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Lush Get Naked campaign involved in trademark row

By  Katie Bird

A recent campaign from bath and beauty chain Lush, that urged shoppers to avoid excess packaging where possible, has received criticism from a Canadian business woman who claims that the tagline violates her trademark.

Senate documents show Estee Lauder paid lobbyists

By  Simon Pitman

US Senate records have shown that leading cosmetics player Estee Lauder Companies recently made a payment of $100,000 to Cassidy & Associates to help it lobby the US government on legislative and funding issues.

New class of bio-lipids for use in cosmetics formulations

By  Katie Bird

An Illinois based biotechnology firm is launching a class of natural bio-lipids off the back of its soy based sunscreen discoveries; promising to deliver the benefits of active ingredients that have previously been unsuitable for use in cosmetic...