The advertising standards regulator of India, ASCI, has released draft guidelines which aim to challenge those advertising campaigns which plug skin lightening, or ‘fairness’, products by means of the promotion of social discrimination.
A recent survey conducted by Paris-headquarted beauty giant L’Oreal has highlighted consumer demand is not currently being met in the area of products for pore size control.
Men's skin care markets are becoming polarized between the simple and the complex, as Euromonitor beauty and personal care analyst Nicole Tyrimou identifies the key trends in this developing cosmetics field as simplicity and multi-functionality.
The packaging supplier has developed what it says is the first ecological global airless dispensing system, which takes traditional airless technology to a new level by combining ergonomics and sensuality in one jar.
Ingredients supplier Merck has launched new cosmetics actives and invited CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com down to give us an exclusive insight on the skin care ingredients.
Beauty behemoth L’Oréal has made its first ever company purchase in India as it looks to strengthen its presence in the professional sector with the acquisition of Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals.
The first multi-ethnic global cosmetic brand has likened Asian, Spanish and African skin tones as being similar and revealed that what most brands don’t realise is each ethnic group is experiencing the same challenges when it comes to cosmetics.
Thailand based soap-maker Sukapawadee says it has conducted clinical trials that give credence to claims that its goat’s milk-based soaps have moisturising and skin brightening properties.
Skin lightening has long been a trend in Asia and is set to continue to boost the global market in the next five years, according to Global Industry Analysts’ latest report.
Despite already being thought of as a girl’s best friend, diamonds are being favoured in a new way as more skin care formulators are turning to the material for skin care purposes.
The evolution of the BB cream category has been nothing short of incredible, giving way to the CC cream category. But now US-based Julep is set to launch what is claimed to be the world’s first DD range.
Spain-based ingredients supplier Lipotec is showcasing its latest skincare ingredients - the Delisens and Telangyn novel peptides and the marine-based hyaluronic acid booster Hanify - at in-cosmetics Asia in Bangkok from 6-8 November 2012.
Japanese confectionery maker Ezaki Glico has announced it has developed its first skin care line for the cosmetics market featuring glycogen, a carbohydrate said to be beneficial in retaining skin moisture.
As the face market leads sales of color cosmetics in many Asian countries, meeting whitening, natural and medicinal trends could be key to unlocking this market according to market researcher Mintel.
American women are the most likely to use anti-aging facial creams in a bid to hold back the signs of aging and preserve an image of beauty, according to new market research.
Having amassed a dominant share in the Indian men’s cosmetics market, fairness creams are emerging as a key trend in the country according to a new market report.
Cosmetics Design is readying its second SkinCare Ingredients virtual trade show, to be held on June 13, a date all skin care professionals should now have firmly marked in their diaries.
At this year’s in-cosmetics taking place in Barcelona, which opens its doors today, CosmesticsDesign-Europe.com takes a two-part look at some of the ingredients being showcased by various exhibitors at the event.
A good year for both skin care and fragrance sales helped the total US prestige beauty industry post improved growth on last term, according to figures from the NPD Group.
Skin whitening product, ‘Elure’, has been launched in the US by Syneron, a manufacturer of medical aesthetic device on the back of its success on the Asian cosmetic market.
Women in the UK are more likely to turn to skin care and anti-ageing products than cosmetic surgery in order to maintain a youthful appearance and this is having a very positive effect on skin care sales.
The New Year brings about new trends, and market analyst Mintel has predicted that maintaining biodiversity and focusing on sustainable sourcing in the beauty industry will be key in 2011.
Unilever-owned brand Vaseline is making use of social media marketing by launching a video series to promote its new brand of skin care, ‘Vaseline Intensive Rescue’.
Switzerland-based ingredients supplier, Cosmetochem, has launched Citrolumine 8, a new cosmetic active for use in anti-ageing and skin lightening products.
While consumer demand for green packaging is growing, it is still of secondary concern compared to the main priorities of simplicity, functionality and personality, according to Benjamin Punchard, head of packaging research at Euromonitor.
The global skin lightening market is predicted to reach $10 billion by 2015, driven by new markets in the West and sustained growth in Asia-Pacific, a report by Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has revealed.
Reflecting the massive potential for development in the Indian market, attendance at the recent In-Cosmetics event in Mumbai increased by 54 percent, its organizers claim.
Procter and Gamble (P&G) claimed today to have made a hair
coloring breakthrough that will transform the future of the
category and persuade more women to color their hair at home.
A new clinical trial has unveiled an ingredient combination that
could send anti-ageing skin care manufacturers into a spin, with
the claim it reduces facial wrinkles in Asian consumers by nearly
50 per cent.
Quest International has extended its portfolio of natural actives
for skin and haircare, with the launch of two new Indian-sourced
ingredients. Actisculpt is a herbal blend body sculpting
ingredient, while Karanja oil is aimed at...
Herbalife has launched NouriFusion MultiVitamin Skin Care - a
vitamin-enriched skin care range fortified with vitamins A, C and
E. Simultaneously unveiled on the European, North American and
Asian markets, the product is characteristic...
In Japan two leading cosmetic companies have announced the launch
of new skin care formulas in the same week. Kanebo has developed a
vitamin-B skin whitening product, while Kao has unveiled a formula
that claims to tighten skin pores,...
US division of Japanese mail order skincare company DHC introduces
alpha-arbutin white mask. The company claims alpha-arbutin is up to
ten times more effective at brightening skin than the traditional
brightening ingredient beta-arbutin.
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