Around 1,500 senior and junior management roles will be cut under Unilever’s announced plan to reshape its corporate matrix, the firm reports on 25 January. The news comes a day after reports that activist investor Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management has taken a stake in the business.

L’Oréal's collaboration with precision health specialist Verily is expected to yield new technologies and tele-diagnosis solutions for skin- and hair-care customers, the French beauty firm reported on 20 January.

Procter & Gamble says it has catapulted recently acquired brands including First Aid Beauty and Native in a way that few know how, without compromising their unique character. While confident in the futures of those brands and others joining the company – mainly skin care – P&G will change direction as needed, executive leadership said.

California legislation is now in effect requiring cosmetics companies to begin reporting to the state’s public health department use of fragrance and flavor ingredients that appear on any of 23 authoritative lists. Industry says compliance efforts are underway, but important questions remain, including about disclosure of essential oil components and other naturally occurring chemicals.

Procter & Gamble’s pricing strategy now impacts 10 of its US product categories, with action also being taken broadly in non-US markets. President and CEO Jon Moeller calls this pricing "at a different level" historically speaking, and warns there will be ‘bumps in the road." But P&G is confident in its long track record and raises full-year guidance accordingly.

Beiersdorf AG and dermanostic will connect German consumers with physicians for mobile app-based dermatological diagnoses and product recommendations. Meanwhile, Shiseido will be leveraging Revieve’s AI Makeup Advisor to “take control over the multi-touchpoint customer journey.”