Marketers need to find a way of engaging with male consumers if they want to take advantage of the significant potential that the market presents, according to a Datamonitor report.
The relationship between the worlds of beauty and architecture is the "in-focus" for this year’s in-cosmetics, set to open its doors in Munich, April 21. Parallels between food and beauty, and cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, are familiar, but...
With word out that consumers are increasingly focused on value for money, providing personal care products that fulfill this criteria is now the big challenge facing manufacturers.
Beauty brands in the US enjoy a level of protection that L’Oreal has struggled to find in Europe during its long-running legal battle with discount perfumers Bellure, says senior Beanstalk lawyer.
Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Reckitt Benckiser have fallen out over a television advert for an epilator claiming the hair remover plucked out seven times more hair than waxing.
A white smile is more of a priority for Britons than cavities or receding gums, which means the quest for a whitening products remains the driving force in the oral care market.
The global recession is the right time to be investing in making companies greener and more ethical, according to a guide released this week for small businesses.
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.
Reed Singapharm Exhibitions says continued economic growth in China will lead to a bigger Personal Care and Homcare Ingredients China (PCHi) event next year.
Natrue is working on a mutual recognition agreement with Quality Assurance International (QAI) that the certifier hails as a step towards international harmonisation.
China-based ingredients supplier Fenchem says it has launched a new skin whitening technology to tap into the growing global market for this type of product.
The scandalous outbreak of salmonella in peanuts flashes up a warning signal about attitudes to risk and safety that cosmetic manufacturers ignore at their peril.
The main drawback of depilatory creams has always been the pungent odour. But French company Laurence Dumont believes it has come up with an odour-free hair removal cream.
Improved performance and consumers' love of all things natural is pushing the trend for plant-based active ingredients, according to a recent Kline report.
L’Oreal has suffered another setback in its long-running legal battle against Bellure, the Belgium perfume makers which sold discount scents on their similarity to big brands.
CanWest News Service recently ran an investigative story into widespread cosmetics labeling violations in Canada but the authorities insist that the vast majority of products comply with all legal requirements.
Riding a wave of extraordinary market growth, the naturals personal care category could be one of the few areas where growth will continue amidst the economic gloom.
British hair care brand Charles Worthington will be launching the VIP Results styling range as part of its partnership with the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA).
Industry can still make its mark on negotiations that will clarify a company’s responsibilities to indigenous communities when sourcing biodiversity-based products.
After little more than two years, Danone has pulled its beauty-from-the-inside spoonable yoghurt, Essensis, from French retail shelves, despite a re-launch in 2008.
The forthcoming Beautyworld Middle East event is set to capitalise on the fact that the market in the region is continuing to grow, its organiser claims.
The approval of an eyelash enhancing prescription drug from Allergan suggests the time has come to clarify the difference between a cosmetic and a drug.
The company that brought us anti-ageing products containing viper venom has launched a new anti-aging product including the skin tightening ingredient Pepha-Tight.
UK personal care provider Boots has reformulated its worldwide best-selling anti-aging range No7 Time Resisting in an effort to further improve efficacy.
Huge Lips Skinny Hips, the lip gloss that includes an appetite suppressor, brings new meaning to the old adage ‘a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips’.
A marked division between the performance of established and developing markets in the prestige beauty category in 2008 underlines the impact of the economic crisis.
Lipotec is opening a representative office in Singapore to develop a closer relationship with its customers and distributors in the Asia-Pacific region.
Advertiser JCDecaux will be bringing scent emitting units for fragrance advertising to UK airports with the introduction of its Innovate concepts to the country’s travel hubs.
Switzerland-base Skincode has launched a new line of anti-aging skin care products based on a combination of active ingredients known as ‘time rewinding’.
Inkguard is a new skin care treatment aimed at the ever-growing number of people with tattoos who want to safeguard the appearance of their cherished body art.
China’s personal care and homecare ingredients show will be offering conferences and symposiums on technology, regulation and formulation as part of its programme.
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