Creative in Paris

Creative, a European exhibition of beauty suppliers, will be held from September 14th through 16th at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Creative is one of the three components of Beyond Beauty Paris, a huge European cosmetics and beauty exhibition. The other two components are Cosmeeting, an exhibition of beauty brands, and European Spa, an exhbition of key European spa players.

At the show, Cosmetochem, a Swiss producer of plant extracts, is launching a range of 100% organic plant extracts, containing no preservatives, made up of 6 plant references from organic channels (raspberry, lavender, linden, elderberry, vanilla, green tea). Similarly, the Solabia group, a designer and manufacturer of molecules and active ingredients for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and neutraceutical industries, is announcing the increase of its raw materials, actives and extracts offer, in compliance with Ecocert and/or other organic standards. Malian women producing Kaloje, a shea-butter based range, will also be exhibiting and expect the organic certification they recently obtained to help confirm the success they met last year.

Market analyses made by Organic Monitor, reveal that sales of organic and natural cosmetics in Europe have for the first time exceeded $2 billion in 2008. The growth continues in 2009 at a sustained pace even though it has slowed compared to 2008.

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To learn more about the exhibition, visit http://www.beyondbeautyparis.com/en/index.asp