Nykaa's parent company, FSN E-Commerce Ventures, acquired a 51% stake in Aminu Wellness Private Limited, a premium dermocosmetic skincare brand, for Rs 32 crore, announcing the deal on August 4, 2026 alongside quarterly results. Per a PTI report on the regulatory filing, the remaining 49% will…
Hexyl salicylate, a common fragrance ingredient, faces new concentration limits in Great Britain from 15 August 2026, when Statutory Instrument 2026/109 comes into force. The legislation caps it from 0.001 percent in toothpaste to 2 percent in adult fragrances, with stricter limits for children…
The beauty sector's early-August story is a run of raised expectations: e.l.f. Beauty lifted its fiscal 2027 outlook after another strong quarter, per Global Cosmetics News' August 8 weekly review, joining Unilever, Galderma and Target, which all upgraded 2026 outlooks the prior week on…
The formulation fact of August 2026 is a first: Drunk Elephant entered foundation with Kamo Triple-Peptide Cover Drops, built on amino-acid-coated pigments, peptides, marula oil, green tea seed oil and squalane in 25 shades, per PopSugar's August 3 reporting. The month's launches leaned on named…
The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology published three papers online in August 2026: a review on laser safety in skin of color, a study of trichoscopic norms in women of African descent, and an alopecia areata management update. The lead point: in Fitzpatrick types IV to VI,…
Kao USA has voluntarily recalled three lots of Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo in 8.5 oz and 33.8 oz bottles after the detection of Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria, per a recall notice the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published on July 1, 2026. Affected bottles were made between…