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Canada's prestige beauty market grew 6% to $2.2 billion Canadian dollars in the first half, with hair care the strongest category, per Cercana data reported by Premium Beauty News.

Cosmetics Business and Global Cosmetics News report Colgate-Palmolive is reportedly exploring a sale of personal care brands including Soft Soap, Irish Spring, and Speed Stick, in a deal that could top $1 billion.

And finally, following our earlier report on Australia's conditional clearance, Global Cosmetics News reports Kimberly-Clark is preparing concessions to address EU competition concerns over its $40 billion Kenview acquisition.

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Colgate-Palmolive is looking to sell off some of the brands in its personal care unit.

Reuters says it could be parting with Soft Soap, Irish Spring, or Speed Stick.

Though it only plans to divest a few brands, the sale could bring the company more than a billion dollars.

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