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NEWARK, N.J. -- Panasonic is expanding its line of beauty tools offering advanced technology and unique features to benefit consumers. 

The company is launching the new EH-NA27-K nanoe Compact Hair Dryer.

WASHINGTON — The FDA released on Thursday a set of guidelines aimed clarifying the ingredients that sunscreen makers must produce to prove the products are safe and effective.

The new guidelines stem from requirements in the Sunscreen Innovation Act.

NEWARK, N.J. — Panasonic Consumer Electronics is expanding its new line of Professional Series cutting tools that debuted in the U.S. market earlier this year.  

The company has announced the introduction of the ER-GP30-K Hair Clipper.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A partnership between CVS Pharmacy and Unilever is showcasing the ways in which beauty plays a key role in the health and wellness aisle.

That connection between beauty and health/wellness has provided the groundwork for these companies to collaborate on an initiative that promoted three Unilever skin care lines that are primarily beauty brands but also have strong health and wellness claims.

EAST ORANGE, N.J. – Indie grooming brand SCOTCH PORTER is raising awareness of men’s health issues by participating in Movember, an annual event involving the growing of facial hair during the month of November to raise awareness and research funding for various cancers.

BOLOGNA, Italy – Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna will celebrate its 50th anniversary in March by hosting its first-ever special event dedicated to organic beauty products.

BeOrganic will be completely dedicated to companies producing organic beauty products. The area will enliven COSMOPRIME, the preview of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2017, which will host international retail companies from March 16-19, in conjunction with Cosmopack.

LIVINGSTON, N.J. -- There's a new European brand entering the U.S. beauty space, and this one has clean, all-natural ingredients.

Boudica Naturals hair products, produced in Hertfordshire, England, are free of harsh salts, glycol, formaldehyde, parabens, artificial colors and fragrances as well as all other undesirable ingredients. Boudica products are infused with organic avocado and grapeseed oils, rice, soy and wheat proteins, and regenerative apple stem cells.  

NEW YORK -- Estee Lauder has agreed to buy California-based beauty company Too Faced for $1.45 billion, scooping up a brand that’s popular with millennials.

Too Faced products are sold at self-serve beauty retailers such as Sephora and Ulta Beauty and have a loyal following on social media. 

The deal is the latest in a series of beauty mergers this year.

In October Coty acquired more than 40 of Procter & Gamble Co.’s beauty brands. And Revlon agreed to acquire Elizabeth Arden in June for about $419 million.