Origins Organics To Expand With Addition Of Deodorant, Body Powder, Scrub
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Estee Lauder's Origins unit will add three new products to its organic line in the next month - a deodorant, body powder and body scrub, according to Daria Myers, the brand's global president
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