Beauty Claims Inch Closer To Pharma As Cosmeceutical Sector Expands
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Though global market-size estimates differ, analysts at SupplySide West 2010 in Las Vegas agreed that cosmeceuticals remain a promising growth vehicle
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