20-Jul-2009 - Mica, used as a shiny pigment in some color cosmetics, is often sourced with the help of child labor, according to a recent Sunday Times report.
17-Jul-2009 - Facebook is by far the most popular social media network amongst US consumers, although the value of such networks for brand promotion has not yet been maximized, suggests a new survey.
17-Jul-2009 - The UK health and beauty market is set to grow by 2.7 per cent in 2009, despite the fact that the there has been a slight decline in the overall retail segment.
16-Jul-2009 - Yves Rocher is offering up franchise store opportunities in Canada in an attempt to cover greater ground in the more remote provinces.
16-Jul-2009 - As the economic downturn continues to bite, UK consumers are spending less on both shampoo and conditioners, a new market study shows.
16-Jul-2009 - The Union for Ethical Biotrade, which aims to support the ethical trade of biodiversity based products, is calling for stakeholder and industry feedback to help it redesign its standard.
16-Jul-2009 - Despite being hailed as the next big thing to hit the cosmetics industry, beauty foods are receiving only ‘casual interest’ from British consumers, according to market research company Datamonitor.
15-Jul-2009 - Good summer weather helped boost toiletries and personal care sales in the UK for the month of June, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
15-Jul-2009 - Beyond Beauty Paris believes its Creative event in September will show how the industry can fight back from the current downturn.
15-Jul-2009 - The growth rate for cosmetics, toiletries and fragrance in Brazil has exceeded predictions made at the beginning of the year, which means the value of the market in 2009 is likely to be 11 per cent higher than 2008.
10-Jul-2009 - Amazon’s French site now offers beauty and fragrance products in the hope of attracting consumers looking for good value in hard times.
10-Jul-2009 - Andes Natural Skin Care says it has come up with a topical treatment based on a secretion from a snail to simultaneously treat acne and clear up disfiguring acne scars.
09-Jul-2009 - Advertising must breakthrough scepticism in the cellulite sector, according to Beiersdorf which has just received an award for its Nivea Good Bye Cellulite product line.
09-Jul-2009 - Global fragrance company Coty, announced the opening of a new subsidiary in Russia as part of a strategic initiative to establish direct in-house marketing control of the Coty products in Russia.
08-Jul-2009 - After being acquired by a brand licensing company late last year, American classic Lander brands is experiencing a renaissance with the addition of new products.
08-Jul-2009 - A fragrance substance banned by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has been found in a consumer product during the association’s third random testing session.
08-Jul-2009 - GlaxoSmithKline is launching a mouth care campaign telling consumers to ‘love your mouth’ supporting its oral care brands.
08-Jul-2009 - International fragrance company CPL Aromas has announced the winners of its annual competition for the London College of Fashion, in which winning images from photography students are selected to be used in advertising and packaging for the company.
07-Jul-2009 - Tapping into the increasing awareness and importance of ethical business practices, L’Oreal has launched an award scheme for business ethics.
07-Jul-2009 - Celebrity hairdresser, Louise Galvin, has received carbon neutral accreditation from The Carbon Neutral Company for her hair care line Galvin Sacred Locks.
02-Jul-2009 - The recently published Cosmos standard for organic and natural cosmetics has attracted criticism from rival NaTrue which claims it contains inaccuracies and contradictions.
02-Jul-2009 - There is still significant business potential in the China personal care market as growth in the sector steams ahead, despite the economic downturn.
02-Jul-2009 - UK born model Lesley Hornby, better known as Twiggy, was the face of P&G’s Oil of Ulay brand back in 1985.
01-Jul-2009 - The Swedish Packaging Impact Design Awards has given this year’s top prize to the Mr. & Mrs Eyeliner pens and mirror.
01-Jul-2009 - France-based naturals company Naturex has been selected as one of the 20 most sustainable businesses by green investment newsletter Progressive Investor.