We round-up our top 5 trending stories featuring Amorepacifc's beauty supplement brand, a new animal testing device, an anti-palm oil-free boycott and more
We round up our top stories on e-commerce developments featuring Crabtree & Evelyn’s online comeback, Henkel’s digital plans for SEA, a new online beauty platform and more.
The demand for essential oils and the rising problem of adulteration is pushing Australia-based essential oil firm, Down Under Enterprises, to adopt blockchain technology to ensure traceability.
Sustainability is clearly today’s hot beauty topic, but there remains widespread confusion about what this entails for industry beyond plastic packaging, says the CEO of the British Beauty Council.
When Fame Cosmetics was established in December 2015 by two Malaysian bloggers its skin care products sold instantly sold out – and now it is scoring success in the colour cosmetics space too.
The retail industry has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade and it is continuing to change rapidly with the rise of new technology and shifting consumer behaviours.
Ecovia is extending its deadline for the Sustainable Beauty Awards, allowing for final submissions on this Friday, September 27th, adding another week to the deadline.
We round up our top cosmetics and beauty stories on the exciting Korean market featuring Kolmar’s new acquisition, LG’s foray into beauty devices, opportunities in the US market and more.
The beauty consumers’ desire for preventive measures to maintain skin health is leading to considerable growth opportunities in Asia Pacific’s dermocosmetics sector.
Shiseido’s luxury beauty brand Clé de Peau Beauté is strengthening its global presence by expanding its footprint in Europe and the Middle East and Africa region.
Singaporean tech start-up BeLive is certain this ‘fad’ is here to stay and the ideal way for beauty brands to build trust and transparency with their consumers.
Beauty and personal care brands have long relied on ‘free from’ claims to communicate clean and non-toxic credentials, but this conversation must change to spotlight safety and efficacy instead, says Mintel.
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), of Jamaica, has moved to raise the number of conditional approvals for medicinal cannabis, which includes applications for consumer products such as beauty and personal care.
We round-up of our most-read news pieces on Japan, featuring Shiseido’s new ingredient, Welcia-BHG’s expansion plans for Singapore, FREEPLUS’s ASEAN ambitions and more.
This month, the nutrition retailer announced a new personalized supplement subscription service called Only Me. It’s an offering that is as much about individualized products as it is about convenience and wellness.
We round-up of our most-read news pieces about China, featuring CSAR developments, Estée Lauder’s forecast for China, Meitu’s expanded partnership with DFS and more.
Shiseido plans to align itself with China’s endeavours to promote public health and utilise sports as a strategy to strengthen the brand’s value in the eyes of the Chinese consumer.
Mark October 8th in your diaries because this is when the Cosmetics Design editorial team will be broadcasting its webinar titled: ‘How To Tap Into The CBD Beauty Trend The Right Way!’
Malaysia’s biggest supermarket chain has launched a palm oil boycott in reverse, by prohibiting the sale of anti-palm oil products, including cosmetics that are labelled “palm oil-free”.
Australian beauty and wellness company endota is eyeing further expansion into China and SEA as consumers continue to perceive self-care as an essential rather than a luxury.
Safe, effective and eco-friendly, silicones are the ideal ingredient for clean beauty formulations, but unnecessary “fear-mongering” has given the ingredient a bad reputation according to one industry exec.
Speciality ingredient company Seppic was at Society of Cosmetic Scientists Singapore’s Suppliers Day to showcase Aspar’age, an active ingredient under its wesource brand which claims to which claims to suppress ‘contagious ageing’.
In our round-up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight H&H Group’s beauty investments, Res Pharma Industriale sustainable silk protein, Crabtree & Evelyn’s comeback and more.
Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson has stated that its Generation Z consumers are the “lynch-pin” of its current and future plans, with experiences as well as product range key to success.
Check out our recap of the most read cosmetics stories of August, featuring China regulations, Crabtree & Evelyn's relaunch, sustainable palm and more.
Newly launched online beauty retailer, Asian Beauty X, is aspiring to become a leading authority in cult Asian beauty and cosmetic products in South East Asia.
We round up our top stories on the South Korean beauty market, featuring Daebong Life Science’s clean beauty oils, Cosmax’s plastic-free efforts, Incospharm’s autophagy-inducing active and more.
Sunscreen use among residents in Australia’s Northern Territory appears to be on the rise, but a recent study found that 69% of those surveyed still failed to slip-slop-slap.
Natural and organic cosmetic and personal care products continue to be a growing niche in the Latin America region, but latest research from Mintel suggests price and availability is holding it back.
Cosmetics Design has published a significant volume of coverage focusing around the theme of our first ever Cosmetics Design Summit: Microbiome Skin Care Innovation.
A decisive shift has taken place around anti-ageing beauty category. Thanks to more informed consumers and a greater focus on health and wellness, the new outlook on ageing means cosmetic companies and brands now have to cater to an increasingly pro-ageing...
Microbiome skin care brand Mother Dirt has expended its international reach by launching in the UK and Ireland thanks to an agreement with luxury retailer Harvey Nichols.
One of the best ways of measuring future industry trends and innovation is a trip to in-cosmetics Global, an event that shines a light on what the next generation of products will look like. But this year, pinpointing something truly new was hard to do.
Scalp care is set to be the next big trend in the ‘haircare revolution’, according to the Society of Cosmetic Scientists Singapore (SCSS), which will showcase new developments in this area to drive product innovation.
Beauty brands and marketers need to “smarten up” their social media strategy as beauty consumers increasingly demand authentic and transparent content from influencer marketing.
We round-up of our most-read news pieces on Japan, featuring Shiseido’s new IoT skin care system, a merger between Japan’s major drugstore players, Kao’s new research on RNA and more.
Collaborations between brands are the way forward for brands to win over Chinese millennial consumers, even if it means joining forces with the most unlikely partners, according to a local industry expert.
The South Korean haircare market is continuing to see dynamic growth underpinned by the natural trend and the South Korean consumer’s willingness to experiment with new innovations.
We round-up of our most-read news pieces about China, featuring new insights on C-beauty, expansion of MaskiD into China, Chanel’s entry into Tmall and more.
We round-up of our most-read cosmetics regulation stories of the region, featuring halal beauty, adulterated infant eczema creams, asbestos-tainted cosmetics and more.
At the recent Cosmetics Design Summit we caught up with Asian industry expert Nicole Fall to find out about the types of opportunities for microbiome skin care brands in the region.
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