Mar 17, 2010 | Article
By Nancy Jeffries
A wide selection of skin care products feature new ingredients, and philosophies, to attract today's consumer. Fiscal constraints aside, skin care offers mass choices with straightforward, practical...
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Oct 7, 2009 | Article
The Bath and Body market continues to show a shift from bar soaps to liquid soaps and body washes, with many new entries addressing specific benefits. There are natural and organic formulations...
Dec 30, 2008 | Article
By Inside Cosmeceuticals
The demand for looking good and maintaining youthful, healthy skin is no longer just for women. According to Packaged Facts, men spend an average of 51 minutes per day grooming, while women spend...
Oct 29, 2008 | Article
By Vispi Kanga
Cleopatra knew that female donkey milk (containing L(+)-Lactic acid) was good for her. A number of a-hydroxy acids, including glycolic, lactic (L(+) and D(-) forms) citric, hydroxybutyric and malic...
Jan 31, 2008 | Article
Dermatological skin care, also known as cosmeceuticals cater largely to the needs of mature skin, offering skin tightening, toning, and brightening...
Jul 3, 2007 | Article
The nail and hand care category has expanded to encompass general skin and hand health, as well as color and aesthetics. Once the domain of enamel color, luster and longevity, nails, and...
Sep 21, 2006 | Article
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...
Sep 6, 2006 | Article
By Karen
This article will explore some of the current claims in the cosmetic industry, as part of the never-ending quest for perfect skin. No surprise, the main focus is the broad category of anti-aging...
Jul 20, 2006 | Article
One of the first signs of age affects the lips. With age, lips loose their initial volume, they become thinner, loose colour and fine vertical lines appear around them. Since 2005, there has been...
Nov 2, 2005 | Article
By Ava Caridad
Yves Saint Laurent's YSL Beauté has developed two new delivery systems to enhance their skin care products. The Cyto-Regenerating complex is composed of ganoderma lucidum extract and oligo-peptides...