether LVMH saw shares plunge this week as the conglomerate missed first-quarter sales estimates, ceding its number one position to its rival Hermès. LVMH shares fell 7.9% on Tuesday, sending its market capitalization down to €246.5 billion ($277.8 billion), the lowest level since November 2020. The news triggered a decline across the luxury sector.