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L’Oreal found guilty of racist recruitment
L’Oreal has been definitively convicted of racism by France’s highest court for recruiting whites only to sell its Garnier hair products.
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In-Cosmetics Asia focuses on skin lightening trend
The forthcoming In-Cosmetics Asia expo will spotlight one of the biggest trends in the region, and one that is fast spreading worldwide – skin lightening.
CVS banned from selling defaced Coty’s Davidoff fragrance
A New York court of appeal has upheld a ban that stops US retailer CVS from selling Coty’s Davidoff fragrance if the packaging has been defaced.
First Fairtrade beauty products hit UK shelves
Fairtrade certification is well known in food and drink, but now for the first time in the UK, beauty products have begun to carry the Fairtrade Foundation mark.
Taxing new plastic would increase use of recycled material, says chemist
Taxing virgin PET is one of the best ways to get companies to move over to using recycled material for plastic packaging, according to a green chemist.
Totally natural hair dyes could be on market in two years
Hair dyes made with only natural ingredients could be on the market in two years, according to research teams at the University of Leeds and speciality chemicals company DyeCat.