Research on alternative actives for deodorants and antiperspirants is building, but efficacy testing is limiting advances and most successes in the category remain based on ingredients introduced more than 50 years ago, say researchers.
Fragrance major Firmenich has developed an AI-powered, digital tool to speed up and simplify the scent creation process for independent beauty brands and entrepreneurs, though the platform is also generating interest amongst big beauty players too, a...
Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive is shifting away from traditional line extensions, taking a design-led innovation approach that considers user experience and trends from start-to-finish, with teams focused on opportunities in active oral care, the...
International beauty major Revlon has partnered with MDR Brand Management to create a global brand extension strategy that takes it into new spaces and drives deeper consumer engagement across the EMEA, APAC and Americas.
Tech start-up Cherry Pick has developed an artificial intelligence program to track real-time consumer engagement in beauty, enabling highly targeted, demand-driven product development.
Yellow Wood Partners just announced buying the personal care company and has plans to work with the existing senior management team at Freeman Beauty to expand business in current channels as well as into new markets internationally.
This week the cosmetics company filed documents with the Washington State government and issued a statement, making it clear that production of the company’s face and body cleaning devices will look quite different in the future.
In the past there were discussions over the use of natural ingredients and this meaning there may be a compromise on performance, but sitting down with Shona Bear, Bulldog Skincare’s new head of NPD, she says this has all changed now.
International Flavors & Fragrances has acquired the fragrance ingredients and fragrance creation abilities of Israel-based company Aromor Flavors and Fragrances.
The latest People On The Move is highlighted by the appointment of Cheryl Heinonen as group vice president of global corporate relations, together with key new positions at CCA Industries and Lubrizol.
Market researcher Mintel has responded to client feedback from the cosmetics industry and launched a dedicated market service, Mintel Beauty & Personal Care (BPC), in order to keep the industry informed of the latest trends and visualize any future...
HBA Global Expo is seeking speaker proposals for its cosmetics and personal care educational program, with the hope of more interaction and exchange of fresh ideas at next year’s show.
Danone may have pulled the beauty yogurt Essensis from French shelves but a Euromonitor analyst insists that the ‘beauty from within’ trend is still heading mainstream.
Mintel is expanding its Global New Products Database to include an on-line service that digs deeper into the trends that lie behind the latest beauty launches.
UK beauty cosmetics manufacturer Pout has announced this week that
it has completed a recapitalization that will enable the company to
grow further in the cosmetics field witht help of the investment.
Air Products Performance Material Division says it is entering the
personal care ingredients industry, where it will initially be
focusing on the skin care, hair care, and color cosmetics
categories.
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.
Revlon's ambition to inject greater dynamism in its brand portfolio
has resulted in a drop in its third quarter sales. A heavy
investment in the Almay brand combined with a fall in product
shipping in the US market adds to the...
Seeing off a drop in sales for the first three quarters of 2003, US
flavours company Technology Flavors & Fragrances (TFF) drives
further into new product development in the area of cosmeceuticals,
announcing a new link up with...
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