We spoke to Catherine O’Connor, Senior Analyst at research firm Canadean, to get the lowdown on how the men’s grooming and cosmetics markets are changing in some of the world’s fastest growing economies, the so-called BRIC group: Brazil, Russia, India and China. What’s behind the global boom? Catherine O’Connor - Consumers in BRIC markets are experiencing increasing demand for men’s grooming and cosmetic products due to pressure to look good in the workplace and their personal lives. Needs vary (...)
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While 87% of consumers surveyed worldwide want companies to adopt sourcing policies that respect biodiversity, only 27 out of the top 100 beauty and personal care companies actually mention (...)
The French group specialized in low-price perfumes has invested nearly one million euros to develop its production facility in Grasse. Main objective: to develop its skincare activity, both in (...)
Lumson, the Italian family-owned group will be releasing, one after another, several novelties with as a highlight, “luxury” variations of its famous TAG airless packaging system, but also a new (...)
Clarins naturally thought about Brazil – the star country this summer – to inspire joy, celebration, music, escapism and beauty. The summer 2014 collection intensely enhances the look with bright (...)
“Fragrances, a threatened indulgence?” This was the theme that gathered more than 100 insiders of the French and European cosmetics industry on April 7 at the instigation of the French Federation (...)
Thierry Hoc is a Lecturer–researcher at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon. He is steering a group studying the aging of living tissues, within the Laboratory of Tribology and Systems Dynamics, which is (...)
The most recent scientific discoveries on the properties of a great variety of ocean-derived substances – especially marine biomass-derived ones, such as macro and microalgae – have breathed new (...)
EZ’R, the new upside-down foamer showcased by Albéa during Cosmopack delivers rich and constant foam with just a squeeze. Albéa’s Dispensing Systems division, world’s leader in foam packaging (...)
This year again, a jury of experts awarded the best ingredients presented at the in-cosmetics tradeshow (1-3 April 2014, Hamburg). Gattefossé and Alban Muller both reaped the gold medal in their (...)
The fifth edition of MakeUp in Paris will open its doors at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris next June 12th and 13th. The organisers have announced at least 12 conferences on topics as diverse as the influence of neuroscience on consumer behaviour, intellectual property, microbial protection, the power and influence of blogs, the (...)
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At what age does one start using anti-aging creams in cosmetics? 20! At what age is one considered a senior in cosmetics? 60 or even 50! Yet the extension of life expectancy has led to radical sociological, technological and scientific breakthroughs. And among these major changes can be found the desire and possibility to live a (...)
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