Cosmetics researchers are still exploring how microscopic life on our skin affects its health, but recent research has started to piece together the puzzle.
The beauty industry is filled with products to counteract signs of skin aging and a research team out of Portugal wanted to know how self-esteem plays into the billion-dollar segment.
Anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle claims have long been questioned by both consumers and beauty industry experts alike, but now a new app invites users to verify claims from their own home.
It is no secret that anti-ageing is such a lucrative segment of the skin care market, but while the natural trend may be driving the market, intense competition could be hindering some.
In a presentation given by market research company LS:N at the first ever CEW Future Focus summit in New York City last week, analyst Lucie Greene highlighted the belief that the concept of beauty is becoming increasingly ageless.
A study carried out by anti-aging researcher Dr. Steven Lamm claims
that an anti-aging cream developed by US-based DermaPlus that
contains Elastatropin has 'very positive results'.
The combination of increasing economic confidence and the
never-ending ambition to maintain health and youthful looks is
leading to an unprecedented boom in anti-aging cosmetic treatments.
Private label and added-value products promoting wellness and
beauty are expected to see future growth in Germany in 2005,
reports Euromonitor. More confident consumer spending is expected
as Germany shows signs of recovery after...