Cosmetics & Toiletries & Household Products Marketing News in Japan articles from November 2003

Cosmetics & Toiletries & Household Products Marketing News in Japan archives from November 2003

Sales of Basic Cosmetics up in Japan.
November 25, 2003... According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, cosmetics deliveries in Japan in 2002 amounted to 1.43 trillion yen, a gain of 0.4%. Makeup products declined, but basic cosmetics such as face lotions were popular. The leading...

Laundry Detergent Market up 12.9% in 2002.
November 25, 2003... According to the Japan Soap and Detergent Association, the market for laundry detergent in 2002 grew 12.9% to 190.3 billion yen. Manufacturers built more value into their products by adding functionality. Lion released Heyahoshi Top for persons...

Big Three Do Well in Dish Detergent Sales.
November 25, 2003... The Japan Soap and Detergent Association says that sales of dishwashing detergent grew 8% in 2002 to 47.5 billion yen. The top three companies (Kao, Procter and Gamble Japan and Lion) increased their combined share 7.8 points to 90.7%. Products...

Special Waters Key to New Cosmetics.
November 25, 2003... An increasing number of cosmetics products made with special waters are appearing on store shelves. Tomod's has started selling 2H2O Keshosui (face lotion, 200 ml, 3800 yen) that uses mildly acidic water. Manufactured by Views (operated by Make...

Daiwa Gravure Super Cut Coating Improves with Age.
November 25, 2003... Super Cut Coating continues to be a popular choice for easy-open pouches eight years after its initial release. The product is a special coating to make pouches easier to tear open. Since no perforation is required, the pouches do not lose any...

Tough Nylon Bag Goemon-Kun a Winner from Kurilon.
November 25, 2003... Kurilon's Goemon-kun is a tinted five-layer inflation nylon tube bag from Kurilon. The structure of the popular NNL grade contains not one but two layers of nylon, which increases resistance to pinholes while keeping the bag softer than...

TTC Launches Anti-Bacterial Sheet Product.
November 25, 2003... TTC has launched anti-bacterial and anti-mold sheet Wasa Pearl Multi Sheet using extract of natural wasabi horseradish and mustard. The product was exhibited at the Japan International Seafood Show held by the Japan Fisheries Association. The...

Non-Sticky Cosmetic Pencil Products from Mitsubishi Pencil.
November 25, 2003... Mitsubishi Pencil has developed cosmetic pencils for drawing eyebrows without wax. The company used its technology for manufacturing pencils and the product contains a substance that glides well on the skin surface and is easy to draw. It will...

Rohto Pharmaceutical Product to Reduce Undesirable Germs on Skin.
November 25, 2003... Rohto Pharmaceutical has developed basic cosmetics that adjust the balance of desirable to undesirable microorganisms on the skin surface. The product contains gluco-oligosaccharides that control the propagation of unwanted germs like yellow...

Hayashibara Group Develops Natural Material for Cosmetics from Cornstarch.
November 25, 2003... Hayashibara Group has developed a material that keeps moisture and makes the skin and hair smooth when it is added to cosmetics and bath salts. Made from cornstarch, the material has no side effects even when mixed with other materials and...

Toppan Printing Hologram and Filter Designed to Foil Counterfeiting.
November 25, 2003... Toppan Printing plans to sell the new Covert Gram hologram, the authenticity of which can be verified by looking through a special filter. The semi-transparent filter will cost just a few hundred yen. The company will target manufacturers of...

Hitachi Chemical Recycled EPS Has Virgin EPS Performance.
November 25, 2003... The new RecyEPS from Hitachi Chemical is EPS made with 50% recycled material but with performance rivaling that of new material. Old EPS is crushed and new pieces are formed by bonding virgin material around the old. In addition to recycling...

New Legionella-Killing Catalyst from Nonami Science.
November 25, 2003... Nonami Science is marketing a new agent that uses visible light to produce activated oxygen and kill Legionella, the bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease. That is an improvement over earlier technologies that could only be activated by...

Nihon Tekuma Develops Woodworking Adhesive with Eucalyptus-Derived Plasticizer.
November 25, 2003... Nihon Tekuma and the Osaka Metropolitan Technological Research Institute have jointly created an environmentally friendly adhesive for woodwork applications. The product contains a eucalyptus extract that plasticizes the adhesive, thereby...

Tama Pack System Recycles Paper Waste Back into Fiber.
November 25, 2003... Tama Pack has developed a system for pounding waste paper back into fiber form, from which it can be developed into new applications. The system is energy efficient and requires no chemical input, so it is easy on the environment. One of the...

Riken Technos Wallpaper Film More Easily Disposed of.
November 25, 2003... Riken Technos, manufacturer of diverse specialty films, has created a more environmentally benign wallpaper film for restaurants and institutions. To make it easier to clean, wallpaper in such places often has a film with PVC and is coated with...

Tenmates, Kyoto Institute of Technology Create Biodegradable Component from Waste Food Oil.
November 25, 2003... Tenmates and the Kyoto Institute of Technology say they have found a way to create a biodegradable plastic component by using microorganisms to process waste food oil. A liter of waste food oil treated with 1.2 kg of microorganisms yields 600...

Toin University of Yokohama Professor Creates Flexible Solar Battery on Film.
November 25, 2003... A researcher from Toin University of Yokohama has created a solar battery on a piece of film that is capable of bending flexibly without damage to itself. The indium-tin oxide film rests on a PET substrate. Tinted titanium oxide is located...

Recycled Plastic Pallet from RIC Assembles Easily.
November 25, 2003... Osaka-based pallet innovator RIC has come up with an inexpensive, easily assembled pallet made from recycled plastic. The pallet is an assembly of plastic bars and joints which users can easily adjust for different load sizes. A typical...

Pioneer Achieves Full Color Video on Film Electroluminescence Display.
November 25, 2003... Pioneer says it has created the world's first organic electroluminescence display on film that is even capable of full-color display. Organic electroluminescence displays give an exceptionally clear picture because they use organic matter that...

Starch-Based Biodegradable from Mitsubishi Chemical and Ajinomoto.
November 25, 2003... Mitsubishi Chemical will replace its petrochemical-based biodegradable plastic products with a newly developed biodegradable made from potato starch by 2006. In collaboration with food company Ajinomoto, Mitsubishi Chemical developed a way to...

Nisseki Plasto Develops Cross Oriented and Laminated Nonwoven.
November 25, 2003... Nisseki Plasto has developed cross oriented and laminated nonwoven Milife. The product was created by a combination of orientation technology used in the product Nisseki Claf with original spinning technique. It looks like textile fabric and is...

Sakai Kagaku Kogyo Releases Polypropylene Board Box.
November 25, 2003... Sakai Kagaku Kogyo has released Minadan Handy and Lamidan Handy (laminated type), board boxes made of hollow polypropylene sheet. The products can be folded three or four times making them easy to carry or store. The company already sells...

Tomei Kagaku Kogyo Develops Plastic Container with Special Cap Seamer.
November 25, 2003... Tomei Kagaku Kogyo has developed the plastic molded lid capping system Lip's in Cap. Special gathers around the lid are pushed inside of the container's lip using a cap seamer to close the lid onto the container. With the product it is easy to...

Daiichi Omiya Releases New PP Sheet Box.
November 25, 2003... Daiichi Omiya has released a new item of foamed PP sheet case Do Celler Box CXII-TL. The product was exhibited at A-PACK in June and was quite popular. The company also exhibited Plapanel DO, a board for bottle transportation. CXII-TL uses...

Fujimori Kogyo Puts Design on PTP Package.
November 25, 2003... Fujimori Kogyo has developed Mono-PTP, a package for capsules and pills using the same PP material for bottom and top. The product has a design on the bottom put there by gravure printing. PTP packaging for pharmaceutical products has been...

JSP Strengthens Permanent Static Electricity Prevention Products.
November 25, 2003... JSP has strengthened its permanent static electricity prevention products by releasing a highly foamed polyethylene sheet, Mira Mat A (Ace). The product is highly flexible so it is easy to process. It is targeted at home electronics and food...

Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Develops Resealable Film.
November 25, 2003... Dainippon Ink and Chemicals has realized a resealable film that can be used as a lid for a container or an opening for a pouch. This is the first easy to open and resealable film. The product Saifusei Film (resealable film) is a co-extruded...

Tohcello Develops High Humidity Barrier Films.
November 25, 2003... Tohcello has developed two OPP based coating films that can function well under high humidity conditions. The products AOP-EX and AOP-EXS can hold contents up to water activity 0.92 and are suited to water-based ink printing. The company is...

Function-Flexible Package Inspector from Matsushita Electric Works Machine and Vision.
November 25, 2003... Matsushita Electric Works Machine and Vision offers the Ainspector-pack, a package inspection system that users can freely configure with any of five different units as needed. The first four units look for metal impurities, cap seal defects,...

Sanki Kogyo Designs Exceptionally Clean Conveyor.
November 25, 2003... Sanki Kogyo manufactures the beltless, magnet-driven Clean Conveyor for use in cleanrooms or any place working to implement HACCP, GMP or other standards of cleanliness. The Clean Conveyor comes in an accumulator form (CLAM) or typical drive...

New Cap Sealer from Fuji Impulse.
November 25, 2003... Fuji Impulse has unveiled the new cap sealer MRT-180MX-EU. Designed by take-out shops and pharmacies, the sealer is easy to use but gives a tight seal that prevents the loss of product characteristics. Although the seal is very secure, it is...

EDM Creates Handy Thermal Printer.
November 25, 2003... The new MTP-3000 thermal printer from EDM features a control terminal that is separate from the main unit and therefore can be handled easily. The user need only interface with the terminal to set up the print data. The built-in calendar...

Yamaichi Kinzoku, Okaya & Co. Develop Ecomark-Winning Biomass Burner.
November 25, 2003... Yamaichi Kinzoku and Okaya & Co. have begun marketing the BMB (Biomass Burner) to generate power from food oil waste. Using such waste as fuel can ultimately reduce greenhouse gas emissions, since the fuel is the product of photosynthesis and...

Keyence Barcode Terminal Among Lightest Available.
November 25, 2003... Built with Keyence Corporation's high-density design and optics technology, the BT-500 Series barcode terminal is among the lightest and thinnest barcode terminals on the market, weighing just 130 grams and measuring 16 mm thick. It comes with...

Revolving Magnet Muscle Tension Reliever.
November 25, 2003... Osaka based Pip Fujimoto has released "Pip E Ban" a reusable battery powered device that relieves built up muscular tension through the use of a revolving magnet. The thin, discrete disc like device is simply placed on the shoulders, neck...

Mongolian Herb Yoghurt for Pets.
November 25, 2003... Tanaka Sogyo has released "Herb Yoghurt" a range of solidified yoghurt pet treat products made from milk produced in the herb rich plains of Mongolia. Each gram of the products contains 6.2 million lactic acid bacteria which helps keep the...

Pet Cleansing Products.
November 25, 2003... Tokyo based AG has released "Tsuyako Pet" a range of pet cleansing items. Products include a fibre glove and brush covered with micro-fine particles of rubber that both cleanse and massage the animal's scalp without requiring shampoos and...

Pet Tent.
November 25, 2003... Antolecs has released "Funky Pet Kennel" a fold up tent specifically designed for pets. The lightweight durable nylon construction with collapsible poles is hand washable and features a fold down flap for the animals security. Available in...

Cornea Care Eye Drops from Kobayashi Pharm.
November 25, 2003... Kobayashi Pharm has released "Eyebon Torori Megusuri" medicated eye drops formulated to care for the cornea specifically after removing contact lenses and for treating eye strain while asleep. The thick liquid type formulation enables the...

Easy Peel Tape.
November 25, 2003... Nichiban has released "Cellotape Easy Open" an easy opening cellotape that easily peeled from plastic boxes and bags. The secret of the tape lies in the fact that the adhesive is only applied to a 10mm strip down the middle of the 18mm wide...

Real Flower Nail Art.
November 25, 2003... D-Up has released "Flower nail" a range of colourful, specially dried flowers that can be used to decorate real or false fingernails. Nail polish is simply applied to the nails and the flowers placed on top before it dries after which a...

Hair Thinning Scissors.
November 25, 2003... Kai Jirushi has released "Suki Hasami Ryoha Type" stainless steel hair thinning scissors specifically designed for home use by with a cutting surface on both of the serrated blades. Unlike conventional thinning scissors with a single...

Improved Microwave Cooking Paper from Lion.
November 25, 2003... Lion has released a new and improved version of its popular cooking paper "Lead". Unlike conventional non-woven material products the sheets are made from natural wood pulp, which enables them to rapidly absorb and trap excess oil, water...

Support Lingerie Range from Pola.
November 25, 2003... Pola Cosmetics the Japanese cosmetic giant has released "Kokochiina" a range of lingerie designed to offer increased support for middle aged women and the associated change in body shape commonly experienced at this age. Products in the...

Bicycle Locator & Alarm.
November 25, 2003... Matsushita Denko has released "Jitensha Hakken Light Hikatchirya" a remote operated device that lights up at a push of a button showing where your bicycle is located. Many commuters in Japan use bicycles to commute from their homes to the...

Room Air Purifier.
November 25, 2003... Matsushita Denki Sangyo has released "Air reach F-P24SY" an air purifying device capable of eliminating 99% of pollen, dust, dust mites and other allergens from the air. The device features a filter made from so-called "Allerbuster" high...

Sterilising Dehumidifier.
November 25, 2003... Matsushita Denki Sangyo has released "Dry Jenne" a mains power operated dehumidifying device suitable for drying both rooms and clothing that uses enzymes to prevent bacterial growth and associated odours when drying clothing indoors. The...

Anti Theft Back Pack.
November 25, 2003... In response to a recent increase in theft and other street crime in Japan, Tokyo based Ton has released "Scroll Top Back Pack" a back pack with an opening that is rolled closed to prevent pick pockets from stealing the content. The pack...

Personal Computer Back Pack.
November 25, 2003... Tokyo based sun West Inc., has released "Arc Terix Blade 21" a durable nylon backpack specifically designed for carrying lap top computers. The pack features wide formed shoulder straps and a heat moulded back plate that follows the...

Versatile Paper Lids.
November 25, 2003... Artek has released "Kami Nabe Boshi" a disposable paper lid that can be used as a cover to keep food warm, etc. Made from foil covered rayon paper covered in a film, the attractively designed lids feature a tab and slit design that enables...

Metronome Ear Piece.
November 25, 2003... Korg has released "My pitch" an ear-phone like device that issues a steady beat for use when walking or working out. Studies have shown that maintaining a steady exercise rate during the work out can improve its weight loss effectiveness....

Non Insect Attracting Security Light.
November 25, 2003... Toyo Exterior has released "Joyato" a range of stylish security lights that will not attract insects. Experiments have shown that insects are attracted to light waves measuring approximately 360 nanometres. To prevent moths and mosquitoes,...

Fast Erecting Sun Screen.
November 25, 2003... Osaka based camping and outdoor product company Logos Corporation has released "Quick Screen House Plus" a 4 man tent size sunshade with side netting that can be fully erected in under 2 minutes. To erect, the joints of the poles are simply...

Cool Towel and Head Band.
November 25, 2003... Youth has released "Ice Plus" a range of towelling and head band products that feel cool to the touch. The cooling effect is caused by the dye used to colour the products which contains of highly efficient natural heat absorbing agents such...

Binocular Shaped Hip Flask.
November 25, 2003... High Mount has released "Sogankyo Gata Flask" a unique hip flask suitable for carrying whiskey or brandy in the shape of a pair of binoculars. The body of the flask is stainless steel covered with an elegant strip of leather while the cap...

Home Charcoal Maker.
November 25, 2003... Kochi Tekko has released "Denki Tanka Ro Dentan Kun" an outdoor electric furnace with an 11 litre capacity designed to produce wood and bamboo charcoal. The furnace runs off a 100V electrical supply and uses a drying process rather than...

Slug Repellent.
November 25, 2003... Juka Takeda Engei has released "New Namekuji Spray" a safe and environmentally friendly slug spray made synthesised natural insect repelling agents found in herbs such as thyme and perilla leaf. A single spray will ward off slugs for up to...

Charcoal Enriched Soil Mix.
November 25, 2003... Shizuoka Prefecture based Dream World has released "Neocoal" a 100% natural pot plant soil enhancing agent made from charcoal. The pallet type product consists of a natural fibrous material covered in an outer layer of highly porous wood...

Frozen Stone Plate.
November 25, 2003... Osaka based Ice Project has released "Hyoseki Sara" a range of flat stone serving plate designed to be frozen for serving sashimi (raw fish) and other desserts. Made from Finnish soapstone, the natural magnesium and talc in the stone...

Slug and Fly Traps.
November 25, 2003... Osaka based Ue Ruko has released 2 insect traps neither of which contain poisonous chemicals. "Kantan Kobae Toriki" - A bright yellow round shaped fly trap that uses beer yeast to entice the flies into the device where they are drowned....

Security Stickers.
November 25, 2003... Toyo Trading has released "LED Bohan Seal" a range of stickers and a LED light unit designed to deter would be burglars. The 4 double sided adhesive stickers warn of "Security cameras in operation" (75mm x 50mm) or show a picture of an eye...

Digital Hearing Aid from Benetton.
November 25, 2003... Widex has released "Widex Hochoki Benetton" a colourful skelton (transparent plastic) fully digital hearing aid. The bright multi coloured device (7 colours including red, yellow and green) fits snugly onto the ear and is partly intended to...

Mobile Phone Signal Receiving Coaster.
November 25, 2003... The Tokyo based Design Factory has released "Flash Coaster" a coaster fitted with a dome shaped LED light that flashes when it detects an incoming mobile phone signal. Made from heat resistant ABS plastic, on detecting a mobile phone...

3D Transfers.
November 25, 2003... Tokyo based Pastel has released "Tenshi No Hane Double Seal" a range of 6 raised transfers made of both transparent and sparkling material. The cute and colourful 5cm long transfers are ideal for decorating mobile phones, birthday cards,...

Pregnant Shoe Inserts.
November 25, 2003... Rose Madam the underwear manufacturer specialising in products for pregnant women has released "Osanpo Chan" a range of shoe inserts (ante and postnatal) designed to help relieve the stress placed on the body through carrying the baby. The...

Body Weight & Fat Percentage Measuring Scales.
November 25, 2003... Omron has released "Karada Scan Check HBF 352" a highly accurate set of bathroom scales that measures both body weight, body fat, BMI (Body Mass Index) and internal organ fat levels. Unlike conventional bathroom scales, the new device...

Flashing Security Spot Light.
November 25, 2003... Toyo Exterior has released "Nessen Sensor Tsuki Bohan Spot Light" a security spotlight designed to deter intruders by flashing a bright beam of light. The light features 3 flash patterns: An "Immediate threat Mode" (A series of flashes for...

Humidity Absorbing Dry Storage Unit.
November 25, 2003... Toyo Living has released "New Multi Dry F-45W" a mains powdered humidity controlling dry storage unit for the preservation of items at room temperature. The compact device measuring W: 28cm x D: 36cm x H: 40cm contains a dehumidifying...

Insulated Pet Bottle Holder.
November 25, 2003... Thermos has released "Shinku Dannetsu PET Bottle Holder" an insulated PET bottle holder that fits over standard 500ml PET bottles keeping them either cool or hot. Despite the thin and lightweight stainless construction, the holder is...

Refreshing Menthol Body Wash & Shampoo for Men.
November 25, 2003... Tsubaki Honpo has released "Otoko Sekken Hada Joto" liquid body wash and "Otoko Sekken Kami Joto" shampoo for men both containing refreshing menthol. Price: 1 litre 2,000 yen each, Body wash & shampoo set = 3,600 yen.

Odour Trapping Trash Bag Holder.
November 25, 2003... Osaka based San Pack has released "Big Pack" a space saving bag type trash bag holder with an air tight seal to trap refuse odours. Made from sturdy ABS plastic, the product features a cute coat hanger type arrangement in the shape of a...

Low Priced Cleaning Robot.
November 25, 2003... Kao has announced the release of "Happy Kobo Tadaima Soji Chu" a low cost device designed to wipe hard floor surfaces. Unlike the more expensive vacuum type robots commonly retailing for 100's of 1000's of yen, the cute bug shaped device...

Immune System Boosting Supplement.
November 25, 2003... Cosmetic manufacturer Fancl has released "Fancl Meshima Kobu" an immune system boosting granule type supplement manufactured in conjunction with a Korean drug company and containing an extract from the "Meshima" Island mushroom of the same...

Nail, Skin and Hair Nutritional Supplement.
November 25, 2003... In response to the increasing number of women using nail art and hair dye products, Pill Box Japan has released "Pill Box Beautiful" a natural herbal supplement specifically formulated to protect and maintain healthy fingernails, skin and hair....

Kanebo Launches Twany Supplement Product Line.
November 25, 2003... Kanebo has launched the TW Supplement product line under the Twany brand. The products were developed under the supervision of nutritionist Dr. Kyoko Honda. The products are nutritional supplements that help women recover healthy natural...

Bath Time Gift Set from Pola.
November 25, 2003... Pola has released a series of beautifully packaged gift sets featuring items in the richly scented (rose, lily, tulip, cosmos) "Lastina" bath products range. All the cleansing agents contained in the range are 100% natural and include palm...

Olive Oil Skin Moisturising Bath Additive.
November 25, 2003... Tokuyama Home Products has released "Olive Oil Yaku Yoh Nyuyoku Eki" a moisturising bath additive 75% of which consists of squalene and oleic acid rich Spanish virgin olive oil. The delicate rose-floral peach and raspberry scented oil...

Bubbling Aroma Therapy Bath Additive.
November 25, 2003... Hokuto Partners has released "Bubble Paradise" a range of novelty aroma therapeutic bath additives. The additives all produce a strong stream of bubbles and are available in a range of 6 refreshing and soothing aromas including peach,...

Foot Care Spray.
November 25, 2003... Tokyo based OS Kogyo has released "OS Aroma 18 Foot" a foot care spray product formulated to reduce odour, inflammation and itchiness. The spray contains the antibacterial and allergen suppressing agent psidium extract in addition to...

New Toilet Cleanser from Lion.
November 25, 2003... Lion has released "Toire No Look" a powerful liquid toilet cleanser formulated with a cationic surfactant to eradicate both inorganic grime such as calcified urine behind the toilet bowl rim and organic urine protein. The thick liquid...

New Bath Cleansing Spray from Lion.
November 25, 2003... Lion has released "Ofuro No Look" a highly viscous and powerful foam type bath cleansing spray product that sticks to the sides of the tub 4 times longer than existing products enabling it to act directly on dirt and stains for longer. ...

Feng Shui Toilet Deodoriser and Cleanser.
November 25, 2003... Hakugen has released "Tank Ni Oku Fuh Sui Saiko" a fragrant toilet cleanser designed by the renown Feng Shui practitioner Dr. Koba based on ancient Feng Shui principles. The oval shaped plastic case (The oval shape is symbolically...

Recycled Pet Bottle Detergent Refill Packs.
November 25, 2003... In response to increasing demands from consumers for more environmentally friendly products, Japanese daily necessity manufacturing giant Lion has announced the release of its "Charmy" brand dishwashing detergent in bottles made from recycled...