Archives for January 19, 2021

Special Edition: Holistic Health & Wellness – Formulating for Wellbeing and Anti-Ageing

Mintel: Total wellness now ‘integral’ to beauty routines

Beauty consumers consider holistic wellness as integral to their daily routines, particularly as stress and mental health have taken over the conversation amidst COVID-19, says the associate director of global beauty and personal care at Mintel.

No competition: Under tapped SEA oral care segment holds ‘most potential’, says NZ’s ukiwi

New Zealand-based oral care brand ukiwi is setting its sights on South East Asia, which it believes holds the most untapped potential for ‘new and innovative’ players.

A beauty first: Fashion retailer FJB bets on skin care brand Dr. Barbara Sturm in effort to diversify business

South East Asian fashion retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings (FJB) has recently expanded into beauty with the addition of cult skin care Dr. Barbara Sturm Molecular Cosmetics to tap into the growing demand for skin care amid COVID-19.

Beneficial bug: AI predicts how molecules will react with skin microbes to ensure product safety

A research team from India has developed SkinBug, an artificial intelligence tool which can predict how specific molecules in cosmetics will react to skin microbes and potentially harm the user.