Eileen tracks developments in OTC drug research, manufacturing, regulation, finance, M&A and marketing. She favors stories on e-commerce trends and the industry's drive toward Rx-to-OTC drug switches. Eileen also contributes coverage on the dietary supplement industry. She has a keen eye for pieces that delve into the rising self-care movement and how it is raising the innovation bar for marketers.
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L’Oréal has signed an agreement to acquire the Color Wow professional styling brand for an undisclosed price.
Swiss fragrance company Givaudan SA will acquire Brazilian fragrance house Vollmens Fragrances, as DSM-Firmenich names Jonathan Simon president of fine fragrance.
ECHA has added two silicone ingredients used in cosmetics and personal care products to the REACH Candidate List as they are persistent and have bioaccumulative properties, requiring companies to notify customers and update safety data sheets if concentrations exceed 0.1%.
Twenty-eight percent of global consumers polled in a survey included in the report, 'The State of Fashion: Beauty,' have ‘consciously’ purchased product dupes, while 53% are open to buying them; growing acceptance of knock-off products is driven in part by inflation.
The delay in implementation of MoCRA is seen by many companies as a temporary reprieve, but it does create more legal uncertainty, says attorney Marissa Alkhazov of law firm Buchalter.
L’Oréal SA and NVIDIA Corp. are collaborating to unlock AI’s potential access across beauty, including innovation, scalability, and personalized marketing, the French beauty firm and the tech company announced during the Viva Technology show in Paris.