News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Prestige fragrance sales in US department stores increased 7 percent to $1.6bn between January and September 2012, with particularly strong growth among niche and jewelry brands according to The NPD Group.
Estée Lauder, BASF and Merck are just some of the big name companies participating in the Color & Pigments 2012 conference event, which is taking place in Miami, Florida from October 24-26.
In recent years marine-based cosmetic ingredient have become increasingly popular on the back of huge interest in natural products, but researcher Organic Monitor believes this trend could throw up questions about sustainability.
A recent survey by online retailer Vitacost.com has found that one label that definitely matters to US women is ‘cruelty-free’, with almost 75 percent admitting to purchasing cosmetics that feature the label over products that do not.