[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The caution from EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning (www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners) raises alarms: “Hazardous industrial chemicals lurk in far too many bottles and boxes under Americans’ sinks and on laundry room shelves.” To compile the guide, EWG reviewed more than 2,000 popular household cleaning products and determined: 53% of cleaning products assessed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The latest trend in health and beauty: Consumers are looking for specific science-supported ingredients in their products—CBD is an obvious one, but other ingredients like hyaluronic acid, collagen, and vitamin C are also in demand. As WholeFoods has previously reported, evidence of this shift can be seenin product names, wherein...
When women are walking through the personal care aisle, they have more on their mind than just the price—increasingly, shoppers are taking note of the environmental, ecological and health effects associated with feminine hygiene products, according to a recent report from Market Watch (1). Looking specifically at the organic and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When the topic of oral health comes up, most people think about brushing and flossing, but there’s more to oral care than that: How often do your customers think about the oral microbiome? The mouth, according to a paper titled Oral microbiome: Unveiling the fundamentals, has the second largest and...
The essential oils market is booming: According to a report from Allied Market Research, the market is expected to reach $11.19 billion by 2022 (1). The report found that the Spa & Relaxation category is the fastest growing application, but Health & Wellness and Cleaning Products are expected to grow.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When it comes to feminine hygiene, women are no longer settling for the same-old. Citing environmental and health concerns, more women are favoring nondisposable, reusable options. A 2019 study revealed that nearly 40% of women in the market for feminine hygiene items have already ditched traditional tampons and pads—or are...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s well known that what goes on the skin, goes into the body. While the number 60% is quoted fairly often, the CDC declines to put a number on absorption—“The rate of dermal absorption depends largely on the outer layer of the skin called the stratum corneum (SC)…it serves an...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Keeping Fido and Fluffy nourished, active and pampered has become big business as more consumers view and treat their pets as valued family members: American Pet Products Association reported that Americans spent an all-time high of $72.5 billion on their pets in 2018—up 4.4% from 2017—and spending is expected to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s a major trend brewing in beauty, and it’s all about the boys. CNBC reports that men are a multibillion dollar growth opportunity for the beauty industry—a whopping $166 billion by 2020, in fact (1). While women were the primary buyers of men’s grooming products in the past, research suggests...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Beauty is big business—and getting even bigger. The category of nutricosmetics, or the use of diet and nutritional supplements to elicit a cosmetic effect naturally, is expected to rise at a 5.0% CAGR from 2017 to 2025, climbing to a worth of $7.93 billion worldwide, according to a report from...
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