Overview:

Introduction

The Personal Care MarketWatch contains the latest news, analysis and opinion, covering all the month's major issues including new products and innovations, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing and regulatory issues. It covers the period from December 15 2010 - January 14 2011.

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* Enhance your understanding of trends in the personal care industry by accessing the latest news and insight.
* Drive product ideation by studying the latest personal care innovations from around the world.
* Track competitor activity via the latest news on mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and company expansions.

Highlights

Developments in the hair and skincare categories have led to the launch of a new line focusing specifically on the needs of ""ethnically diverse"" children. Meanwhile, a four-in-one product for men is among the other products to feature in this month's rundown of notable launches in the personal care industry.

Your key questions answered

* What have been the key developments and trends in the personal care industry in December 2010 and January 2011?
* What are the major new product and packaging developments in this sector that I need to be aware of?

DATAMONITOR VIEW
Catalyst
Summary
INDUSTRY UPDATE
News in brief
NEW PRODUCT REVIEW
New personal care products review: natural formulations are given an ethnic focus
Mouthwash, December 2009 to November 2010: top flavors in new products in South and Central America
New personal care launches by category, September to November 2010: nail varnish sparkles in South and Central America
Product claims: new personal care launches in Asia Pacific, September to November 2010
INDUSTRY COMMENT
P&G: one step closer to becoming a zero-waste company
NEWS
Headlines
Tria Beauty introduces Tria Skin Clarifying System in Dublin, California
SaltWorks launches Bokek Dead Sea Salt
Tom's of Maine announces launch of new toothpaste and mouthwash
Kao to launch Sofina Jenne
New anti-aging skincare products launched by dr brandt
Colomer USA introduces new Creme of Nature product line with Argan Oil
Crest and Oral-B introduce new line of oral care products
Kao launches Attack Instant Clean Liquid detergent in China
Nu Skin introduces new ageLOC nutritional product
Procter & Gamble appoints new board member
Clinique appoints senior vice president of global communications
Sage Products enters into agreement with 3M
Sif Cosmetics introduces new skincare product
Crown Crafts Infant Products to extend NoJo Brand
Unilever confirms Alberto Culver's approval for acquisition at $3.7 billion
TrashCo partners with Micrim Labs
Inter Parfums and Burberry extend terms of fragrance license
Dafoe acquires trademarks of Davi Skin's products
Shiseido to launch Shiseido-Ginza Future Planning project
Casey Container to focus on manufacturing preforms
AquaLiv launches Infotone face mist
Sara Lee receives binding offer from SC Johnson for shoe care business
Blistex acquires ODOR-EATERS brand from Combe
Combe completes sale of cough/cold, skincare and foot care businesses
Helen of Troy acquires Kaz
SkinMedica appoints vice president of sales and marketing
Paris Presents announces investment from Mason Wells
Lansinoh Laboratories acquires mOmma
e.l.f. Cosmetics takes minority investment from TSG Consumer Partners
Giant Food recalls CareOne Alcohol Swabs
Armstrong appoints executive vice president
Helen of Troy Q3 net income increases
Fox Consumer Products teams with Sephora to develop nail colors
Reckitt Benckiser reduces carbon footprint by 11% in 2010
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: HENKEL
Kuehne + Nagel wins warehousing contract from Henkel
Business description
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
APPENDIX
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