L'Oréal focuses on improving energy efficiency at Yichang plant
By the end of 2015, L’Oréal’s Yichang plant in China will become the company's first Asia-Pacific facility to reach carbon footprint neutrality.
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Shiseido uncovers cause of sagging skin and suggests pine cone extract may be the cure
Shiseido has, for the first time, found that impaired function of dermal lymphatic vessels can lead to sagging of the skin and is looking into ways to develop cosmetics products to combat this, based on a pine cone extract sold in Europe and Asia.
Texture and innovation drive UK’s self-tanning market on
The UK may be subject to a number of ‘bad weather’ jokes but that doesn’t leave Brits looking pale as the self-tanning products market is set to maintain strong growth thanks to a host of innovations in galenic formulations and a strong influence from...
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As China's women fight for 'body hair freedom', how will the personal care sector be hit?
As men strive to keep themselves baby smooth, women are now challenging the characteristics of traditional femininity, one of which being hairless armpits, by growing their underarm hair.
Scientists discover 'restorative face creams' help lower embarrassment ratings
Research carried out by scientists at Sun Yat-Sen University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong reveals that people feeling embarrassed are more likely to choose items that hide or 'repair' the face.