Week 45, 2026

1. OEMs / testing labs: The latest EU report lists 11 cosmetics alerts, 1 of Chinese origin; the most common issue is undeclared fragrance allergens. Exporters of similar products should re-check that test this week.
2. Packaging / formulators: 4 Prop 65 beauty notices in the last 90 days, most citing Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP). US-bound brands will start asking suppliers for test data or alternatives — prepare now.
3. Ingredient suppliers: the most-named ingredients in launches this week: Peptides, Collagen, PDRN.
4. Brands / OEMs: Fastest-rising categories on Amazon US this week: Perfume (EDP, EDT, solid perfume, discovery sets), Base makeup (foundation, cushion, concealer, setting), Lip makeup (lipstick, liquid lipstick, lip oil); brands with the most surging products: MIRIS, eos, Old Spice. OEMs can benchmark samples against these.
5. Service providers / everyone: 11 beauty brands raised money in the past two weeks; the largest was Intake Breathing (about $62M). Newly funded brands typically expand ranges and add suppliers within 3–6 months.

Cosradar editors · 2 Nov · drafted from this issue’s data and reviewed; sources in each section.