Personal-Care Product Launches: Avon’s ‘Clean Beauty’ Distillery; Walmart’s New Nutricosmetic Brand; More
Executive Summary
Avon Products and American Eagle Outfitters are on-trend with “clean beauty” and CBD personal-care launches, respectively. Meanwhile, direct seller Monat is applying its anti-aging expertise in a new category for the company, skin care, and Walmart takes on leading nutricosmetic brands with its new Glow Habit line.
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