Leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor and provider of market expansion services, DKSH, unveils its first innovations centre, dedicated to colour cosmetics in South Korea.
Royal DSM (DSM) and Zhejiang Haixing Investment (Haixing) acquire a majority equity stake in Chinese high-tech enterprise, Inner Mongolia Rainbow Biotechnology.
The personal care giant secures International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) host society award — presented to Eunbi Ko for her “exceptional thesis”.
The leader in cosmetics original design manufacturing (ODM), Cosmax, builds upon its strong procurement history, with the acquisition of cosmetics maker Nuworld.
With a history in plant biotechnology, developer and producer for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors, Greentech, has created a multifunctional active skin care component.
Global intelligence agency, Mintel, recently provided an insight into seven of the latest exciting and innovative facial masks to come out of Asia, with many manufacturers adopting different approaches to their creations.
As facial masks have become "an integral part of many consumers’ regular skin care routines throughout the Asia Pacific region", we asked Sharon Kwek, Senior Innovation and Insights Analyst, Beauty and Personal Care at Mintel what is driving...
Cosmoprof Asia 2017 achieved the seemingly impossible and was even bigger than previous years. This gallery contains some of the highlights, including the award winners, Cosmotalk conference presentation highlights and some of the most outstanding exhibitor...
The personal care company will build a new production plant for skin care cosmetics to respond to growing demands and to complement the company's existing three factories in Japan.
The turnout for the Reed Exhibitions-organised event rose by 17% as in-cosmetics Asia welcomed more professionals from over 70 countries around the world.
Chatbots inside messenger apps have been described as the ‘must have’ innovation for brands wanting to drive sales within South East Asia’s burgeoning ‘social commerce’ economy.
The Japanese multinational electronics company cultivates new make up application software that allows shoppers to freely produce digital professional make up.
The specialised chemistry designer and creator, Ashland, releases its new skin care solution aimed at providing detoxination, oxygenation, and wellness.
The South Korean personal care giant launches three cosmetics brands in China — OHUI, VDL and Belif — to enable it to make greater strides in the global cosmetics industry.
We continue to delve into the hallmarks of Southeast Asian personal care formulations, and their potential in the near future with Kunal Mahajan, Project Manager for Chemicals and Energy at Kline.
In our special newsletter on preservatives, we explore how an array of emerging and developed solutions are being released to replace chemical-based components that are rightly or wrongly feared by personal care consumers.
Preservatives have left many formulation experts and ingredient developers with a huge dilemma: how to maintain product integrity and safety without using the conventional preservatives consumers are trying to avoid.
Demand for effective and safe preservative ingredients has never been higher, but with consumers and regulators alike turning against some established synthetic preservatives, how can the industry keep up?
Consumer awareness in Asia, and in particular in markets like Thailand, of the dangers of exposure to blue light from smartphones and laptops is rapidly increasing, according to DSM.
As the personal care industry is gearing up for new product releases in 2018, we spoke to Kunal Mahajan, Project Manager for Chemicals and Energy, Kline, about what is set to prove a hit with consumers.
Speaking with Jo Chidley, Founder, Beauty Kitchen, we continued our conversation on the importance of making natural products 100% just that, and how new entrepreneurs can make the leap into the cosmetics realm.
Ashland is looking to step up its efforts in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Cambodia to drive sales success in more of Asia’s emerging markets, while also looking to ramp-up its technical services for customers in the region.
Following her presentation, entitled Consumer trends in Europe for natural fragrances and aromatherapy at in-cosmetics Asia 2017, we caught up with Jo Chidley, Founder of Beauty Kitchen, to find out more about how she is pushing for truly natural products...
Developing the “science of Korean beauty”, Cosmax Bio teams up in a mutual cooperation with Jeonnam Bioindustry to use natural materials for the production of industry goods.
Teaming up with Kyoto University, multinational electronics company, Panasonic, has advanced its key technologies to evolve its radar health monitor for use in the home.
As the flavours and fragrant leader lays the foundation for its hub in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province of China, the move represents the company’s biggest-ever investment in its Chinese fragrance activities.
The platform for startups and innovators to engage, collaborate and explore opportunities, Unilever Foundry, has selected 30 startups from throughout South East Asia and Australasia (SEAA).
In a press item this week, the company announced several leadership changes across prestige and artisanal fragrances as well as in the Asia Pacific region that will take effect at the start of January 2018.