China’s Hainan Island prospered as domestic travel boomed in wake of COVID-19, triggering staggering growth for luxury beauty brands on the island. But is Hainan’s remarkable growth here to stay when international travel takes flight again?
Shiseido-owned make-up brand Maquillage has launched a new lip product featuring new technology that makes it transfer resistant despite its glossy finish.
In this round-up, we dive into our most-read stories on cosmetics science, formulation and R&D, including Amorepacific’s newly developed wearable smart skin device, Cosmax’s AI-powered microbiome platform and more.
The number of new skin care product launches incorporating oat kernel extracts and oils for their prebiotic properties to make skin health claims is growing year by year, according to Mintel.
Japanese skincare brand POLA has been projected to achieve more than $270m in overseas sales in the next couple of years thanks to the strong demand from China’s luxury beauty market.
The skin care market is lacking anti-ageing solutions for consumers with sensitive skin even though they are more susceptible to premature ageing, says a South Korean ingredient manufacturer.
One of India’s pioneering hemp companies, India Hemp Organics (IHO), is gearing up to export its nutritional, medical and skin care products containing hemp and CBD products this year.
Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Natura &Co and Unilever are forming a global beauty consortium to co-develop an industry-wide environmental impact assessment and scoring system for cosmetics.
Skin care and lifestyle brand Athletia is set to make its international debut this October in the UK, where it hopes to orchestrate future European expansion plans within the next three years.
E-commerce companies such as Shopee and Lazada are being urged to lead the fight against the sale of adulterated whitening products and the problem of plastic waste pollution.
Independent fragrance label Scent by SIX – set up by an ex-Givaudan exec – has launched a new scent collection to promote better sleep that contains scent technology developed by Takasago.
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![Is Hainan’s remarkable growth here to stay when international travel takes flight again? [Getty Images]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/hainan-travel-retail-can-beauty-expect-long-term-growth-when-international-travel-resumes-post-covid/12774126-1-eng-GB/Hainan-travel-retail-Can-beauty-expect-long-term-growth-when-international-travel-resumes-post-COVID_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
![Maquillage is launching a new lip product featuring new technology that makes it transfer resistant despite its glossy finish. [Maquillage]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2021/09/22/shiseido-s-maquillage-launches-transfer-resistance-gloss-with-new-tech/12843054-1-eng-GB/Shiseido-s-Maquillage-launches-transfer-resistance-gloss-with-new-tech_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
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![POLA has been projected to achieve more than $270m in overseas sales in the next two years. [POLA]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/pola-expecting-overseas-sales-to-surpass-270m-by-2023-on-the-back-of-china-demand/12817700-1-eng-GB/POLA-expecting-overseas-sales-to-surpass-270m-by-2023-on-the-back-of-China-demand_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
![The skin care market is lacking anti-ageing solutions for consumers with sensitive skin even though they are more susceptible to premature ageing. [Getty Images]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/sensitive-skin-category-lacking-solutions-to-tackle-vulnerability-to-premature-ageing/12787623-1-eng-GB/Sensitive-skin-category-lacking-solutions-to-tackle-vulnerability-to-premature-ageing_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
![Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Natura &Co and Unilever are leading the charge in the creation of a global beauty consortium to develop a system that provides consumers 'clear, transparent and comparable' information on their cosmetic products [Getty Images]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/09/20/henkel-l-oreal-lvmh-natura-co-unilever-forming-consortium-for-cosmetics-environmental-impact-system/12835159-1-eng-GB/Henkel-L-Oreal-LVMH-Natura-Co-Unilever-forming-consortium-for-cosmetics-environmental-impact-system_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
![Athletia is set to make its international debut this October in the UK. [Athletia]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/japan-s-athletia-landing-in-uk-this-october-to-start-european-expansion-push/12799282-1-eng-GB/Japan-s-Athletia-landing-in-UK-this-October-to-start-European-expansion-push_news_teaser_medium.png)
![Shopee and Lazada are being urged to lead the fight against the sale of adulterated whitening products and the problem of plastic waste pollution. [Getty Images]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/regulation-safety/e-commerce-firms-urged-to-combat-sale-of-mercury-laden-whitening-products-and-plastic-pollution/12830685-1-eng-GB/E-commerce-firms-urged-to-combat-sale-of-mercury-laden-whitening-products-and-plastic-pollution_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
![Scent by SIX launches a new scent collection to promote better sleep. [Scent by SIX]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2021/09/17/scent-by-six-unveils-new-collection-to-promote-better-sleep2/12817490-1-eng-GB/Scent-by-SIX-unveils-new-collection-to-promote-better-sleep_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
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![Concerns for personal health and the health of the environment are blurring the lines between make-up and skin care. [UUUNI]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/hybrid-make-up-post-covid-consumer-concerns-shift-spotlight-onto-make-up-that-works-beyond-the-surface/12897792-1-eng-GB/Hybrid-make-up-Post-COVID-consumer-concerns-shift-spotlight-onto-make-up-that-works-beyond-the-surface_wrbm_tiny.jpg)
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