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Cosmetics industry accused of using child labor to source ingredients

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.

Report examines branding potential of social networking

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.

UK health and beauty market set for growth in 2009

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.

Yves Rocher hopes franchises will increase footprint in Canada

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.

UK hair care market suffers as consumer spend shrinks

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.

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Ethical trade body calls for feedback on standard

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.

Beauty foods not as big as expected, according to market analyst

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.

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Hot weather helps boost UK personal care sales for June

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).

Importance of innovation in economic downturn is focus of industry event

15-Jul-2009 - Beyond Beauty Paris believes its Creative event in September will show how the industry can fight back from the current downturn.

Brazil cosmetics market exceeds predicted growth rates

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.

Amazon.fr cashes in on growing internet retail sales for beauty products

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.

Natural snail serum developed to treat acne scarring

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.

Cellulite advertising must break through scepticism, Beiersdorf

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.

Coty announces opening of new Russian subsidiary

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.

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New products added to US classic brand after successful relaunch

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.

Banned fragrance found by IFRA in consumer product

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.

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GSK launch ‘love your mouth’ campaign to support oral care brands

08-Jul-2009 - GlaxoSmithKline is launching a mouth care campaign telling consumers to ‘love your mouth’ supporting its oral care brands.

CPL Aromas rewards young talent from the London College of Fashion

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.

L’Oreal gives awards for ‘ethical excellence’

07-Jul-2009 - Tapping into the increasing awareness and importance of ethical business practices, L’Oreal has launched an award scheme for business ethics.

Celebrity hair colourist’s product range gains carbon neutral accreditation

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.

Cosmos organic standard lacks clarity, says rival NaTrue

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.

China personal care market still offers investment potential

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.

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Supermodel Twiggy returns to P&G’s Olay after 25 years

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.

His and her eyeliner packaging wins top prize

01-Jul-2009 - The Swedish Packaging Impact Design Awards has given this year’s top prize to the Mr. & Mrs Eyeliner pens and mirror.