Beauty and Lifestyle

Three experts offer up practical ideas for how retailers can capitalize on essential oils' popularity through demos, cross-merchandising and more.

While natural beauty is booming, sales in the natural retail channel have slowed. Need a little bit of inspiration? Check out some of our favorite beauty retailing trends.

Sunscreens with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are becoming the industry standard for safety and efficacy. But new research from the Environmental Working Group raises questions about concentrations of active ingredients in some products.

An approach developed in France could help companies solve some formulation issues related to how chemicals interact with cotton.

The Natural Foods Merchandiser secret shopper hit a natural foods co-op in the Northwest to learn about natural bug spray. Here's how the store did and how you can help your customers with this kind of question.

The next generation of eco-friendly beauty is here, and these two forward-thinking companies are leading the way with regenerative farming practices and climate-friendly intiaitives.