H&M launches new beauty range after reporting soaring profits
H&M has announced plans to expand its beauty range and open 400 new stores after reporting soaring profits during 2014. In the autumn of 2015, the Swedish retailer will introduce a new beauty range under the banner of H&M Beauty. Affordable make-up, body care...
Widespread recall of Sephora Collection false eyelash products
Sephora Canada has issued a recall of 35 different Sephora Collection false eyelash products due to safety concerns regarding eyelash glue. The products have been recalled as the glue contains methyl methacrylate, a substance that is prohibited in in Canada due to...
Landmark study from Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute uses stem cells to trigger human hair growth
A pioneering new study from a US research firm has shown that human stem cells can be used to generate human hair. The research, from Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, represents the first step toward the development of a cell-based treatment for people...
Johnson & Johnson recalls tubes of Aveeno Baby Lotion due to high bacteria content
Johnson & Johnson have announced a voluntary recall of 2,200 tubes of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion. According to tests performed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the lotion contained an excessive amount of the bacterium, Coagulase-negative...
South Korean Cosmetics Company Cosmax Opens First U.S. Plant In Solon
South Korean cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax USA has opened its first US-based plant in a former L’Oreal factory in Ohio. Cosmax USA has four factories in China and Indonesia and produces cosmetics for more than 200 brands worldwide, including L’Oreal, Estée Lauder,...
Brazil-based iron ore company All Ore targets cosmetics market
Brazil-based iron ore company, All Ore, has announced plans to buy a cosmetics company and change its corporate purpose. The move, outlined by the company in regulatory filings published on Tuesday, is a reaction to bleak market conditions for mining firms in Brazil....
Dubai surpasses Heathrow as busiest international passenger airport
Dubai International has overtaken Heathrow as the world’s busiest international passenger airport, handling 70.4 million passengers last year. The airport achieved a record number of passengers, up 6.1% on the previous year, despite major runway upgrades that limited...
Men account for majority of spending in China’s luxury goods market
Men account for around 55 percent of China’s luxury goods market, well above the global average of 40 percent, according to research from brokerage CLSA. The trend has been attributed to the gift-giving culture in China as businessmen regularly buy presents for...
Indian company Emami acquires controlling stake in Australian personal care manufacturers, Fravin
Indian consumer goods company Emami has acquired a 66.67 percent stake in Fravin, an Australia-based manufacturer of natural and organic personal care products. The acquisition of Fravin is the first overseas acquisition by Emami in four years after the company took...
Estée Lauder Wins $1.8M In Counterfeit MAC Cosmetics Suit
Estée Lauder has been awarded US$1.8m in damages in a lawsuit against a US-based company that distributed counterfeit products of its subsidiary brand, MAC Cosmetics. The trademark infringement lawsuit concluded on Thursday when an Arizona federal judge ordered online...
Global consumer health industry achieved $216.4 billion in sales during 2014
The consumer health industry grew by 5.7% last year, achieving global retail sales of US$216.4 billion, according to research by Euromonitor International. Over-the-counter remedies such as sleep aids, eye care, dermatologicals, and digestive remedies performed well...
Avon shares rise following report that company is in buyout talks
Shares in Avon have jumped as a result of a report stating that the company is negotiating a buyout with private equity firm TPG Capital. Published by Dealreporter, the report sent shares up 15 percent to US$8.66 in New York, the biggest one-day increase since...
P&G shuffles management in bid to strengthen beauty business
Proctor & Gamble has reorganised key members of its managerial team in an effort to strengthen its beauty business. David Taylor, Group President of Global Health and Grooming, will now also oversee beauty. The promotion puts him in charge of two of the...
Products due to launch at Packaging Innovations revealed
Organisers of UK trade show Packaging Innovations have announced details of new products to be launched at next month's event. The two-day show, which takes place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 25 and 26 February, will showcase the latest trends...
Report by TechNavio predicts growth for global halal cosmetics market
A new report from UK-based market research firm TechNavio has predicted huge growth for the global halal cosmetics market. Halal cosmetics have become increasingly popular with consumers over the last five years, and TechNavio predicts that the market will continue to...
Vetroplas launches in-mould labelling technology for tubes into the UK
Vetroplas, a packaging supplier for the cosmetics and personal care industry across the UK and Ireland, is launching a range of tubes using new in-mould labelling technology. Vetroplas claims to be the first UK-based company to offer the technology, developed by...
Estée Lauder completes acquisition of GLAMGLOW
Estée Lauder today announced that it has completed its acquisition of facemask brand, GLAMGLOW. The brand was founded in 2010 by Hollywood-based couple Glenn and Shannon Dellimore, who sought to produce a facemask that would give their actor friends glowing,...
P&G Files lawsuit against former Gillette employees for stealing trade secrets
Procter & Gamble filed a lawsuit today against four former Gillette employees who are now working for ShaveLogic, a Dallas-based company in the wet shaving field. The lawsuit alleged the defendants - Craig Provost, John Griffin, William Tucker and Douglas Kohring...
Syneron Wins Award From NewBeauty Magazine
A fat-reduction treatment produced by Israel-based medical device company has been awarded ‘Best Body Countouring Treatment’ by US magazine, New Beauty. The UltraShape ultrasound-based treatment aims to painlessly break down fat tissue in the abdominal area where fat...
Top five health trends of 2015 as predicted by the Canadian Health Food Association
The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) today announced the top five trends that consumers should be aware of when shopping in their local health food store during 2015. As Canada’s largest trade association for natural health and organic products, the CHFA is a...
Model Gigi Hadid named as the new face of Maybelline
It has been revealed that Palestinian-American model Gigi Hadid will be fronting Maybelline’s upcoming beauty campaigns. Hadid has previously fronted campaigns for Guess and walked for John Paul Gautier, Sonia Rykiel and Chanel at Paris Fashion Week in the spring of...
More US states plan to ban microbeads from cosmetics
Cosmetics companies in the US may be forced to overhaul their product lines as legislation banning microbeads gains traction. Microbeads, small plastic cylinders found in exfoliating scrubs, were banned in Illinois in June 2014 due to their adverse impact on the...
Use of parabens in cosmetics banned in Southeast Asia
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Cosmetics Committee has banned the use of five parabens as preservatives in cosmetics. The substances include isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, phenylparaben, benzylparaben, and pentylparaben. The compounds will be added to...
AmorePacific considers patent lawsuit against L’Oreal Korea
AmorePacific, South Korea’s leading cosmetics firm, revealed on Tuesday that it is considering legal action against Lancôme over a possible patent infringement of its signature air cushion compact. Officials from AmorePacific said the company would decide whether to...
L’Oreal seeks to reduce environmental impact of labels
L’Oreal USA is partnering with British packaging specialists Avery Dennison to identify ways to reduce the environmental impact of its packaging labels. L’Oréal will be switching the labels of some of its leading products to Avery Dennison’s extra-thin ‘Global MDO’...
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