All news articles for July 2014

CIRS advises industry to check final version of IECIC

08-Jul-2014 By Michelle Yeomans

China’s FDA has published a final version of Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredient in China (IECIC 2014), listing some 8783 ingredients.

Vive la France: Korean consumers show enthusiasm for French cosmetics

08-Jul-2014 By Lucy Whitehouse

It’s not baguettes but beauty wands: the recent launch of Eisenberg Paris in South Korea confirms that beauty is being fuelled by consumer enthusiasm for France within the Asian country.

Baby boomers looking for luxury with cosmetics in demand

07-Jul-2014 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Luxury cosmetics are behind only a luxury holiday and premium wines as luxury products or services that US baby boomers are targeting. 

Albéa invests in $14 million Suzhou cosmetics packaging plant

03-Jul-2014 By Michelle Yeomans

French packaging giant Albéa Group has invested in a new plant in Suzhou as it aims to boost its cosmetic presence in China with integrated decoration and assembly capabilities and 800 employees.

Hindustan Unilever outlines five-point plan to make the company ‘future-ready’

03-Jul-2014 By Lucy Whitehouse

The chairman of personal care giant Hindustan Unilever has outlined five areas of focus where the brand will make moves to make itself ‘future ready’, with the key industry player stating that change is now ‘the new normal’.

Heliae announces first international production facility as algae demand booms

03-Jul-2014 By Michelle Yeomans

As algae based ingredients become favored for beauty now more than ever, Cosmetics Design caught up with proprietary algae producer Heliae to find out about its new international facility and how Japan is a particularly lucrative market for the company.

What the new FDA guidance on nanomaterials means for cosmetic players

02-Jul-2014 By Simon Pitman

Last week the FDA issued new guidance that aims to create a clearer framework to identify potential safety issues for nanomaterials used in cosmetics.

China ends animal testing on regular cosmetics

02-Jul-2014 By Simon Pitman

China authorities have continued to make steps toward the ending of animal testing on cosmetics by ceasing mandatory testing for ordinary cosmetic products produced and sold in China.

Clever technology analyses personalized gender expression by use of make-up

02-Jul-2014 By Michelle Yeomans

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists working at the University of Western Australia (UWA) have developed a mathematical model that allows a computer to identify the gender of human faces based on a sliding scale.

Advertising Standards Council of India comes down on cosmetics ads

02-Jul-2014 By Simon Pitman

Latest figures from the Advertising Standards Board of India (ASCI) show that complaints against adverts for personal care and health care products are being upheld far more than any other consumer product group.

L’Oréal Paris rolls out first filloxane hair thickening product line

01-Jul-2014 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

L’Oréal Paris has rolled out its first product line utilising its hair thickening active ingredient which is based on the technology used to repair cracked car windscreens.

Iran cosmetics market begins to boom again

01-Jul-2014 By Michelle Yeomans

In recent years, make-up application on a daily basis has become ritual for the 15.5 million women in Iran, particularly in urban areas where younger women invest in the routine.

Korean giant LG closes door on Elizabeth Arden bidding process

01-Jul-2014 By Simon Pitman

Korean consumer goods giant LG Household and Health Care has said it is no longer interested in bidding for Elizabeth Arden, after the cosmetics player revealed its restructuring plan.

Maybelline preparing to launch new mobile-optimised site

01-Jul-2014 By Lucy Whitehouse

Colour cosmetics company Maybelline has entered a partnership with one of India’s leading tech development firms, Infosys, to create a new mobile optimized site for the brand.