Procter & Gamble is to advertise its cosmetics range on the
reality television programme Survivor next year. The product
placement deal is one of the largest in television history and
highlights the latest in cosmetic marketing...
French cosmetic ingredients supplier Rhodia has reached an
agreement with its creditors to refinance its debt burden, giving
the company breathing space to continue its restructuring
operations.
UK supermarket group Tesco is making a bid to undercut health and
beauty retailer Boots by launching a €100m price reduction program.
With an everything under one roof policy more customers are turning
to supermarkets to purchase...
Paris-based subsidiary, Inter Parfums SA, is to move into the men's
skin care sector after agreeing to buy a 64 per cent interest in
Nickel for €5 million.
Following the recent BSE scare in America, the Bureau of Health in
Taiwan has banned a list of cosmetics thought to contain prohibited
US cattle and sheep-sourced ingredients. It is believed the embargo
of American imports will encourage...
Cosmed is set to double the number of its store outllets in the
next three years in Taiwan in order to catch up with the country's
leading cosmetics leader Watsons.
The L'Oréal group has signed an agreement to try and acquire the
Chinese skincare brand Mininurse. With five per cent market share,
the skincare brand is claimed to be one of the top three in China.
Kao, Japan's biggest maker of toiletries, plans to add cosmetics to
its product lineup in China by the middle of next year in a bid to
find faster markets for growth. Kao's plans for China is aided by
its intention to purchase...
Restylane is the third injectable wrinkle treatment to win approval
from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product is made
with hyaluronic acid, a substance normally found in the skin that
helps keep it plump. Already...
The popularity of cosmetic coolers will almost triple by the end of
2004, according to a Korean manufacturer. The mini-fridge concept,
which was launched in Asia in 1997 is set to hit the western market
as the latest in bedroom decor.
US beauty group Coty is targeting the teen market with the roll-out
of its first fragrance range under the Chupa Chups label. Created
by independent designer Emmanuel Fenasse, glass bottles are encased
in brightly-coloured plastic...
In the last five years, the Russian perfume and cosmetics market
has been the fastest growing in the world. Sales have increased by
20-25 per cent a year in Russia in comparison with the sales growth
in western countries, which has...
NaturNorth Technologies and wood producer Potlatch and Synertec,
have developed a patented process to cost-effectively isolate large
quantities of pure betulin and other compounds from birch bark.
Many cosmetic companies use the extract...
Avon is to become the first cosmetic company to put its name to a
co-branded credit card. The company's innitiative is set to cause a
ripple throughout the whole industry sector as companies strive to
stay ahead in an increasingly...
PhytoCeuticals a developer and manufacturer of proprietary
formulations for skin care has terminated its longstanding contract
with Skinceuticals. Instead it has choosen Is Clinical by
Innovative Skincare to exclusively supply with...
Nanotechnology company Oxonica has been awarded the title of
entrepreneurial material company of the year by market researchers
Frost & Sullivan. The UK-based company was credited with
developing Optisol earlier this year, an...
It is always said that it is what's on the inside that counts, but
can what's inside make you look better on the outside? A rise in
so-called 'cosmeceuticals,' or beauty foods, is about to emerge,
reports Mintel....
The popular Sephora cosmetics chain, owned by luxury goods
powerhouse LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is searching for
stores in Canada as it looks at taking on domestic department
stores that currently dominate cosmetics retailing.
The commonly used skincare ingredient glycerin may have therapeutic
value, say researchers, who have found that it makes skin look and
function better by helping skin cells mature properly.
It appears that the beauty media and the average consumer disagree
when it comes to selecting their favourite brands and products. In
the biggest survey of its kind Tesco invited Britain's media and
more than half a million women...
With five million contaminated and unregistered cosmetics being
seized in stores across Thailand this week, counterfeit cosmetics
and perfumes are becoming a serious global issue. As increasing
numbers of fraudsters turn their activities...
Atrium this week announced its full acquisition of active
ingredient supplier Siricie. The €1.6 million cash deal
demonstrates the trend of biotechnology companies moving further
towards novel products.
Chindex International, US distributor of western healthcare
products and services, today announced it has established a joint
venture with Nesh Cosmetics of Israel to distribute its Natural
Formula brand in China, the world's...
Croda International, one of the world's largest manufacturer of raw
materials for the cosmetic industry, has signed a a global
distribution and collaboration agreement with Keratec, a New
Zealand wool biotechnology company.
A new technology developed by Hydron, marketers of personal care
products, can significantly increase the protein production of skin
cells, which is linked to wound healing suggest two new studies.
China appears to be the latest Asian country to attract the
attention of the western cosmetics industry. Faced with a maturing
market in Japan, the nation's largest cosmetics company, Shiseido
has turned its attention to China.
By Terry is to produce and market a skincare range to be on shelves
by September 2004. Although previously integrating skincare
properties into make-up, this is the first sign that the creator of
Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics is to...
Packaging group Ileos has introduced Swift Open sachets as the
latest addition to its Flexpaq range ofsampling vehicles. The new
sachet, claimed to be unique in design, is not the only innovation
to be revealed by the company this...
Tokyo is set to become L'Oréal's third largest operational centre
today, following the company's shareholding extension in Japenese
Shu Uemura Cosmetics. The agreement confirms the company's
commitment to globalising...
Cashing in on the trend towards natural ingredients, and benefiting
from the synergy with its sister company SilPRO that markets silk
essence powder, New Silk Road is keen to push silk as the natural
moisturiser.
Cosmetic science is at the heart of an exhibition that started
today in Birmingham, UK. Organised by the British Society of
Cosmetic Scientists, SCS Formulate is a platform for a programme of
technical presentations dealing with new...
Swiss company Ciba Specialty Chemicals has designed a new
technology to protect cosmetic products from the damaging effects
of light. Working hand in hand with cosmetic ingredients, the new
technology is claimed to increase shelf...
Advantage Marketing Systems has obtained the rights for the
distribution, marketing and worldwide product sales of a patented
facial line reducing serum. Signed with Nino Sorgente, under the
agreement AMS will initially roll out the...
The young French cosmetics brand Omare has expanded its line of
marine body and facial care products to include a new range of
algae-based gels, serums, creams and lotions targeting beauty
salons and spas.
Lipid-based ingredients company Enzymotec has come up with a new
cosmetic line based on its ingredient MultOil, to fight wrinkles
and moisturise the skin. The young Israeli company claims that the
product could induce collagen stimulation...
US company Robanda has formulated a night-time treatment structured
around the patented ingredient Saccramyces Lysate to include an
oxygen-focused product in its collection.
Powerful antioxidant properties found in the regal fruit of Roman
cuisine - the pomegranate - could protect the skin from changes
that might lead to cancer. Can we soon expect to see these
ingredients incorporated into skin creams?
The European centre for the validation of alternative methods has
been restructured in order to address the ramifications of new EU
legislation on chemicals and cosmetics testing.
Softness in US colour cosmetics cut into third quarter figures for
US cosmetics company Revlon with the New York-based company
reporting a loss of $54.7 million for the period.
German speciality chemicals supplier BASF has increased production
of its specialty amine, dimethylaminopropylamine - used to create
mild personal care products - in response to increased demand and
in total has recently passed the...
Procter and Gamble, owner of the Olay, Pantene and Head &
Shoulders lines and recent acquirer of Wella, today announced
healthy Q1 results including double-digit earnings growth for its
beauty and health care segments.
Kao, Japan's leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals and
personal care and household products, and Kanebo, the country's
second largest cosmetics maker, have announced a provisional
agreement to consolidate the two companies'...
US-based market research firm Kline & Company is to undertake a
study to investigate trends and opportunities among manufacturers
and marketers of specialty active ingredients for the cosmetic and
toiletries industries.
The consortium led by German coffee company Tchibo has signed an
agreement to purchase a 40 per cent holding in Nivea creams maker
Beiersdorf from German insurer Allianz, upping the stakes in a
potential takeover bidding war between...
Consumer goods giant Colgate-Palmolive announced on Monday it has
agreed to sell its European laundry detergent brands to rival
Procter & Gamble in order to focus on its oral and personal
care businesses.
Better business plans, closer consumer relationships, tighter
customer partnerships, more sustainable growth' was the slogan
provided by Procter & Gamble's president A.G. Lafley in an
upbeat address to the company's...
Swedish ingredients company Karlshamns has increased its ressources
dedicated to the cosmetic industry with its investment in a new
cosmetic laboratory for its Lipids for Care business.
Rumours continue this week surrounding the possible takeover of
Germany's Beiersdorf. Possible contenders for the move include
consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble and a consortium headed
by Tchibo.
UK-based engineering group IMI is to branch out into cosmetic
retail display design with its £47 million acquisition of Artform
International, a European specialist in Point-of-Purchase
development and manufacturing.