[WEBINAR] In Conversation with a Base Oils Market Authority, Ian Moncrieff
Since the onset of coronavirus in early 2020, the base oil business has been thrown into disarray. While crude oil prices have increased modestly, with Brent around $55/Bbl in February 2020 and now in the low $60 range, base oil prices have mushroomed. In February 2020, European Group I export spot prices were in the low to mid $600/ton range between SN150 and brightstock. Today, solvent neutral cash market prices are double, and brightstocks almost triple, their levels of just a year ago.Continue reading
Beauty Retailing: The Shift to Speed and Convenience
The pandemic had a profound impact on the beauty retailing world last year, forcing retail outlets like Ulta and department stores to temporarily close while creating a tremendous shift to e-commerce during lockdowns. The big story of the year was how Internet sales surged 47.5%, as revealed by Kline’s soon-to-be–published Beauty Retailing: U.S. Channel Analysis and Opportunities. The pandemic accelerated changes that were already in progress, such as the move to a stronger digital landscape, with years worth of digital enhancement happening in a matter of weeks and months and even consumers who previously resisted online shopping becoming avid users.
Clean Label: Top 3 Largest Ingredient Categories in the United States
For a product to be considered a clean-label one, ingredients are the main consideration. There are no current scientific, legal, or regulatory definitions for clean-label ingredients. However, three main criteria are generally followed to recognize an ingredient as clean label: Ingredients should be naturally derived, non-GMO, and easily recognizable or do not have a chemical-sounding name. Continue reading
Hybrid Professional Hair Products Scale Up
Despite the world slowing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hair care consumers are still seeking that always-elusive goal: an easier, no-fuss maintenance routine. In response, manufacturers have put extra emphasis on this space, recently introducing hybrid products that combine multiple forms or benefits in one product. Continue reading
Uncovering the Aesthetic Consumer and Physician Mindset
As a large number of Americans get vaccinated and gradually return to pre-pandemic routines, the spending on aesthetic treatments and products is expected to rise. But by how much? That question, among others, is what our latest surveys — Physician-Dispensed Skin Care and The Professional Skin Care Consumer — aim to uncover.
[VIDEO] The State of the Salon Industry in Key Markets
The salon hair care industry is showing positive signs of recovery after one of the most challenging years in history. As we prepare to release new data on more than 30 markets across the globe, our salon hair care experts are offering a sneak peek into some of the latest developments in three key countries. To watch a video version of this blog, follow The State of the Salon Industry in Key Markets.Continue reading
Immune Support Has Been Accelerated by the Pandemic
While prevention and boosting immunity have always been important tools in self–care, since the COVID-19 pandemic started in the United States in March 2020, consumers have wholeheartedly embraced using various vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other products to ward off illness and help support their immune systems. Immune support products can span multiple product types but typically include one or more of the following:
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Natural Beauty in Brazil: Bright Spots During Turbulent Market Conditions
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, declining GDP rates, and tremendous political turbulence plaguing the country, the natural segment of the Brazilian beauty industry grew at 10% in 2020, on par with 2019 levels. Continue reading