With beauty retailer Sephora entering the Brazil market, and the rise of the internet giving reach to more consumers than ever before, Brazil could become a premium fragrance market for the future, according to Euromonitor.
Skin care and deodorants have driven the growth of the men’s toiletries category and will see it overtake the traditional top performer, men’s shaving, in the male grooming segment.
Brazilian Blowout has moved production of its hair smoothing treatment, Acai Professional Smoothing Solution, from Brazil to a facility in Southern California.
For the third year in succession the Brazilian hair care market has displayed the strongest incremental growth globally and shows no signs of letting up, as some of the industry’s key players take an active interest in the market.
Organic Monitor, organizer of the first ever Latin America edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, says a core focus of the event will be the growing importance of ethical and sustainable sourcing in the region.
With the professional hair care market in Brazil said to account for four percent of the global market, Zerran international reckons its vegan hair range has great potential for success in this thriving market, over others.
The International Finance Corporation and the Union for Ethical Bio Trade have forged an agreement at the Rio+20 that is likely to affect the sustainable sourcing of cosmetic ingredients in Latin America.
Hair care brands in Brazil are now targeting the previously ignored African Brazilian consumer segment according to market researcher Diagonal Reports, as rising incomes resulting in increased spending power and the importance placed upon appearance make...
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido has expanded its operations with its launch of bareMinerals into the Brazilian market as part of its global business strategy.
L’Oréal is looking to build on its presence in Brazil having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the state and city of Rio de Janeiro to build a new Research and Innovation Center.
California-based Amyris has received final approval from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) for a R$22m ($11.6m) project financing facility for Amyris Brasil's first industrial-scale production facility for its Biofene product.
Filipe Sabará, business director at Brazilian natural and organic ingredients supplier Beraca, spoke to CosmeticsDesign about the importance of transparency in ethical sourcing approaches ahead of a presentation he is giving at the Sustainable Cosmetics...
Health Canada (HC) has announced results of its testing for formaldehyde in hair smoothing treatments, and named five products that it has judged to contain unsafe levels of formaldehyde.
As Latin America’s largest economy expands, cosmetics giant L’Oreal believes the country's hair care sector will help it to achieve its aim of doubling sales and adding 50 million new customers by 2015.
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has launched its flagship brands Head & Shoulders and Olay in Brazil, in an attempt to grow its presence in the market.
Deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have reached the lowest ever recorded for the second consecutive year thanks to Brazil’s commitment to monitor and ensure sustainable progress.
MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced it will make a significant investment to grow Rigesa, its corrugated packaging business in Brazil, to capitalize on the emergent market growth the country is showing.
Biotechnology developer Divine Skin announced preliminary Q3 numbers today: $1.6 million or 23 percent above the previous quarter and 75 percent above Q3 of last year.
Cosmetics company Avon has doubled its $1m pledge to plant trees in the Atlantic Rainforest in South America, announcing it will plant two million in the area.
Beauty and over-the-counter medical provider Hypermarcas is increasing its footprint with the announcement that it is acquiring three new businesses this week.
Global General Technologies’ (GLGT) subsidiary, Collagenna Skin Care, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Brazilian-based distributor, EF Do Brasil.
With the growth of cosmetics sales continuing in most of the major developing markets new opportunities continue to proliferate for niche cosmetic players, but now is the time to get in on the act.
Low costs, a large consumer base and a thriving economy look set to
ensure that the Brazil cosmetics market will continue its strong
growth, analysts believe.
Scantly clad beauties and the natural revolution are fuelling the
boom in Brazil's cosmetics industry, showcased at the Beyond Beauty
show in Paris this week.
Brazilian natural cosmetics producer Natura says it wants to expand
on the success in its domestic Brazil market by expanding into
leading international markets such as the US, UK and Russia.
The organisers of this year's In-Cosmetics event claim that show
attendance rose 67 per cent in the first two days compared to last
year's event in Berlin - figures that were confirmed by the throngs
of people buzzing around...
Brazilian direct sales cosmetics player Natura is benefiting from a
booming domestic economy and renewed vigor for all things cosmetic,
having announced a big increase in its end of year sales and
profits.
A leading cosmetics retailer in Brazil has stepped up its
investment in its logistics system with the implementation of a
VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) network across 2,400 sites
throughout the country.
Croda Personal Care says it has just received 100 per cent Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its Crodamazon range of
exotic oils sourced from the Amazon Rainforest.
A partnership in Brazil between Beraca Ingredients, Givaudan and
Natura has helped to bring priprioca to the international fragrance
market for the first time.
Euromonitor has published a timely report on the Brazilian
cosmetics and toiletries industry as Natura Cosmeticos prepares to
list on the Novo Mercado in the country's first IPO in more than
two years, writes Louise Sheridan.
