Skin

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When it comes to natural skin care, Beautycounter is perhaps one of the hottest names in the business. In fact, the company recently generated investments from Bono and his wife, as well as Nude founder, Ali Hewson, as part of its acquisition of Nude Skin care from LVMH Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Next up, Beautycounter and Target will unfurl a collection of skin care and cosmetics products in 1,500 Target stores.

Oralabs, a Parker, Colo.-based supplier of personal care products, has been named the winner of the 2016 ECRM/Drug Store News Buyers Choice Award for its Waterless by Gillette Venus female shaver.

The award was presented during ECRM’s 2016 Personal Care, Grooming, Travel & Oral EPPS held July 10 to 13 in Orlando. London, U.K.-based Bulldog Skincare for Men was the finalist with its Original Beard Oil.

One solution for stalled mass market skin care sales has been enlarging natural product choices. Although “natural” is hard to define without true regulation, consumers are at least looking for products with the fewest harmful ingredients.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Wipe technology has made big waves in facial cleansers. Simple Wipes were a big part of that growth. Now Unilever’s Simple has upped its game.

Millennials might not care about fighting wrinkles, but they know the importance of totally cleaning off their makeup. “One of the things I learned from my sisters was to totally remove makeup,” Kylie Jenner told a reporter recently.

Social media has given a face, and quantified, just how many individuals are hungry for products that are made specifically with them in mind, and this social revolution is forcing the beauty industry to make changes faster than ever before. (Allure)

LOS ANGELES -- Leading natural skin care brand California Baby is expanding distribution to more than 1,700 Walmart stores across the nation.

The retail chain will now carry California Baby's most celebrated products including the award winning Calendula Cream and Calming Shampoo & Bodywash. More than 45 products will also be available on the retailer's e-commerce site.

At top from left: Alex Tomas, DSN; John Burton, president of Session Savers; Jessica Stanton, ECRM account manager for HBC; and Lisa Carrillo, ECRM SVP of Beauty Care.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Session Savers Sunscreen, a San Diego-based supplier of on-the-go sun care products, has been named the winner of the 2016 ECRM/Drug Store News Buyers Choice Award for its eponymous line of sunscreen products.