Category: Beauty Products
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Perfumes and Fragrances
Perfumes and fragrances are products made from either natural or (usually) synthetic materials that are meant to appeal to the sense of smell. While consumers can choose from a range of fragrance options such as bath oils, splashes, toilet waters, aftershave lotions, body sprays, and colognes, perfumes are usually the most highly priced fragrances. American…
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Johnson Products
George Ellis Johnson, born in Richton, Mississippi in 1927, founded the Johnson Products Company in Chicago in 1954. Johnson had worked as a chemist for the Fuller cosmetics company for 10 years before starting his own business with 500 dollars in borrowed money. The company represented part of a larger trend of growth in the…
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Hair Care Products
Since ancient times, natural and formulated substances have been used to care for and style hair. Products were designed as cleansers, treatments to regrow or remove hair, styling elements like stiffening agents, or beautifiers imparting shine, curl, or color. From shredded vegetables, to bear grease, to Dippity-do, hair care products run the gamut through shampoos,…
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Dove’s Campaign For Real Beauty
The personal care company Dove, a subsidiary of parent corporation Unilever, launched the Campaign for Real Beauty in 2004 with a stated mission to widen the definition of beauty. In tandem with this advertising campaign, Dove markets products such as lotion, body wash, deodorant, firming cream, shampoo, and conditioner for skin and hair; it has…
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DanDruff
Dandruff is the shedding of the scalp’s epidermal cells, something that affects most people in various degrees. The skin of the scalp constantly sheds, but when the scalp’s dead cells shed at a rapid rate, large grey-white clumps appear on the top of the scalp and become visible. Manufacturers of shampoos and conditioners have produced…
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Cosmetics
Cosmetics are consumer products that are used to beautify, clean, or protect the body. Cosmetics can be used on any part of the body, but they are most frequently applied to the face. The term makeup has become synonymous with cosmetics because such formulations are often applied to enhance one’s physical exterior. Cosmetics have played …
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Bed Head
Bed Head is a line of hair, makeup, body, and nail products that transformed a playful insult into high fashion and sought-after name brand. Bed Head is known for catering to a hip, trendy, and modern customer. Its one-of-a-kind packaging and unforgettable product names have given Bed Head its reputation as a company pushing the …
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Bath and Body Works
Bath and Body Works is a part of the Limited Brands company, which also owns Victoria’s Secret, C. O. Bigelow, Henri Bendel, La Senza, and The White Barn Candle Company. Limited Brands distributes in Canada and in 40 other countries worldwide. Bath and Body comprises slightly over 1,500 of the company’s 2,900 specialty stores nationwide.…
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Avon
Known to many as the ding-dong company for its door-to-door sales approach, Avon began as the California Perfume Company in 1886. Its founder, David Hall McConnell, originally a bookseller, started giving out perfume samples to his book costumers and found that they thought the samples were more attractive than the literature. Avon’s products center on …
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Aveda
Aveda is a beauty company that manufactures flower and plant-based beauty products. Aveda, which is translated from the Sanskrit as “all knowledge” or “knowledge of nature,” is based on the fundamental connection of health and beauty and the healing properties of nature. Through its commitment to environmental responsibility in its products and business practices, Aveda…