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Cosmetics Banned from Exaggeration, Medical Claims – Xinhua
From Xinhua via China.org.cn: Chinese cosmetic producers are to be banned from exaggerating the effects of their products, with wording like “100 percent effective” or “removes freckles instantly”. The Ministry of Health is seeking submissions on a draft regulation on the management of cosmetic labels and directions, which orders authentic and scientific product descriptions. The […]
Shanghai Women Spend a Lot on Cosmetics – Chinanews
From Chinanews via China.org: A French cosmetic maker conducted a survey in Shanghai recently, finding that averagely a woman in Shanghai uses no less than 20 different cosmetics every day, the top figure in the world. Miss Xue, who works in a foreign bank in Shanghai, earns a monthly income of some 10,000 yuan (US$1,200), […]
Avon calls; China now answers – Don Lee
From the Los Angeles Times: Eight years after banning door-to-door sales for wreaking social turmoil, China is reopening its doors to the Avon lady and her rivals from Amway and Mary Kay. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese ” women and men ” are beginning to hit the streets and go online to plug the latest […]
SK-II cosmetics pulled off shelves in China – Guan Xiaofeng
Major Chinese and western press recently published several reports about SK-II cosmetics ceasing sales in China. Read a recent Chinese news report “Procter & Gamble Co.’s Official Chinese Website Hacked” from Sept. 24th. Earlier, on Sept. 22nd there was a report that “Procter & Gamble Co. Shanghai Branch Smashed for SK-II cosmetics“. See also ESWN’s […]
Mary Tannen: Exporting Estée
From the New York Times: The three faces — English, American, African-American — press against one another in a sisterhood of pulchritude. They are the three graces, Est√©e Lauder’s iconic model trio. The reason you are feeling so lost in translation is that you are seeing them on posters screaming down Nanking Road, the Fifth […]
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