Exclusive: House of Intercos 2026 - Energy and Passion!

The showroom, which the Intercos teams rebuild every year at the Group’s headquarters, remains one of the largest (if not the largest) annual showcases of global trends in the beauty industry. Here are the main highlights for 2026, explained by Arabella Ferrari, Group Chief Innovation Officer. This is an opportunity for her to provide insights into the economic challenges facing the industry, as well as environmental and packaging issues.

What are these highlights, and which collections are you highlighting in particular?

Arabella Ferrari: Every year, we take great pleasure in inviting our clients to come and immerse themselves in our world. This year has a special significance, because we’re not just opening the doors to our showroom—we’re opening those of the House of Intercos. Our home. A symbolic place where our creativity draws its strength, where the future isn’t merely imagined but truly begins to take shape. More than just a space, it is the very essence of who we are, and beyond its walls, a reflection of our employees, the passion that drives them every day, and the expertise and pride that give meaning to everything else.
The showroom is organized around several distinct themes, starting with our Trend collection, where we showcase our latest creative innovations. Like a house with multiple rooms, the themes flow seamlessly into one another, displaying products that push the boundaries of creativity in colors and finishes, special effects, and bold, innovative packaging. From foodie inspirations to the muted tones of a boudoir, through the tranquility of a garden, the narrative flows through both the products and the displays, fully engaging the visitor.
The journey then continues beyond the walls of the house, into our space dedicated to technical innovation, the House of Infinite Becoming, where we present our Revolution collection. The focus here is on revolutionary formulations designed to reinvent the world of beauty, the result of in-depth research, technological platforms, and patented ingredients.
The tour concludes at Intercos Beauty World, a tangible showcase of our daily work and our clients’ products from around the world. We have also unveiled a brand-new setup there that highlights our international presence and local roots: from France to Korea, via the United States and India… Our ability to stay close to our clients, wherever they may be, is a distinctive strength.

Our ambition goes beyond simply showcasing products: we want every visitor to feel the energy and passion of a team that deeply believes in what it does.
Our Trend and Revolution collections are two sides of the same ambition. One explores the frontiers of creativity, the other pushes the boundaries of formulation. Together, they demonstrate the breadth of our innovative capacity and our commitment to meeting all market needs.
In our Trend collection, we have placed particular emphasis on the overall product experience: from packaging and visuals to sensory appeal. The goal was to offer a wide variety of formats and products while remaining inclusive: each of our markets must be able to embrace these innovations with maximum relevance and local impact.
In our Revolution collection, the emphasis is on the convergence between hybrid makeup and high-performance skincare—two fields that are merging and on which the bulk of our research efforts are now focused. New generations experience beauty as a continuous language, with no divide between color and skincare. They expect formulas that adapt to their lifestyle, multifunctional solutions that justify their place at every step of the routine. What the market now demands is broad, measurable, and credible performance. This is precisely where our patented technologies and the expertise built up over decades of R&D come into play—formulations capable not merely of meeting the standards of their categories, but of redefining them.
The recognition received at the Cosmopack Awards in Bologna is concrete proof of this: our Ever-Active Savior Hi Phy 10-in-1 Hair Serum won the award for best formula in the Hair Care category, a distinction that validates a major scientific breakthrough. At the heart of this innovation is Kera-Phytocerasome, developed from Phytocerasome, our patented biomimetic technology with immediate repairing properties. Introduced for the first time in hair care, this delivery system—inspired by the architecture of the cell membrane—is loaded with vegan keratin, opening new horizons in the reconstruction and strengthening of the hair fiber.

More generally, how are you approaching 2026, which looks set to be a challenging year given global geopolitical tensions and their impact on the energy sector?

Arabella Ferrari: 2026 continues a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape. Markets are slowing down, customers are seeking to optimize costs, and tensions regarding currencies and supply chains are creating reduced visibility. It would be a lie to claim that we are operating in a simple environment.
Yet it is precisely in this type of context that Intercos’s model reveals its full strength. Our organization, global in its ambition but deeply rooted locally in its operations, is designed to absorb these shocks. Our distributed industrial footprint allows us to remain flexible, limit our exposure to trade barriers, and above all stay as close as possible to our customers, with solutions tailored to their local realities.
It is in this spirit that we approach 2026: with a clear-eyed view of the challenges, and with the conviction that our model, our agility, and our creativity are our greatest assets.

The environment is now a major concern for all suppliers in the beauty sector. What are your strengths and your strategy in this area?

Arabella Ferrari: Environmental sustainability is no longer a differentiating factor; it is a responsibility we have chosen to place at the heart of our model.
At Intercos, it all starts upstream: in our laboratories, right from the design phase. That’s where the decisions that really matter are made: the choice of ingredients, the optimization of processes, and managing the impact across the entire supply chain. Performance, safety, and efficacy no longer conflict with environmental responsibility; they fuel it, and in turn, it reinforces them.
But our ambition goes beyond compliance. For us, being sustainable isn’t just about ticking the boxes of current regulations; it’s about anticipating those that will be required tomorrow. Designing formulas that stand the test of time. Incorporating constraints today that the market doesn’t yet perceive as urgent, but which will become so. True responsible innovation is not reactive; it is predictive. We are building today the solutions the market will demand tomorrow.

The packaging sector is facing challenges, particularly regarding plastics. What are your thoughts on this, and how are you adapting?

Arabella Ferrari: The issue of packaging is one of the most complex in the cosmetics sector. Reducing the debate to plastics alone would be a dangerous oversimplification. The reality is more nuanced, and it is precisely this nuance that must guide our decisions.
Our conviction is clear: the solution does not lie in the systematic rejection of a material, but in a consistent and measured approach. Certain recycled, recyclable, or bio-based plastics can be part of a truly responsible approach.
We are working on solutions that meet three simultaneous requirements: actual environmental impact, measured over the entire life cycle; industrial and economic feasibility; and desirability. Because sustainable packaging that doesn’t appeal to consumers will never reach them.
As with formulation, our approach is predictive. Not waiting for constraints to arise before taking action is, here too, our way of innovating.