International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
Galderma, a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology and Spirig, a company active in the development, production, and marketing of dermatological products, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Galderma will acquire Spirig. "Spirig has a holistic approach to protecting, treating, restoring and preventing dermatological conditions which is closely aligned to that of … Read more
Cosfibel Group’s activities fall into two major branches: plastic secondary packaging, which through Cosfibel Industry represents one-fourth of the group’s activities, and luxury set up boxes and promotional items, made by Cosfibel Premium and representing three-fourth of the total business. Last August, Cosfibel acquired Solvpack, dedicated to luxury set up boxes for Wine & Spirit … Read more
A broad range is a winning formula Are you a cosmetics manufacturer promoting your products mainly through beauty salons? Then the findings of the latest market research study entitled „Beauty and Cosmetics – a look at the future and development scenarios to 2015“ will be of major interest. The findings are presented in COSSMA by … Read more
Consumers over 45 years of age are growing in numbers and currently represent nearly 50% of the female UK population. The figures are similar for other western markets, where older consumers are the fastest growing demographic. So why do most cosmetics and toiletries brands act as if this group does not exist? Imogen Matthews, consultant … Read more
ScentWorld, LLC announced two diamond sponsors and three gold sponsors in support of the ScentWorld 2013 annual conference. The global scent and sensory marketing event takes place February 6-8, 2013, at the Marriott Downtown in the heart of New York City’s Financial District. The ScentWorld 2013 diamond sponsors include ScentAir and Prolitec. ScentAir is a … Read more
Givaudan partners with France Lavande + fragrant plants research organisation Lavender; its fresh, herbal fragrance is a familiar and reassuring pleasure that pervades every aspect of life, from prestige perfumery through personal care routines to home and fabric care products across the world. But in France, the blue-gold of Provence is threatened by bacteria known … Read more
Judging in Singapore with delegates from all over the world has just finished for the WorldStar Awards 2013, organised by WPO (World Packaging Organisation). Once more the process identified the best-of-the-best in the world of packaging. 25 judges from all over the world comprised the jury and they came together as part of the World … Read more
HCT Group’s joint venture with Applied Minerals, Inc, a global producer of Halloysite Clay solutions will see the two companies develop and market an all-natural line of specialty skincare products based on Dragonite Halloysite Clay. The initial line of products will take advantage of the unmatched purity and performance of Applied Minerals’ Dragonite-PureWhite to address … Read more
X-Change Corporation, a U.S. publicly-traded company, has acquired both the Cannabis Science "Phytiva" Brand of products, including all associated rights and companies, and the CBIS European joint venture with Dupetit Natural Products, GmbH. Dupetit brings a 18-year history as a cutting-edge German hemp Cosmoceutical and Nutraceutical specialty enterprise. The first products to be released under … Read more
It doesn‘t look very likely that in the short term there will be any success in establishing signs of ageing, such as wrinkles, as a worthwhile aim and an innovative trend.. So everything will be staying as it is: trying to keep looking young as long as possible is still the main priority. So anti-ageing … Read more
L’Oréal has opened the largest hair color production plant in the world in terms of production capacity. With an investment totaling USD 100 million, this new factory will double the production capacity in Mexico, and will supply both Latin America and North America. Focusing entirely on hair color products, the 32,000 m2 facility is located … Read more
The European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit brought together about 150 senior executives from the beauty industry to discuss sustainability issues. Hosted in Paris on 21-23rd November, major discussions were on sustainability best-practices, green ingredients, and the impact of new technologies. Nikos Koutsianas, founder of Apivita, kicked off the summit with a keynote on … Read more
Avon Products outlined initial steps toward the company’s previously communicated annual cost-savings target of $400 million by the end of 2015. Initial steps of the cost-savings initiative will include a targeted global headcount reduction of approximately 1,500 positions and related actions. The company also announced that it will exit the South Korea and Vietnam markets. … Read more
Symrise has won the German Sustainability Award 2012 in the “Germany’s Most Sustainable Initiatives” category due to its approach to the sustainable procurement of vanilla in Madagascar. Symrise works directly with more than 1,000 vanilla farmers in Madagascar, taking an active role in supporting village communities, while processing vanilla locally. The award underlines Symrise’s leadership … Read more
This holiday season there will be an array of colors and textures in both nail and lip color, according to The global information company NPD Group. The prestige nail and lip segments posted healthy growth in U.S. department store sales in the first 11 months of the year. “Makeup was not always the ‘go to’ … Read more
Beraca, manufacturer and supplier of natural ingredients from the Brazilian biodiversity, has partnered with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the French beauty giant L’Óréal to promote sustainable development in the Amazon region. The program is expected to last at least two years and to benefit over 300 families in 24 cities by … Read more
The annual holiday retail study by The NPD Group, Inc., a global information company, has revealed that fragrance moved up the ladder as a top gift on consumers’ holiday shopping list. Following the footsteps of last year’s survey, fragrance continued to rise and climbed from the number eight to the number six position this year. … Read more
Matrixyl is the name of one of an anti-ageing active ingredient. The story of how this anti-ageing ingredient was born can be now be discovered on www.matrixylinside.com. This website is divided in 2 parts. One is dedicated to consumers with answers to frequently asked questions about Matrixyl and testimonials, in order to reinforce their interest. … Read more
Cosmetics Europe denounced today’s ‘Cruelty-Free Beauty Day’ in the European Parliament. Branding products as ’cruelty-free’ is misleading policymakers and public. Furthermore, it undermines the real work in developing viable alternative methods to fully eliminate animal testing for ingredients in cosmetics. Bertil Heerink, Director-General of Cosmetics Europe said; “Using ‘cruelty-free’ branding to promote cosmetics can lead … Read more
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Brenntag GmbH is the German national subsidiary of Brenntag AG. As a world leader in the distribution of chemicals Brenntag AG, based in the company headquarters at Mülheim an der Ruhr, operates a global network with more than 400 locations in almost 70 countries. Brenntag is able to look back on almost 140 years of … Read more