The Body Shop under fire for advertising campaign criticized for triggering memories of sexual abuse
The Body Shop has been criticized by a consumer rights group in Australia after a Melbourne woman complained that the company's latest advertising campaign triggered memories of sexual abuse for her 12-year-old foster daughter. The campaign for The Body Shop’s Hemp...
Demand from soap manufacturers driving growth in global tallow fatty acid market
The global market for tallow fatty acids, which are widely used in soaps, is anticipated to reach a value of US$2.74bn by 2020, according to a new report. US firm Transparency Market Research estimates that the market will register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...
The EU approves use of cyclopentasiloxane (D5) in certain cosmetics
The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has issued regulatory guidelines on the use of cosmetics ingredient cyclopentasiloxane (D5) which is commonly used in deodorants, hair sprays, sun blocks and skin care products. The SCCS states...
Global shampoo market predicted to grow at annual rate of 4.69% until 2019
The global hair shampoo market is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 4.69 percent in terms of revenue until 2019, a new report reveals. The report by Market Research Reports, covers the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It found that the...
Reckitt Benckiser takeover of K-Y may lead to higher lubricant prices, warn regulators
Reckitt Benckiser’s planned takeover of K-Y lubricant brand has sparked concerns among British regulators who believe that the company’s ambitious expansion may lead to higher prices for personal lubricant products. As the owner of Durex condoms and lubricants,...
Eighty percent of sunscreens sold in the US are ineffective or harmful, report claims
Eighty percent of sunscreen products sold in the US are ineffective or contain ingredients that are harmful to the health of consumers, according to a report published yesterday by the Environmental Working Group. The 2015 Guide to Sunscreens evaluated the ingredients...
Middle East & Africa takes over Latin America as world’s fastest-growing beauty and personal care market
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) has overtaken Latin America as the world’s fastest-growing market for beauty and personal care products with a retail value of US$25.7bn in 2014, according to research. Analysts Euromonitor International have estimated that the beauty...
Halal certification offered to foreign beauty brands retailing in UAE
A Halal mark and certification will be issued to foreign beauty products for sale in the UAE to reassure consumers they are Shariah-compliant. Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) announced that a rising number of international companies were...
Colgate and Dove rank in top ten global brands
Colgate and Dove are among the top ten global brands according to a ranking released by research firm Kantar Worldpanel. Kantar’s 2015 Brand Footprint ranks fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands according to how many households around the world are buying a brand...
Biochemicals company Cellulac expands into personal care with €1m acquisition
Ireland-based industrial biochemicals company Cellulac is planning an expansion into new markets including personal care through a €1m acquisition of rival Irish biotech firm Aer Sustainable Energy. Celluac said in a statement that the purchase would enhance the...
Procter & Gamble closes Puerto Rico plant, laying off 230 employees
Procter & Gamble has announced that is closing a manufacturing plant based in Puerto Rico and will be laying off 230 employees. The plant, located in Cavey, a southern town on the Carribean island, has been manufacturing Olay skin care products since Procter &...
US consumer fails to sue Neutrogena over false sunscreen claims
A US consumer who tried to take legal action against Neutrogena for misleading customers by labeling products with false sunscreen claims has had his case dismissed. Plaintiff Nathan Dapeer sought an injunction against Neutrogena over claims that the brand’s high-SPF...
Colgate-Palmolive India fourth quarter profits up by 23 percent
Net profits for Colgate-Palmolive India rose 23 percent rise in its fourth quarter ending March 31, it has been announced. On Tuesday the company said its profits during the fourth quarter of 2015 rose by 23.6 percent at Rs 163.63 crore against Rs 132.3 crore in the...
MeadWestvaco Corportation and Rock-Tenn will operate as WestRock following merger
American packaging companies MeadWestvaco Corporation and Rock-Tenn Corporation have said they will operate as WestRock Corporation after their merger. The companies announced in January that they would combine to create a US$16bn a year global packaging giant....
Skin care industry demand for titanium dioxide predicted to grow
Growth in the global titanium dioxide market will be spurred by the skin care industry for the next four years, according to a report. Research firm Technavio has predicted that unprecedented and increased demand will create continuous growth for titanium dioxide...
Colgate-Palmolive reduces energy use by 19.1 percent
Colgate-Palmolive has reduced its energy use by 19.1 percent since 2005, the company has announced. In the latest edition of its annual report entitled ‘Giving the World Reasons to Smile’ Colgate details the progress that it has been making towards its long-term...
Unilever CFO Jean-Marc Huet stands down after five years
Unilever Chief Financial Officer Jean-Marc Huet is due to leave the company after five years in his role. The former Goldman Sachs banker will officially step down on October 1 and will be succeeded by Graeme Pitkethly, who is currently Executive Vice President of...
Mary Kay mobilizes global campaign to support women and childen in need
Mary Kay has announced that it will donate US$1 of every purchase of its Nourishine Plus Lip Gloss sold in the US over the summer towards supporting women suffering from domestic violence. Over the past 15 years, The Mary Kay Foundation has raised US$50 million for...
Yves Saint Laurent and Jimmy Choo scoop awards at ‘Fragrance Oscars’
Dubbed by industry insiders as the ‘fragrance Oscars’, the winners of the 23rd annual Fragrance Foundation UK Awards have been announced. Yves Saint Laurent picked up the Best New Female Fragrance award for Black Opium and Jimmy Choo picked up the Best New Male...
UAE consumer demand for color cosmetics expected to grow
The color cosmetics market in the United Arab Emirates is expected to witness a compound annual growth rate of 11 percent until 2020, according to a Euromonitor report. In recent years, the market has registered a CAGR of 8 percent, yet Euromonitor predicts that the...
Fake cosmetics sold in UK contain human urine and arsenic, police warn
Laboratory tests on fake cosmetics sold in the UK have shown them to contain traces of human urine and toxic chemicals such as arsenic and cyanide. The City of London Police today launched their ‘Wake up – don’t fake up’ campaign to warn consumers against purchasing...
Former CEO and Executive Chairman Donal Knauss retires from Clorox
American consumer goods company Clorox has announced that Executive Chairman Donald Knauss is due to retire, effective from July 1 2015. Knauss served as CEO and Chairman of the Board at Clorox from October 2006 until November 2014 when he handed over the title of CEO...
Estée Lauder scientist takes on cosmetics giant with launch of his own anti-aging product
A former scientist working in research and development at Estée Lauder is now taking on the cosmetics giant with the launch of his own range of anti-aging products. Jules Zecchino, former President of Innovation and Applied Research at Estée Lauder, is launching Erasa...
Unilever saves 1 million tonnes of CO2 – and €244m
Unilever has announced that it has reached a milestone in its sustainability programme, having reduced CO2 emissions from the company's manufacturing network by 1 million tonnes. Energy consumption has been reduced by 20 percent, Unilever claims. The savings represent...
Japanese e-commerce retailer Cosme.com targets Western consumers with new English-language site
Japan’s most popular e-commerce website has launched an English language version of its site. Cosme.com currently boasts 10 million visitors per month and 270 million page views. The website retails over 250,000 items of 28,000 domestic and foreign brands. Cosme...
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