A study on hair color tracking method by the sustainable hair care brand Aveda, and Keracol Limited (a spin-out from the University of Leeds) has been published in peer-reviewed journal Heliyon. The study introduces an innovative measurement method that correlates dye molecular desorption with hair color shifts, irrespective of hair type and texture or background […]
RIMAN Gets USDA Plant Variety Protection
The Korean skin care brand RIMAN has secured a 20-year Plant Variety Protection (PVP) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its proprietary Centella asiatica variety, Giant BYoungPool. RIMAN developed the advanced Centella cultivar through years of research, designing larger leaves and higher concentrations of active compounds than the conventional Centella asiatica. This […]
Sol de Janeiro Foundation Makes Biodiversity Commitment
The New York-based beauty brand Sol de Janeiro has opened a charitable foundation that will work to protect natural resources and empower women. The Sol de Janeiro Foundation aims to protect the planet’s “most precious ecosystems” and has already signed US $5.77m in multi-year grants to partners restoring forests, protecting clean water and advancing women’s […]
Grove Collaborative to Measure AI-Related Emissions
The sustainable personal care company Grove Collaborative has launched a new open-source approach to sustainable AI measurement via an expanded measurement partnership with Gravity. It has also made new sustainability commitments while calling on the industry to adopt AI mindfully. The formula, created by Gravity, uses compute time, server power and grid emissions factors to determine […]
Lush Price Hikes in the US
Lush has announced that US customers will have to swallow price hikes as a result of Trump’s proposed tariffs on imports from the UK and Canada. The ethical beauty firm has stated that it does plan to have a factory in the US. It comes after Trump defended his new tariffs, describing them as “medicine” […]