This week the Japanese color cosmetics maker celebrated the official opening of its first manufacturing facility in United States. The Monroe Township, New Jersey, facility is equipped to produce not only conventional color products but also OTC and SPF...
Fragrance can be elusive. But it’s an important sector of the beauty industry and one that Cosmetics Design covers more often than you might think. This month we’ve shared news of corporate partnerships, venture capital investment, recognition of an outstanding...
Despite its deep Chinese roots and close links with Chinese manufacturing, Malaysia-based Vee Man Holding has placed its focus on Asia's Muslim markets.
Johnson & Johnson has defended its No More Tears baby shampoo after tests conducted by the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan concluded that it found formaldehyde in its products.
At next week’s tradeshow in New York City, the NYSCC will host hundreds of beauty ingredient suppliers and welcome even more industry insiders working in formulation, product development, research and innovation, market research, consulting, and beyond....
L'Oréal and L'Occitane are among the huge name speakers set to reveal exclusive insight into the skin's mircobiome and its potential for beauty and personal care at the Cosmetics Design Summit 2019.
Japanese cosmetics company Ci:z Holdings has identified travel retail as a strategic channel to help drive the sales of its two brands – Dr. Ci:Labo and Labo Labo.
India’s cosmetics industry has been buzzing since the press revealed that head of L’Oréal’s local operation was looking to acquire skincare and makeup businesses there.
The skin’s natural bacteria landscape, otherwise known as its microbiome, has potential for testing and for inspiring new product development within the beauty and personal care industry. In this brand profile series, we take a look at the companies leading...
With more consumers seeking products tailored to sensitive skin, is it safe to assume that the incidence of sensitive skin is rising among consumers? We speak to two skin care experts and industry insiders to find out why the trend is rising and how it...
In our round-up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight microalgae potential in cosmetics, @cosme’s expansion in Asia, Geltor’s new vegan human collagen and more.
Investment firm The Carlyle Group has inked a deal to help Japanese cosmetics manufacturer Tokiwa Corporation accelerate its growth overseas as demand for colour cosmetics rises.
One of the buzz words at this month’s in-cosmetics Global event in Paris was undoubtedly sustainability. It’s been on the radar for years, but it’s not going away. In fact it is only gaining momentum.
A KRW300bn investment in a South Korean cosmetics firm in 2016 has proved to be the most profitable private equity acquisition in the country’s history, a new analysis of data has shown.
The use of new ingredients from traditional and indigenous plants and herbs will continue to be a ‘key driver’ in the natural beauty market, with consumers’ appetites for new innovation in the sector showing no signs of dimming.
Avon is one of the biggest cosmetic and personal care players to back a Humane Society International campaign to ban the testing of animals on ingredients and products in the LATAM region.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry is confident that its cosmetics industry will grow 9% this year as demand for domestically-made products continue to increase at home and abroad.
After over a decade formulating for legacy beauty brands, biochemist Mirela Mitan when back to university to study luxury marketing. In 2014 she earned an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business; and in 2015 launched the luxury, indie skin care brand...
Japanese company istyle Inc. is capitalising on the popularity of Japanese cosmetic products by expanding its @cosme stores across Asia Pacific and targeting greater online sales in China
AmorePacific has launched an anti-pollution research centre at its Technology Research Institute in Korea in an effort to research the negative effects of pollution on the skin.
We round up our top stories on e-commerce developments featuring Amazon’s first skin care range, M.A.C.’s exciting China-exclusive collaboration, A.S. Watson’s use of predictive modelling technology and more.
An essential oils firm that grows lemongrass, cinnamon, torch ginger and vetiver in one thousand acres of lush countryside in Malaysia's Borneo state of Sabah is seeking new cosmetics and fragrance opportunities.
We round up our top cosmetics and beauty stories on the exciting Korean market featuring 3D-printed cosmetics, an AI-powered skin care advisor, a smart skin measurement device and more.
Singaporean beauty brand Caring Skin is advancing its expansion to capitalise on the popularity of aesthetic treatments in Asia and the rise of sensitive skin issues among consumers.
A blockchain system that ensures the veracity of halal-certified products across the world has been praised by Malaysian firm Miss Elwani - one of the first cosmetics companies that has signed up to the system.
Research from Mintel reveals that almost 65% of Indian men are concerned about their appearance, creating opportunities for personal care companies to target them with more specialised products.
Creative agency Centdegrés collaborated with tradeshow Luxepack Shanghai to stage INKside Colours, a sensorial experience that explored the role of colour in China’s history, and tapped into what it believes is China's number one design trend.
Japanese beauty company Pola Orbis will debut its latest whitening active with the launch of two new products under POLA’s White Shot range, after the ingredient was approved under new stricter screening criteria.
We round up of our most-read news pieces on packaging and design, featuring developments in plastic packaging, L’Occitane and AmorePacific’s efforts to boost sustainable packaging efforts and more.
Australian-based personalised cosmetics brand Hop & Cotton is refusing to rely on machine learning to create custom formulations, instead arguing that the personal touch and precision can go hand-in-hand.
The in-cosmetics Global event is always a major platform for new and emerging trends. And plenty of new trends were in evidence at the Paris event, but one in particular caught my eye – the move towards multiuse or multipurpose products.
The CEO of Peranakan-inspired skin care line PERA Skincare believes the biggest opportunities for the brand lie in China, where interest in straits-born culture is booming.
DSM is confident the microbiome trend will be hugely successful in APAC, but believes that the uncharted territory brings challenges along with opportunities.
The in-cosmetics Paris appears to be the best attended event in almost to date, if preliminary figures prove to be an accurate representation. In this photo gallery we bring you some of the most interesting developments from the biggest formulation players....
We dive into our most-read stories on formulation and science, featuring genetic-beauty, vegan collagen, biodegradable glitter and the importance of soil health.
BASF has launched new rambutan-derived bioactives from by-products that offer a host of cosmetics opportunities, while also benefitting communities in rural Vietnam.
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved two animal-free cosmetic testing methods but it is still a long way from banning animal tests completely.
This year’s major industry event, in-cosmetics Global, took place in Paris last week. In this Editor’s Spotlight, we reveal the biggest things we learned for beauty and personal care at the 2019 show.
Founder of Thai organic brand ZNYA believes there is a demand for its organic skin care products in Canada and Europe, because consumers in those markets are willing to spend more money when it comes to health and wellness.
We reveal the winners of this year’s Beauty Industry Awards, honouring some of the best innovations in the formulation and ingredients arena, and the leading independent beauty brands.
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