South Korean ‘Flower Men’ Buy 20% of the World’s Cosmetics for Men
Sky View/Photodisc/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — Nearly 21 percent of global sales of men’s cosmetics, a total of $495.5 million, were sold in South Korea last year, according to Euromonitor International, a global market research firm.That makes t…
Shiseido Unveils World’s Most Expensive Cream?
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido introduced a limited-edition face cream priced at nearly $13,300 to mark its 140th anniversary, an eye-popping sum even in a country known for its high-priced cosmetics.The &l…
FDA Regulation of Cosmetics Nears Despite Industry Objections
Goodshoot/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The average woman applies 12 beauty products to her body daily. For men, it’s six daily.Yet few consumers know the chemicals that go into those everyday cosmetics.“Shame on me,” said Bette-Lee Hanson,…
Four-Year-Old in Makeup: How Young Is Too Young?
Huntstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A mommy blogger who wrote about her child’s new fascination with adult cosmetics has ignited an online debate over how young is too young for girls to become interested in beauty.Lindsay Cross wrote on the website Momm…