Japan’s Kao Corporation has unveiled its mid-term plan 2025 (K25) for 2021 to 2025, with a focus on sustainability and announced its plans to launch “Another Kao” and “Reborn Kao”.
In this 2020 round-up, we’re featuring the biggest stories on Asia Pacific cosmetic regulation, featuring the China’s CSAR, hand sanitiser rules, animal testing and more.
UK parents are increasingly interested in clean beauty and concerned about ingredient safety in baby and toddler skin care products, creating opportunities to premiumize the category despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, says Mintel.
In this 2020 round-up, we’re featuring the biggest cosmetic packaging and design stories featuring contactless applications, new sustainability initiatives and more.
Environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet has penned an open letter to the European Union and UK government calling for sample sachets to be included in single-use plastic bans, calling out the personal care and beauty industry as a leading cause...
A coordinated approach amongst European Union policy makers that considers research, method and validation is needed for non-animal alternative cosmetic testing to fully replace animal data, says the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Urgent action is needed to lower a global temperature rise in excess of 3°C by the end of this century, and United Nation leaders say COVID-19 recovery packages could offer a beacon of hope.
In this 2020 round-up, we’re featuring the biggest cosmetic science stories of the year including research on the skin microbiome, natural discoveries and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
A New Zealand-based brand is eyeing opportunities to expand its business internationally by tapping into the growing interest in the country’s untapped wealth of native botanicals.
International beauty major L’Oréal, Asia-Pacific personal care giant Kao Corporation and four industry suppliers have been awarded a triple ‘A’ status for sustainable efforts across climate change, forests and water security this year, securing six of...
Beiersdorf says it is hopeful of Asia-wide success for its new skin care brand, which was developed specifically to address ‘high beauty standards’ of South Korean consumers, with China a particular target.
Digital marketing and communications agency The Beauty Makers has launched a brand incubator to help build out future innovation-led companies in an increasingly competitive but exciting space, its founding partner says.
International paper specialist Arjowiggins has developed a translucent barrier paper suitable for the packaging of cosmetics, providing industry with a sustainable, effective and creative alternative to plastic, it says.
Smaller beauty brands aiming to make a difference with sustainable packaging will encounter hurdles such as astronomical costs and a lack of reliably sustainable solutions, but two brand owners urge that overcoming the challenges are vital for the eco-movement.
Hong Kong beauty packaging firm Meiyume has identified aluminium as a key material as it focuses its efforts on the development of recyclable packaging solutions.
Japanese derma beauty brand Dr.Ci:Labo is aiming to expand the brand’s international presence via the travel retail channel on the back of the heightened awareness of safety and health.
In this episode of Indie Pioneers, we sat down with the founders of halal beauty brand Shade M Beauty to discuss the growing significance of the halal beauty segment and how it will continue to evolve in the years to come.
Brazilian firm Nanovetores is targeting the growing Asia Pacific nail care market with an active ingredient that it claims can permeate the complex nail structure and deliver fast and effective results to strengthen nails.
Lucas Meyers Cosmetics is hoping to shift trends away from controversial skin lightening claims towards a focus on radiance, with a new active ingredient that targets three parameters to give skin the translucent glow coveted by the Asian consumer.
The global halal cosmetic and fragrance markets have taken a hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, but it has also created opportunities for new product lines such as hand creams, face cream, eye care, and sanitisers.
Nardev aims to expand its presence in Asia Pacific by tapping on demand for anti-ageing, skin brightening and sustainable ingredients, backed by its recent acquisition by Barentz.
Dow Personal Care has developed a new silicone elastomer to align itself with the trend in Asia Pacific for simplified natural products without sensorial compromises.
The research arm of Kao Corporation has developed a non-invasive method that can quantitatively analyse physiological changes in blood vessels and capillaries in deep skin tissue, which it said was crucial in studying skin health.
Australian brand Golden 8 looking to capitalise on the healing properties of crocodile oil by targeting new opportunities in Asia’s sensitive skin care market.
Unilever has communicated promising preliminary findings on research it commissioned for the use of Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) mouthwash as a preventative measure against viral transmission of COVID-19.
Singapore homegrown firm Skin Inc has developed what it believes to be the world’s first hand serum and sanitiser duo product to kill bacteria and viruses at the same time as nourishing the skin.
In this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, we dive into the cosmeceutical beauty category with Dermalogica and Merck sharing their thoughts about the trends and opportunities that have emerged in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The beauty and personal care world has faced significant upheaval on a global scale during the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but it has also emerged as resilient and innovative despite consumer and retail trends morphing at great speed....
Japanese cosmetics conglomerate Shiseido Company has announced a refill service for its flagship serum and a new planet-friendly lip palette with the launch of its new Sustainable Beauty Actions (SBAS) initiative.
L’Oréal has created a sustainable cosmetics bottle made with polyethylene from captured and recycled carbon emissions that it wants to commercialise within four years.
Mother and baby care brand Evereden is eyeing untapped opportunities in the Asia Pacific region where it believes younger parents are looking for more natural yet science-backed baby care products.
Pola Orbis Holdings subsidiary POLA Inc will launch a ‘new and improved’ version of its best-selling Wrinkle Shot serum in January next year to expand its market share in the high-end category.
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Processed probiotics are widely used in beauty products to target the skin microbiome, but few formulations contain live bacteria strains – a concept experts say is interesting from a marketing perspective but complicated to do.
New Zealand firm Revolution Fibres claims that its ActivLayr platform is more effective at delivering actives into the dermis compared to conventional cream or gel formulations.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the COVID-19 outbreak was found to survive on human skin for as long as nine hours, although it can be inactivated by ethanol within 15 seconds.
A study analysing Sephora and Ulta Beauty’s Twitter activity and networks has suggested cosmetic brands only have limited control over communications within their networks, opening up important points of discussion for industry, the researchers say.
An expert dermatologist sees a significant need for personalised colour cosmetics due to the infinite variety of skin tones that mass-market make-up may not be able to complement as well.
Personal care major Johnson & Johnson has reported a lift in sales for its third quarter thanks to growth in its consumer health division, drawing the firm out of its previous Q2 plunge.
Sabinsa’s patented hair serum formulation has been found to increase hair growth and reduce hair loss in healthy participants after three months of use.
Taiwan-based beauty tech firm Perfect Corp is eyeing opportunities in digital skin care services as novel coronavirus (COVID-19) measures like social distancing are creating demand for contactless solutions.
In this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, we speak to Te Mana Skincare and BASF Care Chemicals about the implications of the clean and ethical beauty trend in the Asia Pacific region.
US-based sun care brand Everyday Humans has recently launched in Asia Pacific where its hopes to capture millennial beauty consumers with its Instagram-friendly sun care products.
In our round-up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight L’Oréal’s emphasis on trust, how the hygiene obsession has created a need for applicators, By Terry’s Asian expansion and more.