Archives for May 24, 2005

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Coty buys up Unilever fragrance business

US fragrance player Coty says it has entered into an agreement to purchase the global fragrance business of Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever for an estimated $800 million. The move boosts Coty's fragrance brand portfolio, with names such as Calvin...

France loses appeal against animal testing ban

The European Court of Justice has ruled against moves by the French government to resist a ban on the testing of cosmetics products on animals by the year 2009. The move will come as a blow to one of the country's biggest industries and will put the...

Research shows lip enhancers do not work

Researchers at the University of Washington have revealed that over-the-counter products sold with the promise of making lips fuller fail to live up to manufacturers' promises, reports Simon Pitman.