Cognis and cosmeceuticals

摘要

Increased awareness of the link between what we eat, our health and our physical appearance has made consumers more open to the idea of beauty foods and supplements. Many are now actively seeking skincare products that deliver beauty benefits through nutrition, fuelling one of the hottest trends in the European market.rnThe launch of products from the beauty platform offers excellent prospects for growth in the functional foods sector, with over 500 new beauty food products launched worldwide between January 2004 and September 2006. Meanwhile, the beauty supplement market in the US/EC was recently valued at US $ 1510m. Future growth is predicted at 10% per year with sales expected to reach US $2328m by 2010.