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Are Beauty Product Launches And R&D Due For A Correction?
In a recent LinkedIn post, cosmetic chemist Kelly Dobos wrote, “I expect some big contractions in the beauty industry in coming years. R&D (and product launches) will experience shrink and become more focused but regulatory, quality and analytical chemist positions will become vastly more important.”
We were curious if others
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Rachel Brown·June 8, 2024·1 min read
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In a recent LinkedIn post, cosmetic chemist Kelly Dobos wrote, “I expect some big contractions in the beauty industry in coming years. R&D (and product launches) will experience shrink and become more focused but regulatory, quality and analytical chemist positions will become vastly more important.”
We were curious if others agree with Dobos’s prediction. So, for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked her to elaborate and put the following question to 22 cosmetic chemists, beauty entrepreneurs, executives, manufacturers, product developers and more the following question: Do you think there will be R&D and product launch contractions in the beauty industry?
The players
1 mentionedBrand
AS Beauty
Founded2019
HQNew York, New York, United States
Revenue Range$150M+
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