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June 16, 2011
Consmr offers new kind of product review website

Review websites have become an essential tool for the discriminating consumer, so it's only natural that one would crop up for consumer goods.

May 26, 2011
Walgreens makes changes to beauty, personal care merchant teams

Walgreens on Wednesday promoted Mike Spear to divisional merchandise manager of the retailer’s personal care division and announced that Lauren Vondrasek is transitioning to the company’s beauty merchandising unit, which is headed by Barbara Larson.

May 10, 2011
MZB Accessories helps Green Babies launch baby body care line

Organic baby brand Green Babies has teamed up with manufacturer MZB Accessories to introduce its baby body care line at Whole Foods Markets throughout the Northeast region.

May 4, 2011
U.S. sales of cosmetics, toiletries rise above pre-recession levels

Sales of cosmetics and toiletries in the United States increased 2.4% to $36.5 billion in 2010 — which is above pre-recession levels — thanks to technological advances, promotional activity and rising consumer confidence, according to worldwide consulting and research firm Kline.

April 5, 2011
Nature’s Gate expands portfolio with new hand creams

Nature’s Gate is expanding its portfolio in May to include the new Herbal Blend hand creams, the first hand products from the personal care brand and the latest additions to the Herbal Blend collection.

March 23, 2011
Colgate-Palmolive acquires Sanex from Unilever

Colgate-Palmolive is bolstering its foothold in the European personal care market by acquiring from Unilever the Sanex personal care brand for about $940 million.

February 18, 2011
ReportersNotebook — Beauty Care, 2/28/11

SUPPLIER NEWS — Pacific World is launching exclusively at Walmart in March its new GeoGirl eco-friendly beauty line for tweens. The 69-SKU collection, which has suggested retail pricing between $3.98 and $5.98, includes makeup for face, lips, cheeks and eyes, as well as skin and body care. The formulas are made with 100%-natural fragrances, and the packaging is made of recyc­lable materials.



February 14, 2011
NSF International, Natrue develop standard for natural personal care products

NSF International, a U.S. testing and certification organization, has partnered with Natrue, the international natural and organic cosmetic association based in Brussels, to develop a national standard for natural personal care products.

February 9, 2011
P&G, Reckitt Benckiser among 2011 Product of the Year USA award recipients

The world's largest consumer-voted program that recognizes innovation in consumer packaged goods announced this year's award-winning brands.

January 18, 2011
Eos launches new Lip Balm Smooth Sphere

Personal care brand Eos has announced the launch of its new tangerine medicated anti-bacterial Lip Balm Smooth Sphere.

January 5, 2011
ReportersNotebook — Beauty Care, 1/10/11

Supplier News — EcoTools once again is joining forces with actress Alicia Silverstone to introduce for the spring the revamped eco-conscious cosmetic bag and brush collection set dubbed EcoTools by Alicia Silverstone. The collection, which will launch April 2011, will feature three additions and three revised sets, and will be available at Walmart, Target and Walgreens.


January 3, 2011
Combe unloads cough-cold, skin care and foot care portfolios

Reckitt Benckiser on Monday supplemented its Mucinex and Delsym cough-cold portfolio with the addition of Cepacol from Combe.

November 16, 2010
Major shift to private-label personal care purchases noted in new survey

In the first half of 2010, consumers continued to shift to less-expensive private-label products in...

November 14, 2010
Goal of new Rexall store format: improve health care for Canadians

Katz Group Canada’s flagship Rexall drug store chain has unveiled a new format, called Rexall...

November 14, 2010
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October 19, 2010
Stefan Sudhoff to lead Henkel Consumer Goods

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has appointed Stefan Sudhoff, corporate SVP cosmetics/toiletries at Henkel, to...

October 17, 2010
The Skin Cancer Foundation salutes two executives at gala

The Skin Cancer Foundation held its annual Skin Sense Award Gala on Oct. 12, honoring...

October 12, 2010
Safeway gets 'kind'

Grocer Safeway has unveiled its new natural personal care line called In-Kind....

October 10, 2010
Ethnic beauty goes green

Whether it is through the elimination of harsh chemicals, the use of eco-friendly packaging or...

October 5, 2010
Datamonitor notes knowledge gap, concern over natural personal care products

Many consumers worldwide believe that personal care products formulated with natural ingredients are better for...

September 26, 2010
Skin care benefits fuel market growth

A stable consumption of personal care products and increased consumer awareness of products with such...

August 24, 2010
HBA Global Expo announces International Package Design Award finalists

HBA Global Expo has announced the finalists of its Annual International Package Design Awards, with...

August 23, 2010
Study: Demand for personal care ingredients on the rise

A stable consumption of personal care products, and increased consumer awareness of products with such...

August 22, 2010
Congress debates FDA role in safety review of personal care products

The Personal Care Products Council announced in July that it is working to create formal...

July 21, 2010
Personal Care Products Council responds to proposed Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010

While there is a need to modernize the regulatory structure of the cosmetics industry, the...

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