Croda USA has merged the marketing management role for botanicals
with skin care and makeup in order to better apply its botanicals
expertise to the cosmetics market.
The global market for anti-aging products - topical, dietary and
pharmaceutical - is predicted to increase due to growing interest
from an ever younger consumer base.
Boosted by strong domestic growth for personal care, Indian company
Anchor Health and Beauty Care says it will be
eyeing global soap and toothpaste brands as a key to further
expansion.
Revenues from marine biotechnology are projected to reach $3.78 bn
by 2012 driven by interest from cosmeceutical, nutraceutical,
medical and pharmaceutical industries.
Eyelash enhancers have blurred the line between cosmetics and drugs
landing two companies in a regulatory snare but La Canada Ventures
has been careful to avoid trouble.
Chicago-based SBB plans to re-launch Salon Selectives and play on
consumer awareness of the hair care brand to recapture its glory
days of the 80s and 90s.
Jason Natural owner Hain Celestial has reported a 20 percent
increase in sales for the second quarter indicating that strong
growth potential remains in the natural and organic market.
Physicians' clinics have been identified as the new booming
marketing channel for cosmetics and skin care products in the US,
says market research company Kline.
Although the Asia Pacific region continues to be the main launch
pad for new nutricosmetics products, latest market movements show
that the UK and US are catching up.
Peptide based ingredients that promise to have similar muscle
freezing effects to botox are the hot trend to watch in 2008, as
they appear in the new wave of ultra-scientific anti-aging
formulations hitting the US market.
Launched in 'Chloe's apartment' the luxury brand's new fragrance
seeks to push boundaries of expectation in order to reach out to
customers with a clear product concept.
Faced with a constant barrage of health scares and growing fears
about the environment, the consumer is seeking reassurance when
buying cosmetics, said marketing expert Micheal Gutsatz at the
Natural Beauty Summit.
While advertising channels continue to multiply new evidence
suggests that old fashioned word of mouth is a far more powerful
selling tool than internet and mobile phone adverts.
Moritex, a global supplier of skin counseling products to the
beauty market, has launched a new generation of its highly
MoistSense moisture metre, a device that could help skin care
brands to promote their products at the point of...
Timestrip, a UK company marketing smart labeling systems for a
range of temperature- and time-sensitive products, has launched the
technology in the US market for the first time.
Premium oral and beauty care brand Rembrandt, part of the Johnson
& Johnson group, says it has re-branded by updating its
packaging featuring a design that aims to rejuvenate its share of
the tooth whitening market.
Fast growth of professional skin care products in Europe has led
manufacturers to seek new marketing opportunities - with a new
report encouraging them to produce ranges that target both spa
venues, and the more common beauty institutes.
Cosmetic sales in Russia - and Western manufacturers active in the
market - are on the up thanks to a booming economy, GDP increase
and a decrease in unemployment.
The future of the fragrance industry is set to become reliant on
quality products, rather than the celebrity endorsed products that
have been inundating the market of late, according to a new report.
Momentive Performance Materials has launched an anionic
film-forming emulsion for the hair care segment, Silsoft Style,
aimed at providing enhanced manageability and curl retention for
styling products.
A Brand Audit by California-based Grayson Associates finds that a
newly launched footcare line has a number of shortfalls, including
poorly labeled packaging and the lack of a 'star product'.
Cosmetic manufacturers hoping to capitalise on consumer desire for
darker skin in the run up to the summer season are launching
self-tan lines that incorporate fruit and flower extracts - tapping
into the booming trend for natural...
A new hair care range has been developed by leading cosmetics
manufacturer Cosi to target the growing consumer desire for
constant image reinvention without permanent effects.
Anti-aging products look set to maintain the leading category
within the US skin care market, but almost all other categories
continue to show strong market growth, a new report reveals.
UK health and beauty retailer Superdrug, looks set to make its mark
in the booming online cosmetics market with the December launch of
its new website, Superdrug Online.
The Men's skin care segment has emerged as a market leader in the
male grooming industry, according to market research firm, NPD
Group. However, due to disappointing overall sales growth in the
past year, manufacturers are urged...
Despite an overall increase in net sales, cosmetic leader, Revlon,
reported a third quarterly loss on Tuesday, due to costs incurred
for the discontinuation of unsuccessful product line, Vital
Radiance, and company restructuring.
Worldwide chemicals and ingredients supplier, Laboratories
Serobiologies (LS), a Cognis Care active ingredients business has
launched a new anti-ageing product, Dermican, at the recent ISFCC
trade show in Osaka, Japan, with the product...
Direct sales cosmetics company, Oriflame, is targeting the
ever-growing home spa treatment market with its new range, Swedish
Spa, designed for consumers wanting to use spa-style products at
home.
New York based firm, Besame Cosmetics, is taking the niche cosmetic
market by storm, with its annual revenue tripling in recent months
thanks to strong internet sales and expansion into the European
market.
In recent years one of the key developments in western European and
North American markets has been extensive and continued
segmentation of categories or microsegmentation. But the latest
market research suggests that consumers might...
South Africa-based Inkomfe, a manufacturer of personal care
products featuring locally sourced natural ingredients, has
recently extended its product portfolio and is looking to increase
its consumer base in both Europe and the US.
With consumers continuing to opt for cosmetic products that are
deemed to be natural and therefore safer, sales of natural &
organic cosmetics are projected to surpass the €1 billion mark for
the first time this year.
A packaging innovation that helps consumers time how long their
cosmetic treatment should last and even alerts them as to the time
and date of their next treatment has turned heads at this week's
Health & Beauty America show...
Colorado-based OraLabs has reported record results on the back of
strong sales of breath-freshening products as well as its other
core oral care and lip balm products.
Product Partners, a Los Angeles company concerned with the
marketing and distribution of health and wellness products, is
launching a global campaign, 'Breakthrough in Beauty', to find the
world's top new innovation...
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.
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...
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.
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 in Europe.
Germany-based cosmetics player Dr. Scheller says it has improved
the time to market of its product lines by installing new software
on across its business administration structure.
As Avon continues to make major cut backs, analysts and market
experts are being won over as the company's position starts to look
stronger following a difficult two year period.
A new report says that the market for the supply of vitamin E is in
turmoil as consumers become confused by conflicting media messages,
but despite this the cosmetics and toiletries industry is likely to
fuel future growth as it is...