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50 Years Old and Still Looking Fabulous – Kline’s Cosmetics & Toiletries USA Study Celebrates a Golden Jubilee

Celebrating half a century of authoritative personal care market insights in the United States, we are further expanding our  Cosmetics & Toiletries USA research with an enhanced database yielding even greater flexibility to users. With a granularity extending to consumer insights, an assessment of the ever-growing naturals trend, male grooming segment, and professional segments of skin, hair, nail care, and aesthetics markets, Kline’s five-decade-old vigor remains unabated.

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Trick-or-Treatment

Trick-or-Treatment!

Pumpkins aren’t just for pie anymore. This time of year, we see inspiration from these beautiful orange edibles in coffee, candles, and even beer. More and more, They are  sprouting up in the world of beauty, with numerous examples of beautiful pumpkin picks and Halloween treats uncovered during our industry research.

When it comes to skin care, pumpkin enzymes can be a natural and powerful exfoliant and antioxidant.   Spas across the country are offering pumpkin peels and facials to exfoliate dead skin cells and help rejuvenate skin for a natural glow. Several products can create the experience at home, including MyChelle Dermaceuticals’ collection, which includes Pumpkin Renew Cream, Incredible Pumpkin Peel, and Creamy Pumpkin Cleanser.Continue reading

Cosmetic & Reconstructive Expo

Banishing frowns and making the cut in London at Clinical Cosmetic & Reconstructive Expo and Salon International 2013

With the inaugural Clinical Cosmetic & Reconstructive Expo putting on its best face and the Salon International 2013 exhibition going to our heads, October in London was successfully aspiring to be at its most beautiful.

Under the banner “From Scalpel to Syringe – this has never been done before…”, the Clinical Cosmetic & Reconstructive Expo(CCR) brought together over 120 exhibitors of surgical and non-invasive products for the first time. Pointedly, the expo saw Merz Aesthetics, Ellansé, and Allergan inject some additional excitement into the marketplace and allowed Allergan to get under people’s skin in the most flattering way by showcasing its latest dermal filler Juvéderm Volbella which, formulated with Lidocaine, is a pyrogen-free physiological solution of non-animal origin cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel.Continue reading

News from ISPA's annual conference

Bubbling with promise – the International Spa Association descends upon Vegas

The International Spa Association’s (ISPA) annual conference held this week at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas has already reported a record-breaking attendance.

The conference’s exhibition and relaxation halls were alternately bubbling with enticing demonstrations and new product displays, with an emphasis on peels, innovative at-home beauty devices, and devices for use in salons.

Nail polish leader CND promoted its new Vinylux nail polish line. This exciting line, a departure from the company’s well-known and highly successful Shellac, is touted to deliver several superior benefits, such as remaining chip-free for up to week, and no base coat use. To demonstrate this product, the company offered complimentary manicures.Continue reading

Latest Personal Care Ingredients Industry Update Now Published

Latest Personal Care Ingredients Industry Update Now Published

The latest updates from Kline’s Personal Care Ingredients: Market Analysis describe recently implemented and proposed regulations, ongoing and pending investments within the industry, and new product launches. Additionally, the update explores how the industry is responding to silicone concerns within formulations.

From a regulatory perspective, Brazil’s Health Agency, Anvisa, recently announced new regulations restricting the use of lead acetate, pyrogallol, formaldehyde, and paraformaldehyde within personal care product formulations. Concurrently, the U.S.-based Natural Products Association has noted a 50% increase over 2012 in the certification rate of new natural products.Continue reading

Beauty Retailing

Direct to the Top

The direct sales channel for cosmetics and toiletries has posted a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 6% over the last five years, considerably above the average all-channel growth rate, according to Kline’s latest Beauty Retailing USA report. Driving this growth is e-commerce, which has exploded with over 25% annual growth over the past five years.  Infomercials and home shopping networks also show robust growth.

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Artificial Nails

Nailed It: Artificial Nails and Accessories Seeing Solid Growth

Up until a few years ago, consumers could enhance the length of their fingernails in a semi-permanent way only in salons, where a nail technician would use acrylics or gels to achieve the desired results. Nowadays, there are many artificial nails and accessories for consumer use. Products used at home to give women long and beautiful nails grew at almost 10% in 2012, according to Kline’s FlashPoint report U.S Market for Nail Art and Accessories. Acrylic nails, gel nails, wraps, press-on nails/kits, and artificial nail glue are categorized under artificial nails and accessories.Continue reading

Natural Cosmetic Conference, Berlin 2013

Natural Cosmetics Conference in Berlin

This year’s congress in Berlin was devoted to several key issues concerning the identity of natural cosmetics and sustainability. The congress – organized by Elfriede Dambacher who is an independent industry consultant in the field of natural cosmetics – gathered several international spokespersons for the industry who discussed the present and future market trends as well as consumer’s expectations. Great emphasize was placed by conference speakers on discussing the today’s role of the retail and how it can better adapt to the consumer’s needs in the natural cosmetics industry.Continue reading

Natural Personal Care

Natural Personal Care Market: Where are the Budding Opportunities?

The global natural personal care market has been consistently flourishing; however, over the past five years, growth numbers have settled and many factors including a focus on new natural ingredients, the opening of new channels of distribution, and the general – and segment-advantageous – consumer movement demanding greater transparency in labeling. While growth within mature markets has stabilized, it remains encouragingly impressive as exemplified by a 7% increase in the United States and 6%in Europe. Other markets are managing even more promising numbers.Continue reading

OTC Market Intelligence

50 Years Old and Still Bounding Over the Counter: Kline’s Healthcare Practice Continues to Deliver Unmatched OTC Market Intelligence

With over half a century of market insights on the U.S. consumer healthcare market, Kline & Company expects that new paradigm shifts in regulations, retail, and technology will create new opportunities for medications to move along the Rx-to-OTC continuum and more growth prospects for the U.S. OTC market. Additionally, with the OTC medication market in the United States nearing $23 billion in 2012 alone and with the FDA – through its recent NSURE (Nonprescription Safe Use Regulatory Expansion) initiative – showing encouraging indications that it is becoming more receptive to allowing more Rx-to-OTC switches, the U.S. OTC market is fast returning to pre-recession health.Continue reading