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Cosmetics Loses Industry Pioneer

The cosmetic industry has lost one of its pioneers. The founder of Helene Curtis Industries, Gerald S. Gidwitz, passed away.

Partnership for the Production of Fatty Alcohols

Cognis Ltd. and Thai Oleochemicals Company Ltd. have entered a 50/50 joint venture...

Dow Names Specialty Chemicals Exec

The Dow Chemical Company has named Horacio Percossi business vice president for the Specialty Chemicals business portfolio.

A Publisher’s Mark on the Cosmetic Industry: Stanley E. Allured

Stanley E. Allured loved the cosmetic industry as much as he loved publishing. His involvement in the industry shows how true that is.

Dior Appoints for Skin Care Introduction

Christian Dior has promoted two different individuals as it prepares to introduce a new skin care line.

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Beiersdorf Announces New CFO

Beiersdorf AG has announced that Bernhard Düttmann, PhD will succeed Rolf-Dieter Schwalb as CFO of the company.

CTFA Names New Counsel

The Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) has named Farah Ahmed as its assistant general counsel.

Maison G. “Ed” deNavarre

No one can argue that Maison G. “Ed” deNavarre typifies the definitions of innovator, visionary and mentor.

Helena Rubinstein’s Legacy of Opportunity

“I’m happiest working in my ‘kitchen,” said Helena Rubinstein in 1958 when she was 87 and still active in her business. She set up her kitchen—i.e., a small laboratory—to make her first face cream.

Aloecorp Names Hafermann President/CEO [Jan. 30, 2006]

Aloecorp welcomes Peter Hafermann as president and chief executive officer (CEO).

Avon Appoints Color Director

Avon has announced the appointment of Jillian Dempsey as the global creative color director.

Bio-Botanica Appoints Sysler to VP of Sales

Bio-Botanica Inc. announced the appointment of Mark C. Sysler to vice president of sales.

Albert M. Kligman, PhD--Teacher, Speaker, Researcher and Admirer of the Cosmetic Industry

“I am indebted to the cosmetic industry,” Kligman says. “I think academic people should have more interest in the cosmetic industry because [this industry] makes an enormous number of products that make life so much more agreeable for many people.”

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Benefit Names New CEO

Benefit Cosmetics has named Jean-André Rougeot as CEO of the company.

Award-winning Cosmetic Chemist Rides the Wave to Success

Martin M. Rieger entered the cosmetic industry by accident. He is the only person to ever receive both the SCC Lifetime Service award and the Maison G. de Navarre Medal Award. His lifetime in the personal care industry is highlighted in this article.

Australian Fragrance Researchers Awarded

The Sense of Smell Institiute (SOSI) has awarded Australian researchers John Prescott and Jenelle Wilkie of James Cook University with the "Science of Fragrance" Award.

Croda Promotes Knox, Pavlichko

Croda Inc. announced two key promotions in its personal care sales division and marketing division.

Going Green: One Entrepreneur’s Affect on the Cosmetic Industry--Anita Roddick

“… the kind of shop I’m thinking of opening is one that sells natural cosmetics in different sizes and in cheap, refillable containers,” Anita Roddick told her husband Gordon in the mid-1970s. When The Body Shop’s first branch opened in March 1976 with 25 products, that is what she did...