Unilever-owned professional hair care brand TIGI has revamped its flagship Bed Head brand to plug consumer and hairdresser needs and expectations, including a sharper focus on texture and volume.
The beauty maker is helping hairdressers around the world exceed the usual salon safety and sanitary measures, to keep themselves and clients safe by supplying masks, hand sanitizer gel, and new operating guidelines.
Coty has expanded its international footprint yet further with the acquisition of Good Hair Day (ghd), a UK-based company specialising in hair straighteners and appliances.
Hair care products need to do fulfil the claims made on the pack and in advertising as this is the essence of claim substantiation, according to an industry expert, who says not doing so will result in losing consumer trust and challenges from rivals.
Beauty behemoth L’Oréal has continued its commitment to the professional hair care industry with its latest business forum which it says aims to develop the hairdressing industry and present the newest innovations.
L'Oréal Professional Products Division is rolling out its ‘Salon Emotion’ programme as it looks to reinvent the industry and support the development of hairdressing in France and Europe.
UK consumers wanting the ‘natural’ look has seen sales of styling products stall, increasing just 0.3% between 2012 and 2013 to reach a value of £294 million in 2013, says Mintel.
The Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety has opened opinions on dichloromethane, 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene; 5-amino-6-chloro-o-cresol; 2,2' methylenebis-4-aminophenol HCl, 4-amino, and Basic Brown 16 to the public for comments.
The European Comission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has released its opinion on Tetrabromophenol Blue, used in hair dyes, noting it may pose a risk to consumers.
Henkel-owned brand Schwarzkopf has been told by the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) that its advert for sensitive hair dye is misleading, following a complaint from L’Oreal.
L’Oreal has acquired two distributors of professional hair salon products in the US through its professional products distribution operation, SalonCentric.
Italian salon hair care manufacturer Alfaparf Milano has taken on a
new distributor in the all-important Florida market, where it is
now looking to expand its operations.