GALLERY: Top 10 most-read APAC cosmetic stories of December 2021

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Our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of December, featuring...

Click through to see our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of December, featuring our 2022 beauty trend predictions, dentist-back toothpaste tablets, Shiseido's Second Skin developments and more. 

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Click through to see our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of December, featuring our 2022 beauty trend predictions, dentist-back toothpaste tablets, Shiseido's Second Skin developments and more. 

15 Global beauty trends 2022: Key cosmetic insights from CosmeticsDesign editors
15 Global beauty trends 2022: Key cosmetic insights from CosmeticsDesign editors (franckreporter/Getty Images)

From hybrid cosmetics to menopause beauty to upcycled ingredients, CosmeticsDesign's global editors take you through the top 15 global trends to watch for 2022.

Chew on this: Dentist develops eco-friendly toothpaste tablets that meet dental care standards
Chew on this: Dentist develops eco-friendly toothpaste tablets that meet dental care standards

A dentist in Australia has developed environmentally friendly toothpaste tablets to meet the consumer desire for elevated oral care products that achieve dental care standards.

Evolving tech: Shiseido to expand capabilities of Second Skin to target nasolabial lines
Evolving tech: Shiseido to expand capabilities of Second Skin to target nasolabial lines

Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido is to extend the capabilities of its Second Skin technology for use on the nasolabial lines – or smile lines – to prevent 'sagging cheeks'.

Next stage of growth? The firm behind Perfect Diary refocusing efforts on skin care as make-up wanes
Next stage of growth? The firm behind Perfect Diary refocusing efforts on skin care as make-up wanes

Yatsen Holdings, the firm behind popular make-up brand Perfect Diary, is channelling its efforts and resources into skin care, where it believes will be key to the firm's future growth.

L'Occitane H1: China sales rise 23% on the back of new launches such as Osmanthus fragrance
L'Occitane H1: China sales rise 23% on the back of new launches such as Osmanthus fragrance

L'Occitane International has recorded sales growth of 23% in China during the first half of its 2022 fiscal year aided by investments and new launches of core brand L'Occitane en Provence.

Monster hit: KATE struggling to keep bestselling mask-friendly lipstick in stock as demand swells
Monster hit: KATE struggling to keep bestselling mask-friendly lipstick in stock as demand swells

Japanese make-up brand KATE is facing supply issues as demand for its bestselling mask-friendly lipstick, Lip Monster, soars among consumers.

Financial focus: Shiseido, Estée Lauder and more feature in our latest beauty business and finance update
Financial focus: Shiseido, Estée Lauder and more feature in our latest beauty business and finance update (PM Images/Getty Images)

Shiseido, Estée Lauder, LG Household & Health Care and more in this round-up of financial results, M&As and funding drives in the cosmetics industry.

Something to crow about: Shiseido research shows men form crow's feet wrinkles more than 10 years earlier than women
Something to crow about: Shiseido research shows men form crow's feet wrinkles more than 10 years earlier than women (Tomwang112/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A new study by Japanese cosmetics firm Shiseido has discovered evidence that men tend to form wrinkles at the corners of their eyes more than a decade earlier than women.

The right choice: Retailer A.S. Watson sees P&G collaboration as opportunity to expand sustainable beauty offerings
The right choice: Retailer A.S. Watson sees P&G collaboration as opportunity to expand sustainable beauty offerings

Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson says it has taken another step forward in sustainability by co-creating a skin care brand with Procter & Gamble that aligns with its Sustainable Choices product range.

Doubling down in China: Coty aiming to more than double sales over the next three years
Doubling down in China: Coty aiming to more than double sales over the next three years

US beauty major Coty is aiming to more than double its sales in China by tapping into opportunities with prestige beauty and e-commerce.