GALLERY: Top 10 APAC cosmetic stories of March 2022

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Our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of March, featuring the latest in beauty innovation, trends and regulations.

Click through to see our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of March, featuring the latest in beauty innovation, trends and regulations.

A recap of March's top stories
A recap of March's top stories

Click through to see our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of March, featuring the latest in beauty innovation, trends and regulations.

Herbal booster: Review suggests probiotics could help to improve effect of TCM ingredients
Herbal booster: Review suggests probiotics could help to improve effect of TCM ingredients

Probiotics could improve the effects of traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients such as red ginseng, while also reducing potential side effects in cosmetic products.

New brand on the block: Shiseido to launch new clean beauty brand Ulé as part of skin beauty push
New brand on the block: Shiseido to launch new clean beauty brand Ulé as part of skin beauty push (ooyoo/Getty Images)

Shiseido is introducing a new skin care brand to its clean beauty portfolio as part of plans to grow its skin beauty portfolio to account for 75% of total sales in 2022.

Customise me: Amorepacific launches new personalised sensitive skin care brand
Customise me: Amorepacific launches new personalised sensitive skin care brand

South Korean beauty conglomerate Amorepacific has announced the launch of a new personalised skin care brand for sensitive skin that offers consumers private one-on-one after-sales consultation services.

L'Oréal on how luxury fragrance growth is being driven by 'explosion' of interest in China
L'Oréal on how luxury fragrance growth is being driven by 'explosion' of interest in China (Studio Doros/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

French beauty giant L'Oréal Group has credited the boom in luxury fragrance to the growing appreciation among Chinese consumers and expects it to continue growing by double-digits in the years to come.

Safety overkill? How the rise of 'coral safe' sunscreen could hinder future formulations
Safety overkill? How the rise of 'coral safe' sunscreen could hinder future formulations (Darryl Leniuk/Getty Images)

Confusion and misinformation regarding the marine safety of sunscreens can ultimately hinder cosmetic formulators' ability to develop safe and effective UV protection.

More than skin deep: Redefinition of beauty driving women to focus on sustainability and health – Watsons CEO
More than skin deep: Redefinition of beauty driving women to focus on sustainability and health – Watsons CEO (RyanKing999/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The changing perception of beauty is leading women to focus on sustainable beauty products and beauty supplements, says the CEO of health and beauty retailer Watsons

'Significant growth potential': Beiersdorf eyeing opportunities to win over the China skin care market
'Significant growth potential': Beiersdorf eyeing opportunities to win over the China skin care market

German consumer goods major Beiersdorf is gearing up to expand its business in China through Nivea and Eucerin, which it believes have the potential to have as much success as its luxury brand La Prairie.

Vegan therapy: The Face Shop introduces first vegan skin care line with eco-conscious packaging
Vegan therapy: The Face Shop introduces first vegan skin care line with eco-conscious packaging

K-beauty brand The Face Shop has introduced its first vegan-certified skin care line which features eco-conscious refillable packaging to reduce the use of single-use plastic.

Blue gold? Amorepacific debuts new hyaluronic acid ingredient in Laneige Waterbank range
Blue gold? Amorepacific debuts new hyaluronic acid ingredient in Laneige Waterbank range (RyanKing999/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

K-beauty firm Amorepacific has debuted blue hyaluronic acid, a moisturising ingredient it claims to be 2,000 times smaller, in the Laneige Waterbank skin care line of products.

A 'zero-dilution' brand: Brillare aiming to become a water-free brand in one year
A 'zero-dilution' brand: Brillare aiming to become a water-free brand in one year

India-based skin care brand Brillare is kicking off its zero-dilution initiative which will see the brand phase out the use of water as well as synthetic ingredients in its formulations in bid to meet the demand for clean and natural beauty products.