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5 hot products from the robust offerings at CosmoProf North America
Cosmoprof North America, or CPNA, delivered a robust beauty trade fair featuring resources for every aspect of business, from packaging and filling to finished product. The event, held July 9 to July 12 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, grew this year in both attendance and square footage, which can be attributed to expansion in such specialized areas as scent, natural products and multicultural items, not to mention a multitude of country pavilions — with Korean beauty holding court in two areas.
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Future Trends: Beauty space, services need a makeover
Americans are spending more than $60 billion on beauty annually. To survive as a meaningful competitor in this evolving beauty arena, drug stores must start to burnish their image.
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EWG guide spotlights Tom’s of Maine’s baby sunscreen
KENNEBUNK, Maine — The nonprofit Environmental Working Group has spotlighted natural products company Tom’s of Maine’s natural baby sunscreen in its 2017 Guide to Sunscreen, which reviews more than 1,500 products. The baby sunscreen was among the best-rated options for use on babies and children, the company announced Friday.
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Crown Laboratories, Attitude win DSN/ECRM Buyers’ Choice Awards for sun care
ORLANDO — Crown Laboratories won the ECRM/Drug Store News Buyers Choice Award for its Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen during ECRM’s recent Sun Care EPPS. Attitude was a finalist for its line of natural sun care products. The two companies were selected from dozens of entries in the award program, samples of which were displayed in the ECRM hospitality area during the EPPS meetings. Buyers cast their votes based on product innovation and packaging.
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Consumers encouraged to buy, apply more sunscreen
After years of ignoring warnings that sun exposure poses a health risk and hastens aging, consumers are starting to see the light. In fact, overall category sales rose 6.7% for the 52-week period ended May 14 across multi-outlets, according to IRI. Lotions and oils advanced almost 7%, and sunscreens and bug repellants jumped 3.5%. But retailers and marketers said much more needs to be done. A recent Marist Institute for Public Opinion Poll said only 1-in-10 people apply sunscreen regularly.
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Yellow Wood closes sale of PDC brands
BOSTON — PDC Brands, whose portfolio includes such personal care and beauty brands as Dr. Teal’s, Cantu, Body Fantasies, BOD Man and Eylure, has officially been sold to CVC Capital Partners. Yellow Wood Partners picked up roughly $1.42 billion for the company, which it acquired five years ago.Load More
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