News
French beauty industry mobilizing for Japan
Industry buzz
On September 13, at the initiative of Anna Peter, Caroline Moulin, Catherine Petit, Richard Bliah, Sabine Chabbert, Sylvie Borin and...
Fareva continues to expand internationally
Companies & industry
This is one of the breaking news of this fall. The French group Fareva announced late last week the acquisition, on the other side of the...
France bans 3-benzylidene-camphor in cosmetics
Laws & regulations
The French Agency for the Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) has decided to ban an ultraviolet filter that is suspected to behave as an...
Rusi steps up its production
Industry buzz
Rusi, the German firm based in Bechhofen near Nuremberg (EUR 18 million in turnover expected this year for a total staff of 260)...
Kanebo accelerates business expansion in China
Companies & industry
Kanebo Cosmetics is launching a new China-made brand targeting young women and is expanding its Chinese business to cosmetics specialty...
Amyris to supply renewable squalane in Japan through Nikko Chemicals
Industry buzz
Amyris, a US-based biotech firm, has signed a multi-year supply agreement for several hundred tons of itsEcocert certified renewable...
Cosmogen materializes the new By Terry’s brushes
Industry buzz
By Terry, the brand founded by Terry de Gunzburg, entrusted Cosmogen, a French company specialising in the design, development, and...
So different, so similar: colour cosmetics in Japan and China
Markets & trends
If Japan has a strong influence on cosmetic trends in Asia, yet some significant differences remain between major markets in the region....
Unilever to divest from VO5 in the USA
Industry buzz
Following the acquisition of the Alberto Culver Company in May, Unilever announced it would sell the Alberto VO5 brand in the United...
Beautypod goes online
Industry buzz
The range of possibilities for communicating towards the press and blogs carries on growing. It is now the turn of the PR agency...

































