Japanese beauty giant Shiseido is hoping to convert non-foundation users with its ‘medicated’ hybrid foundations, and create a whole new market in the process.
The governments of Costa Rica and South Korea have signed a trade agreement that triggers the Central American Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, dropping tariffs on Korean cosmetic imports.
Microbiome beauty brand Gallinée has made its Asian debut in Singapore and founder Marie Drago hopes to leverage its early entry to quickly expand across Asia.
Revieve CEO Sampo Parkkinen believes there is strong market potential in Asia for its AI-powered skin care advisor and plans to hone in on the region’s beauty sector.
At next month’s in-cosmetics global tradeshow in Paris, beauty startups and independent personal care brands will have a clear path to follow and an easier time connecting with ingredient suppliers that are offering low order volumes and other services...
From controversy over skin whitening products to The Body Shop’s recent animal testing alternative appointment, we round up the biggest recent headlines in regulation and safety in this Editor’s Spotlight.
A.S. Watson Group has partnered with L’Oréal-backed ModiFace to launch a virtual make-up testing service in order to keep up with consumer demand for new shopping experiences.
Kolmar Korea is planning to commercialise its newly developed 3D-printed skin cream and then use the technology to develop 3D-printed make-up such as lipstick and compact powder.
Animal testing bans for cosmetics are in place in a large number of countries and regional states, but some are still delaying in introducing these. We take a look and consider how far there is left to go with animal testing alternatives too. Watch in...
In our round up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight Australia’s animal testing ban, M.A.C.’s exclusive China collection, Indonesia’s compulsory halal labelling laws and more.
We round up of our most-read news pieces about China, featuring M.A.C’s success with a China-exclusive collection and financial results from L’Oréal, Estee Lauder, LG H&H and more.
A huge body of scientific evidence makes it hard to deny that pollution from the agricultural industry has contributed significantly to global climate change, but what might perplex some is how this is connected to the cosmetics and personal care industry.
