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Beauty retailer and provider Sally Beauty has reported a strong rise in sales in the first quarter together with an increase in EBITDA margin, in turn beating analysts’ expectations.

Gransil EP-9 a concentrated elastomer powder emulsion has been launched by Grant industries to enhance the aesthetics and performance of cost-effective formulas including liquid foundations, BB creams and concealers.

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found more than 700 antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in nine Chinese odorous frogs that can help in soothing problem skin conditions.

Elizabeth Arden’s second quarter results go against the trend in an otherwise troubled quarter, as sales and net profit show significant gains.

Unilever fourth quarter results show that sales continue to power ahead on a healthy performance in personal care and emerging markets, but profits are hit hard by rising costs.

Fragrance company Parlux is being sued by a shareholder who is claiming that chairman Frederick Purches has undervalued the sale price of the company to the proposed buyers.

Johnson & Johnson has recalled Aveeno baby calming comfort lotion, lot number 0161LK, in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.

A new method for increasing solubility, developed by a researcher at the University of Jerusalem, has yielded promising benefits as its process leads to a significant increase in solubility and dissolution properties of almost any active ingredient, while being cost effective.

A good year for both skin care and fragrance sales helped the total US prestige beauty industry post improved growth on last term, according to figures from the NPD Group.

Cosmetics giant L'Oreal has been landed in hot water once again over claims that digitally retouched images in its advertising misrepresent the results that can be achieved with its L'Oreal Paris anti wrinkle cream.

Standard & Poor’s says its outlook for the credit quality of personal care is now slightly negative, indicating that growth and investment potential for the area is likely to be curbed.

Absolutely Natural has announced it has entered into a new licensing agreement as the exclusive manufacturer and marketer of Salt Life sun and skin care products.

A study carried out by Brown University has revealed that cosmetic chemical; biocide methylisothiazolinone (MIT) previously only found to be harmful in high concentrations, interrupts neurological development in tadpoles, even in very low concentrations.

As the formaldehyde furor rolls on, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has announced a settlement with the manufacturer of Brazilian Blowout products that will require the company to warn consumers and hair stylists that two of its most popular hair smoothing products emit formaldehyde gas.

It seems that the comeback era has extended to the cosmetics industry as global brand Bobbi Brown has launched a Facebook campaign to revive discontinued cosmetics.

Avon Products has confirmed in an SEC filing that its vice chairman Charles Cramb has been fired following ongoing investigations into bribery centred on its China operations.

Following a study released in New York last week claiming to have found further evidence linking childhood obesity to the chemical group phthalates, a study in Canada has found that one particular chemical, diethyl phthalate (DEP), has been detected in almost all personal care products, with the highest amount detected in fragrance.

According to cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Oscar Hevia, DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) tests have revealed the antioxidant strength from the red mangrove plant to be more potent than vitamin C.

Although Procter & Gamble’s second quarter results were buoyed by a strong performance in the developing markets, slower consumer spend in the US market holds back growth.

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