Flavours and fragrance player Givaudan has announced a strategic partnership with natural fragrance player Synthite in a bid to broaden its portfolio offerings in this area.
In collaboration with six Japanese companies, the leading cosmetics and personal giant enters into the Forest Stewardship Council Certified Procurement Declaration.
Swiss private label manufacturers Mibelle Group is targeting expansion in the Asian market following the acquisition of Gowoonsesang, the developer of popular Korean derma-cosmetic brand Dr. G.
Thai consumers will soon be able to get their hands on previously unavailable Japanese cosmetics after iStyle Inc. partnered with Siam Piwat Group to launch an @cosme store in Bangkok, which will be the first in South East Asia
Estée Lauder Cos. sales in China reach a billion dollars for the first time, contributing to the 29% growth in Asia-Pacific and boosting the company to reach $13.7bn in sales, a 16% increase from 2017.
Singapore-based Luxasia inks a deal with Hollywood favourite Lancer Skincare to distribute the luxury line across Asia-Pacific and help the brand grow its international presence.
Are cosmetic product reports accurate in their representation of lead in cosmetics? We ask Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science what the reality is.
The Meitu Magic Mirror is aiming to help beauty brands and retailers better understand consumers with real-time data to optimise their global brick-and-mortar operations, via a new deal with DFS.
For the first time, Natural & Organic Products Asia will display organic European skin care along with demonstrating leading products and conducting business seminars.
The independent statutory authority analyses 30 essential oil models and finds allergens to encourage greater transparency in usage instructions and ingredient labels.
Korean pharmaceutical manufacturer Huons Global plans to gain approval to sell Hutox by 2020 and has already secured ₩190b worth of contracts to export it.
Unilever will now be able to reach 99% of China’s population with its personal care products after linking-up with JD.com to tap into it logistics infrastructure and expertise.
Lena & Lina launched less than a year ago, in November of 2017; though that brand’s Founder and CEO Paulina Kapoor has been at work on the skin care collection since 2015. At Cosmoprof North America, she spoke with Cosmetics Design about the brand’s...
Retailer A.S. Watson and L’Oreal plan to roll out over 50 new Colorlab stores across China this year, after witnessing a 75% increase of annual sales since opening.
Sharon Kwek, Senior Innovation and Insights Analyst of Beauty and Personal Care at Mintel notes that as “masculinity is changing”, this is creating prime opportunities for male grooming brands to innovate their product formulations.
Hot on the footsteps of its Asian predecessors, K-beauty and J-beauty, is the Chinese beauty sphere set to be the next phenomenon making waves around the globe?
In her Indie Beauty Profile, Mary Futher, founder of kaia naturals, describes a brand that puts “careful thought, scientific research, [and] naturally derived ingredients in every product,” to save her customers the trouble of scrutinizing labels; and...
New indie skin care brand founder Aneela Zaman has been showcasing her Sleeping Beauty serum at industry shows across the country, at the CEW Demo Day in New York City, at IBE Dallas, and most recently at Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas. That’s where...
Personalised scents and aromas capture the emotions and individual preferences of consumers. We explore with David Lee, Manager of Kimex how its plans to achieve this while also tapping into the natural trend.
Japanese e-tailer, Miniso, targets cosmetics and personal care shoppers in South Korea through analysing cost performance and understanding its consumers’ feelings.
China has hit back in the escalating trade war with the US by imposing tariffs of up to 25% on $60bn worth of US goods which include cosmetics, fragrances, and ingredients like mica powder and zinc oxide.
Consumer hunger for the latest niche offering in the naturals and organics beauty space has never been higher. Here are our top picks for independent companies leading the pack.
Korea’s YG Plus is preparing to boost its presence in Asia-Pacific by launching its Moonshot range in Japan, Thailand, and Indonesia in August, and Philippines in October.
South Korea’s cosmetics giant AmorePacific has won its lawsuit against Shanghai Weierya for infringing on the trademark of the company’s Sulwhasoo brand.
The boss of South Korean contract manufacturer Cosmax CEO believes North Korea holds great potential for the cosmetics industry, and would be open to building a factory in the country.
We asked Belinda Carli what we as consumers think we’re buying when faced with a natural label, scientifically and from a formulations perspective, what they actually are, and what needs to be done to help consumers make assure and intentional purchasing...
Chinese health care platform, Ping An Healthcare and Technology, rolls out its "One-Minute Consultation + One-Hour Drug Delivery" service in a total of over 80 cities throughout the nation.
So prolific and commonplace is the natural trend on our shelves and e-commerce pages that is it about time we stopped to consider ‘What is Natural?’. Belinda Carli, Director of the Personal Care Institute of Science certainly thinks so.
At this week’s beauty trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, dermatologist and brand founder Mark Gray spoke with Cosmetics Design about formulation updates, aesthetic design changes, and the strategy behind this New Zealand – based brand’s approach to ethical,...
Asia-focused market expansion services provider, DKSH, collaborates with specialty lipid developer and manufacturer, ABITEC, to appoint DKSH as an exclusive distributor in the Southeast Asian country.
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