East Asia

Eyes on C-beauty: Beiersdorf believes China’s indie brands hold ‘greater potential’ in the global market

29-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

German personal care multinational Beiersdorf believes China’s domestic beauty scene has global export potential, leading it to expand its NIVEA Accelerator program to help develop innovative beauty tech start-ups.

China’s fragrance identity: Partnership with Tmall crucial with demand for localised fragrance reaching its ‘peak’ – Givaudan

29-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Co-creation and collaboration with partners such as Tmall are key to understanding how to localise perfumes for consumers that are hungry for new fragrant interpretations of Chinese culture, says Givaudan.

Helping hand: Korea announces measures to increase logistic support for SMEs under export pressure

28-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency is expanding logistics support services and creating an emergency budget to help small and medium-sized enterprises that are under pressure.

Hot streak: LG H&H breaks financial records on the back of China’s unwavering appetite for luxury beauty

28-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

South Korean conglomerate LG Household & Healthcare has reported record-high sales and profits results driven by China’s demand for its luxury beauty products.

Herbal cream formulated with ginger, turmeric and Chinese cinnamon may slow wrinkle formation

27-Jul-2021 By Guan Yu Lim

A herbal cream formulated with ginger, turmeric, Chinese cinnamon and Atractylodes chinensis extract was found to improve wrinkle formation among female subjects with soft and delicate skin, suggesting that it may help prevent or slow skin ageing.

China skin microbiome: Females with sensitive skin have less species diversity and richness

21-Jul-2021 By Guan Yu Lim

Females with sensitive skin have less microbiome diversity and richness compared to those with normal skin, according to a study conducted in China.

Hype-machine: China’s brand collaborations tapping into unlikely pairings, local pride and streetwear for success

20-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Beauty brands wanting to create hype among China’s young consumers’ should tap into unusual partnerships, national pride, and the popularity of streetwear to get themselves noticed.

Bring your own water: HK firm develops soluble skin care tablets that pack a punch with prebiotic ingredients

20-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Upcoming beauty brand MONO Skincare has developed a range of microbiome-friendly skin care tablets that are activated by dissolving them in room-temperature water.

Ultimate upgrade: Shiseido’s latest Ultimune serum taps into breakthrough research on blood circulation

19-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

The fourth iteration of Shiseido’s best-selling Ultimune serum showcases the company’s research into the co-relation between blood circulation and skin health.

Star product: How cleansing sheets have driven Men’s Bioré’s consecutive sales growth for a decade

15-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Kao Corporation has revealed that cleansing sheets have been the star product for its Men’s Bioré range across the last decade, with sales soaring by 743%.

Digital transformation: Kao Corp pumps $136m into digital as it seeks to offset cosmetics sales slump

14-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Kao is investing $136m on its digital transformation to enhance the competitiveness of its cosmetics division, which has experienced a sales slump during the pandemic.

Eco support: S. Korean cosmetic stores encouraged to promote refills under new government pilot

12-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Cosmetic companies in South Korea are being encouraged to install refill services to increase eco-friendly consumption, with Innisfree one of the stores involved in a new pilot programme.

POLA arrives in Hainan: Luxury skin care brand set to rapidly expand its duty-free footprint following launch

07-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Pola Orbis Holdings is aiming to capitalise on the growing popularity of the POLA brand in China by launching up to five additional doors on Hainan Island this year.

Fighting back: Sa Sa to pilot experiential retail ‘zones’ as brick-and-mortar business continues to decline

05-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Hong Kong-based beauty retail group Sa Sa International will begin piloting experiential in-store concepts this year in Hong Kong and Macau to salvage declining business.

Problem solvers: More mask-friendly product launches aiding recovery of make-up spend in Japan

30-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese consumers appear to be slowly increasing their expenditure on make-up as more new product launches help them adopt more mask-friendly cosmetic habits, according to a new report.