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Hawaiian Tropic will have a new look, as well as new products, for the 2010 sun season. The brand now will feature new beauty-oriented packaging with a signature curvy shape, as well as clean and modern colors and graphics that reflect tropical beauty.

In addition to the new modern, upscale packaging, Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care will introduce a new line of cream lotions. The line can be found across product lines from sunscreen to after sun.

Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care also is unveiling a new twist on its classic coconut fragrance for all of its sunscreens. The fragrance reflects the brand’s signature tropical scent with an enhanced version of the original, featuring hints of peach, jasmine and rose.

Unilever—whose personal care brands include Axe, Sunsilk, Suave, Degree and Dove—plans to close its Chicago offices by July 2010 as it works to combine its Chicago-based antiperspirants, deodorant and hair care group with its skin care business to form a personal care business unit at its North America headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. The move will impact approximately 200 employees.

La Roche-Posay has introduced its new Derm AOX Anti-Glycation + Anti-Oxidation serum. According to the company, the serum, which has a suggested retail price of $55, inhibits the glycation process and protects against cell oxidation to slow the skin-aging process, smooth wrinkles and restore radiance.

What is glycation? Comparable to a “caramelization” reaction, sugar molecules naturally present in the skin adhere to collagen and elastin fibers, hardening them. As a result, skin loses suppleness, and wrinkles set in. Oxidation is a result of external aggressors—like sun, pollution and stress—which trigger free radicals in the skin.