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.
Alberto Culver, a manufacturer and marketer of personal care products, has entered into an agreement to purchase UK-based skincare company, Simple for £240m ($390m)
A new study carried out by British scientists has proved that only one third of males actually wash their hands with soap and water after using the bathroom.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has outlined a new research strategy aimed at understanding the impact of nanomaterials on human health and the environment.
Major personal care manufacturer, Unilever, has launched an assault on the men’s grooming market in Italy by releasing a range of products that have been formulated especially for men.
Colipa has focused on “value and values” in its Annual Report, picking out sustainability and alternative testing methods as priorities for the year ahead.
Keller Rohrback has become the second law firm in the US to become involved in the controversy surrounding potentially dangerous baby personal care formulations.
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.
Laboratoire Cosmétique CL Tech is looking for international
partners to take its UHT sterilization process for
the preservation of personal care products to the
next stage.
The Canadian government has earmarked a family of chemicals used in
personal care products for the toxic list as part of a
comprehensive safety review of chemicals found in consumer goods.
Chicago-based HallStar Company has acquired a personal care ester
product line from Stepan Company in an effort to increase its
capabilities in this area.
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.
In answer to the growing demands for men's personal care and the
lack of differentiation for packaging, France-based Airless Systems
has launched a new personal care packaging line designed around the
needs of the male consumer.
In an attempt to tap into significant opportunities in the baby
personal care sector bought about by shifting demographics,
Ascendia Brands is relaunching its Baby Magic baby toiletries range
by revamping the brand's image and...
Although the US market for personal care packaging is a largely
mature and stagnant sector, plastics containers is one area where
there is still expected to be considerable market development in
the future.
Unilever has sold two of its North American hair care brands to
UK-based Lornamead Acquisition, an international manufacturer and
marketer of personal care products.
Meeting consumer demands is surely the most crucial ingredient to
success in the personal care industry. Currently health and
well-being, anti-aging and both the male and mature markets are the
main driving forces, but blindly pursuing...
Tapping into a growing awareness of the need to serve the four to
nine year-old age group, Kimberley Clark has launched a range of
dry/wet wipes aimed at encouraging the post-toddler age group to
use its own dedicated range of bathroom...
The growing emphasis on hand-cleaning is one of the factors that
has led to a big jump in demand for disinfectants and antimicrobial
chemicals in the US.
Cognis has unveiled two innovations aimed at the wellness trend for
the personal care category at the 52nd SEPAWA congress, held in
Germany last week. The new ideas focus on providing personal care
products that provide both sensorial...
Italian personal care packaging provider Taplast has launched a new
spring pump, Nautilus, that claims to provide smoother, more
hygienic dispensing for a range of toiletry products.
A new study conducted by the American Society of Microbiology shows
that only 75 per cent of men wash their hands after using the
restrooms, a sure sign that there is still plenty of scope for soap
manufacturers to penetrate the...
The global market for men's grooming is set to continue with steady
growth in the course of the next five years, as a widening
acceptance of men's toiletry and cosmetics products is fostered
through media exposure.
With the older generation now spending more time and money on their
looks, a new market report suggests that the over 50s age group
continues to be over-looked by the cosmetics and personal care
industry, reports Simon Pitman.
A new concept for men is being launched at Heathrow's Terminal 1
this month, which will include a men's grooming area stocking and
promoting leading personal care and cosmetics products, reports
Simon Pitman.
Contrary to many reports that men's grooming is a major boom sector
a recent report indicates that British men are more interested in
keeping the contents of their bathroom cabinets down to a minimum.
Simon Pitman reports.
"Get sexy lips with once a day application". You may not believe it
but this is a beauty product ad targeted to men. Beauty products
companies have identified men as another sales growth driving
opportunity with new research...
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.
A growing interest in personal grooming among males, part of the
so-called "metrosexual" phenomenon, is contributing to growth in
personal care categories around the world, according to a report
published by market analysts...
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.
Grooming time for British men has increased to an average of 3.1
hours per week - outstripping the average female grooming time of
just 2.5 hours - according to a new report from Datamonitor.
Manufacturers are advised to persevere...
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...
Netherlands-based Airspray International's Waterguard dispenser
technology is to be used in a new foaming bodywash by US personal
care product supplier Bath & Body Works, which operates more
than 1,600 stores worldwide, with...
Plastic closures specialist Zeller Plastik says packagers of
cosmetic and personal care products can expect a full range of its
closure technology to be on display at HBA 2003 in September.
As part of the company's ongoing effort to expand the industry's
widest selection of instant-foam mechanical dispensers, Dutch
company Airspray has just introduced its new WaterGuard
line, engineered for bath and shower...
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...
Leading packaging firm Rexam Closures & Containers has
announced the FGC for personal care and beauty applications. The FG
extension is targeted for personal care products impacted by the
new CPSC Hydrocarbon regulation.