Marla Malcolm Beck launched the M-61 skincare line 5 years ago to meet consumer demand for products formulated without parabens and sulfates as well as free from particular fragrances and dyes.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced an extension to its pending deadline demanding all data for consumers products sold in the state to be registered.
A new market could open up for ‘evening-after’ sunscreen to further protect the skin from damaging ultraviolet rays after a team of Yale-led researchers discovered that much of the damage occurs in the hours after sun exposure.
The Personal Care Products Council announced today the election of its new board officers, including its new Chair, Thia Breen, Group President of North America for Estée Lauder who takes over from the outgoing E. Scott Beattie.
Ahead of the division of its personal care and battery businesses on July 1st of this year, Energizer Holdings’ executives name the newly separated businesses.
The company’s new pledge is to ‘make you happy’, which it aims to do by highlighting sensory expertise that can give the cosmetic formulations the type of textures that has consumers coming back for more.
US female consumers expressed their frustrations last week following reports that the same toiletries marketed at men and women - such as deodorant, are more expensive for women. Cosmetics Design looks into the matter..
As today’s modern consumer seeks to simplify their beauty routines, the general perception is that this simplicity comes at the cost of efficacy, placing more pressure on brands to boost and better communicate product credentials.
Axim Biotechnologies, a specialist in cannabinoid research and industry hemp product development, has established a Cosmetics Division that will lead to a line of cannabinoid-based products.
Smart phone sun-safety apps can help to enhance the sun protection practices of users, according to data analyzed as part of research into how effective it really is.
When women are at their most fertile they often seek more options in men, and this also leads to them seeking greater variety in consumer products such as what make-up and which brand to choose; so marketers take note, says a new study.
Google technologies has secured a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a wearable fragrance emission device that deodorizes the moment body odor occurs.
NaturalNano of Rochester, New York, has provided Halloysite Nanotubes to the manufacturer since 2008, and that is slated to continue for 3 more years thanks to the latest extension of the companies’ commercialization relationship.
Moroccan oil, also known as argan oil, has been profiled as a hair care ingredient, but increasingly it is popping up in skin care products, too, and has now been included in a shave preparation product.
Harvard researchers have developed a technology that creates a polymer infused with silicone oil that can be used in a variety of applications including cosmetics to keep bacteria away.
Colorado regulators are lining up a bill that proposes to join a growing number of other state legislators in banning the tiny plastic microbeads that are formulated with scrubs, soaps and body wash products.
Researchers Amy Shen from the Okina Institute of Science and Technology and Shilpa Beesabathuni from the University of Washington, working with engineering professionals at P&G, have identified a scalable technique for reproducing a variety of non-spherical...
In the wake of the announcement that MeadWestvaco (MWV) is set to merge with RockTenn, several lawsuits have been filed in the past few days questioning the value such a deal would bring to shareholders.
What do you look for in the perfect partner? According to a new study, British women value hair and teeth as the important features in prospective partners, and men agree that a nice smile is the most attractive feature; as anti-ageing, skin care and...
As the holiday approaches fast (Feb 19), various luxury brands are investing in increasing their visibility to fight off the competition. Something, perhaps Chanel isn't too worried about, due to its' popularity with Chinese consumers.
The ICMAD Young Designer award winners have been announced at a recent ceremony held in Newport Beach California, highlighting the talents of the industry’s next generation of packaging designers.
The government of Venezuela has once again resorted to currency revaluation in an effort to stabilize its oil-based economy, a measure that will hit big multinational cosmetics and personal care players active there.
Beauty market advertising spend is down this year, but is also targeted wrongly meaning it is missing the point, according to information firm Nielsen, which highlights what needs to change.
L’Oréal has posted strong fourth quarter and annual results and will look to the future ‘with confidence’ after recording growth in all divisions and all regions, despite a challenging economic situation.
Avon has warned that the stronger dollar could have a big effect on this year’s sales as fourth quarter sales were down thanks to the currency situation, and it may continue throughout 2015.
Non-GMO cosmetics are soon to be a hit, according to analysts, as cosmetic formulations are incorporating more truly natural ingredients, and often follow developments in the supplement markets, which already has a distinct non-GMO segment.
Unilever, owner of the TIGI Cosmetics professional salon brand, has entered into a global licensing agreement that aims to expand the market reach of the US-based brand.
Companies, states, countries and consumers are increasingly conscientious about the ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products. Now Maine has proposed further regulations for products sold in that state.
Scientists at TeeGene Biotech, an arm of Middlesbrough University, have developed unique strains of bacteria which produce biosurfactants, which act like soap and help to emulsify different liquids.
Proctor & Gamble has appointed Francis S. Blake, former CEO of Home Depot, to its board of executive directors, the latest move in a series ultimately aimed at revamping the business.
Previously entrenched in the domestic space with product lines for home cleaning, pest control, and food storage, SC Johnson moves into the industrial personal care supply market.
Procter & Gamble is building a new manufacturing facility in West Virginia that is said be one of the most advanced and sustainable plant in its global supply chain.
The brand’s Shine Strong program continues this year with funding recently awarded to 11 US campus action projects in partnership with the American Association of University Women.
In a bid to continue its turn around, Revlon has announced that Benjamin Karsch has been appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the company’s consumer division.
Nu Skin is continuing to feel the fall-out from its China sales ban earlier in the year, while fourth quarter results are further impacted by the trial offer launch for its TR90 in the same period for 2013.
As the US economy continues to gather pace and the dollar gains against international currencies, some of the biggest US-based international cosmetics players are set to battle against currency headwinds in 2015.
Chris Brickman took over the role at the start of the month, and his predecessor, Gary Winterhalter, remains active in the business as the executive chairman of the board of directors.
Elizabeth Arden’s second quarter results fell more than 17% as it struggled against currency headwinds, challenges in the China market and celebrity fragrances that have lost their shine.
Ten people have been accused of exploiting 92-year-old L’Oreal tycoon, Liliane Bettencourt out of ‘hundreds of millions’ in a saga that's even seen former president Nicolas Sarkozy investigated for 'manipulating campaign pledges'.
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