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
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
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
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.
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 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 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
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
No Mirage – The Thriving Middle-East Synthetic Latex Polymer Market
Consisting of a near 10 million dry tonne, $US 30+ billion market, the global synthetic latex polymer (SLP) market is a sizeable one. Although the North American and European markets remain the largest consumers of synthetic latex polymers, claiming some 56% of global volume, strong shifts are being seen in markets as diverse as China, India, and the Middle East.
With growth notably outpacing mature markets, China now claims a quarter of global SLP consumption, while the comparatively smaller markets of India and the Middle East are gaining significantly greater importance and represent among the best performing regions in terms of market growth. Continue reading
Kline Marks 10th Anniversary of Professional Skin Care Research with an Exclusive Look at Seven New Untapped Markets
With a decade of experience in presenting indispensable market insights and analysis that have propelled the global professional skin market forward we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Professional Skin Care Global Series report with its newly expanded coverage of seven of the world’s up-and-coming markets.
The 2013 edition of the industry’s longest-running report of its kind will examine emerging market opportunities in Thailand, Indonesia, Benelux, Poland, Russia, South Africa, and Canada, along with continuing coverage of Brazil, the United States, and India.Continue reading
