All news articles for April 2015

Scientists develop first ever perfume that makes you smell better the more you sweat

07-Apr-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Wouldn’t it be great if the more you worked up a sweat the less you would have to worry about social awkwardness and the better you would smell? Well thanks to a new development at Queen's University Belfast this could become a reality.

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Can South Korea's Missha make a comeback with new markets?

07-Apr-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

Although its' touted as South Korea’s 'first successful budget cosmetics brand', Missha has had a tough time maintaining its status of late, what with having to close its' Hong Kong and Macau outlets and analysts concluding that it...

TCM + packaging design stands out with subtlety

07-Apr-2015 By Deanna Utroske

The design studio Nendo created imagery and packages for the new skincare line that elegantly suggest the TCM + brand identity.

Japan's 'cherry blossom' season reels in Chinese shoppers

07-Apr-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

As shopping trips to Japan continue to boom, Chinese people who received visas in March are expected to travel to shop and experience the 'cherry blossom season' in April.

P&G gets thumbs down from financial expert, on currency concerns

06-Apr-2015 By Simon Pitman

Procter & Gamble has made big cost reductions and is on the verge of significantly slimming down its brand portfolio, but currency exchange is set to throw up another obstacle to its recovery plans, an industry analyst believe.

Chinese brands have new edge on competition with tea flavored toothpaste

02-Apr-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

By catering to the Chinese palate, domestic personal care brands are managing to hold off international competition in oral care with green tea flavored products.

New Zealand is first country in Australasia to ban cosmetics animal testing

02-Apr-2015 By Simon Pitman

The New Zealand parliament has voted in an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act that aims to outlaw the testing of any type of cosmetics on animals.

Foreo claims 'world first' with 3D 'make-up artist' technology

02-Apr-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

Skin care company, Foreo claims to have developed ‘the world’s first digital make-up artist’ by combining 3D printing technology and advanced real-time facial mapping software.

Study reveals how hair density is lost and cuticles become more fragile with ageing

02-Apr-2015 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Changes in hair density and elasticity are most likely to occur in the 40-50 year old age range and hair will most likely become more fragile at this time too as levels of the fatty acid 18-methyleicosanic acid (18-MEA) are also reduced in elder ages.