Launch Pad: Five European Solid Shampoo Brands

Garnier Ultra Doux Solid Shampoo “Garnier’s first ever solid shampoo embodies our green beauty transformation,” said Adrien Koskas, Garnier’s global brand president. “We believe it is our responsibility to enable as many people as possible to have more sustainable beauty habits. That’s why the Ultra Doux Solid Shampoo has zero plastic waste, uses fast-rinse technology—which can help consumers to use […]

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L’Oréal Offers Front-Line Medical Workers Beauty Treatments in Paris

PARIS – L’Oréal is for eight weeks offering front-line medical workers at the university hospital trust (or AP-HP) in Paris and its environs the opportunity to have an hour-long beauty treatment free of charge. The operation, a pilot, began on Dec. 7 and is called Hoptisoins. It is being run by L’Oréal’s foundation. Hoptisoins aims to service 1,000 workers, including […]

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Beauty Inc Newsletter: Alexandre Choueiri Lays Out His Vision for Ralph Lauren Fragrances

Almost a year after taking the helm as global president of Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Alexandre Choueiri is starting to unroll his vision for the brand, starting with its largest franchise, Polo Blue. Next week will see the launch of a new campaign for the scent, one that taps into Choueiri's vision of creating an authentic connection with the brand's raison […]

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L’Oréal Outpaces Sales Forecasts for Q3

PARIS — L’Oréal’s third-quarter sales sped past financial analysts’ expectations, propelled by business in Asia and the group’s luxury and active cosmetics activities. The world’s largest beauty company said on Tuesday evening after the close of the Paris bourse that its sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 came to 7.18 billion euros, up 11 percent in reported terms […]

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Alexandre Choueiri Promoted to Global President, Ralph Lauren Fragrances

Alexandre Choueiri has been appointed global president of Ralph Lauren Fragrances. The promotion comes after Choueiri, who has been with L'Oréal since 2000, spent about seven years with the company's International Designer Collections division, where he is currently president of the U.S. business. Before IDC, Choueiri spent time at Lancôme, Helena Rubinstein and Kiehl's. The Ralph Lauren job elevates Choueiri […]

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Garnier Partners With Fondation GoodPlanet

PARIS — As Garnier takes an ever more natural approach and gears up to launch a new organic line, the beauty brand has partnered with Fondation GoodPlanet, a non-governmental organization supporting ecology and sustainable development. Beginning this month and lasting for three years, Garnier and GoodPlanet will work together to support and educate farmers in France’s Seine-Normandy basin to carry out […]

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L’Oréal Teams With Gjosa to Fight Water Waste

PARIS — As access to water becomes more difficult globally, L’Oréal and Swiss environmental tech start-up Gjosa have worked together to create a low-flow showerhead through which easier-to-rinse shampoos are applied and can be washed away with five-times less water than usually needed. With the device, a shampoo rinse takes just 1.5 liters of water, versus the typical 8 liters. Source: […]

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