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Granny Trend and Co-washing are More than Just Buzzwords Photo credit: www.womenfashion.tips

Granny Trend and Co-washing are More than Just Buzzwords

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Kline PRO Validates Latest Hair Trends with Transactional Data from a Panel of Independent Salons

The “granny trend” of women of all ages coloring their hair shades of silver and gray is more than a media craze. According to Kline PRO, hair colorant sales within the brights and silver shade groups are up 46% and 14%, respectively, in 2014.

“It’s exciting to see current market trends reflected in our data,” remarks Paula Gottdiner, Kline’s manager of the program. “We’ve been busy building our panel and are currently reporting on about 1,000 independent salons and 8,500 chain salons. We are planning to double the number of independent salons by the end of 2015, with our eventual goal being 3,000 independent salons and a panel that is representative of the total U.S. professional salon industry.”Continue reading→

Global Professional Hair Care Market

The Colorful Facets of the Global Professional Hair Care Market

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The dynamic and hard-to-track professional hair care market continues to evolve each year. Care products, consisting of shampoos and conditioners, is the fastest growing category, advancing 3% globally in 2013. The conditioners category remains vibrant, particularly the treatment segment, which has begun to shift away from oils in favor of multi-benefit and hybrid products, a trend spurred by Revlon’s Uniq One.

Hair colorants are also gaining share, driven mainly by the continuation of the low/no ammonia trend which began in 2009 with the launch of INOA by L’Oréal Professionnel. In 2013, the segment evolved into new sub-segments, such as colorants with conditioning properties and those that are free from potentially harmful ingredients. The popular low/no-ammonia segment surged by 41% in North America, but still has relatively low penetration, especially when compared to Western Europe, which represents the majority of the segment’s sales.Continue reading→