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Is Unilever Eyeing Colgate?

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Beauty As a Change Agent

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to join nearly a dozen beauty industry colleagues on a three-day trip to Portobelo, Panama to give women in the community a primer on cosmetic science and, hopefully, spark a cottage industry based on local ra…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 04.01.19
Actives | Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care | Surfactants

Will Even More Be Revealed?

Consumers are an interesting lot. On the one hand, they rail against invasion of privacy by government agencies, decry internet hucksters who steal their identity and blame Facebook and other social media platforms for personal data mining and misuse…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 09.03.18
Fine Fragrance | Household Cleaning | Personal Cleansers

When Start-Ups Start Talking

Everyone dreams about quitting their job; can’t you just picture it? Walking up to your 60-something boss, telling her that she should reconsider her choice of shoes and her outdated mindset and…well I digress. While most fantasies…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 11.01.17
Air Care/Environmental Fragrance | AP/Deo | Color Cosmetics | Disinfectants | Fine Fragrance | Hair Care | Household Cleaning | I&I Marketplace | Laundry Care | Oral Care | OTC/Medicated | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care | Sun Care

Business Trumps the US President

In a resounding “NO” to US President Donald J. Trump’s decision to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement on climate change, business and industries across the US have pledged that they will continue to work toward reducing c…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 07.03.17
Air Care/Environmental Fragrance | Color Cosmetics | Laundry Care | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

A Big Stink Over Laundry Habits

Call me Mr. Clean Jeans. Nearly a year ago, I took exception to Levi CEO Chip Bergh’s recommendation that consumers stop washing their jeans in an effort to save water and ultimately, the environment. The Chipper even had the nerve to blame fol…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 01.06.17
Fine Fragrance | Personal Cleansers

A Fiscal Cliff?

If you’re reading this, the US Presidential Election has come and gone. Regardless of who won, you can bet that federal government gridlock will be worse than ever. Unfortunately, the hard feelings come at a time when real leadership, in…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 11.06.12
OTC/Medicated | Personal Cleansers | Surfactants

JJ Will Reformulate; Now, Whos Next?

Last month Johnson & Johnson announced its move to reduce or eliminate a range of dubious ingredients from its product line by the end of 2015. The maker of Aveeno, Neutrogena and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo told the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 08.31.12
Hair Care | Packaging | Personal Cleansers | Sun Care

Overheard And under Appreciated

I really enjoy some assignments, and one of them is serving as a judge on the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) Salute to Excellence Awards, which honors the best private label products in a range of categories from cookies to household…
06.29.12
Color Cosmetics | Hair Care | Household Cleaning | Laundry Care | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care | Sun Care

Golden Tickets And Pink Slips

The email subject line read, “Exclusive Invitation.” But after 23 years in this industry, I’ve been to enough “exclusive” events to know that these invites usually mean getting jammed into some cramped New York City loft…
Tom Branna, VP/Editorial Director 03.02.12
OTC/Medicated | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care | Sun Care

DIY Health & Beauty

Consumers are putting themselves first these days. They’ve simply had enough of people telling them what to do and making decisions for them, whether it comes to their money and investments or health and beauty needs. In terms of the la…
Rebecca Wright, Editor 09.15.11
AP/Deo | Oral Care | Personal Cleansers

Triclosan Comes Under Pressure

Just as one issue gets resolved, another emerges. Less than two months after the US Food and Drug Administration issued testing and labeling requirements for sunscreens (see p. 50 in this issue), an Aug. 19 article in The New York Times reported th…
Tom Branna, Editorial Director 08.29.11
Color Cosmetics | Hair Care | Household Cleaning | Laundry Care | Packaging | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

Going Beyond Greenwashing

There are plenty of companies competing in the global household and personal products industry that take greenwashing to new heights. In fact, executives at companies such as Aveda admit that it is often difficult to figure out exactly what their c…
Tom Branna 03.31.09
Color Cosmetics | Personal Cleansers | Skin Care

Kids Cosmetics

Will shoddy science trump solid research? You bet, if the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has any say in the matter. Late last month, the newswires were filled with articles about how teenage girls are apparently chock-full of dangerous chemicals&m…
Tom Branna, VP/Editorial Director 10.01.08
Hair Care | Household Cleaning | Laundry Care | Personal Cleansers

Wal-Mart Gains as Economy Slips

Well, at least one company is having a good year. As economies around the world sputter, Wal-Mart announced that its June sales jumped more than 11% from a year ago—its best monthly sales gain in four years. Wal-Mart’s gain underscores…
Tom Branna, VP/Editorial Director 08.05.08
Oral Care

The Top 50 & Toothpaste

When the U.S. sneezes, the world catches a cold. Not long ago, that axiom dominated debate on the global economy. But in recent years, the growing global influence of the European Union, the rise of China and India, along with the dollar’s weak…
07.09.07

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Is Unilever Eyeing Colgate?

Related Editorial

Beauty As a Change Agent

Will Even More Be Revealed?

When Start-Ups Start Talking

Business Trumps the US President

A Big Stink Over Laundry Habits

A Fiscal Cliff?

JJ Will Reformulate; Now, Whos Next?

Overheard And under Appreciated

Golden Tickets And Pink Slips

DIY Health & Beauty

Triclosan Comes Under Pressure

Going Beyond Greenwashing

Kids Cosmetics

Wal-Mart Gains as Economy Slips

The Top 50 & Toothpaste

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