Olay, L’Oréal Paris and Rejoice emerge as the top three digital beauty brands in China and are tipped to make this status count as the country’s digital and social use has seen growth in the last few years.
With Chinese, Japanese and Korean males indicated as the most active consumers of grooming products, preferences have long grown from just aftershave and shaving foam staples. Here; Kantar Worldpanel indicates what consumers are favouring now.
Men’s grooming products are becoming more sophisticated than ever before, meaning that manufacturers must find suitable ingredients for easy incorporation, leading to host of new concepts introduced by suppliers.
With packaging manufacturers making every effort to reduce the materials used in the manufacturing process, Avery Dennison says it has designed especially for thin labels.
Ever been out and about and seen someone pull out the antibacterial handwash for an impromptu clean? It turns out rising awareness of hygiene amongst Australians is driving the growth of the hygiene chemicals market.
One of the world’s biggest silicone players, Japan-based Shin-Etsu Chemical, has acquired all the outstanding shares in the Asia Silicones Monomer business to give it a controlling stake.
The market for polymer ingredients used in personal care products is tipped to grow steadily over the coming years to reach $3.49bn by 2017 according to the latest findings from market research firm Lucintel.
Specialty chemicals firm is feeling the benefit of the Asia-Pacific market having given it special focus, culminating in the success and attention its personal care ingredients received recently at the Home and Personal Care Ingredients Exhibition &...
Belgium-based Solvay has finalized plans to increase global production of guar by 40 percent, thanks to expanded manufacturing capacity in China that will focus on the personal care category.
Although many segments of the cosmetics industry are levelling off, the area of men’s grooming is actually reporting strong sales growth. In light of this Cosmetics Design takes a look at what’s driving the segment so far in 2012...
A recent report published by the Transparency Market Research group has revealed that the global baby cosmetics and toiletries market is to reach $66.8 billion by 2017, toting an overall growth rate of CAGR of seven percent during the forecasted five...
Thanks to the availability of international products and rising disposable income in the country, the Indian cosmetics market is poised for further growth, according to a new market report.
When it comes to the view of personal hygiene, the majority of women in both developed and emerging markets see wellbeing as the most important dimension, even more so than staying healthy, a study has found.
Ingredients player United Guardian has released financial results for the first nine months of the year that reveal personal care is the driving force behind its strong growth.
Dow Corning is looking to expand its business in the skin care segment by investigating applications of silicones in combination with naturally-derived ingredients.
Strong trading performance, particularly in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, has boosted profits for PZ Cussons despite a fragile economic environment.
When the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients show opens its doors on March 10 in Shanghai, industry professionals will find that new technology is the focal point.
France-based Rhodia has acquired the US McIntyre Group to build on its presence in the personal care and oil surfactant categories as a means of maintaining growth.
A new organic men’s care line is said to be the first ever intimate hygiene product, and is poised to carve out a new niche within this fast-growing segment.
The global market for biocides used in the production of personal
care products has grown by 40 per cent since 1996 to reach a value
$570m, despite the fact that growth in demand is falling in the US.
International household and personal care products company PZ
Cussons has is to acquire top UK haircare brand Charles Worthington
in a deal worth up to £37m (€55 m) to the celebrity hairdresser and
his business partner.
The days when it was enough for a shampoo to cleanse and a
conditioner to soften are gone, said Croda's Nick Challoner,
announcing the company's new active ingredients for hair care
products.
L'Oréal has opened a new manufacturing plant in India with a
production capacity of up to 100 million units per year. The new
factory is to supply India - where L'Oréal sales grew by 33.4 per
cent in 2003 - and other neighbouring...
Speciality chemicals company International Specialty Products (ISP)
continues its quest to expand the company's presence in the growing
personal care market segment with the news this week that it has
collaborated with biotech...