Procter & Gamble has been downgraded by investment bank RBC Capital Markets following the announcement of the personal care player’s plans to kick start the business.
Brazil has continued to significantly outstrip global market growth for cosmetics, despite the economic downtown, and the increases are expected to be sustained offering significant opportunities, according to Euromonitor.
As sales demand for cosmetic and toiletries are forecasted to rise by 5.0 percent per year to $9.9 billion in the US in 2016, Cosmetics Design takes a look at developments in the natural and organic area that are helping to shape the category.
Brynwood Partners has announced its portfolio company High Ridge Brands has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the rights of the White Rain personal care brand from Sun Products.
The Endocrine Society has proposed a streamlined definition of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) to strengthen their identification and screening, a move that could iron out ambiguities for cosmetics and personal care products.
It is less than a month to go until Cosmoprof North America opens its doors in Las Vegas and this year’s show will include a number of new features, including the Spotlights brand innovation platform.
Elevance Renewable Sciences has been awarded the 2012 Presidential Green Challenge Award by the US Environmental Protection Agency for its production of “high performing, green specialty chemicals at advantageous costs.”
The Cosmetics Design team attended The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD) annual dinner and CITY Awards for best finished products in New York last week.
Beiersdorf brand Eucerin has launched a new line of skin care products to treat pigmentation following promising research into a brightening active ingredient.
The growing popularity of male grooming products in 2012 has taken the category into the mainstream and could see the term ‘metrosexual’ become obsolete according to market analyst Kline.
Scientists in the UK have developed a sustainable way to extract chemicals from citrus peel which could become particularly appealing for cosmetic manufacturers.
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido has developed a limited-edition anti-aging cream that claims to lift and tighten the skin, priced at nearly $13,300 to mark its 140th anniversary.
With a recent poll finding a company's social media activity makes them appear more ‘accessible and responsive’ with US consumers, Cosmetics Design takes a look at how far the industry has come in the area in 2012...
According to a recent report by US market researcher, Packaged Facts, the market for cosmetic products aimed at consumers of ethnic origin is fast growing as figures reveal it rose to $3 billion in 2011.
Studies into the consumer perception of hair loss has led to the revelation that it is in fact hair density that is diminishing and this has opened up a whole new line of research and scientific development for L’Oréal.
Today is the third day of the HBA Global Expo in New York, which remains one of the biggest events on the calendar for North American packaging professionals, underlined by the tough competition in this year’s IPDA entries.
Cosmetics maker L’Oréal will launch a new active ingredient in September that awakens dormant hair and enhances hair density, CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com can reveal.
The brand well known in the US, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Singapore and the Middle East has come under fire due to its decision to move into the Chinese market, despite its conflicting animal testing policy.
Cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty has announced the Grand Opening of a new 373,000 square foot distribution center at 95 Kriner Road in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
A new study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore has questioned the safety of a number of personal care products containing antimicrobial agents that could affect immune system development in children.
American women are the most likely to use anti-aging facial creams in a bid to hold back the signs of aging and preserve an image of beauty, according to new market research.
On the back of another recent acquisition, Cosmetics Design caught up with Berlin Packaging’s CEO Andrew Berlin to discuss how the packaging supplier meets the challenges of acquiring numerous companies in such a short space of time.
Chemical company BASF has drawn on inspiration from the food market to introduce a new thin plastic film for packaging its cosmetics, designed to prevent oxygen penetration.
Procter & Gamble has formed a global pledge to invest resources into the development of plant-based PET for use in the packaging of its personal care products and other consumer goods.
Connecticut-based Charkit Chemical has signed an agreement with Oat Cosmetics to distribute its Colloidal Oatmeal and Oat Oil ingredients in the North American market.
The International Finance Corporation and the Union for Ethical Bio Trade have forged an agreement at the Rio+20 that is likely to affect the sustainable sourcing of cosmetic ingredients in Latin America.
As summer approaches and sun protection becomes a more prominent issue, beauty behemoth L’Oréal has completed a research project aimed at increasing awareness of the risks of skin cancer and highlighting that people of colour are not immune.
The first day of the Health and Beauty America Global Expo is tomorrow and will include a comprehensive conference program, the annual packaging awards as well as a busy show floor.
Sun care formulators must adapt to the new FDA guidelines and offer a range of formulations if they want to meet the demands of their consumers and stay ahead of the game.
The American Botanical Council (ABC) has published a scientific literature review stating that the majority of products containing grapefruit seed extracts, such as cosmetics, may be adulterated with synthetic additives.
Cosmetics Design recently spoke to Carotech's production manager Brian See to find out about the latest clinical trials to underline the efficacy of Tocotrienols derived from palm oil. The trials highlight the fact that the company's Tocotrienol-based...
Last month Cosmetics Design caught up with Euromonitor’s Irina Barbalova at the in-cosmetics event in Barcelona to find out what trends were prevalent in beauty in 2011 and if the future looks bright for this sector...
A research centre in Thailand has developed a slow release technology for the fragrance industry that could be adapted for perfume and cosmetic applications.
In the face of waning profitability an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein says that Procter & Gamble could become a more efficient business it if were to break up into smaller business units.
According to the market researcher, the cosmetics and toiletries market surpassed pre-recession levels in sales with a robust growth of 4.2 percent, exceeding $38 billion at the manufacturers' level last year.
Less than a year after acquiring Eyelematic, Albéa representitive Olivier De-Saignes tells CosmeticsDesign.com USA that the company has met its short-term goals and has even succeeded in boosting the specialist's turnover.
This was the belief of Ecocert’s spokesperson Vincent Morel on the current state of the US cosmetics market on defining an organic product. Following its acquisition of Indiana Certified Organic (ICO) last year, Cosmetics Design caught up with the company...
Internet shopping and online research use for beauty products is fast becoming a common practice for consumers giving suppliers a major opportunity to increase their eCommerce sales.
Reservatrol has proved a big hit for skin brightening products, but stability issues has meant a long journey for the ingredient companies that are providing solutions targeting the compound derived largely from grape skin.
A fast emerging ingredient industry trend is light diffusing and light altering technologies that aim to enhance the masking effect seen in many skin care and make-up products.
Volumizing is now available for skin care, following the recent launch of a skin care ingredient with a proprierary delivery system from Lucas Meyer that is being billed as an alternative to dermal fillers.
Charleston, South Carolina, was the scene for the unveiling of a host of new innovations for the cosmetic industry at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists annual science conference.
Cosmetics Design recently caught up with global manager of technical marketing at Lonza, Suellen Bennett, to find out about the company's latest product launches and its new formulators' tool. It has just put to market a new active called Vivillume...
Fragrance house Elizabeth Arden has acquired the global licenses and related assets for the Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj fragrance brands from Give Pack Brands.
