Technology Applications International Corporation (NUUU) has concluded a clinical study to test the efficacy of anti-aging products, developed on earth and tested in space by NASA.
The shaving and hair removal market in the US is benefiting from the social norm for body hair to be removed as sales for women’s grooming products are up more so than they have been for a couple of years.
Unilever felt the full force of the slowdown in emerging markets, with China in particular making for bad news; and even the performance of its largest, and normally more reliable, category, Personal Care, took a hit.
Procter & Gamble announces a number of changes to its management team in line with its plan to streamline the business by putting key personnel in place in core business lines.
The company intends the new dispensing solution, an airless pump-on-a-tube design, to go beyond functionally and to ensure consumers tangibly connect with a given product based on their sensory experience of the package.
The company plans to reduce its staff count by as many as 1,300 part of a restructuring that is spinning off health care and refocusing the business on segments including personal care.
While having hair on the head is a desire for UK men, the opposite can be said about having hair on the body after half of all Brits admit there is more pressure nowadays for men to remove or groom body hair.
Contemporary consumers expect technology to make their lives easier and more comfortable and the cosmetics sector is taking inspiration from the internet and cashless vending machines to drive more sophisticated and advanced innovations.
The new plant will produce 50,000 metric tons of ingredients each year, economizing the supply chain for cosmetic and consumer goods companies in the region while banking on the vigorous growth of the South American personal care market.
Cosmetics Executive Women recognized five industry experts this week in New York City—Laura Geller, Alli Webb, Jane Wurwand, Wende Zomnir, and Sissel Tolaas—for their achievements as innovators and business leaders.
Online sales growth of beauty products has grown in the last few years, and for one of the web’s largest online powerhouses and marketplaces, Amazon, this should all be good news, but is some of the potential being left unfulfilled?
With the beauty industry’s ‘free-from’ trend on the rise globally, brands are now scrambling to cater to the rise of 'gluten-free', which has made its' way into colour cosmetics and skin care counters.
L'Oreal signed this week to acquire the multicultural beauty brand and plans for it to continue under current leadership while making full use of its expertise in the multicultural beauty sector.
Arysta LifeScience, a producer of natural ingredients used in cosmetics as well as fungicides and herbicides, is being acquired by chemical maker Platform Specialty Products.
Household products company SC Johnson announced that its voluntarily ingredient disclosure program—launched in 2009—will expand to include product-specific fragrance ingredients.
The men’s grooming market often promises great potential to manufacturers and brands in the UK could find increasing interest in male make-up products thanks to the ‘mansome’ revolution.
Beiersdorf, the skin care company behind Nivea and Eucerin, proudly counts a recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry as a corporation partner and is looking forward to newly possible skin aging discoveries.
The benefits of snail mucus on the skin have been known to the cosmetics industry for a while, and having seen a big trend in Korea, it is now heading to American shores and is expected to be the ‘newest fad’.
Zip-Pak has been successfully marketing its resealable packaging in the food and household sectors for years, but now the company says sustainability and convenience could sway personal care consumers.
French lavender farmers have complained loudly about warning labels for cosmetic and fragrance products containing lavender oil, but it seems like regulators are going through with the move regardless.
Consumers concerned that Bisphenol A used in cosmetics packaging could be absorbed through the skin and disrupt the body’s endocrine system, have taken to social media and are effectively overwhelming the messaging from brands and government agencies.
Shares in US-based Nu Skin spiked yesterday on the back of renewed investor confidence after the company announced the confirmation of a $375m credit note with the Deutsche Bank.
Dow has recently teamed up with the research and development team for Unilever’s Lifebuoy soap, tackling the challenge of incorporating controlled release technology to enhance ingredient efficacy.
How much is Europe investing in the bioeconomy today, and just what state are those sectors in? The scientific and technical arm of the EC now has a dedicated website to regularly assess progress in this area.
The company’s Beard Boss team will visit several cities on a week-long road trip designed to build brand awareness and customer loyalty for its men’s grooming and styling products.
Vitamin D supplementation improves winter-related atopic dermatitis (AD) in children at risk of vitamin D deficiency and could provide a safe alternative to UV light treatment, according to a new study led by Boston researchers.
UC Berkeley scientists have taken proteins from nerve cells and created a biological version of a synthetic coating used in everyday liquids such as cosmetics, to keep small particles from clumping together.
A recent lawsuit in California brought against a cosmetics brand for slack-fill highlights the pitfall this area presents. Lawyer to the cosmetics industry, Angela Diesch, points out how to avoid this potentially expensive mistake.
The company announced this week its intentions to further limit water use and packaging as well as to take advantage of more renewable materials by 2020.
Ulta Beauty says that Michelle Collins, President of Cambium, a business and financial advisory firm, has been appointed to its Board of Directors, and as a member of its nominating and corporate governance and audit committees.
Research from across the pond has shown how resveratrol works to inhibit growth of the bacteria that causes acne and can also be combined with benzoyl peroxide, a common acne medicine, to enhance the drug's ability to kill the bacteria.
By Naomi Igra, Amy Lally and Robin Wechkin of Sidley Austin LLP
Companies across the country have been defending themselves against consumer class actions challenging advertising for cosmetics, report three leading law experts from the practice Sidley Austin LLP.
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new type of stable foam that could be used to make lightweight, sustainable materials.
Avon Products has had its senior unsecured note rating downgraded by Moody’s Investor Service, reflecting concerns about the company’s restructuring and general business standing.
The naturals trend is continuing in the personal care industry with increased consumer demand helping the natural and organic market post double digit growth for the sixth consecutive year.
Legislation that prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics containing plastic microbeads in New Jersey has been unanimously passed by the state Assembly.
Tristate area law firm Whitfield Bryson & Mason is set to take legal action over Mario Badescu’s Control Cream and Healing Cream, alleging that is has been found to contain unlabeled steroids.
Avon has redesigned its e-commerce site, with the aim of improving support for its direct sales representatives, as well as improving consumer access the brands.
Market researcher Datamonitor has compiled an interactive report for Cosmetics Design readers based on the latest innovation in the global fragrance sector.
The Chinese government has been called on to “adopt international best practices” with its' cosmetics regulation by the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
Shares have risen in Coty since it announced its intention to acquire luxury fragrance and color cosmetics brand Bourjois from Chanel, but a Euromonitor analysts says the deal does not cover all bases.
Technimark, a provider of plastic injection moldings for the cosmetics and personal care packaging industry, has opened up a new injection molding facility in Silao, Mexico.
According to Datamonitor Consumer, the skin care segment has been turned upside down, which has seen a shift in focus from anti-aging to issues associated with adolescent skin.
Fragrance, colour cosmetics and skin care brand owner Coty has confirmed a binding offer to acquire Bourjois cosmetics from Paris-based fashion house Chanel.
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