News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
The European health and beauty retail market has remained resilient during the recession and encouraging growth is predicted over the next few years, according to Mintel’s latest report.
Active-ingredients supplier Greentech has acquired France-based Phytocos, a specialist in fine chemicals, molecular distillation and raw material plant extraction.
Many companies support the concept of fair trade but far fewer are willing to go the distance and conform to Fairtrade certification, research group Organic Monitor says.
Belgium-based ingredients provider KytoZyme has launched a new vegetal-based version of its Chitosan ingredient, Kiosmetine-Cs, falling in line with demands for hypoallerginc requirements.
With smaller companies leading the way on the take up of social media, industry expert and consultant Richard Stacy believes that the time to become involved in this increasingly important marketing tool is now.