Just one week after financial analysts reinforced a top credit
rating for leading Japanese cosmetic company Shiseido, the company
has posted a drop in profits as the domestic market wanes.
In response to growing regulatory legislation on a global level the
organizers of this year's HBA event will hold the first Regulatory
Summit, a day long seminar that will include a panel of
international speakers providing industry-driven...
Tupperware Brands, the US-based retailer of kitchenware, cosmetic
and beauty products, has announced a disappointing second quarter
in Europe and the US, further exacerbated by falling cosmetic and
beauty sales.
Although the incidence of skin cancer is rarer amongst individuals
with darker skin, lack of awareness means that the mortality rate
is higher than those with fair skin - leading experts to reiterate
advice for everyone to use sunscreen.
Genelink's Dermagenetics brand has been making a big splash in the
US with its DNA-tested and tailored anti-ageing treatments. Now
available in Europe, the company is claiming that its approach
could be set to revolutionise the...
Germany remains a world giant in the packaging material and machine
sector, with a high demand, especially for plastics, about to reach
record levels according to a new report.
The University of Vrije, based in Brussels, Belgium, is holding a
course to highlight the latest advances in dermato-cosmetic
sciences. It will deal with issues related to sensitive skin,
allergies and anti-ageing treatments as well...
Herbal Works, a producer of all-natural bath and body aromatherapy
products, says it has installed a newly automated processing system
that has helped to boost its production nearly twenty-fold.
Colgate-Palmolive has announced broad top-line growth for its
second quarter on the back of strong sales, adding that hefty
restructuring charges hit profits.
Latest research suggests that patents for nanotechnology
applications within the cosmetic industry are worth pursuing in
view of the wide-ranging potential they hold.
The FDA's controversial decision not to approve Mexoryl, an
ingredient that provides valuable protection from the sun's UVA
rays, looks uncertain after US regulators decided to approve a
L'Oreal sunscreen containing...
UK-based Rexam, one of the world's leading consumer packaging
manufacturers, has extended its presence in the central and eastern
European region with the opening of a production facility for home
and personal care packaging...
The European Commission has banned 22 hair dye substances following
research by its Scientific Committee that links certain product to
an increased risk of bladder cancer.
RPC beauté Thornaby has patented a new innovation in lipstick
packaging that offers unique functionality and decoration together
with a simplified and less costly manufacturing process.
Two US companies - Multi-Color Corporation and United Silicone -
have joined forces to provide high speed application of flameless
heat transfer decoration to blow molded PET and HDPE containers,
commonly used in a variety of personal...
Personal care manufacturers would do well to target the US Hispanic
community, with growth prospects developing as second generation
Hispanics assimilate to US consumer culture but retain fastidious
personal care regimes.
Marinova's new fucoidan facility in Hobart, Tasmania, is on
schedule to commence operations from next month, offering fucoidans
from a broader range of microalgae species for cosmetic and
nutraceutical use.
Norway-based packaging company Polimoon has made its biggest
acquisition to date, having announced an agreement to buy Pastohm,
a France-based European-wide manufacturer of beauty, healthcare and
pharmaceutical packaging.
A new study by UK charity Restoriation of Appearance and Function
Trust (RAFT) suggests that most sunscreen users do not use products
adequately enough to fully protect themselves form cancer-causing
UVA rays.
US media group Questex has moved into the cosmetic and toiletry
field with the acquisition of three North American trade show
events focusing on specific aspects of the industry.
Avon Products China says it has now employed 114,000 sales staff in
China and is in the process of hiring a further 31,000 recruits
just four months after it was awarded its first direct sales
license in the country.
Estee Lauder says its financial performance for this year will be
hit by a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service combined with
a tax gain relating to foreign that will impact 2006 net fiscal
earnings by around $35m.
French ingredients provider Silab has announced the launch of its
latest anti-ageing innovation, Heliomoduline, an ingredient that is
said to repair DNA through the stimulation of proteins that
naturally exist in the skin's dermal...
Although the market for male-specific cosmetics products in
Australia and New Zealand has grown enormously in recent years,
experts say that the characteristics of the market mean that 'the
bloke's bloke still reigns supreme'.
Having soft launched a new range of men's grooming products on the
Australian retail market, Eyre BioBotanics says it is readying to
unleash the naturals-based line on the North American retail
market.
Two US specialty chemical players, Reilly Industries and Rutherford
Chemicals, have combined to form a new business focused on three
specific areas, including the personal care market.
As Parlux Fragrances CEO Ilia Lekach withdraw his share buyout
offer on the back of pressure from shareholders, investor
confidence in the company is sending share prices into a dramatic
fall, which is likely to spell take-over bids.
Tapping into significant market growth, US cosmetic and fragrance
giant Estee Lauder says it is to establish an affiliate company in
Istanbul, Turkey, with more than 300 employees and talk of further
growth to come.
Leading UK beauty retailer Boots has participated in an initiatives
to encourage the adoption of more sustainable PET packaging for a
broad range of its personal care products on sale throughout
Europe.
UK watchdog Which? has carried out independent tests on a range of
high protection sunscreens, claiming that its results show that a
number of products currently on the market do not fulfill the
manufacturer's claims.
A popular Japanese moisturizer has been endorsed by a US
dermatologist for the treatment of dry skin related conditions such
as eczema and other forms of dermatitis-related conditions.
Favorable demographics are helping to drive strong growth in the US
cosmetics and toiletry industry, with the needs of the graying baby
boomer generation, males and different ethnic groups leading to a
growth in demand for both natural...
Cosmetics giant Revlon has confirmed that its preliminary Q2
results have been hit by weaker than expected sales of its news
Vital Radiance cosmetic range for older women.
Despite slow general economic conditions in Italy, the country's
Cosmetics Companies Association, Unipro has reported that sales of
cosmetics and toiletries are set to grow by 2.6 per cent this year
to reach €8.1bn.
The UK government launches a review of its nanotechnology policy,
part of a move to assess the implications of current developments
in the emerging science of tiny dimensions and its impact on the
cosmetics industry.
In answer to the growing demands for men's personal care and the
lack of differentiation for packaging, France-based Airless Systems
has launched a new personal care packaging line designed around the
needs of the male consumer.
Tapping into the latest major growth market, Beiersdorf has claimed
an international coup for the launch of its Nivea Good-bye
Cellulite Gel, which has helped the company to capture the No.1
market position for the body care category...
CCA Industries has reported a record increase in its sales on the
back of strong peformances for its whitening oral care brands, its
green tea skin care products and its depilatory products, but
profits drop.
Beauty brands company Elizabeth Arden has paid an undisclosed
amount to acquire the licenses for a number of fragrances belonging
to Riviera Concpets, including the leading high-end brand Badgley
Mischka, in turn stepping up the company's...
Body Shop International has donated its shares in Fairtrade
chocolate enterprise, The Day Chocolate Company - giving the money
back to the cocoa farmers who originally founded the business.
Leading rigid packaging provider RPC group has acquired two of the
Crown group's Crown Ridson facilities in France and Italy, a move
that will help the company expand its packaging offerings in
Europe.
Fundamental research from the US suggests that an enzyme could
convert sugars in the presence of olive oil to form 'nano
organogels' - potentially leading to novel delivery systems for
additive ingredients.
French manufacturer Serac has launched Cronos, a filling and
capping line specifically designed to focus on the issues of
flexibility, precision and cleanliness in cosmetic and
pharmaceutical production.
A court decision has overturned claims by cosmetics developer Arch
PCP that rival company Active Concepts had misappropriated trade
secrets in a long-running battle between the two.
Tapping into the growing marketing opportunities provided by mobile
phones, Procter & Gamble is launching a promotional campaign
that uses the services of a UK-based company to create a
text-messaging game featuring the Crest...
The Jamaican government's plan to rapidly expand into the
nutraceutical and cosmeceutical industry has culminated in a three
year program carried out by the Jamaican Scientific Research
Council (SRC) to develop a host of natural-based...
Despite all the new technology and science, the basic idea behind
cosmetic products has remained the same for thousands of years, as
a recreation of ancient Roman cosmetic has demonstrated in Wales.
The rebranding of Beiersdorf's Nivea Beauté range has involved a
comprehensive re-design of the brand logo and packaging by German
company DieterBakicDesign.