A newly launched skin care brand ‘About Time We Met’ from Australian sandalwood supplier Quintis is hoping to show what the ingredient can offer far more than fragrance.
A new analysis tool from Australian skin-matching platform askbella is aiming to provide objective product recommendations by harnessing the power of AI and data.
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The fragrance category has evolved to become an essential category for wellness as well as self-expression, according to exclusive insights from major players like Coty, along with a line-up of exciting niche labels.
Sandalwood supplier Quintis is aiming to tap into rising demand for multifunctional beauty products with a new powder that it believes has potential across skin care, colour cosmetics, and hair care.
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A fragrance label from Singapore has released a line of hand sanitisers with prebiotics to keep up with the post-pandemic premiumisation of the hand care category.
A men’s skin care brand developed by Suntory Wellness for middle-aged men has tripled its sales target after achieving its initial number in the first five months.
UK-headquartered indie brand TAKK is on a mission to carve out a new way of beauty consumption, minimising choice via genderless, simplified ranges via subscription.
The skin-repairing and strengthening abilities of vitamin K, coupled with the insatiable demand for new and exciting ingredients, will spur interest in the “wound healing vitamin”, according to one skin care brand.
Beauty brands are too quick to jump onto the hype train when they should be investing time and money on education and research, says the co-founder of skin care brand Aminu.
J-beauty brand Meeth is developing a moisturiser for the sensitive bikini line area in collaboration with a group of consumers that personally pitched it to its CEO.
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Unilever wants to continue to plug consumer needs in deodorants and antiperspirants and hopes to deliver its next big breakthrough technology by 2030, says the company’s R&D head of personal care.
Getting your skin analysed from static selfies is set to become a thing of the past as beauty tech firms move to develop new technology to analyse skin and even hair with videos taken with your smartphone.
Luxury French skin care brand Biologique Recherche believes the Thai market is ready for its haute couture personalised skin care services and will use it as a springboard to further expand in South East Asia.
South Korean beauty major Amorepacific has developed highly personalised bath bombs by measuring consumers’ real-time emotional responses to fragrances and colour, designing formulas with algorithms to match individual moods.
South Korean hair care brand Dr. Groot has launched a shampoo with brewer’s yeast that claims to benefit the microbiome and alleviate hair loss symptoms.
Australian skin care brand Enbacci’s international expansion plans will focus on building offline channels that can deliver a luxury experience for consumers.
Shiseido-owned beauty brand Prior is set to launch a line of eye shadows with skin-loving ingredients that it claims can counter signs of ageing for women over 50.
South Korean skincare and cosmetics conglomerate Amorepacific has launched a sleep aid supplement that is said to be backed by four years of R&D under its beauty-from-within brand VITAL BEAUTIE.
Chennai-based nutraceutical and food firm Diabliss Consumer Products is developing another 10 herbal water supplements – on top of its five existing products – to tap the lucrative potential of the general wellness market in the country.
The relaunch of Orbis’ flagship U series has exceeded initial sales expectations and is expected to reach its first-year sales target of JPY2.5bn (USD17.6m), claims the firm.
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido is set to debut three new innovations in the second half of this year as a response to the recent changes in consumer behaviours.
Singaporean niche fragrance label Scent by SIX is set to make its debut at New York City retailer Showfields later this year as it looks to break into the US market.
International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a tinted cosmetic sunscreen formulation with UVA and UVB protection suitable for dark phototypes five and six, plugging an important market gap, it says.
In our round-up of the recent product developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we look into a new powder foundation by Est, a trio of functional perfumes, and more.
Japanese beauty giant Shiseido has partnered with South East Asian e-commerce firm Lazada to engineer the online-to-offline expansion strategy of skin care brand Elixir in the region.
Japanese beauty brand Est will be launching a new powder foundation that resembles liquid foundation thanks to a new powder gel technology developed by parent company Kao Corporation.
Gillette Venus has just launched the latest partnership of its #SayPube campaign, centered around the pubic care product line and how women talk about body hair.
Ayurvedic brands can make a mark on the global stage providing they emphasise the efficacy of traditional ingredients, the founder of Indian beauty firm Tvachamrit believes.
French beauty major L’Oréal Group believes it can replicate the carbon neutrality achievements of its North Asia division, with one executive confirming the firm has outlined a “clear roadmap” to do so.
A Singapore-based start-up is developing perfumes that solve the Asian consumers’ biggest pain points with fragrances, while also delivering tangible benefits to them.
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is launching a new version of its virtual shopping experience on South East Asian e-commerce marketplace Shopee in bid to keep up with today’s rapidly evolving consumers and keep them excited about its host of...
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Indie brand Clapoti has launched a line of Korean-inspired foot care products that aims to breathe life into an old-fashioned category and encourage wider uptake across Europe, its founder says.
International beauty major L'Oréal has developed a digital makeup software offering virtual cosmetics and makeup artist recommendations for highly personalised augmented reality (AR) ‘looks’ to be used across online video streaming services and image...