The Big, Bad Beauty Ingredients
03/09/2010 -
The personal care industry has many big, bad wolves. There are countless ingredients on the market that are commonplace in beauty products but are synthetically derived, rife with side and on consumers’ blacklist.
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From Marshmallows to Maybes
12/02/2009 -
Doing a quick search on nutricosmetics brings up articles, blogs, tweets, etc. on new products boasting anti-aging, anti-acne, anti-anything, followed with a skeptical glare and an ideology of if it’s too good to be true then …. Are these hot products or just hot air?
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Bubble Bath Polarization
10/06/2009 -
Bath and body products seem to not only be staying afloat during a time when luxury, excessive items are struggling, but they are predicted to grow over the next four years.
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Multi-Sensory Branding with Fragrance
09/29/2009 -
Scents have become a very powerful strategy in order to offer a positive experience for consumers and properties, and multi-sensory branding is being incorporated into many different brands.
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From Botox to Photoshop
08/25/2009 -
Diagonal Reports, argues in its latest research report a new beauty culture is emerging. It is shaped by a combination of factors such as significant technological innovations and contemporary consumer lifestyles.
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Formulating Fragrances Free From Harm
06/09/2009 - Since the end of World War II, the output of chemical molecules into the environment has risen drastically. Today, these toxins find their way into our bodies every day, especially through personal care products, most of which list “fragrance” as an ingredient but do not elaborate on what that means. Companies are not required by law to list ingredients contained in fragrances, which...
Lipstick Wars
06/01/2009 - The lipstick-lead wars wage on as activist groups shake their fingers and plea with FDA to release the information they’ve gathered on the amount of lead in lipstick. Companies like L’Oreal and Dior are coming up dirty, according to an unpublished independent analysis; and consumers, doctors and coalitions, such as the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, are concerned and asking FDA to set a safety...