Japanese personal care major Kao Corporation has launched a pair of dry shampoos under hair care brand Merit in response to the growing demand for dry shampoos that can be used on the go, including a shampoo sheet concept first developed for use in space.
International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a method to localise and identify different types of acne using a deep-learning image processing digital system that can be linked to e-commerce product and service recommendations.
Indian personal care brand Arata is aiming to fill what it believes is a huge gap for hair care products designed especially for curly hair types in its home market and in the wider Asian region.
The beauty industry and consumers alike should place more emphasis on reducing and reusing resources, instead of prioritising recycling, claims an Australian start-up that has pioneered using unwanted sheep’s milk in its products.
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A newly launched waterless personal care brand from Singapore is eyeing opportunities in the travel and hospitality sector in anticipation of the return of international air travel.
South East Asian e-commerce platform Lazada is partnering with beauty tech firm Perfect Corp to enhance its ability to provide beauty consumers with “immersive real-world experiences”.
Singaporean beauty brand Ange Gardien Paris says its sales has grown 50% in the six months since it started to take a social commerce approach to selling.
LG Household & Healthcare is the latest beauty company to dabble in the NFT craze, but one expert is questioning the future of beauty NFTs when considering the grand scheme of the metaverse.
Contract manufacturer MANA launched their Artists At The Bench program on Friday, partnering with three makeup artist to design new color cosmetic products. CosmeticsDesign spoke with Maria Stadler, vice president of product development and marketing...
India-based cosmetics group Lotus Herbals believes hemp’s multitude of topical benefits, versatility, and sustainability will make it a “must-have” ingredient in every beauty company’s portfolio.
Amid the heightened discussion surrounding alopecia, Advanced Trichology says it is the first consumer brand to get the green light from the hair loss group.
Working with and mentoring startups like Clear will be key to driving change in beauty, particularly on issues like diversity, inclusion and sustainability, says L’Oréal UK & Ireland’s chief marketing officer.
In our round-up of the recent product developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we highlight Amorepacific’s new personalised skin care brand, The Face Shop’s new vegan line and more.
Indian personal care brand Sanfe has recently launched beauty brand with skin and hair care products as part of its latest effort to become a 'one-stop shop' for beauty and personal care solutions.
Indian mass personal hygiene brand WiZ Care is set to introduce skin care into its product portfolio this year and is also mulling over plans to launch a range of colour cosmetics as well.
A team of researchers has discovered genes involved with pigmentation in the skin of over 17,000 Korean women, with insights opening up new opportunities for customised products.
South Korean beauty conglomerate Amorepacific has announced the launch of a new personalised skin care brand for sensitive skin that offers consumers private one-on-one after-sales consultation services.
K-beauty firm Amorepacific has debuted blue hyaluronic acid, a moisturising ingredient it claims to be 2,000 times smaller, in the Laneige Waterbank skin care line of products.
In our exclusive podcast, a pioneer of the content-to-commerce business model that is fuelling significant beauty industry growth in India has revealed how it ‘cracked the code’ of this new approach.
Personal care major Unilever has widened the call for startups, scaleups and entrepreneurs to engage with its collaboration initiative, inviting those specialised in sustainable ingredients and packaging to join.
Kao Corporation has conducted a new study on the colour cosmetics application of its fine fibre technology, confirming that is able to smoothen the appearance of skin naturally when applied all over the skin under make-up.
Shiseido is introducing a new skin care brand to its clean beauty portfolio as part of plans to grow its skin beauty portfolio to account for 75% of total sales in 2022.
UK-Singapore headquartered biotech startup Sequential Skin has taken a solid stride into B2B microbiome testing with the debut of its end-to-end in vivo service for consumer care companies.
India-based skin care brand Brillare is kicking off its zero-dilution initiative which will see the brand phase out the use of water as well as synthetic ingredients in its formulations in bid to meet the demand for clean and natural beauty products.
K-beauty brand The Face Shop has introduced its first vegan-certified skin care line which features eco-conscious refillable packaging to reduce the use of single-use plastic.
Sustainability is one of the hottest topics in beauty today, but how can the sector move beyond packaging to innovate with new concepts, product formats and materials to win over the eco-conscious consumer, while avoiding the trap of greenwashing? We...
Active lip care brand Esho is continuing its rise in beauty with a flurry of new launches and retail partnerships on the horizon as its founder aims to bring lips to the forefront of personalised routines.
In our round-up of the recent product developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we highlight POLA’s new White Shot products, Garnier’s no-rinse conditioner and more.
We round up our most-read stories on the big-name beauty brands of the region, featuring news updates from L’Oréal, LG Household and Health Care, Shiseido and more.
UK clothing majors Next and Boohoo have made a wise decision edging into online beauty with own-brand ranges given tightening consumer budgets and the unstoppable e-commerce boom, says GlobalData.
We round up our most-read stories on the big-name beauty brands of the region, featuring news updates from L’Oréal, LG Household and Health Care, Shiseido and more.
South Korean firm LG Household & Health Care is set to enter the beauty tech space with a mini tattoo printer that it plans to launch in North America in the fourth quarter of this year.
The husband-and-wife team behind the 'radically different' clean cosmeceutical brand Biologi have revealed how their potent plant serums overcame the sceptics to become an indie beauty success story and the importance of their roles as skin...
Japanese sun care brand Anessa is set to introduce a sunscreen serum to its existing line-up this February in response to the changing lifestyles and habits of consumers.
Pula, a new cosmetic brand from China, has launched a range of clean label skin care for children on two of the largest e-commerce sales channels, Tmall and Douyin.
South Korean conglomerate LG Household and Health Care has launched zero-waste beauty options from four of its brands – Dr. Groot, Elastine, Veilment, and Himalayan Pink Salt.
Luxury J-beauty brand POLA is set to expand its bestselling White Shot range in late January with a skin care essence and beauty supplement which are based on the company’s new research and development.
Japanese personal care company Lion has developed a foam toothpaste that will require less water to rinse off that will be used specifically on the International Space Station in 2022.
L’Oréal’s Garnier brand has launched a no rinse conditioner line across Europe this week, in a move set to challenge consumers into re-thinking beauty routines and slashing water use at mass scale.
There is potential in moving microbiome skin care beyond sensitive skin and acne treatments into the anti-ageing segment, where more consumers are searching for solutions that target the root causes of skin ageing.
Australia’s skin care firm MADE FOR MAN has outlined in its three-year strategic plan to launch its botanical skin care products in UK, Europe, US and Asia.
On this episode of Indie Pioneers, we chat with Shamika Haldipurkar, the founder and CEO of D’you, about the information overload in the skin care industry and how her company is aiming to combat it.