Personal Care

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HPC Global, located in Hanover, Pa., has hired 28-year industry veteran Michael A. Kogutt, MAS, MASI, as vice president of sales. In this position, Kogutt is tasked with growing sales and, more importantly, quality relationships with distributors.

Beauty giant Unilever, which makes the Dove, Pond's and Vaseline brands, has announced that it will discontinue the use of micro-plastic exfoliating beads in its products.

The tiny scrub bits are popular in liquid hand soap and body wash formulas, but have become a major cause of marine debris. Studies show the plastic material doesn't entirely break down after it goes through the drain, and the pieces can also absorb chemicals during the disposal process that may then contaminate marine wildlife species and habitats.

A spokesperson said the polyethylene beads will be replaced by an alternative yet-to-be-determined material.

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Energizer Holdings Inc. announced it is initiating a voluntary market withdrawal of several continuous-spray Banana Boat sun-care products, due to a potential risk of product igniting on the skin if contact is made with a source of ignition before the product is completely dry.

Natural Trends, a personal care supplier in Provo, Utah, has hired David Lodde of DL Marketing to represent Natural Trends in the Central states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

SnugZ USA, located in Salt Lake City, has partnered with Midwest Multiline Rep Rod Williamson of Drake Marketing. Williamson will cover the states of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to remove a laundry list of potentially harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, from its personal care products by 2015. It's the first such move by a major manufacturer of consumer products.

J&J already announced that it would remove questionable chemicals from its baby products by 2013, but the company is extending that commitment to its adult product lines, which include popular brands like Neutrogena, Aveeno and Clean & Clear.

J&J will phase out ingredients like formaldehyde and dioxane—the former, which is released over time by preservatives in products, was declared a carcinogen by the U.S. government last year.

SnugZ USA recently made two additions to its multiline representative team. SnugZ USA, along with Linda Misiorowski & Associates, recently added multi-line representative Rob Ball to cover Illinois and Indiana. SnugZ USA also added PRG Multiline to represent the company in Canada.