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Jul 21, 2010 -
Panacea 2010 International expo and symposium on “naturals”
by Vispi Kanga
Panacea 2010, is the only prominent trade show and international symposium on “naturals” in South Asia which took place in Mumbai, India from February 10 to12, 2010. This 4th international expo...
Jul 5, 2010 -
Fragrance Beyond Perfumery
by Nancy Jeffries
There is a world of fragrance expression beyond brilliantly packaged fine fragrances at retail counters. Whether plugging into the youth market, collaborating with design, art or advertising, today's...
Jun 23, 2010 -
Suppliers’ Day Reigns Supreme in New Jersey
by Nancy Jeffries
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) presented Suppliers' Day 2010, May 11-12, 2010, at The New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, New Jersey. A newly expanded and enhanced addition...
Apr 21, 2010 -
Beauty trends in China
by Imogen Matthews
China, one of the BRICs markets, posted 10% growth in cosmetic sales in 2009, according to the China Association of Fragrance, Flavour and Cosmetic Industries{CAFFCI}. Fragrance house Givaudan has...
Feb 3, 2010 -
Home Fragrance and the Customized Environment
by Nancy Jeffries
Home Fragrance, within the larger category of Air Care, meets a wide range of consumer demands. From freshening the air to create a pleasant household environment, to setting a mood for holiday or to...
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Nov 12, 2009 -
Fragrance Trends and the Changing Market
by Nancy Jeffries
Amidst a softening of demand for celebrity scents and the incorporation of fragrance into everything from soaps and detergents to dishwashing liquids, the market has been undergoing a paradigm shift....
Jul 29, 2009 -
Givaudan’s Innovative Naturals Programme
by Imogen Matthews
Fragrance supply company Givaudan is looking for alternative sustainable sources of supply of key raw ingredients that are used widely by its perfumers in the manufacture of fragranced products. Its...
Jun 24, 2009 -
Luxe Pack and Cosmetic Packaging Design
by Nancy Jeffries
Luxe Pack New York, like its sister exhibitions in Monaco and Shanghai, is a targeted venue for customers and suppliers in the luxury packaging industry. The event, which highlights the latest...
Mar 25, 2009 -
Symrise Scent Trek to India
by Nancy Jeffries
Doreen Bucher, Senior Director of Marketing, Fine Fragrance, Scent & Care Division North America, introduced the multi-sensorial journey through India. "With 60 Symrise perfumers around the world, the...
(1 Member Reaction)
Mar 3, 2009 -
Givaudan Researches Scent Purchase Motivation
by Nancy Jeffries
Unique consumer research is driving Givaudan's insight into today's fragrance consumer. The company's success utilizing their ODoR Analysis methodology for the women's market, was recently initiated...
Feb 16, 2009 -
A look at the Link between Cosmetics and Breast Carcinogens – Part 2
by Nick Morante
Although the US Food and Drug Administration does not approve, review or certify cosmetic products or the ingredients that are used in them, they do have some controls over what is marketed to the...
Dec 16, 2008 -
Perfumery and Innovation
by Nancy Jeffries
Christian Audigier, who received international recognition when he put Von Dutch designs in the spotlight, formed his own company after being granted the rights to work with tattoo artist Don Ed...
Dec 3, 2008 -
Export opportunities for Brazilian Beauty
by Imogen Matthews
Brazil is known as one of the BRIC's, the powerhouses of growth in the global cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances markets. These four markets, comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China, have all...
Aug 27, 2008 -
"Duty-free" Cosmetics
by Vispi Kanga
Cosmetic companies and retailers are bracing themselves for exponential growth in the number of people traveling as well as their purchasing power. Since American retail market is one of the most...
Mar 25, 2008 -
Natural Ingredients
by Nick Morante
There will be an e-training course coming up in April based on Natural Ingredients and Products. This trend has become the wave of the future and is here now. The course, which will be held on...
Feb 27, 2008 -
Antiperspirant Deodorant Trends and Innovation
by Vispi Kanga
In the past, the usage rate of antiperspirants and deodorants for men was low. Men tended to use products for women with abundant variations. However, in recent years, with the increase in men's...
Feb 15, 2008 -
Natural Products and Fragrances
by Nick Morante
Perfume and fragrance development began in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt but was developed and further refined by the Romans and Persians in approximately the second millennium BC. But does adding a...
Jan 11, 2008 -
Celebrity boom or burnout?
by Imogen Matthews
Celebrity endorsement may have its dangers. The companies have no control over a celebrity's behaviour however watertight their contract is. The gloss went off the Britney Spears fragrance franchise...
Oct 25, 2007 -
Interview with George Hammer, founder of Urban Retreat and U R Beautiful
by Imogen Matthews
George Hammer could be described as a visionary. He was the man who brought Jane Fonda's aerobic dance concept from California to London in 1975, pioneering the fitness craze that is still in full...
Mar 9, 2007 -
Fragrance Chemicals Overview
by Vispi Kanga
The chemicals isolated from natural material derived from plant or animal sources and synthetics represent a broad spectrum of functional groups and a variety of hydrocarbon roots. Aromatic substances...
Feb 28, 2007 -
Soap and Detergent Association Meets in Florida
by Nancy Jeffries
Key among the meeting's discussions was the discussion of Fragrance Science and Its Relevance to REACH. Panelists discussed the priorities and expectations of the agreement as it impacts the fragrance...
Feb 9, 2007 -
Home Fragrance Plus Philanthropy Extend the Medium
by Nancy Jeffries
An apothecary approach is the forté of Anthousa, whose collection was born from a century-old, family-owned essential oil company. Today, Anthousa uses time-tested methods and botanical ingredients...
Feb 2, 2007 -
Children's Products - Part 3
by Nick Morante
I was very lucky to find some articles that dealt with the contents and fragrance allergens that can be found in almost every children's cosmetic products. Children's products usually do contain...
Dec 11, 2006 -
Probiotics get personal
by Doris De Guzman
The convergence of beauty and health are now leading skin care manufacturers to look at probiotics. Food application especially in dairy products is currently the largest market for probiotics because...
Dec 4, 2006 -
Smell of Success
by Doris De Guzman
FRAGRANCE DEMAND is on the rise, driven by the use of more complex and sophisticated fragrances, new delivery technologies, expanded market applications in personal care and household segments, and...
Nov 20, 2006 -
Fine Fragrance Trends
by LaToyah Burke
Fine fragrance executives have sought innovative ways to lure younger consumers into a segmented market that has already been reserved for the more affluent, older consumers. Statistics compiled from...
Nov 8, 2006 -
The History of Fragrances and Flavors
by Nick Morante
The history of Fragrances and Flavors can be dated back to antiquity. The earliest commercial items, around 3000 BC, were likely to have been spices, gums, aromatic & fragrant plants and fruits. Olive...
Nov 1, 2006 -
Fragrance and Odor Evaluation
by Nick Morante
Like color, fragrance and odor is a very sensory human function. In the animal kingdom, odor can even be involved with life or death situations, for protection of species and even for reproduction....
Oct 23, 2006 -
High End European Beauty Lines Come to Walgreens
by Lindsay Elkins
What exactly makes these lines different from your run of the mill drugstore selections? Each of the lines, which include Institut Arnaud Paris Collection from France, Artdeco from Germany, Skincode...
Aug 3, 2006 -
Quality Specifications? . . .
Not really!
by Mort Westman
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...
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