Weekly Roundup: LastObject introduces reusable cotton swabs, ESW completes acquisition of Scalefast

01 Jul 2022 --- This week in personal care news, Last Object introduced the LastSwab Beauty Trio Pro, a set of three reusable cotton swabs, each with a different tip. ESW completed its acquisition of Scalefast, a US-based, end-to-end e-commerce solution provider. Meanwhile, the UK-based Medical Research Foundation pledged £1 million (US$ 1.2 million) of new funding to help advance scientific understanding of skin disorders in children and young people.

Business news
Global direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce company ESW completed its acquisition of Scalefast, a US-based, end-to-end e-commerce solution provider. The Scalefast acquisition further extends ESW’s apparel, beauty, personal care and luxury markets into categories including entertainment, gaming and electronics. The newly combined organization will offer brands and retailers extensive capabilities to expand their DTC channels. According to ESW, clients will benefit from a complete portfolio of technology and services that cost-effectively support any stage of a company’s development.

The Talcum Powder Compensation Center urged consumers who have mesothelioma – cancer that covers internal organs – and used talcum-baby powder to contact Danziger & De Llano’s Attorneys regarding compensation of millions of US dollars. The center states that consumers at risk of developing mesothelioma include people who started using Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder at a young age or when they were teenagers and who continued to use this product for years or even decades.

The Talcum Powder Compensation Center urges people with mesothelioma who have regularly used talcum-baby powder to contact attorneys.The Westfalia Fruit Group, an avocado supplier, unveiled its environmental and social projects at its fruit processing facility in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, boosting sustainability and assisting local people. The facility refines avocado oil used in cosmetics and cooking, and has been coming up with innovative ways to decrease the three different forms of waste produced during the refining process: soap stock, used bleach earth, and avocado wax. Soap stock is recycled into soaps. Meanwhile, avocado wax is removed from the oil during a cooling process that makes the wax harden. The wax is then used to manufacture biofuels for boilers and burners to generate energy. The spent bleach earth, a combination of natural dolomite clay, is converted into a biofuel.

Launches and releases
Danish-based LastObject introduced a set of reusable cotton swabs. The company notes that 1.5 billion cotton swabs are produced daily to be thrown away after just one use. The LastSwab Beauty Trio Pro is a set of three reusable cotton swabs with a different tip to cover Q-Tip needs. The kit includes the updated LastSwab Beauty suitable for touch-ups and smudging, a LastSwab Original for separating eyelashes and fluffing eyebrows and the new LastSwab Beauty Fix, an absorbent swab for correcting mistakes and sharpening edges. The swabs come in a black case made from recycled Ocean Bound Plastic.

Cetaphil introduced improved formulas to ensure increased quality and safety for its consumers. The company’s Moisturizing Cream, Moisturizing Lotion, Advanced Moisturizing Lotion, Facial Liquid Soap and Cleansing Lotion now have formulas suited for sensitive skin. Featuring a composition of moisturizing and protective ingredients, the formulas are clinically proven to improve skin quality and defend against the five signs of sensitive skin: roughness, discomfort, dryness, refill and weakened skin barrier.

Medpeel unveiled its new collection of Medpeel clinical-strength skincare products designed to optimize skincare regimens. Medpeel’s collection includes the Medpeel Skin Balancing Cleansing Gel, the Medpeel Resurfacing Exfoliating Scrub, the Medpeel Hydra Plump Hyaluronic Serum, the Medpeel Dark Spot Corrector, the Medpeel Advanced Repair Daily Moisturizer, the Medpeel Youth Restore Firming Ceramide Cream and the Medpeel’s Age Reverse Eye Cream. 

Announcements, accreditation
Medpeel unveiled its new collection of Medpeel clinical-strength skincare products designed to optimize skincare regimens.Gencor unveiled it will have a US patent on its ingredient HairAge Vitae. The patent applies to HairAge Vitae, a single-herb extract for stimulation of hair growth, control of hair loss, dandruff and certain infections. It gives Gencor the right to use this ingredient, Ageratum, in its product. Ageratum, also known as Floos Flower, is a flower. When extracted and used as a supplement, the flower has clinically-proven mechanisms for helping with hair growth, improving hair health and preventing hair loss.

Beiersdorf revealed organic sales increased by over 15% in the first quarter of 2022 while the company celebrates its anniversary as a producer of plaster brands under the Hansaplast brand. The group now sells more than 200 products in 65 countries in its healthcare business – from wound sprays to ointments, bandages and tapes and plasters for various applications. In recent years, Beiersdorf has developed a plaster to reduce scars and plasters with the Bacteria Shield Insignia. These plasters “prevent 99% of bacteria” from coming into contact with the wound, meaning that the wound has maximum protection from infection. This creates optimal conditions for wound healing and speeds up the healing process compared to an untreated wound.

Research and studies
King’s College London and Newcastle University research investigated the impact of skin disorders eczema and ichthyosis on children. Additionally, the Medical Research Foundation is pledged £1 million (US$ 1,2 million) of new funding to help advance scientific understanding of these conditions, which could ultimately lead to improved support and treatment for children and young people with skin disorders. For children and young people, skin disorders can devastate physical and mental well-being, yet effective treatments are few and far between, the researchers noted. Skin disorders can harm all aspects of life, from schooling and relationships to career and lifestyle choices.

By Nicole Kerr

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