Gallery: Top 10 most-read beauty and cosmetics stories of February

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Here's a recap of the most-read beauty and cosmetic stories of February, featuring Halal cosmetics regulations, animal testing and K-beauty.

Read more about the latest news developments of Halal cosmetics regulations, animal testing and K-beauty.

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Gallery: Top 10 most-read beauty and cosmetics stories of February
Gallery: Top 10 most-read beauty and cosmetics stories of February

Read more about the latest news developments of Halal cosmetics regulations, animal testing and K-beauty.

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It’s official: Australian Government passes bill to end animal testing for cosmetics
It’s official: Australian Government passes bill to end animal testing for cosmetics

The Australian senate just passed a bill to effectively ban cosmetic testing on animals in Australia in a move that has been described as a ‘huge win’ for animals, consumers and science.

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Mercury alert: Five cosmetic creams found to contain vast quantities of undeclared ingredients in Singapore
Mercury alert: Five cosmetic creams found to contain vast quantities of undeclared ingredients in Singapore

Five cosmetics creams in Singapore have been found to contain potent undeclared ingredients – with one possessing mercury levels which exceeded the permissible limits by more than 40,000 times.

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Shiseido’s supply chain struggle: CEO estimates product shortages led to $450m sales loss
Shiseido’s supply chain struggle: CEO estimates product shortages led to $450m sales loss

Shiseido president and CEO Masahiko Uotani has revealed the firm lost around ¥40bn ($363m) to ¥50bn ($450m) in sales due to product shortages.

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The top 5 trends set to shape APAC’s cosmetics sector in 2019 revealed
The top 5 trends set to shape APAC’s cosmetics sector in 2019 revealed (itakayuki/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

We’ve identified five key trends that we believe are going to have a major impact on the beauty and personal care industry in Asia-Pacific this year.

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Beauty games: M.A.C. lipstick collaboration with Tencent mobile game sells out in 24 hours
Beauty games: M.A.C. lipstick collaboration with Tencent mobile game sells out in 24 hours

M.A.C. Cosmetics launched a collection inspired by Chinese firm Tencent’s popular mobile game “Honor of Kings”, which secured 14,000 pre-orders and sold out across all channels within 24 hours of the launch.

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Halal personal care windfall: Indonesia hopeful new law will lead to business boom
Halal personal care windfall: Indonesia hopeful new law will lead to business boom

Indonesia’s government may see a windfall of US$1.6bn by issuing Halal certificates for consumer goods from shampoos to toothpaste and cosmetics, according to the new government agency in charge of its implementation, once mandatory Halal labelling is introduced.

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'Morning routine’: Sunscreen guidance revamped by safety bodies in Australia and New Zealand
'Morning routine’: Sunscreen guidance revamped by safety bodies in Australia and New Zealand (Tatyana Rusanova)

The organisations responsible for sun safety advice in Australia and New Zealand have adopted a new policy on sunscreen use, recommending that people apply it daily as part of a regular morning routine.

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K-Beauty’s bricks-and-mortar popularity takes a hit with falling sales
K-Beauty’s bricks-and-mortar popularity takes a hit with falling sales

Plummeting sales are causing South Korean cosmetics stores to close at a rate of knots as brands seek to bolster their online presence.

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AmorePacific performance suffers from weak domestic demand
AmorePacific performance suffers from weak domestic demand

AmorePacific Group’s said its performance in 2018 suffered because of weak domestic demand, fierce competition and increased labour costs.

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US firm e.l.f. Cosmetics fined nearly $1m for using North Korean materials
US firm e.l.f. Cosmetics fined nearly $1m for using North Korean materials

Californian beauty firm e.l.f. Cosmetics Inc. fined almost a million dollars after 'unwittingly' violating the North Korea Sanctions Regulations by importing false eyelash kits that contained materials from the country.

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