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Oct 8, 2007 | Article
By Doris De Guzman
DESPITE ITS maturity, the global hair care market is shining with above-average growth driven by increasing demand for new, innovative and higher margin hair care products. Slightly behind skin...
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Mar 26, 2007 | Article
By Nick Morante
Although my expertise does not lie in hair coloring, I am frequently approached about the subject as some people believe that this topic falls into the category of color cosmetics. So I will comment...
Feb 6, 2007 | Article
Patrick Obukowho, Advantage Research lab, discussed his latest research on skin care pigmentation. He has formulated and utilized actives such as "Luminskin," from Sederma to affect epidermal...
Jan 17, 2007 | Article
By Imogen Matthews
Traditionally ethnic cosmetics has meant niche, despite the millions of non-Caucasion consumers who have very different needs. The brands operating in this sector tend to be strong in their local...
Dec 20, 2006 | Article
By Mort Westman
The term Salon Testing is commonly used within the cosmetic industry to describe the testing of hair care products on human panelists by trained evaluators in a salon setting. Intended to provide...
Dec 6, 2006 | Article
Properly conducted Salon Testing is a critical step in the development of excellent hair products...
Nov 30, 2006 | Article
A deposition technology that allows sunscreen with an SPF 15 to remain on the skin, as well as act as a facial cleanser, has just been introduced in the market...
Sep 11, 2006 | Article
By R.J.W. Hefford
It is likely that over the next few years a significant number of hair dye materials will be lost to the formulator as a final "hair dye positive list" is created. This means, at best, that products...
Sep 8, 2006 | Article
Celebrity hairdressers have successfully carved out a sizeable niche of the haircare market with brands which sell at a premium to most mainstream brands...
Aug 3, 2006 | Article
There were no indignant calls from Marketing or Sales. No finger pointing among QA, R&D, Operations and Purchasing. Wal-Mart's biggest order of the decade was not shipped because the batch of body...