Niche products continue to drive hair styling growth

30-Jun-2006 - The rise and rise of niche hair styling products is continuing to drive modest growth in the category, but this belies big changes in consumer spend patterns, demographic shifts and...

Groundbreaking soap makes the jump from Asia

30-Jun-2006 - Japanese film and packaging manufacturer Aicello is about to launch a new form of soap on the US market that has proved to be a big hit in Japan and...

Parlux delays end-of-year financial report

30-Jun-2006 - Following shareholder complaints over a proposed company share buy-out, Parlux has said that it will delay filing its end-of-year financial report because it needs more time to access its internal...

US women go for the bronzed look

29-Jun-2006 - Better awareness of the perils of sunbathing is one of the reasons why US women are increasingly choosing bronzers in their makeup routine, a trend that has led to sales...

Johnson & Johnson buys up Listerine brand

27-Jun-2006 - New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson has bought the Pfizer healthcare division for $16.6bn in a deal that wins the company the much sort after Listerine oral care brand.

Ascendia relaunches baby toiletries brand

27-Jun-2006 - In an attempt to tap into significant opportunities in the baby personal care sector bought about by shifting demographics, Ascendia Brands is relaunching its Baby Magic baby toiletries range by...

Packaging industry attempts to pass on high input costs

27-Jun-2006 - The global packaging industry has struggled through another quarter of high input costs at the start of this year, according to a report from Standard and Poor's.

Southern Cosmetics fights spam to protect its investors

27-Jun-2006 - California-based Southern Cosmetics has introduced a spyware and spam analysis program that claims to have protected the company from the potential threat of spam campaigns spreading rumors concerning business dealings...

Beauty industry blamed for making women feel bad about themselves

26-Jun-2006 - According to a new survey from YouGov, women are pointing the finger at marketing and advertising campaigns conducted by the beauty industry featuring unrealistic female images for giving them a...

Brazilian cosmetic industry eyes up US market

23-Jun-2006 - The Brazilian cosmetics industry is targeting the US market in an effort to increase imports, with a business promotion event in Miami, Florida, together with the promotion of its participation...

US personal care company battles Elizabeth Arden over trade mark

23-Jun-2006 - The Stephan Company has filed a law suit against Elizabeth Arden's newly launched fragrance Provocative Interlude. The suit aims to block future sales of the fragrance, claiming that it infringes...

Alberto-Culver completes UK salon care acquisition

23-Jun-2006 - The US hair care provider is making efforts to branch out its business portfolio with the acquisition of the UK salon hair care provider Salon Success.

Germany begins risk survey on nanotechnology

23-Jun-2006 - Germany's food safety risk assessment agency has commissioned a study on the potential health effects of nanotechnologies used in products.

Cancer lobby group targets nail varnish maker

23-Jun-2006 - The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is back on the lobbying trail. This time the group is targeting a company that sells a nail varnish on the US market formulated with...

EU and US step up fight against counterfeiters, importers

22-Jun-2006 - EU and US officials will take joint action worldwide against counterfeiting and intellectual property theft, an illegal trade that includes millions of items of fake foodstuffs and drinks.

Study shows nanoparticles in sun cream may affect mice brain cells

21-Jun-2006 - Latest research from US scientists shows that nanoparticles used in certain sun cream formulations can affect mice brain cells by upsetting the chemical balance and potentially causing neurological damage.

Sex wins Americans back round to deodorant

21-Jun-2006 - After two years of falling deodorant sales, it appears Americans have been won back to deodorant by a sex-infused marketing campaign by leading global brand Axe.

Starburst candies becomes the new name for shower products

21-Jun-2006 - For some time industry experts have been talking about a blurring effect between the definition of food and cosmetic products, a trend that is being emphasized with the extension of...

Alberto-Culver makes moves to spin off salon hair care business

21-Jun-2006 - Alberto-Culver, the leading US-based hair care products company, has said it will spin off its Sally Beauty professional hair care business as an independent public company in a move that...

Seatons taps into pomegranate to fight signs of ageing

19-Jun-2006 - UK vegetable and fruit oil supplier Seatons has launched a new pomegranate extract which is claimed to fight signs of ageing and provide general mositurising properties.

Advitech finalises France deal, secures financing

19-Jun-2006 - Advitech has secured two-part interim financing totalling C$350,000 to assist in ongoing commercialisation of its psoriasis product from sweet whey, Dermylex. The boon for the Canadian company coincides with the...

French naturals market shows industry-leading growth

19-Jun-2006 - The French market for naturals is showing the highest growth rates in Europe, attracting international companies eager to carve out a slice of what is already Europe's leading cosmetic and...

Parlux gives go ahead to privatize the company

16-Jun-2006 - Parlux Fragrances CEO Ilia Lekach has made an unsolicited offer to buy back the company shares at $29 in a bid to take the company private and fend of the...

Crest launches new multi-purpose toothpaste

16-Jun-2006 - P&G-owned Crest says that its latest toothpaste, Crest Pro-Health, is the culmination of ten years of development work and should prove to be one of the most comprehensive and far-reaching...

BASF completes acquisition of Engelhard

15-Jun-2006 - Germany-based global chemicals giant BASF has finally completed the acquisition of US specialty chemicals and personal care ingredients player Engelhard following months spent battling against hostile bidding.

Swiss skin care specialist expands into US market

15-Jun-2006 - Feelgoods International says it is focusing future expansion on the US market, having developed its name as a provider of facial cosmetic products in both the Swiss and German markets...

Investors eyeing up the Listerine brand

14-Jun-2006 - As Pfizer is currently in the process of reviewing bids for its Listerine oral care brand, a Colgate executive says he believes the brand would make a good fit to...

Revlon stocks continue to tumble

14-Jun-2006 - Shares in US cosmetic player Revlon have continued to fall dramatically following the cosmetic player's earlier forecast for lower than expected growth for this year on the back of disappointing...

Study shows that skin tone is a key age indicator

14-Jun-2006 - European scientists have revealed research findings that suggest skin tone and luminosity are key indicators to the perception of age, hinting that cosmetic companies would do well to focus on...

Avon restructing charges continue to spiral

14-Jun-2006 - Further to its latest round of layoffs, direct cosmetics sales giant Avon says it is expecting to log charges of between $8m million and $12m for its latest round of...

Cosmetics industries harmonise global sunscreen testing

12-Jun-2006 - Cosmetics industry bodies in Europe, the USA, Japan and South Africa have signed an agreement to unify sunscreen product testing - a move that takes the industry one step closer...

Jujube fruit features in revitalizing skin care products

09-Jun-2006 - A US firm has launched a new range of products containing the popular Chinese fruit jujube, which is believed to slow down the aging process.

Coty reshuffles US operations

09-Jun-2006 - Fragrance giant Coty is to expand its US manufacturing and distribution facilities, in a move the firm says will support its growth activities.

Jane pumped with funds to expand presence in mass market

09-Jun-2006 - US cosmetics brand Jane has teamed up with two private equity groups to boost its presence in the market with what it hopes will be the "next great mass market...

Boots-Alliance Unichem EGM dates set as merger reaches final stages

07-Jun-2006 - The proposed £7bn (€10.2bn) merger of Boots with Alliance UniChem merger took another step towards completion with announcements for the dates for both companies Extraordinary General Meetings (EGM) to vote...

Gucci and P&G Beauty join forces for fragrance alliance

07-Jun-2006 - France-based PPR's have announced the start of a long-term licensing agreement with P&G Beauty to produce, sell and distribute Fine Fragrance products under the Gucci brand.

CoQ10 focus

Expansions and new suppliers ease CoQ10 bottleneck

06-Jun-2006 - The gap between demand and global supply of potent antioxidant coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is narrowing, as major manufacturers expand their capacity and new sources enter the marketplace.

Revlon downgrades forecast on weak sales

06-Jun-2006 - Revlon has downgraded its sales and profits forecasts after a disappointing performance from two cosmetics lines.

Next generation Botox approved by FDA

06-Jun-2006 - A "next generation" of facial wrinkle correction formulas, from Allergan, the makers of Botox, has been given the all-clear by the FDA.

Dow to open new global facilities

06-Jun-2006 - Dow Biocides and the Angus Chemical Company are to introduce five regional customer application canters around the world.

China steadily increasing presence in C&T raw materials

05-Jun-2006 - Multinational suppliers for the cosmetics and toiletries industries are facing increasing competition from China, while Japan continues to offer innovation, says a new report from Kline and Company.

Tahitian Noni develops natural-based hair care range

03-Jun-2006 - Noni has been long known as a health and juice ingredient but increasingly it is being included in cosmetic and toiletry products, as evinced by the latest hair care line...

Service offers laser etching advice to food packagers

03-Jun-2006 - A masterbatch provider is offering a service to help packaging companies create clear, consistent laser marks on film, blow molded, and injection molded packaging.

Banana Boat targets kids with tear-free sunscreens

02-Jun-2006 - A new line of tear-free sunscreen products for children have been launched in the US by Playtex subsidiary Banana Boat Suncare.

US market to see more natural baobab for use in cosmetics, food

02-Jun-2006 - A Canadian and an African company are set to tap the emerging market for baobab ingredients for use in cosmetic and functional food applications. The two firms recently teamed up...

RPC pioneers biodegradeable colour cosmetic packaging

01-Jun-2006 - RPC Cresstale, part of the RPC Group, claims to be the first company to produce a lipstick that is 100 per cent biodegradeable thanks to a breakthrough of a polymer...

Colipa opens the doors to its AGM

01-Jun-2006 - Estoril, Portugal is the venue for this year's Colipa AGM - one of the European industry's primary forum. The CosmeticsDesign team will be covering the event, which this year centres...