The Environmental Working Group is back on the offensive with data indicating that hormone disrupting chemicals are finding their way from cosmetics into teenage girls.
There are few signs that consumers are switching to cheaper personal care products despite price rises and economic instability, suggests a US market report from Fitch ratings.
A sustainable health charity has launched a high profile campaign against the “toxic cocktail” of baby cosmetic products distributed in French maternity wards.
Germany is still one of the strongest markets for natural beauty and personal care products, according to organisers of the natural trade show Vivaness.
Perfumers are not adverse to the potential of unconventional scents but Kate Moss has a fondness for gas fumes that may push the boundaries of perfumery further than most.
Naturex has set up its own corporate foundation to support local communities in parts of the world where it sources plant raw materials, as it looks to long term sustainability and putting its corporate values into action.
Although the Indian market remains weighted towards basic personal care and cosmetics products, a growing and increasingly affluent middle class is behind the switch to more sophisticated products.
Fighting off a stagnant domestic retail market, more and more US personal companies are turning to the Asian markets to further boost their business operations.
Nivea for men launches hair care for thinning hair, Lierac Paris re-formulates its anti-aging cream with mother of pearl extract and extreme protesting can be seen in Lush’s London store.
The Organic and Sustainable Industry Standards (OASIS) has brought a motion against Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap for attempting to stifle free speech with its lawsuit against the organic certification body.
Welcome to your latest edition of PodCast News. On September 9 the cosmetics world will be descending on New York for the HBA Global Expo. In this four-minute bulletin Guy Montague-Jones from CosmeticDesign.com will interview the event director of HBA...
National Stem Cell Holding has changed its name to Proteonomix a month after launching a stem cell based cosmeceutical line onto the anti-aging market.
Natural ingredients supplier Cremer Care offers organic glycerine to the European cosmetics market through a partnership with Colombian company Daabon organics.
The HBA regulatory summit is expanding its reach into certification this year to reflect the recent emergence of American organic and natural labeling bodies.
UK-based provider of ceramic hair stylers and products, ghd, has enlisted specialist marketing agency Greenlight to enhance its branding and positioning on the internet.
A new organic men’s care line is said to be the first ever intimate hygiene product, and is poised to carve out a new niche within this fast-growing segment.
Beauty from within, stem cell technology and other cutting edge cosmetic technologies will be unpicked at the HBA Global Expo technical program next month.
The HBA Global Expo kicks off next month in New York with over 600 exhibitors and a wide-ranging educational program featuring conferences and workshops.
A new independent report suggests that US women’s aspiration of fulfilling airbrushed beauty images poses potentially serious problems for their health.
Recent retail statistics from China show particularly strong consumer goods sales, vindicating the continuing investment the big players are pouring into the region.
A brown algae extract is the latest to join the growing number of anti-aging actives claiming to stimulate sirtuin activity, proteins that may play a role in longevity.