10 July 2017
Cosmetics brands are finding innovative ways to address global water shortage
Water scarcity is becoming a global issue.
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13 June 2017
UK online sales slowing, beauty remains a key driver
Buying health and beauty products online is now the norm, and online sales are bucking the slowdown in consumer spending. What is driving people to buy beauty products online?
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9 June 2017
Activated charcoal: What’s old is new again in beauty and personal care
The uses of activated charcoal as both a skin beautifying and health enhancing ingredient have been widely publicised in the media recently, as consumers are encouraged to drink it (in...
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6 June 2017
May’s top stories: L’Oréal signed MoU with Suez, Bar-Ilan’s anti-wrinkle technology
US Senators Dianne Feinstein and Susan Collins have introduced the Personal Care Products Safety Act to amend the existing Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve safety, Bar-Ilan University has...
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21 May 2017
Johnson and Johnson have discovered athleisure’s untapped segment
Baby care manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, is tapping into the flourishing ‘athleisure’ trend taking the personal care sector by storm with the launch of its ‘active kids’ shampoo range.
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8 May 2017
Lush accused of fat-shaming: the risk of social media sharing for modern brands
Ethical beauty and personal care brand Lush has been accused of fat-shaming after featuring statistics from new health documentary “What the Health” on its Instagram page. Taking factoids from the...
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26 April 2017
Impacts of pollution on health and appearance a key concern
While the effects of the sun have long been emphasised as contributory towards premature ageing and having other health implications, the negative impact of environmental factors other than UV light...
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5 April 2017
March’s top stories: Shiseido’s humanoid robots and Douglas’ acquisition of Bodybell
Shiseido initiated a pilot programme to deploy industrial humanoid robots on the assembly lines of makeup products at its Kakegawa factory and Douglas entered into an agreement with investment firm...
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24 February 2017
Are beauty innovations shrinking the UK’s cosmetic surgery market?
The rise and now omnipresence of internet technology has been held liable for an increasingly image-conscious society, penetrating beyond the selfie generation and impacting consumers across a much wider age...
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13 February 2017
Move over UV, digital dependency is driving new lifestyle-related beauty concerns
As concerns over the impact of the external environment on appearance gain traction, appearance-conscious consumers are seeking to take greater control of the potential damage caused by lifestyle habits and...