Latin America
Brazil: Anvisa opens public consultation on the registration of cosmetic products
Anvisa (the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency) wants to hear from the industry, professionals and citizens about the technical...
From the kitchen to the cosmetic counter, food-inspired cosmetics gain popularity in Brazil
Whether in texture, formulation or packaging, there is a growing convergence of food and cosmetics in the Brazilian beauty industry....
Brazil: Grupo Boticário strengthens its makeup business with the acquisition of Vult
The Boticário Group has announced the acquisition of Vult Cosmética, a Brazilian brand specializing colour cosmetic products. The...
Euromonitor on Natura’s acquisition of The Body Shop
Brazilian cosmetics company Natura Cosméticos has appointed David Boynton as chief executive officer of Britain’s The Body Shop. Boynton...
Brazil remains one of the world’s leading fragrance markets
According to a recent Euromonitor survey, Brazil is the World’s second fragrance market in value, right after the U.S. Brazil accounts...
L’Occitane to open first factory in Brazil
L’Occitane do Brasil, the subsidiary of the French group L’Occitane (brands: L’Occitane en Provence, Melvita, Erborian and L’Occitane au...
Natura aims to become a global cosmetics leader
L’Oréal and Natura Cosméticos have entered into exclusive discussions for the acquisition of The Body Shop by the Brazilian group for 1...
Cosmopolitan supports the development of rare perfumes in Brazil
After opening their own showroom store in Brasilia in June 2015, Cosmopolitan do Brasil, an importer specialized in niche perfumery, has...
Centdegrés designs the new concept of L’Occitane au Brésil
L’Occitane au Brésil inaugurated its latest home-boutique last November in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “Entering the world of L’Occitane au...
Brazil: Anvisa updates definition and labelling rules for sun products
Brazil’s National Agency for Health Surveillance (Anvisa) recently published a new regulation (RDC 126/2016) providing a new definition...
