Among APAC’s emerging economies and lucrative markets, APAC’s cosmetics legislation is changing at a fast pace. Here we reveal the latest developments set to come into place in 2019.
During 2018 the Cosmetics Design team has had its eye on the big trends in an effort to determine what is going to be driving the industry in 2019. In this video we have combined our know-how to bring you a total of 20 trends to look out for in the Americas,...
If a new report from TABS is anything to go by beauty consumers are losing interest in social media as a go-to for purchasing decisions. Here we take a closer at the data and try to find out what is next.
APAC’s cosmetics regulations have constantly been in the headlines in 2018, and here we round up our top most-read policy stories of the year, featuring animal-testing, CBEC and import laws.
Northern Australia’s Kakadu plum industry is poised to secure a bigger slice of the cosmetics market thanks to a multi-million dollar project that will bring researchers from a number of universities and institutes together to identify better methods...
Nouryon has launching a new film-forming polymer that has been designed to help meet a variety of consumer trends trends, particularly demand for high protection products.
Recently, brands featured on the Indie Beauty Profile column have been asked to define or explain their thinking on what makes a cosmetics, personal care, or fragrance brand independent. Here, Cosmetics Design has complied a selection of the replies in...
Hugel has received sales approval from the Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration for Botulax, its botulinum toxin product (BTX), making it the first Korean firm to launch BTX in Taiwan.
Australian experts believe exposure in the womb to the chemicals released from flexible plastics that contain many personal care products may make kids more likely to have delays in developing language.
Color cosmetics brands of every size are leveraging app or site-based augmented reality and artificial intelligence to create consumer touch points where product discovery, data collection, marketing, and retail transactions exist simultaneously. Here...
In partnership with the Korea-based beauty platform management company Bonne, Avon has developed a K Beauty product line. It’s an example of the direct sales beauty maker’s strategic decision to work with more industry partners and cater to regional market...
By leveraging on the traditions and heritage of their culture, emerging brands can win the hearts on its local markets and also be a hit on the international stage too.
We round up of our most-read cosmetics regulation stories of the region, featuring the latest changes in China’s regulation laws, microbeads reduction and animal testing.
Everyone wants a slice of the fast-growing indie beauty market right now, and while it has never been easier to launch a brand, the competition is getting all the more fierce.
Officials in Quezon City, Philippines, have issued new rules that forbids the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of cosmetic products that contain mercury.
Researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) have successfully reconstructed human skin on a device which can reduce or eventually replace animal testing.
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, (SGP) has set its goals for the print manufacturing on how to acheive higher levels of responsibility and sustainability.
Meitu has reached an agreement with online luxury marketplace Secoo to operate its retail platform, MeituBeauty, as the tech company looks to further expand into e-commerce.
As China’s regulatory landscape continues to shift, one expert believes it will move to abolish compulsory animal testing on imported cosmetics very soon.
Japanese personal care company Kao has announced the development of a fine fibre technology that creates a barely-visible film on skin, which can potentially enhance wear-time and texture of the cosmetic formulations.
Certainly no year passes in the beauty industry without a significant number of new ingredient technologies coming to market. Here, we look at selection of standout ingredients that made headlines on Cosmetics Design over the last 12 months.
Online retailer Lazada has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) vowing to remove Korean counterfeit goods on its platform.
Consumers may pay a premium for bespoke beauty products, but Constance Mandefield, founder and COO of Singapore skincare firm alche{me}, personalisation should not be perceived as a luxury.
Croda has officially launched and certified its new ECO range of bio-based surfactants, offering ingredients designed to meet increasing market demand for sustainable, high-performance ingredient options.
Cosmetics Design is bringing you a new regular column, From The Editor’s Desk, designed to offer our readers a more in depth perspective on matters that are impacting our industry.
Moschino has launched another limited edition make-up collection under Korean brand Tony Moly, hot on the heels of its latest collaboration with fashion retailer H&M.
With clearly defined perimeters and strict regulation, one expert believes the Halal certification has the potential to become the de facto standard for cosmetic and personal care products.
It’s fairly common practice in men’s grooming to improve manual razors by adding more blades for better benefits. Now, OneBlade—the brand building a business around single-edge shaving—has launched a mid-priced version of its popular razors, continuing...
Call it Blue Beauty, Conscious Business, or a Circular Economy; in any case small beauty brands and multinational cosmetics and personal care corporations are rethinking the status quo and working to ensure that the industry won’t be undone by thoughtless...
From a German personal care brand explicitly called Stop The Water While Using Me! to L’Oréal’s recent partnership to rinse out shampoo with five times less water, water reduction in beauty is a trend causing a serious splash. We explore its potential...
The latest edition of Cosmoprof Asia saw attendance increase by 4.2%, with organisers hailing the industry’s ability to “continually push the boundaries of innovation and science.”
Two environmental health groups have alerted consumers to the presence of mercury in skin care sold on Indonesian e-commerce platforms, which they believe originated in the Philippines.