From Cabernet to Chardonnay, the seeds leftover from winemaking are used to make a cooking oil and skin-care products.
"I think suddenly the people who make women's skin-care products realized they were missing a whole other side of this business by not catering to men, " Mr. Spurlock said.
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His successor, Olivier Courtin-Clarins, has stuck to that position, but with robust global demand for high-end skin-care products, its not been enough to ward off the speculation that the family would sell, assuming the right price could be obtained.
And skin-care products offer language cues.
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In 2008, manufacturers of skin care-products decided to avoid them in their formulations and now EU ministers have decided that nanosilver particles (used in washing machines and in shoes to get rid of nasty smells) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes should be banned in electronic and electrical products.
So Mr. Flint bought dozens of skin- and hair-care products to learn more about them.
Consumers learned how to use a skin-care regimen of several products to achieve a goal.
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Anti-aging creams and anti-cellulite skin care products are in high demand among aging populations in developed countries notably Japan (oldest demographic), U.S. and Western Europe.
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The industry's anti-aging push takes a page from the playbook of skin care, where anti-aging products make up a large and growing share of sales.
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Sephora sales associates focus on color, fragrances and skin care and effectively cross-sell products.
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Allergan is a leading maker of eye care, skin care and aesthetic products, including best-selling pharmaceutical Botox.
Unlike other Estee Lauder product segments, which saw a drop in market share in recent years on account of consumers shifting to lower-priced mass products, demand for skin care products continued to grow.
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