International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
Irina Barbalova, Head of Beauty and Personal Care Research at Euromonitor, presents current trends and innovation in the personal care markets world-wide. Reports and interviews – check the COSSMA TV video clips! COSSMA – your eyes and ears in the market. Your computer needs only a "broadband" (DSL) connection with at least 500 Kbits/sec, a … Read more
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Apollo’s Silicone Brush Pump from Quadpack transforms your formula into a luxurious, soft-textured foam, that spreads easily onto the skin by way of a smooth silicone applicator. Forget creams, lotions or wipes – for deep cleansing treatments, there’s nothing like foam. Apollo’s Silicone Brush Pump from international cosmetics packaging provider Quadpack transforms your formula into … Read more
Salon Industry Grows 6% Overall, with Salon Haircare Growing 3.6, According to New 2011 Professional Salon Industry Haircare Study Total revenues for all salon industry services (hair, skin, nails) plus salon product sales to consumers grew at a robust 4.2% in 2011 to $72.41 billion, according to the new 2011 Professional Salon Industry Haircare Study … Read more
Unilever signed its thirtieth strategic supplier partnership to support the company’s sustainable growth ambitions. The partnerships now cover more than €3billion of annual spend and support investment in growth, more sustainable practices and bigger and better innovations.Last year, Unilever launched a specific programme, called ‘Partner to Win’, to work more closely with its key suppliers. ’Partner … Read more
Paul France, Vice President Open Innovation at MeadWestVaco (MWV) explains how “Open Innovation” and “Crowd Sourcing” changed the innovation process.
Dr.Werner Voss, CEO of Dermatest, talks about the most important actives and testing methods for products to fight photo ageing.
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The 9th edition of PCD congress will be held on Feb. 6th and 7th 2013 in the Espace Champerret in Paris, France. Sustainability remains the guiding line for perfums and cosmetics packaging. More specifically, in the conferences, the organizers of PCD will focus on the following aspects: Biosourced plastics and "renewable" materials Finishing by means … Read more
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PCD 8th edition was held for the very first time at the Espace Champerret in Paris, along with Aerosol & Dispening Forum (ADF). Some 100 suppliers of packaging, dispensing systems, services and technologies for perfumes and cosmetics presented their innovations to 2,430 attendees from 43 countries, in a very relaxed, user-friendly setting. Everyone underscored how … Read more
The BEAUTY FORUM – 11st Beauty Hair & Spa is awaiting you as exhibitor or as visitor on the 10-11th of November 2012, in Budapest, in SYMA Sports and Events Center (Dózsa György str. 1., Budapest). The main topics of the Nr 1. Professional Beauty Trade Show in Central-Eastern Europe are Beauty: Skin care cosmetics, … Read more
Kay Schwabe (Technical Consultant for Mani) et al. explain the way that Ceraparts work. This new type of carrier system slowly releases lipophilic actives and also biomimetic matrix components such as ceramides and phytosterols, which are precisely released into the target area and provide immediate physical skin care, even in the case of very demanding … Read more
On April 18th, during the In-Cosmetics exhibition in Barcelona, a total of 15 BSB innovation awards were made for finished products and ingredients at a gathering in the Princesa Sofia Gran Hotel as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the BSB Innovation Awards. The BSB special awards, presented by Dr. Jan Riedel went to … Read more
Elfriede Dambacher, publisher of the "Natural Cosmetics Yearbook" (Naturkosmetik Jahrbuch 2012), outlines the challenges that the natural cosmetics market faces in Germany. With total sales of 815 million Euros in 2011 natural cosmetics in Germany enjoyed a market share of 6.5 percent. This makes the sector once again the biggest in Europe, and after the … Read more
Perfumania and Parlux Fragrances shareholders approved the merger of Parlux and a subsidiary of Perfumania, with 98.9% of the shares voted at the Parlux special meeting and 99.2% of the shares voted at the Perfumania special meeting voting in favor.
L’Oréal has closed the acquisition of 100% of Cadum, the majority of which was held by investment fund Milestone. In 2011, Cadum achieved consolidated sales of 58 million euros, 49 million euros of which in France, mainly with the brand Cadum. This business will join France’s Consumer Products Division lead by its General Manager Hervé … Read more
The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. (RIFM) is beta testing its 2-Box Indoor Air Dispersion Model software, an alternative method for assessing inhalation exposure to fragrance materials. RIFM Database subscribers can download the model for individual use by selecting “Tools and Models” from the RIFM Database home page and then selecting the model for … Read more
Beiersdorf increased sales in the first quarter of 2012 by 6.9% compared to the previous year. The Consumer business segment recorded growth of 6.8%, while tesa saw an increase of 7.2%. The company also benefited from a positive overall market trend in the first three months of 2012 after the weak business performance seen in … Read more
New alternative preservation systems for cosmetic products are gaining popularity. In its new Technical Insights report, Organic Monitor finds the move to new alternative preservative systems is driven by high consumer demand for natural & organic cosmetics as well as the growing trend of formulators avoiding parabens. Parabens are the most widely used preservatives, present … Read more
The total revenue of $2.6 billion decreased 2%, up 1% in constant dollars. Total units declined by 1% and price/mix increased 2% during the quarter. Active Representatives were down 2%. On a category basis, Beauty sales declined 1%, up 2% in constant dollars. On a reported basis, color was flat, fragrance and skincare declined 1%, … Read more
For the third year running we have the pleasure to invite you at BEAUTY FORUM SPAIN, the aesthetic professional fair with near 4000 professional visitors on the last edition. It will take place in Valencia on the 16th and 17th of February 2013. As the last years we will organize very interesting activities for professional … Read more
The 21st BEAUTY FORUM HUNGARY, the greatest professional beauty fair of Central-Eastern Europe is awaiting you on the 21-22nd of April 2012, in Budapest, in Budapest’s SYMA Sports and Events Center (Dózsa György str. 1., Budapest). Make sure to drop by to learn more about: the latest cosmetical products, services, developments and trends spectacular spring and … Read more