Kline Group has launched KlinePulse, a new research tool aimed at gathering more targeted insights into consumer trends and patterns for personal care.
A new iPhone application promises to inform the consumer of which products should be avoided using a database of INCI names and the ingredients allotted safety profile.
There is nothing like a recession to push consumers away from prestige cosmetics towards cheaper alternatives as a means of stretching the household budget.
US-based Optigenex, a developer of anti-aging ingredients, has signed a licensing agreement with Promethean Corporation for the distribution and marketing of branded cosmeceutical and dietary supplement products containing AC-11.
The UK-based Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has renewed its efforts over advertising claims that are backed up by enhanced images, having targeted two major cosmetic players recently.
Continuing the trend for skincare products that target glycation, Wellness Formulations has launched Dermal Renu, a skincare line that claims to contain more anti-glycation agents than any other product currently on the market.
A number of new anti-aging technologies have come to the fore in the course of this year, as research and development teams chase new opportunities in this still fast-growing category.
Estée Lauder has partnered with mobile entertainment site Myxer to create a web and mobile storefront through which consumers can send gift ideas to friends and family during the holiday season.
The deficiency of proper legislation has hindered the growth of the Indian personal care ingredients market, both internally and abroad, according to recent research from Frost and Sullivan.
Examining topics such as green marketing, eco-labels and ethical ingredient sourcing, Organic Monitor’s New York Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will take place on 24-26th March next year.
Sweet scents reminiscent of baking cakes, desserts and favourite confectionary are tipped as one of the big fragrance trends for next year, as well as using woody notes for female perfumes.
For active ingredients companies that can offer novel products and easier formulations, the Indian personal care market is a ‘fertile breeding ground’, according to analysts at Frost & Sullivan.
Ingredients supplier Ajinomoto is developing a new fermentation technology to produce the amino acids cystine and cysteine for use in cosmetics, flavorings and pharmaceutical products.
Market research company, Organic Monitor, has hit back at the findings of a recent survey by Tabs Group that concluded organic beauty products in the US are a niche market.
Natural brand, Lavera, is introducing its natural sunscreen products that comply with new European UVA protection regulations to the US market in spring 2010.
Products from Israeli company Dead Sea Cosmetics have been destroyed by Palestinian custom officials as part of a campaign against goods manufactured in Israeli settlements.
‘Power’ beauty shoppers, those that spend big at the beauty counter, are worth targeting even in a recession, according to a recent market research report.
Although more that 75 per cent of US women wear lipstick or lip gloss, lip colour formulations often fail to live up to expectations, according to market research company Mintel.
A magazine advert for Procter and Gamble’s Olay brand featuring digitally retouched images of Twiggy has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Shiseido is opening a sales subsidiary in Vietnam in response to greater consumer demand and significant growth within the cosmetics market from the country’s rapid economic development.
Continuing the international roll-out of its professional, ammonia-free hair colorant Inoa, L’Oreal says it plans to launch the product in salons across Eastern Europe and Canada in March and in the US in May.
Although the concept of fairtrade products is still relatively new to the beauty industry, a trickle of new product launches has turned into a steady stream, evinced by these launch highlights in 2009.
Despite increased media coverage and new product launches, organic food and beauty products have still not gained mainstream acceptance amongst US consumers, according to market research firm Tabs Group.
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has announced its intention to phase out its Seal of Recognition program for sunscreen products with the expectation that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon issue a sunscreen monograph.
Over 90 percent of shoppers say brand familiarity is the most important purchasing influencer, according to the latest Beauty Shopper Report by market researcher Information Resources Inc.
Health Canada has advised Canadians to stay away from a range of acai berry based products after a large consignment of adulterated products were seized at the border.
Consumer products giant, Procter and Gamble, has announced that the current president and CEO, Robert McDonald is to succeed A.G. Lafley as Chairman of the board from 1 January 2010.
Specialty ingredients supplier, Cognis, has announced it now offers 63 products certified by the Natural Products Association (NPA) as natural ingredients.
French law courts have decided that the Christian Lacroix fashion house will close its haute couture business, while its fragrances and accessories will be licensed out.
An anti-ageing ingredient made from apple stem cells by Switzerland-based Mibelle is garnering a global reputation thanks to a mention from Michelle Obama.
Since the beginning of the year, sales of prestige beauty products have fallen as a result of consumer spending patterns in the current economic climate.
Consumer products that have more than one purpose are tipped by Mintel to be popular in 2010, as people have to make do with less in the current economic climate.
A Peruvian police investigator has been dismissed over allegations that an organised gang had murdered local people to harvest their fat for cosmetics.
Kontera, a leading provider of in-text advertising, says it has seen twice as many beauty and apparel advertising campaigns sign up compared to a year ago.
Allergan, maker of Botox anti-wrinkle injections, says it plans to fight a US senate bill designed to tax cosmetic procedures to pay for proposed health reforms.
As the global economy emerges from recession, consumers are embracing more modest consumption patterns, something cosmetics players cannot ignore as 2010 looms.