DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Haircare in North America to 2011″ report to their offering.
This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Haircare in North America. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share data. The databook supplies actual data to 2006 and full forecasts to 2011 for 02 countries covered within the North America region.
Scope
- Contains information on 5 categories: Conditioner, Hair colorants, Perms & relaxers, Shampoo and Styling agents
- Provides market value, volume data by market, segment and sub segment
Highlights of this title
The North America Haircare market covering 02 countries, increased between 2001-2006, growing at an average annual rate of 1.9%.
The leading company in the market in 2006 was Procter & Gamble Company, The. The second-largest player was Unilever with LOreal S.A. is third place.
Key reasons to purchase this title
- Discover the major quantitative trends affecting the Haircare markets
- Understand consumers consumption and expenditure patterns for the 02 countries covered
- Understand the future direction of the market with reliable historical data and full five year forecasting
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 OVERVIEW
Chapter 3 NORTH AMERICA HAIRCARE - MARKET OVERVIEW
Chapter 4 LEADING COMPANY PROFILES
Chapter 5 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - CONDITIONER
Chapter 6 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - SHAMPOO
Chapter 7 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - PERMS & RELAXERS
Chapter 8 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - STYLING AGENTS
Chapter 9 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - HAIR COLORANTS
Chapter 10 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Chapter 11 APPENDIX
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fafbd0/haircare_in_north
Source: Datamonitor
SOURCE: Research and Markets

With myriad celeb-stylist haircare ranges lining supermarket shelves, I didn’t expect to muster more than a yawn at the announcement of two more. I was wrong. Far from simply relying on an illustrious client list to impress the pundits, the latest stylists to turn their hand to shampoos are offering something different: ethical haircare for the masses. Both the renowned colourist Louise Galvin and the stylist Tara Smith, who worked on the Sex and the City film, have created ranges free of the potentially harmful chemicals (parabens, petrochemicals, sulphates and artificial fragrances) used in conventional shampoos, with price tags most women can afford.

Galvin’s Natural Locks is a diffusion of her luxury Sacred Locks line, the first carbon-neutral haircare range. Natural Locks is just as rich in ethical credentials, but available for less than a tenner from Waitrose later this month. “People get sensitive scalps from synthetic fragrances, so I avoid those,” says Galvin. “There’s also no silicone, which can stop the hair breathing, and no sodium lauryl sulphate, which is a strong detergent, and it is free of sulphates and parabens: we don’t yet know what effects these have on us, but I have been told by endocrinologists to avoid them.”

Tara Smith’s eponymous range, meanwhile, is due in Tesco in a month. Again, there are no chemical nasties or animal derivatives. Plus, it carries the hallmark of both the Vegan Society and the anti-vivisection organisation BUAV, and has mild herbaceous scents that are 100% organic.

Eco-purists may be wondering why the Soil Association stamp is missing. To qualify, a shampoo has to consist of 70% organic ingredients and, as there aren’t currently any suitable detergents made from organic plants, it is tricky to formulate. But the fact that the ranges have banished so many chemicals convinced us to give them a whirl.

Lust of the week

There have been excited whispers about the new skincare range by the facialist Sarah Chapman. Launching in September, it doesn’t disappoint. Rich in essential oils, the formulas also boast potent levels of anti-ageing ingredients — peptides, vitamins A and C and coenzyme Q10. In fact, the serum and moisturiser come in two strengths, so that skin can acclimatise. Expect clearer skin in a month.

Skinesis Age Repair Serum, £46; spacenk.com

Try 3: eco-shampoos

They may be better for the environment and your body’s toxic load, but are ecofriendly shampoos as feelgood for your hair as they are for the planet? We test three that won’t break the bank.

The first shampoo to gain Soil Association approval. Lathered well and left hair clean and soft. Essential Care Gentle Herb Shampoo, £9.50; essential-care.co.uk

It doesn’t lather much, so you need to use a lot, but it tamed frizz so well that no serum was needed. Tara Smith Straight Away Shampoo, £4.99, from Tesco

The thick formula cleanses well and leaves hair looking big and bouncy. Louise Galvin Natural Locks Volumising Shampoo, £7.95, from Waitrose