Apr 3, 2006 | Article
Around the beginning of the 1990s the sun tanning market took a dramatic turn of events. The trend for a deep mahogany tan, so popular with American television soap stars, no longer held the same...
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By Mort Westman
Life used to be simple. You knew who your friends and enemies were, and there were three categories of hair dyes: Temporary, Semi-Permanent and Permanent. * Temporary Hair Dyes -- are based on...
Apr 1, 2006 | Article
My father used to tell me a story about a farmer who wanted to save money by feeding his horse less food. He set out to determine the smallest amount of food he could feed the horse by giving him...
Mar 29, 2006 | Article
The function of all skin cosmetic products is to improve the inherent beauty of the skin, hiding all defaults, such as wrinkles, fine lines, dischromas... At the same time there is a strong consumer...
Mar 8, 2006 | Article
By Wouter Wiels
11 'secret' collaborations between creative structures and beauty manufacturers/suppliers. 11 results that were being unveiled during the three days of Creative Beyond Beauty, the international...
By Ava Caridad
For years, there was the notion of the "healthy tan," where the concept of baking brown in the sun was considered youthful, attractive and a sign of prosperity. That notion, thankfully, was...
Feb 22, 2006 | Article
By Nanci McArdle
Every woman, no matter her ethnicity, strives for a good hair day. In order to achieve it, consumers search for products designed to meet the needs of their specific hair type, and marketers respond...
Jan 25, 2006 | Article
By Imogen Matthews
The shift in age demographics has resulted in a significant growth in 10- to 14-year old consumers in the U.S. compared to most other developed countries, where young people are declining in...
Jan 18, 2006 | Article
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...
Jan 11, 2006 | Article
By Melanie Henson
Last year, Happi reported a downward trend in sun care sales for 2003 despite heavy marketing efforts and UV-education initiatives. That's all in the past now-suntan product sales increased 2.3% to...