Germany is still one of the strongest markets for natural beauty and personal care products, according to organisers of the natural trade show Vivaness.
An interactive tag incorporating the use of mobile phones enhances the promotional aspect of packaging while delivering additional information to consumers, claims US developer.
Fighting off a stagnant domestic retail market, more and more US personal companies are turning to the Asian markets to further boost their business operations.
Strong growth in international markets has helped offset a significant rise in production costs for the world's leading oral care player, Colgate Palmolive.
Spain is catching up on Italy, hair care sales are struggling and
the private label category is making major strides, according to
Colipa's 2007 Market Report.
British men are not investing in the male skin care market despite
the hard sell tactics of many of the big players, according to a
recent market report.
The FDA has agreed to evaluate an anti-wrinkle injection treatment
from France-based pharmaceutical company Ipsen which if approved
would provide a rival for Allergan's Botox.
International players are leading market growth in Brazil which now ranks fourth in the global market for cosmetics and toiletries, according to a Kline report.
Eastman has developed an enzymatic process for novel esters to provide manufactures with customized anti-aging ingredients. Jim McCaulley, the company's personal care marketing manager, discusses the features of the technology and the evolving demands...
Unilever says it has stepped up its marketing campaign for the Dove
brand with the launch of a digital channel aimed at bringing a new
approach to 'The Campaign for Real Beauty' online.
Johnson and Johnson is releasing a moisturizing skin care range
designed for teens who do not suffer from problem skin in an
attempt to cash in on the increasingly affluent young consumer
group.
Croda USA has merged the marketing management role for botanicals
with skin care and makeup in order to better apply its botanicals
expertise to the cosmetics market.
Despite breaking the €1bn sales mark in 2007, profits at Clarins
Group suffered during the year due to increased spending on
promotional and advertising campaigns.
The global market for anti-aging products - topical, dietary and
pharmaceutical - is predicted to increase due to growing interest
from an ever younger consumer base.
Revenues from marine biotechnology are projected to reach $3.78 bn
by 2012 driven by interest from cosmeceutical, nutraceutical,
medical and pharmaceutical industries.
Germany-based Drs. Hans Schreuder is teaming up with China-based
RHEI Pharmaceuticals in a deal that will ensure that its natural
skin care line is distributed throughout fast-growing markets in
Asia.
Oriflame's sales force increased twenty per cent during the fourth
quarter leading to strong sales results, although profit was
affected by significant restructuring costs.
Consumers are swayed by superstitious beliefs in their buying
decisions is one of the conclusions applicable to beauty marketing
professionals in the latest issue of the Journal of Consumer
Research.
Jason Natural owner Hain Celestial has reported a 20 percent
increase in sales for the second quarter indicating that strong
growth potential remains in the natural and organic market.
Physicians' clinics have been identified as the new booming
marketing channel for cosmetics and skin care products in the US,
says market research company Kline.
Although the Asia Pacific region continues to be the main launch
pad for new nutricosmetics products, latest market movements show
that the UK and US are catching up.
Peptide based ingredients that promise to have similar muscle
freezing effects to botox are the hot trend to watch in 2008, as
they appear in the new wave of ultra-scientific anti-aging
formulations hitting the US market.
Launched in 'Chloe's apartment' the luxury brand's new fragrance
seeks to push boundaries of expectation in order to reach out to
customers with a clear product concept.
Faced with a constant barrage of health scares and growing fears
about the environment, the consumer is seeking reassurance when
buying cosmetics, said marketing expert Micheal Gutsatz at the
Natural Beauty Summit.
While advertising channels continue to multiply new evidence
suggests that old fashioned word of mouth is a far more powerful
selling tool than internet and mobile phone adverts.
Moritex, a global supplier of skin counseling products to the
beauty market, has launched a new generation of its highly
MoistSense moisture metre, a device that could help skin care
brands to promote their products at the point of...
Timestrip, a UK company marketing smart labeling systems for a
range of temperature- and time-sensitive products, has launched the
technology in the US market for the first time.
Premium oral and beauty care brand Rembrandt, part of the Johnson
& Johnson group, says it has re-branded by updating its
packaging featuring a design that aims to rejuvenate its share of
the tooth whitening market.
Fast growth of professional skin care products in Europe has led
manufacturers to seek new marketing opportunities - with a new
report encouraging them to produce ranges that target both spa
venues, and the more common beauty institutes.
Cosmetic sales in Russia - and Western manufacturers active in the
market - are on the up thanks to a booming economy, GDP increase
and a decrease in unemployment.
The future of the fragrance industry is set to become reliant on
quality products, rather than the celebrity endorsed products that
have been inundating the market of late, according to a new report.
Momentive Performance Materials has launched an anionic
film-forming emulsion for the hair care segment, Silsoft Style,
aimed at providing enhanced manageability and curl retention for
styling products.
A Brand Audit by California-based Grayson Associates finds that a
newly launched footcare line has a number of shortfalls, including
poorly labeled packaging and the lack of a 'star product'.
Cosmetic manufacturers hoping to capitalise on consumer desire for
darker skin in the run up to the summer season are launching
self-tan lines that incorporate fruit and flower extracts - tapping
into the booming trend for natural...
A new hair care range has been developed by leading cosmetics
manufacturer Cosi to target the growing consumer desire for
constant image reinvention without permanent effects.
Anti-aging products look set to maintain the leading category
within the US skin care market, but almost all other categories
continue to show strong market growth, a new report reveals.
