The RPC Group has extended its range of airless dispensers with a new concept that claims to provide both convenience and enhanced marketing opportunities for personal care brands.
The conference programme for next week’s Luxe Pack Monaco event will include a must attend symposium concentrating on how to make green packaging pay dividends.
During Procter & Gamble’s annual meeting, CEO Bob McDonald says his company’s growth plan is on track to achieve its target of five billion consumers in five years.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against a UK start-up for making unauthorised medicinal claims about a lactoferrin-based skin health supplement.
Changing to green packaging can add to brand value and also reduce manufacturing costs, but setting about doing this presents a unique set of challenges, as an Organic Monitor researcher explains.
Restocking and the resulting rebound in fine fragrance sales helped fragrance and flavour manufacturer Firmenich record double digit sales growth for the year.
Communicating sustainability to consumers can require a different sort of conversation than the traditional one taken when advertising new products or launches, according to L’Oreal.
An influx of new natural cosmetics entrants in Europe combined with slowing growth rates are current features characterising the market at present, as distribution becomes one of the key factors affecting a brand's success in the industry.
Sustainability has been the buzz word in cosmetics for some time and beauty brands are increasingly looking to apply it to their packaging, searching for environmentally friendly packaging that does not compromise their glamorous image.
Using essential oils for their microbial qualities can significantly reduce the concentration of synthetic preservatives needed in certain formulations, according to a recent study.
Missouri-based household and personal care firm Energizer has announced the purchase of American Safety Razor (ASR) and views the acquisition as a good opportunity to extend its personal care business.
Fragrance sales for the Switzerland-based fragrance and flavours giant showed strong growth on the back of new wins and improved sales of existing products.
Ingredients supplier Sederma has launched a hair growth minimising ingredient that it claims can help slow the growth of hair, and reduce its thickness, in the underarm and beard areas.
Boots Alliance, one of the UK’s leading retailer and supplier of personal care products, has highlighted its latest Corporate social responsibility achievement over the past year.
Most recent promises had the FDA’s sunscreen monograph arriving in October 2010. As yet there is still no sign, and CosmeticsDesign.com USA spoke to sun care consultant Nadim Shaath about the challenges of working without finalised legislation.
Germany-based flavour and fragrance provider Symrise has announced its first ever bond issue as a means of refinancing debt to increase cash flow and profitability.
The most important step in the life of a cosmetics product is the moment it hits the skin, according to the director of R&D at Clinique, Paolo Giacomoni.
The new Brio airless pack developed by France-based Lablabo was showcased at the recent HBA show in New York, with the company claiming that its aluminium foil pouch can help further protect the product.
Norway-based Aqua Bio Technology (ABT) will supply its bioactive ingredient Zonase X as the key ingredient in a new product line to be launched in January next year by an unnamed Asian manufacturer.
Cosmetics containing fair trade ingredients can really benefit producers, especially if commitments to volumes can be made, according to the Director of Innovation at Fair Trade USA.
A series of in-depth technical programmes and workshops will highlight some of the most pressing issues concerning the production of greener cosmetic products.
Glycopeptides from soya can help boost collagen I synthesis, reduce crow’s feet wrinkles and smooth the surface of the skin, according to ingredients supplier Silab.
Half of consumers believe that cosmetics and personal care products containing natural ingredients are healthier than those with a higher proportion of synthetic ingredients, according to a recent Datamonitor survey.
The Scandinavian Society of Cosmetic Chemists’ (SCANCOS) conference programme will discuss L’Oreal’s appearance in Swedish marketing court next week, in reference to its influences on the evolution of cosmetics marketing.
Gaining as much experience as possible across all business disciplines is the key to success in today's highly competitive beauty and personal care industry, according to Pamela Baxter, the keynote speaker at HBA Global Expo in New York.
The Beauty from Within conference, brought to you by CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com and NutraIngredients.com, is only a week away and will uncover how you can get the most out of this emerging sector.
The Body Shop says it has terminated a contract with a Colombian palm oil supplier over claims that it pushed for the eviction of peasants to increase its plantation.
Cognis Care Chemicals and Laboratoires Serobiologiques (LS) will respond to Asian market trends at In-Cosmetics Asia, by presenting new solutions to improve skin feel and achieve measurable cosmetic effects.
Canadian life sciences and technology company Botaneco has announced UVA test results on its oleosome-based sunscreen formulation with tests showing the highest possible levels of UVA protection.
France is the biggest spender on facial skin care in Europe, with French women spending €2.2bn on such products in 2009, according to market research company Mintel.