Tech Library - sponge

Sep 1, 2010 | Article

Multi-hued beauty is one of the most dynamic growth areas in the cosmetics arena today. No longer the domain of any single group, the multicultural or ethnic consumer, which includes, but is not...

Aug 11, 2010 | Article

Latest innovations in applicators

By Karen

There is an increasing synergy between personal care formulations and their packaging.Whether it’s fragile ingredients that need special handling or the consumer demanding innovation,marketers are...

Nov 16, 2007 | Article

November '07 Skin Care Newsletter Editorial

In the US alone, total sales of bath and shower products were valued at $4.5 billion, including sub-sectors of bar soap, bath additives, body washes and shower gels. The global numbers, as of 2006...

Jul 20, 2007 | Article

Trends – Airbrush Cosmetics

Currently, airbrush cosmetics have only been made available to professional makeup artists. It is used exclusively in salons and in the entertainment business...

Jul 6, 2007 | Article

A Brief History of Nanotechnology

By Nick Morante

The field of nanotechnology when applied to the cosmetics and personal care industry first emerged over 40 years ago. The first applications were with moisturizing creams that included liposome...

Jun 8, 2007 | Article

Global Beauty Secrets Revealed

A wave of new products, tips and techniques has swept the international beauty community. Color palettes designed for all complexion tones, treatment products that target sensitive, oily, dry...

Feb 2, 2007 | Article

Formulation of Powders

By Nick Morante

Powders are sometimes the messiest of the color cosmetic products that formulators have to work with. They are dry particulates that are designed to cover the skin with color and effect as well as...

Sep 21, 2006 | Article

Make up and skin care: sophistication as a key development

In the last "In Cosmetics" meetings in April, in Barcelona, MINTEL pointed out the "increasing number of products that offer the salon experience at home". This trend is tending to be pursued for...

Jan 18, 2006 | Article

Do the White Thing

By Nanci McArdle

When Procter & Gamble rolled out Crest Whitestrips in 2001, consumers flocked to the stores, spending upwards of $30 for a convenient, effective way to whiten their teeth at home. And so began the...