Australian consumer sentiment dips ahead of budget announcement
Australian consumer sentiment has fallen this month ahead of the government’s budget announcement, a survey carried out by the Melbourne Institute and Westpac Bank has revealed. The survey of 1,200 people, which is closely followed by the Reserve Bank and other policy...
Estée Lauder sales up during Q2 compared to same period last year
Estée Lauder has posted net sales of US$3.04bn during the second quarter of this year, an increase of 1 percent compared to the same period last year when sales stood at US$3.02bn. Net earnings for the quarter were $435.7 million, compared with US$432.5m last year....
L’Oreal Russia is first company in Russia to be awarded EDGE gender equality certification
L’Oréal Russia has become the first company in Russia to gain workplace gender equality certification using global assessment methodology, EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality). Developed by the EDGE Certified Foundation, EDGE assessment methodology aims to...
Clinique launches Pop Lip Colour + Primer in travel retail worldwide
Clinique has launched a new two-in-one lip product called Pop Lip Colour + Primer, which will be available in travel retail worldwide from May. The product contains a built-in primer containing shea and murumuru butters within a polymer blend, which ensures even...
US sales of organic personal care products jumped last year, report reveals
Sales of organic products in the US jumped by 11 percent last year, according to a report by the Organic Trade Association. The report found that organic produce accounted for nearly 5 percent of total food sales in the US, with sales of all organic products reaching...
Beauty Cluster Barcelona signs knowledge-sharing agreement with Japan Cosmetic Center
Spanish cosmetics company association Beauty Cluster Barcelona has signed a knowledge-sharing agreement with similar organisation, Japan Cosmetic Center, to disclose details of companies and distributors between each organistion’s members. Ivan Borrego, head of Beauty...
Avon rumoured to be selling its North America business
Avon is exploring " strategic alternatives" such as the sale of its North America business, according to Wall Street Journal reports. The company’s North American business accounted for 14 percent of its total revenue in 2014, yet it has posted losses for the last...
Brazil’s packaging industry experienced 1.47 percent fall in production during 2014
Brazil's packaging industry production fell by 1.47 percent during 2014, with a turnover of R$55.1bn, new figures from the Brazilian Packaging Association reveal. Broken down by material, the research showed that production of wood packaging decreased by 18.25...
Oriflame Euro sales down by 10 percent, 2014 financial report reveals
Swedish cosmetics company Oriflame has revealed that Euro sales decreased by 10 percent last year, compared to 2013, yet local currency sales were up by 1 percent. The end of year financial report for 2014 shows that Oriflame registered sales of €1,265.8m, with a...
Induchem, Dow Corning and Sederma achieve top ingredient awards at in-cosmetics
Induchem, Dow Corning and Sederma achieved top industry recognition yesterday at in-cosmetics Barcelona’s Innovation Zone Best Ingredients Awards. The awards recognise the development of innovative ingredients that combine both strong scientific research and end-user...
Momentive Performance Materials introduces new polymer at in-cosmetics Barcelona
US ingredients manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials is due to introduce SilForm INX fluid at in-cosmetics Barcelona from April 14-16. SilForm INX fluid is an ionic polymer, which serves as an additive to improve formulations for colour cosmetics and hair care...
FaceCake launches colour search engine makeup app
A new app has launched which allows consumers to scan a colour that catches their eye using their smartphone in order to find cosmetics products that match the shade. US based company FaceCake Marketing Technologies has released ShadeScout, the search mobile app that...
Cosmecca and LF Beauty collaborate on innovative skincare products for Asia
Korean multi-functional cosmetics manufacturer Cosmecca and LF Beauty, a Hong Kong based packaging subsidiary of the Li & Fung Group have announced that they are collaborating on the development of a new line of “innovative skincare products for Asia.” The...
Gillette teams up with Stark Industries to launch razors inspired by The Avengers
Proctor & Gamble shaving brand Gillette is partnering with weapons and robotics company Stark Industries to create a new range of razors inspired by super hero team, The Avengers. Stark Industries is taking over Gillette’s R&D department to build four razor...
Global Market for at-home beauty devices grew by 14% in 2014
The market for at-home beauty devices such as wearable mask devices and lasers, grew by 14 percent during 2014, according to a report by US market research firm Kline & Company. The Beauty Devices: Global Market Analysis and Opportunities report has run for four...
HayMax extends range of hayfever barrier balms to New Zealand market
UK-based hayfever personal care brand HayMax is launching its range of organic, drug-free pollen barrier balms to consumers in New Zealand. The expansion follows launches in Sweden, Canada, the US, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria and Poland. HayMax has teamed up...
Fragrances accounted for 19.6% of Middle East & Africa beauty market in 2014, research reveals
Fragrances accounted for 19.6 percent of the Middle East and Africa's beauty and wellness market in 2014, according to figures published by Euromonitor International. The market had a retail value of US$5bn last year, and is expected to achieve a compound annual...
Camillo Pane appointed as EVP of category development at Coty
Coty has appointed Camillo Pane as Executive Vice President of category development, effective from July. In his new role, Pane will be responsible for the development of strategies, innovations and support programs for Coty’s fragrance, color cosmetics, skin care and...
Johnson & Johnson reports sales of US$17.4bn during Q1
Johnson & Johnson has reported that sales during Q1 this year were 4.1 percent lower than sales during the same period in 2014. Total sales stood at US$17.4bn. The company's interim financial report shows that while domestic sales increased 5.9 percent,...
Dove teams up with Marie Claire International for Brazil, USA and UK campaign
Dove is teaming up with Marie Claire International for a new editorial campaign featuring five female motorcyclists travelling across Brazil. Film, photographic and written content will be produced by Marie Claire International, depicting the motorcyclists' experience...
Sealed Air launches new patented packaging for safely transporting cosmetics
US protective packaging company Sealed Air has launched a new patented packaging solution for the safe transportation of goods. The creator of bubble wrap, Sealed Air's new Korrvu® Lok™ packaging features cardboard containers with restraining and shock-absorbing...
EU Sciencific Committee confirms safety of two skin lightening ingredients
The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has confirmed the safety of two chemicals used as lightening agents in cosmetics. Lightening chemical hydroquinone is banned under EU cosmetics regulation, yet the SCCS has confirmed that...
Unilever Nigeria ranked second-best company to work for in Nigeria
Unilever Nigeria has been recognized as the second best company to work for in Nigeria by US-based research and management consultancy, the Great Place to Work Institute. In its third annual Great Place to Work in Nigeria awards, the institute ranked leading...
Helen of Troy acquires licence for Vicks Vaposteam from Procter & Gamble
US personal care product manufacturer Helen of Troy Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the licence for Vicks VapoSteam liquid inhalator products from The Procter & Gamble. Helen of Troy has also acquired a separate licence for P&G’s Vicks VapoPad...
Kose targets Indian consumers with launch of new brand Spawake
Japan-based cosmetic company Kose is launching a women’s skincare brand in India, to reach a new market of consumers. The company has is targeting skincare brand Spawake at India’s population of young, urban consumers. “We have developed Spawake especially for the...
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