The member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations
(ASEAN) have adopted International Fragrance Association (IFRA)
standards in a move to facilitate trade of fragrance products with
the countries.
A light-based anti-wrinkle treatment produced by Light BioScience
has been given the green light by the FDA, adding to a growing
number of home treatments in this category.
As part of its ambitions to grow its brand footprint on a global
basis, Germany-based Beiersdorf says it wants to up its
investment for marketing and advertising in the US market.
Chicago-based SBB plans to re-launch Salon Selectives and play on
consumer awareness of the hair care brand to recapture its glory
days of the 80s and 90s.
French oral care brand Elgydium has announced a distribution
agreement that will see its toothpaste on the shelves of leading
drug stores throughout the US.
Leading natural personal care player Burt's Bees says that its
switch to renewable energy is a step towards more sustainable
manufacturing principles that will offset its carbon footprint.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is neglecting cosmetics and
urgently needs more funding to restore consumer confidence in the
industry. CosmeticsDesign.com invited industry insiders and the FDA
to examine this damning diagnosis...
Tapping into the need for personal care products dedicated to more
mature consumers, the market for foot care products is set to boom,
but success means that products also have to follow key market
trends.
Travertine Spa is taking anti-aging into the natural hair care
market with its Hair Therapy line to be previewed at the
International SPA Association (ISPA) Expo.
A Canadian lobby group has called on Health Canada to
make labeling phthalates a requirement on personal care products in
response to a study linking baby care products to the chemical's
concentration in infant urine.
They've already created a big buzz in the food world over their
rich anti-oxidant properties, now a US esthetician is launching a
skin care treatment featuring Açai berries.
Peering into the future and guiding businesses through the hottest
emerging trends from infomania to maturalism is the theme of James
Harkin's Big Ideas: The Essential Guide to the Latest Thinking.
Shea butter has become the first cosmetic ingredient to be
certified as Fair Trade in Canada but others are likely to follow
as ethical consumerism catches on.
Physicians' clinics have been identified as the new booming
marketing channel for cosmetics and skin care products in the US,
says market research company Kline.
Although the Asia Pacific region continues to be the main launch
pad for new nutricosmetics products, latest market movements show
that the UK and US are catching up.
Peptide based ingredients that promise to have similar muscle
freezing effects to botox are the hot trend to watch in 2008, as
they appear in the new wave of ultra-scientific anti-aging
formulations hitting the US market.
US consumers are becoming increasingly concerned over social and
environmental implications when choosing packaged food and beverage
brands, according to a new report by Information Resources, Inc
(IRI).
With beauty foods tipped as one of the biggest growth markets for
the coming year, new product launches featuring super food
ingredients like the new skin care line from Nextera are expected
to become increasingly popular.
A new online ethical marketplace affiliated with eBay is to be
launched in the Spring attempting to promote ethical consumerism in
a wide range of industry sectors.
Despite significant growth in the Indian cosmetics and toiletries
market in recent years, per capita cosmetics consumption still
remains the lowest in Asia, according to the Associated Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
Suchel Camacho, one of Cuba's leading cosmetic and fragrance
manufacturers, says it plans to expand its reach into global
markets with a new line of natural-based products.
The maker of what is claimed to be the first ever anti-ageing cream
to deliver collagen to the skin, Transdermal Cosmetics, is set to
make a big launch on the US market following the company's share
flotation, press reports say.
The prestige beauty market continues to out-perform an otherwise
flat market as US consumers rush to treat themselves to expensive
anti-aging creams and metallic effect color make-up.
California-based Dermitage has launched a new, more interactive
website to market its cosmeceutical range, tapping into the trend
for websites that involve consumers with more product details.
A UK newspaper has had to pay significant libel damages and make a
public apology after it wrongly claimed that Nicole Kidman had
broken her contractual agreement with Chanel No 5 to promote a
rival fragrance.
Planet Skincare is readying for the February launch of an
anti-ageing moisturiser early next year that will contain the
award-winning ingredient Syn-ake, based on snake venom.
Mary Kay has opened a new distribution centre and
headquarters in Mexico after twenty years of trading in the country
- a move that celebrates the success of direct selling in the
emerging market.
Niche becomes even more niche, as the California Cream Perfume
Company taps into a key industry trend with the launch of it first
certified organic fragrance range.
The Union for Ethical BioTrade could help cosmetics companies
negotiate the regulatory 'minefield' of trading with local
producers in Africa, South America and Asia, whilst ensuring
ethical trade that benefits small scale...
Faced with a constant barrage of health scares and growing fears
about the environment, the consumer is seeking reassurance when
buying cosmetics, said marketing expert Micheal Gutsatz at the
Natural Beauty Summit.
The FDA has extended the feedback period on the sunscreen
regulations proposed this summer, in response to calls from
industry for time to complete laboratory tests.
Estee Lauder has announced the resignation of group president
Philip Shearer who currently holds responsibility for some of the
company's most prestigious brands including Clinique and Aveda.
The formation of NaTrue, a lobby group that
will represent the interests of the natural cosmetics
industry, was announced today at the Natural Beauty Summit in
Paris.
Sun Chemical, an international producer of inks and pigments, has
released a range of pearlescent pigments in shadow form, for use in
cosmetics and personal care products.
Increased spending power is having a knock-on effect on personal
care spend for teens and tweens, and market analysts are expecting
the growth to continue.
Industry expert Didier Rase has launched a new men's anti-ageing
skin care range, claimed to be the first to feature a plant derived
ingredient that inhibits testosterone deficiency.
French luxury firm Guerlain has released its KissKiss Gold and
Diamonds lipstick in selected stores in the US, with the impressive
price tag of $62,000.
Cappuccino extract is claimed to have anti-aging benefits for both
skin and hair, adding to a growing number of nutraceutical
supplements with cosmetic claims currently on the market.
Regulators seized about $2m worth of an eyelash lengthening
product, one of a new breed of beauty goods that fall into
regulatory no-man's land between drugs and cosmetics.
Hair care products that contain UV filters to protect against sun
damage have been championed by dermatologists at the American
Academy of Dermatology.
Skin care specialist Dermitage has launched an anti-aging foaming
cleanser and skin cream for the hands, underlining the increasing
segmentation of the fast maturing market for anti-aging products.
