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EL PASO, Texas -- Helen of Troy is launching a new, innovative hair dryer that aims to help consumers achieve their desired hair style with speed and ease.

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Life Wear Technologies on Tuesday announced its acquisition of the TriCalm line of anti-itch products from Cosmederm Bioscience.

CINCINNATI -- After a 30 year hiatus, Tracey “Africa” Norman is making a return to modeling in the new “Color As Real As You Are” campaign for Clairol Nice’n Easy.

The campaign celebrates Nice’n Easy users like Norman who embrace real color and their real selves. Norman discovered the transformational power of hair color early on in her modeling career.

BATAVIA, Ill. -- ALDI is pulling out all the stops to appeal to parents by launching its first multi-category line of baby products nationwide next week.

Drug Store News caught up with Phillip Dritsas, SVP, General Manager Consumer Division & Specialty Markets for Mission Pharmacal, to talk about its new product for fighting head lice, and what attendees should expect to see from the Dr. Smith’s brand and Mission Pharmacal at NACDS TSE.

DSN: What new consumer products are being introduced by Mission Pharmacal?

SAN ANTONIO — In May, Mission Pharmacal announced that its Lycelle Head Lice Removal Kit successfully switched from prescription-only to over-the-counter, bringing a new choice to the self-care aisle to combat “super lice.”

Sales across the overall eye care and contact lens care categories generated $1.8 billion across total U.S. multi-outlets for the period ended May 15, representing growth of 2.4%. And dry eye continues to be a significant driver behind that growth, whether those dry eyes are caused by looking at a computer screen or smartphone all day or if there’s an underlying medical condition.

Let’s just say I wasn’t exactly expecting to have my mind completely blown. Cardinal Health RBC 2016 had been a terrific show, but if we’re being completely honest here, the keynote speaker for the closing business session — some long-haired street artist I had never heard of, wearing black Converse and speed-painting to loud music at 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning — had me scratching my head a little.

Did I really need to see that?

It turns out, I really did.