Welcome to your latest edition of PodCast News. In this four-minute bulletin hear why L'Oreal has been criticised for its latest hair dye advert, learn how half of all new sunscreen products fall short of full protection and unravel the mysteries...
Symrise has partnered with a Californian producer of botanical extracts as part of plans to become the number one global supplier of green cosmetic ingredients.
With 450 sun tan products launched in Europe so far this year, we take a look at developments in more niche products in the category, including sun hair care and self tanners.
The secret to successfully entering the Chinese cosmetics market will be one of the focus points at this year’s Cosmoprof Asia, held in Hong Kong in November.
Welcome to this first edition of PodCast News. In this four-minute bulletin, hear how cheaper brands are prospering as recessionary clouds gather, learn why a former L'Oreal USA executive believes his employers acted illegally and unwrap the challenges...
Skin Research Laboratories has launched a new eyelash conditioner and growth promoter to rival an array of similar products that have hit the market recently.
Latest research shows that although an average of two sunscreens have been launched in Europe every day over the past year, less than half combine both UVA and UVB sunscreens.
Leading natural cosmetics provider Aveda has updated and expanded its Uruku make-up collection, opting for natural annatto pigment instead of synthetics.
A former L'Oreal executive has accused the company of using
ingredients in markets where they are banned and of selling
products that contain unlawfully high levels of
preservatives.
Low costs, a large consumer base and a thriving economy look set to
ensure that the Brazil cosmetics market will continue its strong
growth, analysts believe.
Estée Lauder will be extending the reach of its Jo Malone luxury
skin care and fragrance brand in Asia in partnership with the Lane
Crawford Joyce Group.
Consumers would boycott beauty products if they were aware that
their ingredients had been tested on animals, according to a
UK-based animal welfare group Uncaged.
BASF has appointed a new head of its Aroma Chemicals business and
Art & Fragrance has created an executive board position for its
cosmetics operations.
Israeli firm Algatechnologies has won European Union Novel Foods approval for its patented version of the antioxidant astaxanthin, and plans to take the ingredient into new European markets.
The French cosmetics trade association COSMED is organising a day
of workshops and presentations in order to help small business
understand the new REACH regulation.
The French trade association FEBEA (Fédération des Entreprises de
la Beauté) has dug into the relationship between beauty and
fulfilment (épanouissement).
Dragon fruit is the latest addition to the growing collection of
anti-ageing solutions based on exotic fruit extracts, according to
an Israeli ingredients supplier.
UK health and beauty retailer Superdrug is positioning itself to do
battle with leading beauty retailer Boots by launching a new
anti-ageing skin care range.
Global cosmetics companies operating in China should be aware of
increasingly strict enforcement of the country's advertising
standards, according to a consumer goods lawyer.
Spain is catching up on Italy, hair care sales are struggling and
the private label category is making major strides, according to
Colipa's 2007 Market Report.
The Colombian fragrance association has become a full member of the
International Fragrance Association taking its industry
representation even closer to one hundred percent.
The Attorney General of California has filed a lawsuit against a
number of natural personal care companies whose products allegedly
contain levels of a carcinogenic compound.
The naturals trend has long been evident in skin care but now it is
increasingly moving into oral care, underlined by a new range
launched by Fabulous Smiles.
The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping tariffs of almost
40 per cent on monosodium glutamate (MSG) imported to the EU from
China, following an investigation into the effects of lower-priced
imports on EU industry.
DermaDNA, a system that measures an individual's DNA damage
resulting from UV radiation and recommends a skin care regime
accordingly, has been launched in Canada.
US Organic consumer goods player Whole Foods Market has launched a
new hair and skin care line containing an extract from the South
American plant Yerba Maté.
Boots will continue the expansion of its No7 for men range with the
addition of two fake tan products which it expects will be well
received by the British man.
British researchers say that they are getting closer to the launch
of a treatment for baldness that entails the cloning of hairs from
the back of the head.
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