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Revealing the secret of beauty - It’s elementary

The four elements. They are essential to life itself, and new findings from Mintel show how three of them - Earth, Water and Air - are becoming more and more commonplace in today’s beauty industry as the market goes back to basics...

Earth: Where there’s muck, there’s brass

At first sight, earth appears an unpromising source of cosmetic. That’s far from the case, however. Muds and clays have traditionally been used by women around the world for detoxifying and cleansing face masks, but now cosmetics companies are carefully selecting different coloured clays from sources such as the Amazon ...


25 Stocking Stuffers from Mintel

Chicago (December 7, 2011)—With the holiday season in full swing, we’ve looked into our market intelligence to find out just what US consumers do to make their holidays special. Some just might surprise you…

Don’t forget, we are here throughout the holiday season (on press@mintel.com) to help you with any other research you might need. We hope your holidays are happy and look forward to our continued partnership in 2012!

Gifts, Cards & Decorations

• Some 13% of US consumers think a cell phone is a good gift for children aged 6-11, up from just 4% earlier ...


The lure of facial hair: half of young British men like to show it off

Facial hair - it was iconic in the 70s (moustaches), irresistible in the 80s (the 5 o’clock shadow) and cultivated in the 90s (goatee). Today, new consumer research from Mintel on facial hair reveals that the appeal of the stubble continues, with almost half (48%) of Britain’s young men (those aged between 25 and 34) unable to resist the lure of facial hair.

Indeed, over six in 10 (63%) of these younger men believe that it is not necessary to be clean-shaven to look well-groomed. What is more, over four in 10 (42%) admit that they don’t like ...


Mintel raises the bar with new premium service for the beauty and personal care industry

Trend intelligence for the beauty and personal care industry moves a step forward from today (10th October) as Mintel announces the launch of Mintel Beauty & Personal Care (BPC) - a brand new market leading premium service - the only one of its kind available in the BPC marketplace.

Mintel has combined creative talents with robust market intelligence to provide a forward thinking toolkit to assist beauty brands and retailers. Developed in response to client feedback, Mintel Beauty & Personal Care provides robust data, predictive analysis and critical recommendation, combined with a creative direction to visualise trends and concepts - including new features never seen ...


Radiant Sales for UK Women’s Facial Skincare Market

With sales of facial skincare set to reach a beautiful £1 billion by 2012, latest research from Mintel finds the market for moisturisers, cleansers and lip care in dazzling shape. Over the past five years, sales of women’s facial skincare products have grown a healthy 26% - up from £738 million in 2006 to £930 million in 2010.

Indeed, the UK women’s facial skincare market is in spectacular health and is expected to reach almost a billion (£964 million) in 2011 - up 4% since 2010. There was even greater growth in the market between 2009 and 2010, when sales ...