The cosmetic benefits of the traditional Scottish plant Sweet Gale
have been harnessed by UK beauty retailer Boots in a new skin care
line to be launched for its leading Botanics natural range.
The annual global beauty event Intercharm, held in Russia, will
this year act as a platform to highlight on the continued growth
and potential of the Russian cosmetics market.
With the most romantic period of the year fast approaching,
cosmetic and fragrance manufacturers are emerged in a battle to
entice the lucrative Valentines Day shopper - with the launch of
numerous gift and beauty products.
Leading US flavor and fragrance firm IFF has reported strong growth
in its fourth quarter and full year, indicating that the company
could be coming up for air after a tough year in 2005.
Not only has the acquisition of Gillette helped global giant
Procter & Gamble to boost its sales, subsequent synergies and
consolidation have helped the company achieve strong profit growth.
Dental care and toiletries giant Colgate-Palmolive has announced a
big rise in net profits for its fourth quarter off the back of
strong sales driven by a particularly big rise in both the European
and Latin American markets.
It was formerly the biggest brand for troubled fragrance-maker
Parlux, but now the licensing agreement for Perry Ellis has been
sold on to luxury goods maker Falic Fashion Group, where further
growth of the brand is the aim.
As competition in the male grooming market heats up, direct sales
agents Oriflame has become one of the first cosmetic manufacturers
to design a mass market skin care range specifically targeting
anti-ageing symptoms for men.
Lobby group The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says that more than 500
cosmetics and body care producers have now signed up for its
campaign, pledging to eliminate toxic ingredients from their
products.
In line with huge growth in the market for cosmetics and toiletries
and the recent scare of the P&G SK-II skin care line, China
authorities have more than doubled the number of banned substances
for formulations.
The results of laboratory tests on cosmetic products are often
misguided and misinterpreted, says a research expert who believes
that greater emphasis should be given to more accurate ways of
interpreting genotoxicity and carcinogenicity.
Bioponic Phytoceuticals has reached an agreement with Hawaiin skin
care specialist Malie to supply ingredients and formulations for a
new line of facial tonics.
L'Oreal has met its targets for 2006 after reporting a strong
fourth quarter results, driven by renewed vigour in the Western
European markets and a continued strong performance in new markets
such as Russia and China.
Lancôme has designed a revolutionary new anti-ageing skin care
range aimed at the niche male consumer in a bid to stride ahead of
competing manufacturers keen to capitalise on the growing trend.
Ronan Keating has become the latest male celebrity to create a
fragrance range - putting further emphasis on the growing demand
for grooming products endorsed by male figures in the public eye.
Stressing the importance of sanitary work practices, US company
Skinvisible is launching a targeted marketing campaign for its
antimicrobial hand sanitizer lotion as part of the battle to help
prevent the spread of bird flu in Asia.
An influx of cosmetic products containing fruit extracts have been
launched this month by high profile beauty manufacturers keen to
cash in on the growing trend driving the booming organics and
naturals cosmetics sector.
France-based cosmetics solutions provider Silab has launched a new
ingredient that is to be used in skin care treatments that target
acne prone, oily complexions, with competition between ingredient
manufacturers increasing in this...
Organic botanicals indigenous to Hawaii have been combined with the
latest advances in skin care science to create a ground-breaking
skin care serum that promotes healthy, younger looking skin.
Procter & Gamble has increased its footprint in the niche skin
care categories with the purchase of portfolio company HDS
Cosmetics Lab from North Castle Partners - a move that hones in on
growing demands for anti-aging, acne...
Preventative health care trends are driving the US vitamin B
market, but niche areas like nutricosmetics and anti-ageing skin
creams could form part of a successful differentiation strategy for
the future, according to a new report...
Responsible for adding color to both cosmetics and their packaging,
the specialty pigments industry has developed into a high-value
industry that is continuing to expand and grow, but a lack of
competition means that this is likely...
Swedish direct sales cosmetics company, Oriflame, has continued
with plans to make its mark on the Sri Lankan beauty market with
the recent launch of a new cosmetics range aimed at the booming
anti-ageing market.
Florida-based Dermazone Solutions says that recent investment and
expansion has resulted in state-of-the-art cosmeceutical contract
manufacturing and development facilities that aim to tap into
significant market growth.
The quest for cosmetic and personal care products that are
natural-based and free of harsh chemical preservatives has led one
cosmetic start-up to develop a line of skin care products that uses
bacteriostatic water as a preservative...
Coty has sold off its specialty bath brands, the healing gardern
and Calgon to New Jersey-based Ascendia Brands, in a move that will
almost double the company's annual turnover and strengthen its lead
in the bath category as...
A plastic pallet provider has coupled an international product
coding standard with radio frequency identification (RFID)
technology, allowing processors to better track their cosmetics
products throughout the global supply chain.
The City of Hamburg has announced this week that it will sell its
stake in leading cosmetics manufacturer, Beiersdorf. However, the
shares will remain within Germany to counteract job losses and
ensure it remains a Hamburg based company.
US cosmetic producers are seeking new ways to cut operating costs
and increase competitiveness in the face of another tough trading
year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Leading cosmetics manufacturer and outsourcer Cosi plans to
generate 300 new jobs in the next few years with the multi-million
pound investment and development of a manufacturing plant in Wales.
US-based LEK has merged with Tri Tech, part of the Canadian
Knowlton group, to form North America's largest personal care
manufacturer, press reports say. The move that boosts the
business's footing in an increasingly globalized...
Direct sales giants Avon has been reprimanded by the UK Advertising
Standards Agency (ASA) over a misleading advertising campaign for
an anti-aging face cream that claimed to be a 'face lift in a jar'.
A new clinical trial has unveiled an ingredient combination that
could send anti-ageing skin care manufacturers into a spin, with
the claim it reduces facial wrinkles in Asian consumers by nearly
50 per cent.
Results of a scientific study carried out at the Stamford
University have shown that growth hormones are not the elixir of
eternal youth that many claim it to be.
Successful research work carried out at the Michigan State
University into how nanoparticles can help prevent wrinkling and
buckling in polymer films, could also be applied to skin wrinkles,
scientists have revealed.
P&G just seems to be going from strength to strength. An
announcement by leading financial advisors Goldman & Sachs that
it was adding the company to its 'buy' list of preferred stocks has
led to a jump in share...
New Jersey-based ingredients manufacturer International Speciality
Products has acquired skin research and biofunctional active
ingredient developer Vincience.
The implications of the recent European Parliament approval of the
REACH programme has gone trans-Atlantic, with US cosmetics
manufacturers attending a special workshop to quash worries
regarding the affect it will have on their industry.
A new skin care range, named Skin Actives, has been launched to
target individual skin care needs, and to challenge rival
manufacturers with simple formulations that are said to only
contain active content and minimum allergens.
Despite recent first quarter sales showing a strong increase a
leading analyst's comments that Elizabeth Arden fragrances have
been losing luster with consumers causes share prices to fall.
The European Commission has today stated that there will be a new
Cosmetics Directive in place by 2010, a move that addresses the
inaccuracy and inconsistency of the existing directive that has
been in place since 1976.
Cosmetics giant L'Oreal has added three new members to its
executive committee, in a move aimed at emphasizing its focus on
the group's active cosmetics division, together with the increasing
importance of the Asian and...
A new skin care treatment has arrived on the market to target oily
complexions, challenging competitors with the claim that it reduces
skin shine on the face by up to 55 per cent.
Parlux has reported another disappointing quarter, with profits
falling 20 per cent against a slight slip in sales, as lower
margins and royalty payments bite hard.
Heather Mills has become the next celebrity name to capitalise on
the fast-growing natural and organics market with the imminent
launch of her online website that will sell organic beauty
products.
Avon Products says that as parts of major global restructuring
plans it is to build a state-of-the-art distribution facility in
the Midwest, leading to the consolidation and closure of two
distribution centres in Delaware and Illinois.
For many years the lucrative endorsement of beauty products has
been the domain of some of the most beautiful and high profile
women in the world, but, in line with the rise of the men's
grooming market, some of Hollywood's...
Texas-based Helen of Troy has reported a strong increase in sales,
but costs associated with upgrading the company's distribution and
warehousing operations keep net profits down.
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