Male Grooming

Financially, 2010 proved a middling year for Germany’s C&T market. However recent product launches from international and local brands in fragrance, colour and skin care mean 2011 may prove more successful, despite a rocky year for hair care. Meanwhile Germany’s drugstores dominated retail and luxury outperformed mass

The gulf market’s appetite for personal care products, both traditional and niche, continues to grow. Paul Cochrane reports from Beirut

Forging ten countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam – into one ASEAN market is a tough task for the southeast Asia cosmetics industry, with potential issues surrounding the harmonisation of standards and technical requirements. But trends like skin lightening and male grooming are strong throughout the ASEAN region

Pharmaca is a one stop shop for all natural health and beauty needs. It comprises complementary health products along with an extensive beauty offering, alongside a traditional pharmacy set-up. Trained practitioners and aestheticians are on staff to advise consumers on their beauty needs. Pharmaca stores now operate in five states across the US with more planned for the future.

The Latin American cosmetics market, and Brazil in particular, is enjoying a surge in global importance. Mexico, Columbia and Argentina also enjoyed growing beauty sales, boosted by an expanding middle class and a cultural fascination with looking good. Colour cosmetics, hair care and male grooming all proved strong sectors.

Last year began with a fairly slow January as the cosmetics industry, just like all other sectors in the global economy, endeavoured to recover from the worst recession in decades. But the situation had improved by the time 2010 drew to a close and there was renewed optimism, as Nadia Di Martino and Katie Middleweek report

While some men are happy with the basics in grooming, others are ready for much more. John Woodruff looks at ingredients targeted specifically at formulations for men

By the end of 2009 Germany had started to climb out of the economic hole it had found itself in and the first half of 2010 appears to have continued this positive run of form. Katie Middleweek reports

Things started looking up in the beauty business for American retailers and suppliers in 2009 and into the beginning of 2010. Sales are not restored to the days before the recession hit, but there were glimmers of hope, says Faye Brookman

The male grooming market is booming in Latin America, says Pacifica Goddard, but it still needs to be masculine