Personal Care

CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble's Secret brand is hosting an unprecedented Facebook Live event to showcase new data regarding the way millennials feel about stress in their lives. 

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Iconic performer Celine Dion is planning to launch a new lifestyle collection in 2017 that includes beauty and other personal care products.

The singer announced Thursday that she has partnered with Epic Rights and Feeling Productions (Dion's Canadian-based production company) to launch the line in Fall 2017 over an 18-month period, starting with active wear, accessories, eyewear, beauty, and travel products and introducing new product lines over the following three years.

Millennials are buying fewer beauty products online, according to a new survey from TABS Analytics. And the reasons for this behavior explain why spending habits are shifting and why retailers are changing to accommodate these shifts. (Racked)

Shiseido has entered into an agreement with Alitcor Inc. to acquire its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gurwitch Products. The Gurwitch portfolio includes the ReVive and Laura Mercier beauty brands. (Bloomberg)

BATAVIA, Ill. -- Discount grocer ALDI plans to introduce its first full line of baby products, Little Journey, in August.

From newborn diapers to training pants, cleansing wipes to gentle baby wash, formula to organic pouches, Little Journey will feature nearly 50 quality, affordably priced everyday essentials parents and little ones need.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Johnson & Johnson is looking to strengthen its position in hair care by agreeing to acquire Vogue International, a privately held personal care products company, for approximately $3.3 billion in cash.

J&J said the acquisition will include the OGX collection of shampoos, conditioners, treatments, styling products, body care and bath products, the FX line of hair styling products, and the Proganix and Maui Moisture hair care lines.

French skin care company Caudalie is one of the top beauty brands in the U.S. The Financial Times asked the company's founder, Mathilde Thomas, how a chance meeting led her to create a skin care treatment and move her family from Paris to New York. (Financial Times)

With its broad portfolio spanning shaving, skin, sun, infant and feminine care in the personal care segment, Edgewell tees up its message to the New General Market to match the audience.