US-based skin care company Restorsea has filed a lawsuit again Norway-based Aqua Bio Technology (ABT) claiming it breached a businsess contract, allegations ABT says it will fight against.
Following New York's Attorney General proposing a ban on plastic microbeads this week, L’Oréal has stepped forward, announcing it will wipe the material from its scrubs by 2017.
Beauty giant Estée Lauder has announced its appointment of Guillaume Jesel to a newly created role of senior vice president and general manager of its global corporate innovation, confirming the cosmetics giant’s focus on innovation.
L’Oréal has revealed full year results showing that the business achieved record profits, as well as very strong sales growth, despite mixed economic conditions worldwide and negative currency translations.
Estée Lauder Companies’ share price took a nose dive following the release of Q2 results showing a drop in earnings, but the verdict of financial analysts is mixed.
Good news came for Ulta Salon’s cosmetics division today as InvestorsObserver analysts identified the brand as being well-positioned for a 'new covered call'.
Two key executive sales appointment for Croda’s personal care operations in the US, together with a strategic executive appointment at fragrance player Coty.
With an investigation currently under way into its operation in China, direct sales player Nu Skin announces preliminary quarterly results that will not yet account for an anticipated downturn.
Estée Lauder reported a 3% decline in earnings for its second quarter as higher sales, among which were in the U.S. and Americas, were more than offset by an increase in operating expenses as well as softer-than-expected demand in some markets.
A recent campaign by Benefit Cosmetics indicates that the beauty industry has entered 2014 with a renewed focus on harnessing social media to drive consumer engagement.
Private equity player TPG Growth has acquired a majority stake in digital cosmetics brand e.l.f., said to be one of the fastest growing cosmetics brands in the US right now.
Global skin care manufacturer Gojo has announced its acquisition of France-based developer Laboratoires Prodene Klint, in a move both companies consider to confirm their shared core vision of global leadership.
Colgate-Palmolive announced big gains in its like-for-like sales worldwide for the fourth quarter that was negated by a significant hit from foreign currency exchange.
Fragrance and flavours ingredients provider has published full year 2013 results showing strong gains in organic sales worldwide, together with a rise in net income of nearly 20%.
Five cosmetics manufacturers and ingredients suppliers make the global 100 most sustainable corporations list for 2013, including suppliers Croda and BASF, together with L’Oreal, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever on the manufacturing side.
A fragrance partnership between Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and beauty company Coty has been announced, in a move which confirms Coty's intention to expand within developing markets.
From whitening to BB/CC creams and TCM ingredients, the Asian markets have become a main source of inspiration for the western beauty markets. Bobbi Brown is the latest brand to tap into the trend..
Although Kimberly-Clark’s Q4 personal care and group sales were level with last year, the results beat market expectations, while net income showed big gains.
Procter & Gamble reported mixed results for its second quarter with net sales remaining unchanged, a result boosted by emerging markets, but negatively impacted by foreign currency and slow beauty sales in developed markets.
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever posted healthy profit margins for 2013, but a slowdown in emerging markets posted weaker growth and has not gone unnoticed.
Some of the largest U.S. brands have been falling on hard times of late and rumours have been circulating that beauty retailer Ulta Salon is suffering most of all. Here, Cosmetics Design takes a look into the matter.
International Flavors & Fragrances has acquired the fragrance ingredients and fragrance creation abilities of Israel-based company Aromor Flavors and Fragrances.
L’Oréal chief executive Jean-Paul Agon says it would be a ‘good operation’ if the French cosmetics maker was to buy back Swiss food giant Nestle's 29.8% stake.
China authorities have put direct sales player Nu Skin under investigation, following a report in the China newspaper People’s Daily last week that the company has been operating an illegal pyramid scheme.
Elizabeth Arden reported that sales growth in the all-important holiday period remained stagnant, forcing the company to downgrade forecasts for the full year.
China-based ingredients supplier Fenchem has announced a 10.5% growth in the turnover of its cosmetics division driving total revenue for the business up to $15m.
On the back of its work on anti-aging glycoproteins from Antarctic fish which attracted attention from L’Oréal, Sirona Biochem has now teamed up with Explore Green and environmentalists Jean-Michel and Fabien Cousteau to advance its work.
In a case that has been rumbling on for over six years, L’Oréal and eBay have finally decided to bury the hatchet and work together to eliminate sales of counterfeit products.
Direct sales giant Nu Skin has come under attack after a newspaper in China, one of its biggest market, accused the company of operating an illegal pyramid scheme to sell its products.
L’Oréal has reiterated its commitment to sustainability by announcing that it has put a ‘zero deforestation’ rule in place when sourcing raw materials.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has joined forces with a beauty device maker in an effort to reshape the polymer film technology for the skin care category and bring it to a new level.
The New Year has given a boost to some key movers in the industry, with a rash of high level appointments at the Personal care Product Council, AkzoNobel, and Charkit Chemicals.
Despite Chanel’s vast portfolio of luxury goods, it’s the brand’s investment in the cosmetics sector that is coming up trumps, currently accounting for 55% of its annual revenue.
Naturex has reinforced its position in Latin America with the acquisition of a majority stake in Chile Botanics; a company that produces Quillaja extracts used in the cosmetics industry among others.
Fragrance and cosmetics provider Coty has entered into an agreement to acquire Lena White Ltd, which is the distributor of its OPI branded nail care products in the UK.
Johnson & Johnson has made moves to try and get ahead in the ever-competitive skin and hair care arenas by entering into a research and development collaboration with Intrexon Coproration.
Alternative assay specialist Ceetox has been acquired by contract researcher Cyprotex in the hope that it will help the company to expand its footprint in the cosmetics industry.
Plant-based natural ingredient supplier Naturex has continued to expand in the US with the launch of three new offices as it moves to further cater to increasing consumer demands.
As U.S. and EU leaders gather once again for trade deal negotiations this week, consumer groups are wary the talks could pose economic and environmental risks for the industry.
Procter & Gamble is planning an extensive reorganization of its overseas business units as part of efforts to cut down on costs – according to a Bloomberg report.
