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Chlitina develops new brand featuring microbiome-friendly peptide extracted from saliva

14-Jul-2023 By Amanda Lim

Taiwanese beauty company Chlitina has launched a new beauty and personal care brand featuring an exclusive antibacterial peptide extracted from human saliva.

Scalp care before hair care: Unilever-backed Australian prebiotics start-up begins international expansion push

11-Jul-2023 By Si Ying Thian

Australian prebiotics hair care brand Straand is looking to enter South East Asia, China, Europe and the US this year on the back of funding from Unilever’s venture arm.

L’Oréal derma chief: Consumer demand for aesthetic procedures drive cosmeceutical growth in APAC

11-Jul-2023 By Amanda Lim

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.

China focus: Latest developments in China’s booming beauty market

28-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

We round up the most recent developments in the exciting Chinese beauty market, featuring news updates from Coty, Yatsen, Fancl, and more.

‘Diverse products’: Canada’s Voir Haircare on tapping into India’s growth opportunities

21-Jun-2023 By Si Ying Thian

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.

What European beauty brands need to know about Chinese consumer trends - S’Young International

20-Jun-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

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...

‘From skin to hair to scalp’: Snow Fox aims to fill the gap for green sensitive scalp care

20-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

Sensitive skin brand Snow Fox is working to expand its hair care offerings to meet the need in the market for earth-friendly products that are suitable for sensitive scalps.

Three takeaways from NYSCC Suppliers’ Day from CosmeticsDesign

19-Jun-2023 By Cassandra Stern

During this year’s show, we saw ingredient traceability go digital, experienced multiple examples of multifunctional ingredients and finished CPGs, and the reformulation or relaunch of existing hero ingredients by manufacturers and suppliers to the cosmetics...

Made in Asia: Beauty innovation and developments from Asian cosmetic companies

19-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

We round up the latest beauty innovations and developments from made-in-Asia beauty brands, including a new men’s serum from Re:erth and B&B Lab’s latest microbiome complex.

‘A clear winner’: India a ‘key priority’ for global beauty firms after China troubles – Nykaa

14-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

India’s beauty and personal care sector is emerging as a major beneficiary as global beauty players look to ‘diversify and de-risk’ from China, says Nykaa’s beauty chief.

Hot topics: Top 5 trending beauty and cosmetics stories on social media

13-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

We round up the top five stories trending on our socials featuring SK-II’s CEO on travel retail, upcycled starfish collagen, Sa Sa’s Singapore comeback and more.

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Transparency, discovery, creativity: How generative AI will influence the future of beauty

13-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the beauty industry by empowering consumers and fostering innovation.

Clean craze: Olive Young expects clean beauty portfolio to achieve $200m in sales this year

12-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

South Korean health and beauty retailer Olive Young is expecting its clean beauty brands to rake in $200m in sales this year as demand for clean products remains voracious among consumers.

What’s trending: The most-read stories on APAC beauty market and consumer insights

09-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

In our round-up of the recent trend developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we highlight Pupa Milano’s new developments to capture the Asian market, the rise in more ‘complex’ scents in the mass market, and more.

‘Associated with trash’: Upcycled ingredients still linked with lower prices and quality in SEA

08-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

The concept of upcycled ingredients has yet to be fully appreciated in some parts of Asia, particularly in South East Asian countries like Thailand, where consumers tend to link it with lower prices and quality, says one supplier.

Not so allergenic? Sensitisation to former ‘Allergen of the Year’ found to be uncommon – Australia study

02-Jun-2023 By Amanda Lim

A new Australian study involving over 6,000 subjects says propylene glycol has an “infrequent” contact sensitisation rate of 0.31%, despite it being commonly noted as an allergen.

Free Webinar - Selling circular: Making green beauty the retail reality

31-May-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Sustainable programs and initiatives have become the cosmetics and personal beauty care product industry standard – but what are some of the most economically viable ways to implement these practices to best meet consumer demand? Our upcoming CosmeticsDesign...

Watsons China centres digital strategy around WeChat ecosystem to stay connected with shoppers

29-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

Health and beauty retailer Watsons is focusing digital marketing efforts on WeChat to stay connected and build communities with its consumer base, as part of its offline plus online (O+O) model.

Inside Lush’s new £2.3m Green Hub facility – 'We’ve gone from recycling 2.5 tonnes of waste to 20 tonnes'

25-May-2023 By Gary Scattergood

UK cosmetics company Lush has invested £2.3m to upgrade its Dorset-based Green Hub, in a bid to boost its efforts to create a circular economy for its business.

Higher quality needed: Rise in demand for ‘complexity’ as fragrance premiumisation moves to mass segment

24-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

The trend of premiumisation in fragrance is moving towards the mass personal care segment and driving demand for more complex scents, says an Australian sandalwood supplier.

‘We’re on a quest’: Wella aims to reach younger consumers in Asia with new and relevant hair care products

22-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

Wella, the hair care brand best known for its professional-level products, is aiming to develop a younger consumer base to keep up with “changing times”.

Cambrium co-founder hails yeast-derived NovaColl as a ‘new class of collagen’

17-May-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Yeast-derived NovaColl offers manufacturers and suppliers of cosmetic and personal care products the opportunity to shift away from animal-derived collagen and towards an option that is effective, sustainable, and more skin compatible, says the co-founder...

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Be responsible, co-create: Could brand collabs be an effective strategy in reducing beauty’s environmental impact?

17-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

Brand collaborations within the beauty industry could help mitigate the unsustainable consequences of the excessive proliferation of beauty products, suggests one cosmetic chemist.

Ingredient Insights: Upcycled cranberry seed oil for product formulation

16-May-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Canadian food products supplier Fruit D’Or utilizes closed loop cultivation and other environmentally sustainable processing practices to upcycle cranberry seed oil co-products for cosmetic and personal beauty care product manufacturing and formulation.

‘Kind of a reset’: Estée Lauder highlights significance of travel retail despite gloomy results in Asia

16-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

Estée Lauder’s chief has emphasised the importance of travel retail to its global beauty business despite the rebound lag in Asia that has forced it to lower its full-year sales forecast.

GALLERY: Top 10 beauty and cosmetic stories of April 2023

12-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

Check out our recap of the most-read beauty and personal care stories of April 2023 – featuring The Body Shop's well-ageing positioning, makeup recovery in Asia and more.

‘That’s how we’ll get growth’: Success of beauty premiumisation key to success – Hindustan Unilever CEO

09-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

The premiumisation of its beauty and personal care portfolio will be key to driving growth of the business, says the CEO of Unilever’s India subsidiary.

Brand story: Updates from L’Oréal, SK-II, La Prairie and more top beauty brands

05-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

We round up our most-read stories on the top beauty brands, featuring APAC news updates from L’Oréal, SK-II, La Prairie, and more.

'Aromatherapy is booming': Aromatica aims to expand offline in promising US market – CEO

04-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

South Korean brand Aromatica is focusing its efforts on strengthening its brand presence in the US market, where it is aiming to expand into the physical retail market.

‘Sustainable, but fun’: Singapore solid beauty start-up stresses importance of product design for market acceptance

02-May-2023 By Si Ying Thian

Singapore solid beauty JOMO Studio says it is determined to change the ‘good product, bad design’ mindset when it comes to sustainable products in APAC.

L’Oréal on Aesop: Beauty giant eyes ‘huge prospective growth’ for Aēsop in Asia led by China

01-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

L’Oréal’s CEO has expressed excitement over the prospect of acquiring Australian luxury brand Aesop, which he believes holds tremendous potential in Asia, and in particular, China.

Science-based validation: L’Occitane’s net-zero 2050 policy backed in line with Paris Agreement goals

27-Apr-2023 By Gary Scattergood

The L’Occitane Group’s efforts to achieve net-zero by 2050 have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

What’s trending: The most-read stories on APAC beauty market and consumer insights

25-Apr-2023 By Amanda Lim

In our round-up of the recent trend developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we reveal insights from Olive Young, Ouai, Fekkai, and more.

A new beginning: Sa sa ready to ‘put COVID-19 issues behind’ as Chinese tourists return

24-Apr-2023 By Amanda Lim

Beauty retailer Sa Sa International says the return of Chinese travellers to Hong Kong and Macau heralds a “promising start” to the new financial year.

PBC company Soapbox launches latest collection in Walmart nationwide

18-Apr-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Soapbox recently released its latest collection of collagen-based bond-builder products online and in Walmart locations across the US, satisfying consumer demand for naturally formulated restorative hair care options.

‘Next hot ingredient’: Ashwagandha supplier eyes untapped potential in skin and hair care

18-Apr-2023 By Amanda Lim

A leading supplier of ashwagandha is eyeing untapped potential in the beauty and personal care market where it believes it can satiate demands for high-performing natural ingredients in both skin and hair care.

Space for more: Kao seizes opportunity in ‘underdeveloped sector’ with astronaut-approved dry shampoo sheets

18-Apr-2023 By Hui Ling Dang

Kao Corporation has developed a new type of no-rinse shampoo sheet that aims to fulfil different needs, including consumers with active lifestyles, caregivers, and those working in disaster relief.

‘Challenging the narrative’: Eco brand WITHOUT aims to tackle greenwashing and natural skin care misconceptions

17-Apr-2023 By Amanda Lim

Australia’s eco-lifestyle brand Seed & Spout has developed zero-waste skin care range, WITHOUT, to challenge greenwashing and the belief that natural skin care is not efficacious.

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