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28-Oct-2004
Frozen bread builds on Russian foodservice niche
28-Oct-2004 - Russia is a bread country - it has been a staple part of the diet there for centuries, and to many people it is as much a part of the...
Plant ingredient to assist in cosmetics formulation
28-Oct-2004 - A cosmetics ingredients manufacturer has devised an innovative way to deliver cosmetics ingredients to the skin - using an ingredient derived from the Safflower plant.
Anti-inflammatory drug proves effective as wrinkle treatment
28-Oct-2004 - Australian-based pharmaceuticals and biotechnology group Novogen has announced its entry into the cosmetics field, following claims that its anti-inflammatory drug NV-07a has proved to be a successful anti wrinkle treatment....
P&G and Unilever: set to do battle?
28-Oct-2004 - Despite announcing rising profits yesterday, both Unilever and Proctor & Gamble saw their stock prices slip, reflecting growing concerns over excessive competition in the FMCG sector. Simon Pitman reports.
Active ingredient to drive functional cosmetics
28-Oct-2004 - Laboratoires Sérobioligiques, a subsidiary of France-based Cognis Group, has launched Active Powders, a new technology that is said to facilitate the incorporation of water-soluble activities in a variety of cosmetics...
27-Oct-2004
Sun Chemical price increase hits packagers
27-Oct-2004 - Sun Chemical has increased the price of all packaging inks and coatings by three to seven per cent this month, blaming rising petrochemical costs that could affect the entire packaging...
US cosmetics industry reacts to BSE
27-Oct-2004 - The outbreak of BSE in North America is prompting the cosmetics industry to introduce a host of measures designed at protecting consumers there - measures that have already been in...
26-Oct-2004
Avon cosmetics eyes metrosexual market
26-Oct-2004 - International beauty firm Avon, has announced it is to launch a number of cosmetics products marketed exclusively at the male market - marking a break in a 118 year tradition...
Oxonica pushes boundaries of UVA protection
26-Oct-2004 - UK company Oxonica says that it is expecting a newly developed UV absorber incorporating nano-sized titanium dioxide powder that helps to increase UVA protection to appear in sunscreen products next...
Gillette research promotes bare-faced chic
26-Oct-2004 - Gillette, the US male grooming company, claim that sporting a facial adornment - ranging from beards, and moustaches, to designer stubble - can seriously hamper your chances of success in...
22-Oct-2004
Innovation in glass packaging to help bolster fragrance sales
22-Oct-2004 - Innovative production and design techniques in glass packaging will be decisive factors in the future growth of the cosmetics sector, claims German packaging company the Gerresheimer Group. Tom Armitage reports.
Universe Cosmetics licenses ingredient release tech
22-Oct-2004 - IGI has entered into a product development and manufacturing agreement with Universe Cosmetics, giving it rights to its micro-encapsulation delivery technology.
Ciba introduces new ingredient for clear, gel formulations
22-Oct-2004 - Swiss chemicals manufacturer Ciba Speciality Chemicals has unveiled a new added-value ingredient, said to improve the quality of gels, increasingly used in cosmetic products. Tom Armitage reports.
21-Oct-2004
L'Oreal hits growth targets
21-Oct-2004 - L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics group, said this week that sales had increased 3.7 per cent rise in the first nine months, largely thanks to its hair salon and luxury...
20-Oct-2004
Sensient's earnings up for Q3
20-Oct-2004 - Colors and flavors group Sensient Technologies this week reported an increase in earnings for the third quarter of 2004, a welcome result after a drop in profit in the first...
19-Oct-2004
Airbrush cosmetics launch for Ireland
19-Oct-2004 - US firm Kett Cosmetics penetrates further into the European airbrush market for professionals, bringing its product to Ireland through a distribution agreement with Beauty Product Ireland.
Cosmetics firms blackmailed in France
19-Oct-2004 - Food and cosmetic companies in France have received letter threats from an unidentified group warning that if they refuse to each pay €1 million, their products will be poisoned, reports...
Burberry booms following Brit fragrance launch
19-Oct-2004 - Burberry, the UK fashion house, announced last week a 14 per cent rise in underlying first-half sales, bolstered by strong retail expansion and the launch of its Burberry Brit men's fragrance.
Personal care aerosols court controversy
19-Oct-2004 - A new report has been released which claims that the excessive use of aerosols in the home - including hairsprays and deodorants - can adversely affect the health of babies...
18-Oct-2004
Melanin magnifies UV rays, new study
18-Oct-2004 - Blondes and redheads not only are more susceptible to skin cancer, but the source of their skin and hair pigmentation, melanin, actually magnifies the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays,...
15-Oct-2004
Innovation providing impetus for cosmetics sales growth
15-Oct-2004 - A new report has hailed the emerging winners in the global cosmetics market as those who continue to use product innovation as their main feature in driving sales growth -...
DSM introduces Teavigo to first European market
15-Oct-2004 - DSM Nutritional Products has launched its purified green tea extract Teavigo in Italy, its first European market. The move is likely to help the roll-out of the product in other...
Procter and Gamble seal IMAN cosmetics deal
15-Oct-2004 - One of the world's largest beauty companies, Procter and Gamble (P&G), has announced a licensing agreement which allow it to add IMAN and I-MAN skincare products to its extensive cosmetics...
Ageing populations begin to drive skincare sales
15-Oct-2004 - British women seem most likely to grow old gracefully, accepting the natural signs of ageing, and creating a more challenging market for wrinkle creams, suggests a new report.
14-Oct-2004
Miss Sixty pursues fragrance venture
14-Oct-2004 - Italian fashion brand Miss Sixty announced last week that it is to launch a new line of fragrance, marking its first foray into the sector - and signaling the continuing...
12-Oct-2004
Pheromone study proves beauty is more than skin deep
12-Oct-2004 - Human Pheromone Sciences, one of the few cosmetics fragrance manufacturers to use synthesized human pheromones in its products, has welcomed a scientific report, which validates the claim that pheromones have...
Colour technology make-over for PET packaging
12-Oct-2004 - A company which supplies colorants to the worldwide plastics industry has created a new set of colourants for use in PET bottle packaging, which could significantly lower bottle production costs.
Latex link to glamorous cosmetics packaging
12-Oct-2004 - A line of packaging has been developed by FiberMark, a US manufacturer of speciality, fibre-based materials for exclusive application in the cosmetics industry.
Worms improve understanding of odour perception
12-Oct-2004 - Researchers in the US uncover a rapid and reversible chemosensory circuit, regulated by both food and serotonin levels, dependent on the G protein, GPA-11.
Skin: fat loss and sun more harmful than gravity
12-Oct-2004 - The loss of fat and sun exposure play a bigger role than gravity in ageing the face, surgeons heard a conference today in the US, re-enforcing opportunities for cosmetic players...
08-Oct-2004
Online cosmetics directory to ease consumer angst
08-Oct-2004 - With thousands of new and updated cosmetics products introduced into the EU market each year, a new online directory has been set up to help allay consumer fears over the...
Skin care product sales up at Cognis
08-Oct-2004 - Sales of care chemicals were up 3 per cent in the first half of this year at German company Cognis, which said the increase to €577 million was driven largely...
Difficult times holding back growth in US hair care
08-Oct-2004 - A recessionary economy and increasing diversion of brands has stunted growth in the US market for salon hair care products in recent years but manufacturers could gain market share if...
07-Oct-2004
Fragrance sales good at Givaudan
07-Oct-2004 - Sales at the world's biggest supplier of flavours and fragrances, Swiss company Givaudan, have been hit by the discontinued sales of fragrance ingredients and adverse conditions for flavours but the...
05-Oct-2004
Nobel prize for pioneers in smell
05-Oct-2004 - Pioneering scientists Richard Axel and Linda Buck are rewarded for their efforts to unravel the olfactory system, reaping a joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2004 from the...
M&S selects Apollo
05-Oct-2004 - UK retailer Marks and Spencer has commissioned a cylindrical glass bottle to package its Energising Body Mist fragrance as part of a revamped packaging strategy for M&S's Body Formula skincare...
Ted Baker fortifies cosmetics range
05-Oct-2004 - Ted Baker, the London-based design house, has made its first foray into the domestic UK make-up market, following the launch of its Ted Baker Face Compact range, writes Tom Armitage.
Parlux ups Paris Hilton launch
05-Oct-2004 - Florida-based fragrance firm Parlux Fragrances doubles the initial doors for the soft launch of its perfume signed by the fashionist Paris Hilton.
Developing markets prove alluring for cosmetics manufacturers
05-Oct-2004 - According to a new report, the major forces in the cosmetics industry - that include L'Oreal, Proctor and Gamble (P&G) and Unilever - are turning away from sluggish US domestic...
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