Men spend as much cash and more time on grooming than women and many now own hair dryers and hair straighteners according to surveys carried out for online grooming products and services sites.

Men fall in love with the mirror – Male grooming

MOISTURISER. Hair gel. Hair straighteners. All part of a woman’s regular grooming kit, right? Wrong. According to a new survey from socked.co.uk, 36% of chaps...

White stuff moves into beauty zone

THE latest oral care lines from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare have begun beefing up the smiles of the nation, says the firm. Aquafresh High Definition White,...
Andrex

Leader aims to clean up

THE toilet tissue market is one of the UK’s largest grocery categories, worth over £1bn, and Andrex is the largest brand with a 36%...

Spring clean celebrations

CELEBRATING its 70th anniversary this year, Marigold says that 75% of all Britons still claim to do an annual spring clean and that 77%...

Softer option

Extra sheets aim to attract local store shoppers Both the volume of sales and the number of buyers have increased since Nicky added 10 sheets to...
An illustration of social media star Mrs Hinch stands against a colourful field of flowers in the background with a landscape overlooking a lake and mountain-ridge. The text at the top reads 'Mrs Hinch's Enchanted Wildflowers'.

An Enchanted touch for spring cleaning with new Mrs Hinch range

Social media star Mrs Hinch has teamed up with Procter & Gamble cleaning brands once again to unveil the latest spring collection scent Enchanted Wildflowers.
P&G’s www.shelfhelp.co.uk provides c-store retailers with expert merchandising advice in health and beauty and other categories

Razors giant provides one for all

FOR some men shaving may be a daily task, maybe even a chore – part of the basic grooming activity that ensures they look...
Feel Good eco toilet paper

Eco-friendly first from paper firm

Private label paper product supplier WEPA UK has launched a new consumer-facing brand with sustainability at its heart.
Domestos

New spin on the block

DOMESTOS launches its new take on toilet cleaning, the rotating Domestos Turbo Fresh Rim Block, this month. It is, manufacturer Unilever UK says, the...
GSK oral care range

Brush up range for fresh sales

CONSUMERS believe they won’t find a wide range of oral care products in their local c-store, according to research by Aquafresh and Sensodyne brand owner GSK

Get on a roll with big household names

Well known and trusted brands are the way to go when it comes to household paper as DCS Group reckons it could be a surefire way to drive sales.
Tess Daly is the new ambassador for Silvikrin

Tess Daly to be the new face of Silvikrin Hairspray

Tess Daly is the new ambassador for Silvikrin

Value here to stay?

Tough economic times saw value brands developed in many categories including laundry and household. The brandowners say they’re here for the long haul. ONE result...

Profit path to the cleaners

ACCORDING to Unilever’s Partners for Growth team, the household cleaning market is worth £647.1m with convenience stores accounting for £69.8m worth of those sales. Advising...
Illustration of the new Mrs Hinch's Cosy Season range of cleaning product from Procter & Gamble.

Last chance for the Mrs Hinch Cosy Season P&G range

Consumers have been urged to stock up on the P&G Mrs Hinch Cosy Season range while stock lasts as the limited edition autumn scent comes to an end.

The sheets that wash the sheets

AFTER tablets, pods, powder and liquid there is a new delivery mechanism for laundry detergent: the sheet Richard Shonn, managing director at 151 Products, reckons...