Added-value and eco-packaging key trends in fragrance
Eco-friendly packaging, added-value and food-based ingredients are likely to be key factors permeating the fragrance segment, a new report says.
Archives for May 6, 2009
Do nanoparticles penetrate the skin?
According to Professor Tilman Butz who led the NANODERM project, the answer to is no, not in healthy human skin. The project looked at the dermal penetration of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and Butz concludes that as they don’t seem to cross the skin...
Unilever's quarterly sales figures beat expectations
Unilever has reported better than expected first quarter sales figures but the company admitted that some switching to private label goods had affected turnover.
Symrise restructures as first quarter profits suffer
Symrise is closing a production facility in Spain as part of restructuring plans which aim to improve the company’s bottom line.
Dispatches from Vitafoods
Hydrolysed collagen may boost beauty from within: Rousselot studies
Daily supplements of a hydrolysed collagen may improve skin hydration by 28 per cent, and reduce the wrinkles by 30 per cent, say two new studies from Rousselot.
L'Oreal reports limp sales as luxury takes a tumble
L’Oreal reported flat first quarter sales but differences between divisions were marked with luxury and professional product sales being the hardest hit.
Swine flu and poor travel retail sales to hit Elizabeth Arden
A slowdown in travel created by the swine flu outbreak, compounded by already weak travel retail sales is likely to hit Elizabeth Arden results, an analyst says.