New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins an ever strengthening lobby that is favoring a complete nationwide ban on plastic microbeads from personal care products.
Unilever felt the full force of the slowdown in emerging markets, with China in particular making for bad news; and even the performance of its largest, and normally more reliable, category, Personal Care, took a hit.
Zip-Pak has been successfully marketing its resealable packaging in the food and household sectors for years, but now the company says sustainability and convenience could sway personal care consumers.
Switzerland-based DSM has made four management appointments within its personal care business, targeting the direction of its North American, EMEA and global operations.
Premium fragrances have always been popular in Brazil and now skin care is growing in the category too thanks to the increase in spending power and payment options for Brazilian consumers.
A California state bill to ban microbeads that are used in a range of personal care products has failed to go through the state senate with a clear majority, creating a potential stumbling block for environmental campaigners.
US-based packaging provider Rieke says that its cosmetics and personal care manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, China has secured the highest rating from the British Retail Consortium.
The in-cosmetics team is taking its event to South America for the first time when it opens the doors to its in-cosmetics Brasil event over a two day period from September 9th.
The Anglo-Dutch consumer giant will continue to look towards its personal care business after a difficult second quarter saw sales slow in emerging markets.
Most global regions are expected to post near double-digit annual growth in organic personal care over the next six years, a new market research report suggests.
Evonik’s VP of personal care in North America explains how the ingredients player is planning to capitalize on the growing opportunities in the region’s men’s grooming market by developing a deeper understanding of what male consumers are looking for.
Bulldog Skincare founder Simon Duffy says that removing plastic microbeads from cosmetics products and soaps will not compromise performance and calls for more interest to encourage more brands to follow suit.
Kevin Gallagher's career has stretched for almost 40 years, and the vast majority of that has been with Croda's personal care business. In this interview he explains how job-hopping within different areas of the business gave him the crucial...
On the back of its second quarter results, Energizer says it will split its business into two independent publicly traded companies, one for personal care and the other for its household division, focused on Energizer batteries.
Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever saw a 6.3% decline in turnover in its first quarter but stabilizing sales in Europe and a robust Personal Care performance has given the company a solid start to the year.
The Personal Care Products Council has announced the launch of a program specifically designed to assess the manufacturing processes for cosmetics and personal care products.
Health and safety organization NSF International, which last month announced the launch of its cosmetics and personal care program, has entered into partnerships with a leading consultant and ICMAD.
In a move which responds to increasing industry focus on regulatory compliance, the NSF, a public health and safety organization, have launched a program to help manufacturers confirm the safety and quality of their products.
Two key executive sales appointment for Croda’s personal care operations in the US, together with a strategic executive appointment at fragrance player Coty.
Private equity player TPG Growth has acquired a majority stake in digital cosmetics brand e.l.f., said to be one of the fastest growing cosmetics brands in the US right now.
Market researcher Smithers Pira has compiled four packaging trends it says brands need to know about to stay ahead of the curve as consumers continually change the way they view, interact with and discard their personal care products.
Olay, L’Oréal Paris and Rejoice emerge as the top three digital beauty brands in China and are tipped to make this status count as the country’s digital and social use has seen growth in the last few years.
The New Year has given a boost to some key movers in the industry, with a rash of high level appointments at the Personal care Product Council, AkzoNobel, and Charkit Chemicals.
The BRIC markets have been one of the main driving forces for the cosmetics and personal care market in recent years, particularly during the global economic slump, but the economist who first identified them believes new markets are set to steal the...
Marine biotechnology offers a ‘land of opportunities’ for personal care and cosmetics products producers, particularly in North America and Europe, according to a recent report by market research firm Technavio.
Elevance Renewable Sciences will make its line of plant-based polymers and emollients commercially available for cosmetics, skin care and hair care applications.
Portugal-based consumer packaging manufacturer Colep has announced the acquisition of an aerosol personal care products manufacturing plant in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico.
BASF Corporation has confirmed that California-based Ross Organic will become its exclusive distributor for its range of personal care ingredients in the West Coast region.
The global personal care brand has launched a ‘care to recycle’ campaign in a bid to remind US consumers to recycle more toiletries after 7 out of 10 Americans admitted that they only recycle bathroom items every 1 in 5 instances.
Increasingly it is added functionality, increased efficacy and targeted packaging technology that is tapping into the important trend for more personalised cosmetic products, according to a packaging design expert.
A report by Mintel on young people’s spending habits on cosmetics has revealed that friends and family are more important than most forms of marketing in spreading beauty trends.
Colgate-Palmolive has announced a nearly $200 million investment to open a factory in Greenwood County South Carolina, which will manufacture personal care products including deodorants and liquid soaps.
Specialty chemicals company Innospec says it has given more impetus to its strategy to focus on personal care with the joint acquisition of the Chemsil and Chemtex businesses.
Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand has been labelled ‘genius’ and is the number marketing brand in the US for its use of social and digital media campaigns to communicate and engage with consumers, according to a new report.
Unilever’s Dove brand has been labelled as a ‘genius’ marketing brand for its use of social and digital media campaigns to communicate and engage with consumers.
A new survey shows that many US families are struggling to buy basic non-food grocery essentials such as personal care and baby care products, pointing to opportunities in the lower-priced mass market category.
Manufacturers with a beauty focus, such as L’Oréal and Estée Lauder, are better placed to drive growth than those with a cross-industry presence such as Procter and Gamble and Unilever, according to Euromonitor.
Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, has announced that it will require its suppliers to phase out ten “hazardous” chemicals from personal care and cosmetics products.
Whilst digital information specialist L2 ThinkTank believes success of Personal Care brands is linked to digital competence, Beauty has been slow on the uptake compared to other consumer sectors and needs to step out of the ‘analog age’.
Ingredients supplier DSM has refocused its beauty business to better position itself in the cosmetics and personal care market and claims a new brand identity will help it to better connect with customers and consumers.
Demand for glycolic acid in anti-aging products, as well as a host of other cosmetic and personal care items is helping drive global demand for this flexible and versatile compound.
Energizer Holdings reported steady group sales for its third quarter and higher profits, but the performance was pinned back by slower sales in its mainstay personal care division.
According to analysts Transparency Market Research, global demand for organic personal care products was over $7.6 (€5.8) billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $13.2 (€10.1) billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 9.6 per cent.
Environmental groups are applying increasing pressure to outlaw micro-beads because of their purported environmental impact, with California-based environmental group 5 Gyre mounting a particularly sophisticated campaign.
When you are one of the leading cosmetics companies in the world you cannot rest on your laurels. Despite performing ahead of the market and expanding its operations to compete in Asia-Pacific and Central and Latin America, L’Oréal has also turned its...
