News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
A new clinical trial has unveiled an ingredient combination that could send anti-ageing skin care manufacturers into a spin, with the claim it reduces facial wrinkles in Asian consumers by nearly 50 per cent.
US-based LEK has merged with Tri Tech, part of the Canadian Knowlton group, to form North America's largest personal care manufacturer, press reports say. The move that boosts the business's footing in an increasingly globalized industry.
Direct sales giants Avon has been reprimanded by the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) over a misleading advertising campaign for an anti-aging face cream that claimed to be a 'face lift in a jar'.
US cosmetic producers are seeking new ways to cut operating costs and increase competitiveness in the face of another tough trading year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Leading cosmetics manufacturer and outsourcer Cosi plans to generate 300 new jobs in the next few years with the multi-million pound investment and development of a manufacturing plant in Wales.
France-based cosmetics solutions provider Silab has launched an anti-dandruff ingredient produced from pomegranate peel, capitalising in on the growing trend for natural plant, vegetable and fruit exracts.