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Consumers Embracing Texture Leading to Big Changes in Hair Care
Sep 25, 2013 | Michelle Breyer
Do you buy your hair care products based on your skin color? TextureMedia's Texture Trends report investigates how an increasingly multi-racial population is changing the way hair care products are marketed and retailed to consumers.
Natural Hair Trend Among African American Women Having Impact
Sep 10, 2013
New research from Mintel show the relaxer segment of hair care is down, while others—such as shampoo and conditioner and styling agents—are up.
Singapore a Growing Beauty Hot Spot in Southeast Asia
Sep 3, 2013
A new report from RNCOS, which hones in on trends, demographics and more for the beauty and cosmetic industry in Singapore, shows the market in the country having an anticipated CAGR of around 4% during 2013–2017.
African Consumers Worldwide Unhappy with Hair Care Options
Aug 23, 2013
In a new report on African consumers and their behavior in the hair care market, Diagonal Reports shows a rise of the "chemophobe" consumers, as well as how online retail and engagement is changing expectations.
Deciphering Skin Lightener Formulas
Aug 1, 2013 | Eric S. Abrutyn, TPC2 Advisors Ltd.
The term “skin lightening” has been positioned in the cosmetic market to denote the return of skin’s color to a more natural transparent tone, providing a more even skin tone and lighter skin pigment. Topical skin lighteners suppress production of melanin pigment, prevent darkening of the skin or modify pigmentation such as blotches and freckles.
A New Focus for African Hair
Jul 26, 2013 | Katie Schaefer
Researchers discovered that parents of children with African hair desired products without harsh chemicals that were easily applied to and removed from hair, and products that provided the moisture to make their children’s hair more manageable.
In Sight: The Road to More Effective Ethnic Skin Care
Jul 24, 2013 | Katie Schaefer, Cosmetics & Toiletries
Ethnic skin and hair care is a growing niche market, but in comparison to hair care, skin care falls short, according to Patrick Obukowho, president and principal consulting chemist at Advantage Research Lab. Although he has seen the ethnic skin care market grow, he still sees room for improvement.
Kline Announces Report Addressing Multicultural Beauty Product Needs and Expectations
Jul 17, 2013
The new report will differentiate cultures’ needs and desires, the brands they choose, and how and where they buy these products to address this quickly growing market for beauty and grooming.
Anatomy of Hair Relaxer and Straightener Formulas
Jun 25, 2013 | Luigi Rigano, PhD, Studio Rigano Industrial Consulting Laboratories
Many products currently on the hair care market relate to a woman’s attempt to partially or completely modify her curly, frizzy and tangled hair. Hair straightening and hair relaxing formulations have been invented to achieve the desire for straight hair.
Read the Label Online: Motions Straight Finish Heat Styled System
May 28, 2013 | Susan Raffy, Susan Raffy Consulting
Unilever's Motions Straight Finish Heat Styled System claims to be an innovative, 3-step product line that, with the help of heat styling tools, allows women with natural hair textures to go from curly to straight and back again, without losing their curls.
TCM in Skin Whitening and Lightening: The Eternal Pursuit in East Asia
Apr 2, 2013 | Huiliang Li, Jahwa Cosmetics
More than 25% of the prescriptions recorded in Chinese historic medical references are for skin whitening. Through the analysis of the most well-known, Qi Bai Gao, this article provides an introduction to TCM ingredients with skin-whitening efficacy, their prescription rationale and their various forms. Further, the challenges of applying TCM ingredients in skin care are also discussed.
Read the Label Online: Shu Uemura Tsuya Youthful Radiance Generator Essence
Jan 7, 2013 | Susan Raffy, Susan Raffy Consulting
Anti-aging claims for “reactivating cell regeneration” are under scrutiny but still appear on many products including Shu Uemura’s Tsuya Youthful Radiance Generator Essence. This column will review the ingredient listing for claims and functionality.