Over eight hundred new perfumes hit the shelves every year but too many fail to achieve the success their creators hope for. CosmeticsDesign.com invited industry insiders and observers to discuss how the next generation of fragrances may seduce the customer.
San Diego-based Histogen has announced a new cosmeceutical venture concentrating on skin and hair care products that it will distribute through physician’s offices.
The ethnic beauty market is tipped as a source of growth in sluggish times as the market widens beyond products geared towards African Americans, according to Packaged Facts.
The launch of Glimpse Intuitive Skin Care claims to carve out a new niche in ‘mangosteen topical nutrition’ within the naturals personal care category.
US suncare company UV Exposures claims its newly approved multifunctional sunscreen is likely to prove just as successful as an anti-wrinkle treatment.
The fragrance industry must focus on the art of perfumery in order to survive the long term changes occurring within the sector, according to the president of the Fragrance Foundation.
Before the industry can benefit from global natural and organic standards, both Europe and the US must first come to a consensus within their own markets, which is proving to be a complex undertaking.
Having picked up one of the most coveted awards at the recent Beyond Beauty show, the developer of innovative skin care line Aïny says that distributors are knocking at its door.
The publication of harmonised European organic and natural standards is just around the corner, according to leading certification bodies at the Natural Beauty Summit.
Welcome to your latest news bulletin from CosmeticsDesign.com. In the next three minutes Katie Bird will take you through a distinctly green week in the world of cosmetics. The top stories include the new green chemistry bills in California alongside...
US biotechnology company Proteonomix says its subsidiary Proteoderm is readying for the launch of a range of anti-aging stem-cell derived cosmetic products.
The French health agency (AFSSAPS) has promised to tighten controls on baby cosmetics following a high profile campaign that labeled the products “toxic cocktails”.
Sustainability is the theme of a new conference in Florida next month that promises to have some of the leading names in green cosmetics taking center stage.
Women are not only reluctant to reduce their spending on cosmetics but when their purses come under pressure they are more willing to scrimp and save on food, according to new surveys.
Many industries are feeling the effects of lower consumer confidence. Rochelle Bloom, President of the Fragrance Foundation, shared her views on how the fragrance industry is faring in the current economic climate.
A new study shows that cause marketing, such as Estee Lauder’s breast cancer campaign, means that associating products and brands with good causes can help to boost sales.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has put his signature to green chemistry legislation in California that promises to remove politics from the evaluation of disputed chemicals.
Mintel is expanding its Global New Products Database to include an on-line service that digs deeper into the trends that lie behind the latest beauty launches.
Chicago-based naturals soap and toothpaste player Minar Products has changed its name to Sunrise Natural Products in an effort to expand its consumer and retail base.
A flurry of new fragrance launches bearing the names and images of some of the world’s most recognized faces has marked the run-up to the all important holiday season.
Beyond Beauty is set to open to the public this Sunday, October 5th, with the Villepinte exhibition centre in Paris expecting to host over 650 exhibitors.
Reflecting the massive potential for development in the Indian market, attendance at the recent In-Cosmetics event in Mumbai increased by 54 percent, its organizers claim.
The Environmental Working Group is back on the offensive with data indicating that hormone disrupting chemicals are finding their way from cosmetics into teenage girls.
A sustainable health charity has launched a high profile campaign against the “toxic cocktail” of baby cosmetic products distributed in French maternity wards.
The marketing potential of sustainable products has led some unscrupulous companies to pull the wool over consumers’ eyes but the boundary between green and greenwashing is not always clear to see.
