Procter & Gamble continues to extend its lead in the list of the top ten publicly traded global personal care players, according to their performances in 2007.
Consumers are familiar with the gut health claims attached to probiotics but now ‘friendly bacteria’ is joining the growing band of ingredients to embark on the journey from food to cosmetics, according to beauty trend analysis from Mintel.
PCHi is readying to open its doors in February 2009 and organisers say that an increased focus on communication will contribute to the event’s success.
A push for waste minimisation and the production of high quality marketable recyclables is being promoted by stakeholders as demand and prices for recycled materials the UK drop significantly.
Homeopathic remedies are often dismissed with sneers by the scientific community but current beauty trends and recent regulatory developments could put them firmly on the global cosmetics map.
Good performance from Nivea helped keep Beiersdorf’s results up although costs relating to its Chinese operations may affect profits before the year is out.
Shiseido has upped its profit forecast for the first half of the year but the company warned that business conditions will be tougher in future quarters.
Swallowfield has unveiled its new Paris operation, which it says forms part of its plan to expand beyond the domestic UK market and into the international arena.
Estee Lauder says the latest technology contained in its newly launched Clinique men’s skin care range is one of the most significant innovations in the category.
The launch of Glimpse Intuitive Skin Care claims to carve out a new niche in ‘mangosteen topical nutrition’ within the naturals personal care category.
French active cosmetic ingredients company Soliance has created a new US subsidiary as a means of expanding its business into the North American market.
Daiichi Fine Chemical Co. (DFK) hopes to strengthen its presence in the North American supplement and speciality chemicals markets through a new distribution agreement with parent company Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co.
One of Europe’s leading packaging shows, Emballage 2008, is due to open its doors in Paris on November 17, highlighting some of the latest innovations for personal care.
Naturex has set up its own corporate foundation to support local communities in parts of the world where it sources plant raw materials, as it looks to long term sustainability and putting its corporate values into action.
Although the Indian market remains weighted towards basic personal care and cosmetics products, a growing and increasingly affluent middle class is behind the switch to more sophisticated products.
Fighting off a stagnant domestic retail market, more and more US personal companies are turning to the Asian markets to further boost their business operations.
Nanjing-based food ingredients company Fenchem says it is expanding into globally supplying cosmetics ingredients as a natural next step for the growth of its business.
Nivea for men launches hair care for thinning hair, Lierac Paris re-formulates its anti-aging cream with mother of pearl extract and extreme protesting can be seen in Lush’s London store.
Beauty from within, stem cell technology and other cutting edge cosmetic technologies will be unpicked at the HBA Global Expo technical program next month.
Recent retail statistics from China show particularly strong consumer goods sales, vindicating the continuing investment the big players are pouring into the region.
Premium skin care specialist NuSkin has posted higher than expected profits on a weak dollar, despite the fact that certain key Asian markets saw sales slumps.
The secret to successfully entering the Chinese cosmetics market will be one of the focus points at this year’s Cosmoprof Asia, held in Hong Kong in November.
Strong growth in international markets has helped offset a significant rise in production costs for the world's leading oral care player, Colgate Palmolive.
Symrise has reported good sales growth in local currencies the first half of 2008 driven by flavours and emerging markets, although fragrance growth was hit by the drop-off in consumer spending on luxury goods.