Sephora to sell Biossance skincare products

Cosmetics retailer Sephora has announced it will stock Biossance skincare products across its stores in the US.

Biossance is a consumer beauty brand from Amyris, which uses biotechnology to produce skincare products. They are scheduled to be sold in partaking stores in February 2017.

Sephora is also planning an online launch, which will be followed by in-store and online marketing activities.

Amyris' personal care senior vice-president Caroline Hadfield said: "We are excited to launch with Sephora in the coming months and look forward to a strong partnership with them in the years to come.

"We expect this partnership combined with our strong growth will more than double our revenue in 2017.

"Amyris and Sephora share similar philosophies when it comes to innovation, sustainability, and responsibility, while providing efficacious products and we are delighted by their support of our brand.”

Sephora has more than 2,300 stores in 33 countries, alongside a website and an intuitive mobile app. Of the total stores, 500 are in North America.

Sephora stocks 14,000 products from 200 different brands..