23-May-2012 - Inter Parfums walked away with the Best Fragrance award for its ‘1922 Lily Sanguine Eau de Parfum’ in the Specialty Brand Women’s category at this year’s FIFI awards on Monday.
10-May-2012 - Hosted by The Fragrance Foundation, the annual FiFi awards is to take place later this month in New York’s Alice Tully Hall showcasing the ‘art, passion and personalities’ of the sector.
02-May-2012 - The deodorant and antiperspirant segment of the market, already up 16 percent since 2006 is set to continue to drive the market through 2016 and beyond due to population growth in the US.
26-Apr-2012 - It appears the dip tube packaging palaver is over as MeadWestVaco has won its lawsuit against competitors Rexam America and Valois of America over key patent infringement claims.
26-Apr-2012 - The global market for deodorants is projected to reach $13.8bn by 2017 thanks to the introduction of new and technologically advanced products for mature markets in the US and Europe.
25-Apr-2012 - In the latest instalment of Cosmetics Design’s exclusive report from the Brussels headquarters of Cosmetics Europe, the personal care association told us that whilst nanotechnology is important in the industry’s future, there is still work to be done.
20-Mar-2012 - Specialty chemical company Allylix is looking to capitalize on the demand for terpene molecules used in fragrance applications, announcing it will develop and commercialize its own product, Epivone.
29-Feb-2012 - Westphalia-based cosmetics manufacturer LR Health & Beauty Systems claims that celebrities serve as ‘door openers’ that increase profits and create positive associations with the brand, on the back of its latest Bruce Willis perfume launch.
13-Jan-2012 - New research in England has found that there is no link between the use of underarm cosmetics and breast cancer, and has suggested that as parabens are measurable in the tissue of women who do not use these products, they must enter the breast from other sources.
09-Jan-2012 - According to Dr. Daniel T. Salvito, vice president at the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, macrocyclic fragrance materials widely used in cosmetic products do not pose a risk to the environment at current volumes of use.
07-Dec-2011 - This gallery takes a look at some of the news and highlights in personal care packaging, focusing on what is trending, and how cosmetic firms are kitting out their latest products.
11-May-2011 - Particularly strong growth in both the emerging markets and fine fragrance and beauty have helped International Flavors & Fragrances to achieve revenue of $714m in the first quarter of this year; nine per cent up on the same period of last year.
23-Mar-2011 - The specialty chemicals company has decided to bring all its raw materials used to manufacture cosmetics products under one umbrella brand to highlight its premium products to the market.
28-Feb-2011 - Amyris has announced that it has completed tests to engineer yeast to produce its renewable fragrance farnesene Biofene on an industrial scale, a process that lower soperational risks as well as gaining a valuable insight into how its yeast will perform at a commercial level.
16-Feb-2011 - The United Arab Emirates is set to become a big market for luxury fragrances, riding a wave of continued economic growth that is fueling interest in premium consumer goods.
15-Feb-2011 - With the markets for deodorants in Europe and the US showing slight decline in recent years, all eyes are on emerging markets, particularly the Asia-Pacific, where opportunity abounds.
04-Jan-2011 - Renewable chemicals firm Amyris has announced it will soon be starting work on a production plant that will manufacture sugarcane-based ingredients for the cosmetics industry.
03-Jan-2011 - Cosmetics giant L'Oreal has expanded its global partnership with packaging firm Rexam, selecting its fragrance pump for the international launch of its new Ralph Lauren range.
03-Nov-2010 - The latest report from market research company Mintel has found that sales of women’s fragrances in Food, Drug and Mass outlets, excluding Walmart, (FDMx) show a significant decline since 2005.
08-Jan-2010 - Celebrity fragrances are still in favour but manufacturers are erring on the side of caution and are less likely to launch scents under new names.
24-Aug-2009 - A stress busting spray based on the smell of cut grass will soon hit the market and researchers claim the potential for cosmetics and fragrances is significant.
05-Aug-2009 - A list of the fragrance ingredients used in consumer products will be published by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) late this year.
30-Jun-2009 - Water-based fragrances could ‘revolutionize’ fine fragrance and personal care products, according to Dow Chemical Company.
25-Jun-2009 - A New York court of appeal has upheld a ban that stops US retailer CVS from selling Coty’s Davidoff fragrance if the packaging has been defaced.
19-Jun-2009 - International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has promoted three senior perfumers to vice president positions in fine fragrance and beauty care.