Australia-based baby care brand Aromababy has shifted its focus on local opportunities and its direct-to-consumer business in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
New Zealand-based skin care brand essano is making its US expansion a ‘key focus’ for the company in response to demand for natural and clean beauty brands.
Style Story, an Australia-based online retailer of South Korean beauty products, has launched a bubble tea steam cream under its first in-house brand Jelly Ko.
New Zealand-based beauty brand Emma Lewisham has its sights set on becoming a leader of circular beauty movement with luxury refillable packaging options.
An Australian retailer has launched what it believes to be the nation’s first refillable beauty outlet, with the firm stating that the refillable revolution traditionally dominated by food and household supplies is set to become more common for cosmetics.
New Zealand-based sun care brand Skinnies is pushing ahead with its international expansion in efforts to provide a waterless solution to the usability issues consumers face with conventional sunscreen.
New Zealand’s natural skincare beauty company Antipodes has signed a new distribution agreement with French distributor Eoyls Beaute, to expand into the pharmacy channel in the country.
Australian cosmetics firm BWX Limited is eyeing stateside opportunities for natural beauty brand Sukin as interest in Aussie-style skin care gains momentum.
Australian company Down Under Enterprises believes it will see an increase in demand for mānuka oil given its ability to offer all-rounded protection against bacteria when combined with tea tree oil.
Indie brand La Fervance has developed its first clean skin care product – a gold dust-infused facial mask targeting the luxury beauty market that it wants to take global.
Sustainable sourcing and supply chains special edition
Māori-owned cosmetic ingredient firm Organic Bioactives has announced the launch of OceanDerMX, a portfolio of organic cosmetic ingredients made with native marine and land botanicals.
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