EPISODE · Aug 26, 2026 · 5 MIN
TPO's Two Clocks, Avon Reunited, Canada Tariff Hits Beauty
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Compliance executive breaks down cosmetics TPO ban. A Cosmetics Business opinion piece walks through the TPO restriction and what it describes as two separate Great Britain dates, a calendar item for anyone formulating with photoinitiators. (Cosmetics Business) Regent agrees to buy Avon North America from LG H&H. Global Cosmetics News reports the deal would put Avon's North American and international businesses under common ownership for the first time since their 2016 separation. (Global Cosmetics News) WWD: men's fragrance share fragments as launches multiply. WWD Beauty reports new players are taking share in men's fragrance amid a heavy launch calendar, a shift that bears on shelf negotiation and launch timing. (WWD Beauty) Reports flag tariff exposure on sub-$10 beauty items. Coverage of U.S., Canada trade measures says cross-border duties could reach the low-priced beauty products brands rely on for trial and basket-filling. (Financial Post, MoneyControl, Bloomberg Business) Also moving today: Middle East beauty market to hit $21 billion by 2030 (Cosmetics Business) EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Twine to Launch New Hair Care Brand (WWD Beauty) Coty names Soraya Benchikh CFO amid rocky Q4 financial update (Cosmetics Business) Essity to Acquire Kenvue’s Brazil Feminine Care Business for US$284 Million (Global Cosmetics News) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com
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Cosmetics Business carries Arcus Compliance chief executive Lee Bryan on the TPO ban's staggered Great Britain dates, manufacturers cut off since August 15 and distributors losing the professional channel on February 14, 2027, while the EU and Northern Ireland bans took effect September 1, 2025. Regent has agreed to acquire Avon North America from LG H&H, returning both arms to common ownership since their 2016 separation per Global Cosmetics News, and WWD Beauty's Noor Lobad argues designer houses are losing their grip on the fragmenting men's fragrance consumer. Financial Post and Bloomberg report cosmetics among hundreds of Canadian products hit with a new 50 percent US tariff, with Canada answering Tuesday with 50 percent retaliatory duties on certain US makeup imports effective September 8.
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