German personal care conglomerate Beiersdorf has blamed the diagou situation in China and South Korea for La Prairie’s 9.9% sales decline in the first half (H1).
In this round-up of business and financial updates in the APAC cosmetics industry, we highlight developments from Beiersdorf, L’Oreal, Amorepacific, and more.
The treatment of pigmentary disorders requires holistic approach that also takes into account external factors and changing consumer beauty habits, according to a L’Oréal expert.
BioPowder is targeting Asia’s fast-growing natural beauty market where it believes upcycled plant-based powders can help eliminate ‘invisible microplastics’ across multiple categories.
German personal care brand NIVEA recorded strong growth in the second quarter (Q2) fuelled by innovation in sun and lip care products, with Japan performing particularly well.
The post-pandemic awareness for health and well-being has “opened new doors” for traditional Chinese medicine-beauty brand Botanic Pretti5 to expand into the US and Singapore.
French beauty brand Caudalie is set to launch a new spot acne treatment in South East Asia, which it hopes will introduce the brand to a newer and younger audience.
Personalised fragrance house Maison 21G has developed a new concept for its travel retail debut based on the data it has captured on scent preferences across Asia.
Here we reveal exclusive insights from top skin care companies L’Oréal and Kenvue on the drivers and trends of the rapidly advancing derma skin care category in Asia Pacific.
A Malaysian derma beauty brand is investing in clinical trials to strengthen its product claims and brand position in an increasingly demanding skin care market.
The psychological differences between millennials and Gen Zs as a result of the last few turbulent years are playing a significant role in driving divergent makeup trends in Asia Pacific.
Our recap of the most-read beauty and personal care stories of June 2023 – featuring our analysis on the Thai beauty market, the future of generative AI in beauty, and more.
French beauty company L’Occitane has outlined marketing plans for brands L’Occitane en Provence and Elemis, particularly in the rebounding Chinese market.
The rise of ‘dupes’ has been claimed to be at the expense of the creative efforts of perfumers and risks ‘dumbing down’ the category, with the relentless advancement of technology like artificial intelligence (AI) likely to exacerbate the situation.
Justhuman’s new hair and skin care line is capitalising on the microbiome movement to bridge the gap between clean beauty and fast results, and sees ‘massive growth’ in Gen X consumers in both India and US.
Unilever-owned Pond’s Skin Institute has debuted two skin care product ranges tackling skin ageing and brightening based on the autophagy process at the 25th World Dermatology Congress (WCD 2023) in Singapore.
First-generation K-beauty brands have navigated their way back to relevancy by banking on brand values, zeroing in on trends and playing on nostalgia, says one expert.
Taiwanese beauty company Chlitina has launched a new beauty and personal care brand featuring an exclusive antibacterial peptide extracted from human saliva.
Singapore-based skin care brand Heure has engineered its proprietary encapsulation tech to interact with the skin microbiome to deliver actives that can inhibit melanin-producing tyrosinase.
Surging interest in medical aesthetic procedures among consumers in Asia Pacific is one of the key emerging growth drivers for L’Oréal’s dermatological beauty division.
The dermatology community can do better to educate public but needs help from government bodies to tackle misinformation, says the president of the 25th World Congress of Dermatology (WCD 2023).
The advancement of technology will drive personalisation to offer beauty products tailored right down to a ‘daily or weekly basis’, says the VP of a personalised beauty brand.
K-beauty brand Dr. G is continuing to expand in South East Asia with a new store in Malaysia, where its sunscreen range is enjoying significant success.
A luxury Ayurvedic beauty brand founded by the former chairman of Himalaya Wellness has developed a hero blend of seven oils that it claims is 10 times lighter than facial oils found on the market.
Industry players and skin care innovators such as The Body Shop and Caudalie reveal exclusive insights into the evolving consumer preferences and advancements in technology in the ageing skin care market.
The demand for smaller and niche beauty brands is rising in travel retail, where luxury and Gen Z consumers have a heightened appetite for discovery and novelty.
Voir Haircare has partnered with India’s online beauty marketplace Cossouq to benefit from growing demand for scalp care and multipurpose haircare products among Indian consumers.
Pandemic-born beauty start-ups Mira and Oupus Organics tackle the next level of business advancement with support from consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G).
Launching into the Chinese beauty market is notoriously hard for European brands due to the cultural and language barriers, yet it can be a highly lucrative move when successful, says a Chinese partner company that has worked with the likes of Johnson...
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