Personal Care

Scientists extract vanilla fragrance from cow dung

08-Mar-2006 By Simon Pitman

Japanese scientists at the International Medical Center of Japan
say they have successfully undertaken a co-operative development
program with Sekisui Chemical company to extract vanilla fragrance
from cow dung.

Beiersdorf unveils plans for second round of restructuring

03-Mar-2006 By Simon Pitman

German cosmetic and toiletries giant Beiersdorf says it will be
realigning its Dutch and Swedish facilities as part of the second
stage of restructuring plans that aim to save €100m a year in
production costs.

Fakes cash in on all the hard work

20-Feb-2006 By Simon Pitman

The development of cosmetic and toiletry brands can take years to
build up, but a copycat brand can destroy all that work in just a
short period of time. And a new report finds that increasingly it
is premium brands that are being...

Beiersdorf poised for organic growth

16-Feb-2006 By Simon Pitman

German cosmetics giant and marketer of the Nivea brand, Beiersdorf,
says it is poised to grow organically, with the Asian and men's
personal care market likely areas for investment.

Unilever's lackluster 2005 buoyed by personal care

09-Feb-2006 By Simon Pitman

Unilever sales grew by just 2 per cent in 2005, putting them in the
shadows as arch rival P&G takes the number one consumer goods
spot following last year's purchase of Gillette.

Cosmoprof aims at international visitors

23-Jan-2006 By Simon Pitman

The organisers of the Cosmoprof show, to be held Bologna, Italy,
7-10 April, are targeting the international market in an effort to
continue to develop its attendence in the face of stiff
competition.

Beiersdorf stresses big brands and new markets for future growth

19-Jan-2006 By Simon Pitman

German personal care giant Beiersdorf says it wants to achieve a
5.5 per cent of the global market for personal care products by the
year 2010 and will be particularly looking to the markets of China,
India, Brazil and Russia to help...

Kao aiming to buy UK's Molton Brown

11-Jul-2005

Japan's largest household and personal care producer, Kao, says it
is in talks to buy the UK's Molton Brown, a producer of luxury
cosmetics and accessories, reports Simon Pitman.

Chinese travellers: a new key to cosmetics growth

07-Jun-2005

The phenomenal boom in the number of Chinese nationals traveling
the world could be key to increasing future revenues for the global
cosmetic travel retail sector, reports Simon Pitman.

Beiersdorf reports flat 2004 but outlook is brighter

30-Mar-2005

Beiersdorf has reported flat financial results following what the
Germany-based skin specialist described as a difficult year for
trading as the domestic market continued to prove particularly
challenging. However, the company says...

Synthetic musk could pose toxicity risk

27-Jan-2005

A scientific study has shown that artificial musk fragrance can
increase sensitivity to toxins in mussels, indicating possible
implications for human health. Simon Pitman reports on the
findings and industry's reaction.

Luzenac opens worldwide business unit

06-Jan-2005

Luzenac Group, the leading France-based talc producer, has
announced the extension of its business unit organisation model
worldwide, from the beginning of this year. The four new global
business units are centred on Luzenac's...

Unilever hit by stiff competition in both Asia and Europe

21-Sep-2004

Fierce competition in the consumer goods sector has driven Unilver,
maker of some of the world's leading cosmetics and toiletry brands,
to cut back its earnings outlook for 2004 with a view to changing
it five-year sales targets.

New formulation faces the sun

16-May-2003

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...