Luxury French brand Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy has announced continued growth for both its perfume and cosmetic ranges during the first quarter, with European sales still climbing despite the tough economic conditions.
Natural cosmetics brand Laboratory JaneClare spoke to Cosmetics Design in an exclusive interview that highlights aspects of formulation such as costs and hygiene as being the key challenges.
Korea-based skin care company AmorePacific has continued its focus on the Asia market, this time using the strength of the Korean market to report record sales for its Sulwhasoo skin care serum.
In a crowded and competitive skin care market, consumer giant Unilever has drawn on new packaging and a new formulation of its Vaseline lotions in order to stand out from the crowd.
According to Dr. Benjamin Punchard, the head of global packaging research at Euromonitor International; “Over the 2005-2020 period the fastest growing countries for skin care packaging were Indonesia, China and India.”
The Nivea skin cream maker is cutting back on unprofitable lines and investing more in its skin care brands in an attempt to gain market share after seeing its third quarter profits take a tumble.
The beauty and personal care market in Japan has been suffering since the country’s economy hit a recession in 2008 with stagnant sales seen across the industry, including the key skin care.
The market for skin care in China is expected to continue its phenomenal growth, but companies are going to have to target consumers with innovative products that hit key trends if they want success.
Thanks to a ramped up marketing drive to celebrate skin care brand Nivea’s 100th anniversary, Beiersdorf’s Consumer business has shown a return to growth following a release of its figures.
After making inroads into color cosmetics and skin care through several acquisitions in 2010, fragrance and cosmetics player Coty has said it will look to China and Brazil in 2011 as part of its plan to target high-growth opportunities in emerging markets.
Brands using natural ingredients and antioxidants are likely to help boost sales in the men’s grooming segment in 2011, according to market research company Mintel - proven by the fact that new products with these features were among the best sellers...
The year ahead should see the global market for medicated skin care begin to recover, following on from the challenging conditions experienced in the past two years.
Speaking at the annual shareholders meeting, Estee Lauder CFO Fabrizio Fread says the company wants to grow its business by focusing on the Asian skin care market.
Aggressive new product launches along with increasing awareness about professional skin care products will enable the cosmetics market in China to grow significantly in the next two years, according to industry intelligence firm, RNCOS.
Norway-based Aqua Bio Technology (ABT) will supply its bioactive ingredient Zonase X as the key ingredient in a new product line to be launched in January next year by an unnamed Asian manufacturer.
Japan-based global cosmetics player Shiseido will launch a new skin care brand that aims to encompass both the masstige Asian market and the low-end domestic market.
Prickly pear seeds, milk extracts, snail serum, bog myrtle and grape stem cells are just a few of the more unusual ingredients that have cropped up this year.
The US market is about to witness the launch of a nanotechnology encapsulated anti-aging skin care system that has already hit other major global markets.
The launch of Glimpse Intuitive Skin Care claims to carve out a new niche in ‘mangosteen topical nutrition’ within the naturals personal care category.
Industry expert Didier Rase has launched a new men's anti-ageing
skin care range, claimed to be the first to feature a plant derived
ingredient that inhibits testosterone deficiency.
LVMH Recherche, the research arm of French luxury consumer group
LVMH has conducted three tests on European and Japanese adolescent
skin care routines in a bid to develop skin care treatments for
this age group and later in life.
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...
Global personal care provider Johnson & Johnson is rumored
to have taken over China cosmetics giant Dabao in a move that
would secure it the country's largest domestic skin care provider.
As the cosmetics industry becomes over-run with plant and fruit
extract ingredients - manufacturers are beginning to diversify with
'novelty' ingredients that capitalise on the growing desire for
alternative products, from...
Mannatech has launched a new skin care line featuring a proprietary
water technology that means the formulation has no need for any
preservatives - giving it a head start in the increasingly
competitive market for natural-based products.
In a bid to underline its position as worldwide skin care leader,
Beiersdorf has expanded its portfolio into the Czech Republic and
the Slovak Republic markets with the launch of its well-known
dermocosmetics range, Eucerin.
Organic botanicals indigenous to Hawaii have been combined with the
latest advances in skin care science to create a ground-breaking
skin care serum that promotes healthy, younger looking skin.
The quest for cosmetic and personal care products that are
natural-based and free of harsh chemical preservatives has led one
cosmetic start-up to develop a line of skin care products that uses
bacteriostatic water as a preservative...
International star Jackie Chan has branched out from his typecast
roles of martial arts expert and global film star and is focusing
on enjoying the same success in the organic skin care market with
the launch of his cosmetics range,...
Johnson & Johnson is said to be in advanced talks to buy up
Beijing-based Dabao Cosmetics - a move that could give the company
a valuable footing in what is currently a huge growth market.
The race between home-made, joint-venture and imported skin care
products is becoming increasingly fierce as the market matures and
segmentation becomes more defined.
European cosmetic makers have been quick to catch on to the
promises made by 'wonder ingredient' CoQ10 with a throng of
products hitting the market in the last five years, according to
Mintel. Nonetheless, supply issues...
The latest group of product launches from Mintel's GNPD testify to
the growing range of skin care products relying on natural
ingredients that include minerals and vitamins in the fight to
maintain healthy and wrinkle-free skin,...
US-based Helix BioMedix and American Global Health Group (AGHG)
have signed a license agreement for the inclusion of certain Helix
peptide technology for AGHG skin care products that are presently
under development and expected to...
US-based Health Sciences has re-formulated Sense, its skin and
personal care product line. The product has been re-launched
containing the company's new preserving technology, which is said
to contain a number of active ingredients...
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