Click through to see our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of October, featuring the latest in beauty innovation, trends and business news.
Click through to see our recap of the most-read cosmetics stories of October, featuring the latest in beauty innovation, trends and business news.
Staying on top of the game: Why China Documents deal represents strategy change for L'Oréal
The addition of a high-end homegrown C-beauty brand with a Gen Z following to its portfolio is precisely what L'Oréal needs to stay at the top of its game in the Asian market, says a leading market expert.
A team of Japanese dermatologists believe COVID-19-related hair loss is likely due to the overproduction of cytokine that is typically associated with the disease.
How to win over… protective mothers in a rapidly growing baby personal care market
Here we reveal exclusive insights from established and rising baby care brands Aromababy, Lovekins and P'URE PapayaCare Baby on what it takes to earn the trust of protective parents, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the market, and why Asia Pacific is the hotbed of growth for this sector.
Wound-healing vitamin': Is Vitamin K set to become the next 'hero' skin care ingredient?
The skin-repairing and strengthening abilities of vitamin K, coupled with the insatiable demand for new and exciting ingredients, will spur interest in the “wound healing vitamin”, according to one skin care brand.
Demand for light, barely-there make-up that can resist humidity while also providing some skin care benefits will endure post-pandemic, especially in warm, equatorial climates such as South East Asia, claims Kosé Singapore.
Getting your skin analysed from static selfies is set to become a thing of the past as beauty tech firms move to develop new technology to analyse skin and even hair with videos taken with your smartphone.
Bottoms up: LG H&H's Dr. Groot brews up microbiome-friendly shampoo to mitigate hair loss
South Korean hair care brand Dr. Groot has launched a shampoo with brewer's yeast that claims to benefit the microbiome and alleviate hair loss symptoms.
A Singapore-based food start-up cultivating mushroom mycelium as an alternative protein source believes it can also serve the cosmetics industry as a natural, sustainable, and completely food-safe ingredient.
The next frontier? K-beauty companies shifting focus toward the US for growth
South Korean cosmetic companies Amorepacific and LG Household & Healthcare (LG H&H) are turning their gaze westwards to the US for new opportunities as growth prospects in China dampen.
All dolled up: Thailand's Cathy Doll sets sight on premiumisation with perfume, make-up
Thai mass market megabrand Cathy Doll is working towards premiumisation with new offerings in perfume and colour cosmetics.
