News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Switzerland-based flavours and fragrance business Givaudan showed strong financial results for the first half of the financial year, mainly on the back of gains in its fragrance division.
Direct selling in Europe could hold the key to riding out the recession for those cosmetic companies involved as a new report highlights the upward trend that is expected to last the course.
The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has branded media reports of a recent study into triclosan use in cosmetics as ‘scare stories’ that do not reflect reality and reiterated the safety of cosmetic products.
Johnson & Johnson has formally announced that it is to remove a number of potentially dangerous chemicals from its US formulation portfolio by the end of 2015.