Kao Corporation has developed a shampoo and conditioner formulation which it claims can protect hair from external pollutants such as fine dust particles and pollen.
Industry experts say beauty brands can benefit from infusing products with ingredients such as vitamin C, E and marine collagen to attract Asia Pacific consumers.
Singapore biotech start-up Insectta is rearing black soldier flies on its urban farm to produce a more sustainable and purer chitosan for the cosmetics industry.
One of Amorepacific’s latest brands is seeking to subvert K-beauty convention and cater to the latest trends and demands influencing today’s South Korean beauty consumer.
We round-up of our most-read news pieces on packaging and design, featuring Global Cosmetics’ attempts to modernise its business, Kanebo’s big rebrand, AO Biome’s rebrand for the Chinese market, and more.
Nutri-Woods Biotech is on the cusp of global expansion but says there is a lot more education to be done to explain how traditional Chinese herbal ingredients are different from other botanical ingredients found in personal care products.
Cosmetic testing firm Eurofins has highlighted the regulations and necessary assessments beauty brands from Asia Pacific need to undergo before charting its European or North American expansion.
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco have discovered that topical brimonidine gel (0.33%) was effective in reducing alcohol-induced flushing in East Asians.
Brands looking to expand or launch into the Korean beauty market must consider baby boomers; a rising demographic interested in looking younger and seeking effective yet simple makeup, a study finds.
The China State Council has finally passed the highly anticipated Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR) draft during an executive meeting held on January 3.
Known for their natural less-is-more approach to beauty and eco-friendly efforts, Australian beauty brands are gaining a strong foothold in the Asia Pacific market and beyond.
Here’s our Editor-in-Chief’s completely subjective, deliberately unscientific and occasionally irrational take on three food, nutrition and cosmetics stories that have caught his attention – not always for the right reasons…
We round-up our most-read stories on the Japanese beauty market, featuring e’quipe’s new active wellness brand, Kanebo’s rebrand and our podcast episode on Singaporean-Japanese skin care brand Re:erth.
