Sun Shining on Sun Care

By: Nicole Tyrimou, Euromonitor International

Sun care continues to grow but faces challenges such as multi-use skin care with SPF. Further diversification of sun care products with added properties and more convenient formulations will be needed to counteract this and other challenges.

L’Oréal Buys French Baby Care Brand

The Cadum brand will be housed under L’Oréal's consumer products division.

Revlon Sales Come in at $330 Million for Q1 2012

Revlon color cosmetics and its ColorSilk hair care brand helped push net sales, and nail care brand SinfulColors has been fully integrated into the company.

Pale is the New Tan, According to New Findings From Mintel

Information from In-cosmetics shows more face care products in the U.S. are being launched with SPF and sun care elements.

Elysèe Cosmetics Expands Into Europe

Through a distribution deal with Infusion Brands, the skin care line will now be available through television shopping networks in Europe.

Kao to Expand Germany Location to Largest European Site

Kao noted the Darmstadt, Germany, location will be the place where it manages its Goldwell and KMS California hair professional brands, as well as where it houses development activities for the John Frieda and Guhl hair cosmetics brands.

Coty Announces New Swiss Headquarters Location

To complement the activities of its headquarters location in New York and Paris, the beauty company announced a new cross-divisional location in Geneva.

L'Oréal Inaugurates New Global Hair Research Center

Exclusively dedicated to hair, L’Oréal’s new research center is the head of a network of six regional centers around the world that research hair care formulations and consumer needs and product interactions, aiming to help L'Oréal achieve its goal of reaching one billion new consumers globally.