Johnson & Johnson has defended its No More Tears baby shampoo after tests conducted by the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan concluded that it found formaldehyde in its products.
Research from Mintel reveals that almost 65% of Indian men are concerned about their appearance, creating opportunities for personal care companies to target them with more specialised products.
Behind the rising trend of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda beauty, there are challenges that formulators face when creating modern skin care products from millennia-old wellness concepts.
Iberchem Group will be unveiling a new fragrance and flavours creative centre in Goregaon, Mumbai, to host both Iberchem’s fragrance and Scentium’s flavours divisions.
India-based vegan beauty brand Plum is gearing up for expansion in “multiple directions” domestically, says its founder and director Shankar Prasad, after receiving funding from Unilever Ventures
Call it Blue Beauty, Conscious Business, or a Circular Economy; in any case small beauty brands and multinational cosmetics and personal care corporations are rethinking the status quo and working to ensure that the industry won’t be undone by thoughtless...
Asia dominates beauty and personal care sales when compared to its global counterparts, with an anticipated value increase of $33 bn (€29 bn) between 2017 and 2022.
Iba Halal Care, India’s only Halal-certified cosmetics brand, has raised $3m in Series-A funding to tackle expansion plans in the nation’s burgeoning sector.
Direct-selling beauty firm AVON has appointed a new General Manager to its Indian operations in bid to improve the company’s position in the country’s fast-growing market.
From packaging to logo design, home-grown Indian beauty brand Colorbar Cosmetics is changing its look in order to expand overseas and compete with global players in the market.
With a spotlight on entrepreneurial start-ups and small and medium enterprises, Singapore and South Korea have entered into two memorandums of understanding (MOU).
Growing in adoption in both established and emerging beauty and personal care markets, digital wallets and contactless card-based payments are on the rise.
The leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), partners with Amazon India to develop and launch a male grooming range.
The Indian government is set to make it obligatory for cosmetics manufacturers to specify whether products contain animal-origin products or are in fact, vegetarian.
The recently released study, entitled Eco Personal Care Product, Microplastics in Cosmetics, indicates the high frequency of both microplastics and microbeads in cosmetics products in India.
Following the recent acquisitions of Trilogy and John Masters Organics, Ecovia Intelligence (formerly known as Organic Monitor) sees a growing interest in the burgeoning Asian-based naturals and organic market.
The partnership between leading chemicals distributor and supplier, Azelis and chemical specialist, Evonik, will see Azelis exclusively provide personal care ingredients to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) marketplace.
We caught up once again with Aditi Vyas, Director, Azafran Innovacion to discuss the drivers and considerations when positioning and launching organic products.
As Azafran Innovacion puts the steps in place to grow its store numbers from 1,500 to 10,000, we spoke with the company's Director, Aditi Vyas, on how it navigates the Indian beauty landscape.
China-based cosmetics raw materials provider has come a long way since it was established in 2010 and is now eyeing the expansion of its global footprint as the next strategic step for the business.
As the nation combines three of its key cosmetics regulations authorities, we take a look at how the influence of the healthcare industry and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is impacting the regulatory landscape in China.
Indian integrated ‘Farm to Face’ player and provider of innovative organic personal care products increases its activities to its domestic marketplace.
Describing itself as a premier online beauty and wellness destination, the Indian retailer has announced its latest addition to its brand portfolio: ‘Soap Story’.
Leading FMCG personal and health care company in India, Emami, penetrates the professional personal care arena through its strategic agreement with Brillare Science (Brillare).
The Indian personal care business is set to hit the $1 bn (€815.2 mn) revenue mark by March 2018, largely prompted by the positive performance of its leading domestic names and investment in the Chinese market.
Florida-based Valensa International and parent company EID Parry have announced a new joint venture to develop new ingredients and non-GMO certifications on existing algae products.
FMCG organisation Procter & Gamble (P&G) strives to make a stance on gender equality by sourcing $30 mn (€24 mn) from female-owned businesses in India.
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), a leading innovator of sensory experiences, moves ahead with a new flavours and fragrances plant located in Sri City, in the State of Andhra Pradesh in India.
India’s e-commerce cosmetics hub, Purplle, signs marketing alliance with ATAC cosmetics and VIP Ventures to introduce Moda and Vipera to Indian consumers.
Ashland is looking to step up its efforts in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Cambodia to drive sales success in more of Asia’s emerging markets, while also looking to ramp-up its technical services for customers in the region.
Indian organic skin care manufacturer, Azafran Innovacion, teams up with one of the country’s largest supermarket retail chains, Aditya Birla’s More Megastore, to grow its presence throughout India.
We talked to Philip Hwang, Brand Strategy Director at Brandimage some more about how APAC is embracing the fragrance sector and how brands can leverage cultural heritage to make an impact.
Young Living, a multilevel marketing company that sells products based on essential oils, has entered into a plea agreement for illegally trading in oils from endangered species. The company will pay fines totaling $760,000, the Justice Department announced...
Indian consumer goods company, Hindustan Unilever, officially inaugurates its new manufacturing unit in Doom Dooma in the Tinsukia district in the state of Assam, India.
Independent network of accreditation entities, International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF), notes how halal producers are looking to India for growth amid demands for Shariah-compliant cosmetics.
The Indian government and leading brands recognise the potential of Ayurvedic beauty and are supporting its growth, Shreyansh Kocheri, Senior Research Analyst at Euromonitor International explains.
With Ayurvedic beauty appearing as a core marketing message in India, we asked Joanna Chan, Research Analyst at Euromonitor International why this trend is taking off and how it is expected to develop.
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