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L’Oréal announces a series of major executive appointments

L’Oréal CEO Jean-Paul Agon has announced a series of key executive appointments, all of which will take effect from 1st of July, this year. The appointments all include key executives who all have a significant history in the company, including Nicolas Hieronimus being appointed as president of all the company's selective divisions,...

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The big challenge to the beauty packaging industry is differentiation as it becomes more difficult to make a product stand out, according to Mintel’s senior global packaging analyst, Benjamin Punchard.

France-based ingredients supplier Sederma has launched its new anti-ageing active ingredient claiming it is the world’s first to target the microRNAs in the skin.

The acquisition of Rexam’s Personal Care business, finalized at the start of the year, has allowed beauty packager Albéa to take on a new strategy and enhance its solutions for the cosmetics market.

Next month’s Cosme Tech 2013 event will include bi-lingual key note conference presentations that will focus on the challenges of regulating and marketing products in the Japanese market.

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India a concern as more fake cosmetics are seized from CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com

The Indian markets have become a concern of late as Authorities announce they have seized more fake cosmetics within just weeks of them uncovering a vast amount in raids at two cosmetics godowns in Nageshwar Colony.

Authorities make registration process easier for the industry from CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com

The State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform (SCPSR) has made the registration process easier for the cosmetics industry in that it has developed a new organisation structure of the reformed FDA authority in China.

MAC takes Target back to courts over fake cosmetics from CosmeticsDesign.com USA

Target is back in the courts again as it, alongside Estée Lauder informs federal officials that they cannot agree on whether MAC cosmetics, at the core of their battle are, as alleged, fake.

Luxe Pack New York 2013

Luxe Pack New York 2013, in pictures from CosmeticsDesign.com USA

Luxe Pack New York 2013 was billed by the event organizers as the biggest show to date. The additional exhibition floor space providing for an extra 20 exhibitors, combined with an extended conference program and Mintel's Innovation Zone combined to extra a large crowd, indicating that a predicted attendance of 3,000...

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Differentiation is the big challenge to beauty packaging

Differentiation is the big challenge to beauty packaging

The big challenge to the beauty packaging industry is differentiation as it becomes more difficult to make...

L’Oréal announces a series of major executive appointments

L’Oréal announces a series of major executive appointments

L’Oréal CEO Jean-Paul Agon has announced a series of key executive appointments, all of which will take...

Medicine Hunter turns to Africa to find new novel naturals for cosmetics

Medicine Hunter turns to Africa to find new novel naturals for cosmetics

Chris Kilham

The Medicine Hunter, On behalf of Naturex

The hottest trends from the in-cosmetics trends presentations, 2013
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The hottest trends from the in-cosmetics trends presentations, 2013

Imogen Matthews has been closely observing the in-cosmetics marketing trends presentations since 2000, and in this article she highlights the latest industry trends and insights...

Euromonitor warns the industry of BB labelling overuse

Euromonitor warns the industry of BB labelling overuse

According to Irina Barbalova, Global Head of beauty and Personal Care research at Euromonitor, the industry needs...