Personal care

US based consumer company Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Co. has made several key changes to its executive line-up within beauty. Pericles Stamatiades has been named company group chairman, Global Franchise Organization. In this new role, Pericles will be...

Fem, the leading beauty brand from Dabur, announced Sonakshi Sinha, Bollywood actor, as its new brand ambassador. Says Dabur India Ltd. Executive Vice President-marketing (Personal Care) Vikas Mittal, “Fem has been the pioneer in the bleach category in India...

Direct-selling company Modicare had recently launched Essensual 20 - its premium skincare product range to suit the Indian skin. The Essensual 20 has three new products in the fairness range - a cleanser, a day cream and a night...

The DeWolf Companies announce the creation of a Color Cosmetics Division, complementing the companies’ current leading position in specialty distribution to the Personal Care Market. This division is to be spearheaded by newly hired Market Development Manager-Cosmetics, Lisa Gulibon,...

Wal-Mart has zeroed in on two of the hottest topics of discussion among the Tweens - green living and technology. Its new beauty brand, GeoGirl is meant for eight to 10 year olds and contains natural ingredients, including white...

Indian ayurvedic products company, Maharishi Ayurveda Products Pvt Ltd (MAPPL) has launched its franchise model, a first of its kind in the health care sector. Anand Shrivastava, Chairman and Managing Director, MAPPL says, “It is not infrequent that we...

US-based Helen of Troy Limited, designer and marketer of private label personal care and household consumer products, has completed the acquisition of Kaz Inc. - a health care and home environment consumer solutions provider. Gerald J. Rubin, Chairman,...

L’Oreal’s worldwide partnership with global packaging manufacturer Rexam continues to expand, as the company’s Ralph Lauren Fragrances brand selected Rexam Personal Care for the fragrance pump used in the new Big Pony Collection launch. This collection of four new...

The Natural Products Association (NPA) has reached a major new milestone, granting the 500th certification to products and ingredients under the NPA Natural Seal—the first and only certification program in the US focused on the verification of natural products...

German manufacturer of personal care products, Beiersdorf AG sells off its skin care brand Juvena and its premium hair care brand Marlies Möller to Troll Cosmetics GmbH in Austria. The decision to sell the brands is related to...