News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
The 2010 edition of in-cosmetics Asia has an educational thread that aims to open up the fast growing facial skin care market in Asia for international players as well as help Asian companies target Europe.
Beauty giant L’Oreal has acquired hair salon supplier C.B. Sullivan through the SalonCentric division of its subsidiary, L’Oreal USA.
US-based specialty chemicals players, The HallStar Company and Surfatech, have entered into an agreement to create and market multifunctional molecules for personal care formulations.
When the palette of ingredients respecting green chemistry principles expands there will be ‘exceptional’ green product development, according to Estée Lauder’s Dr Liliana George.
DSM Nutritional Products is underlining its expansion from the nutritional arena into the cosmetics field by establishing its presence in the hair care category, where it is aiming to become a leader in polymers.