Total US beauty sales are up in both the prestige and mass markets for the first quarter of 2011, suggesting that after a cautious 2010, the beauty industry has shaken off the recession.
A new report by PMR analysts has found that drugstore chains in Poland are strengthening their hold on the market, reflecting increased consumer demand for mid- priced cosmetics.
The publication of harmonised European organic and natural standards is just around the corner, according to leading certification bodies at the Natural Beauty Summit.