Cosmetics ingredients suppliers Symrise and Ashland scooped top honours at the China Personal Care & Cosmetics Innovation Awards at the PCHi trade event earlier this year, both winning the Breakthrough Innovation Award.
The organisers of Beyond Beauty ASEAN-Bangkok say that a press conference and forum held in Bangkok earlier this month attracted a lot of attention and exhibitor bookings.
One of the biggest events in the cosmetic industry calendar opens for business in Hamburg today, with a packed programme that will spotlight Brazil, together with conferences, workshops, new features and lots going on at the Cosmetics Design booth.
Colgate-Palmolive has become the latest company to join the movement towards deforestation-free palm oil, which many believe adds weight to the movement towards a more sustainable industry.
Silk cocoon-based skin care formulations are really starting to take off in Asia as consumers seek an alternative way to keep the skin radiant and treat the ageing process.
In this month's Asia in Focus, a series that hones in on the segments offering the most opportunities for the industry right now, we look at the power of Korean TV when it comes to influencing makeup trends and purchasing behaviour.
Skin care experts in the US reckon copper will be this decade’s most prominent anti-aging ingredient, providing the topical application is small to reduce the risk of toxicity.
As the old adage goes: knowledge is power, and as we live in an information-demanding world, mobile devices are becoming more important in connecting with the skin care consumer.
New statistics from the country’s finance ministry reveal that the luxury goods market in Thailand is proving increasingly robust, suggesting the country is succeeding in its aim to offer an attractive option for tourist consumers.
When it comes to marketing and advertising, brands need to abandon the pre-existing rules that their categories have, and focus on engaging with the consumer and their needs.
Jeanine Reckkio, the world's only beauty futurologist says it’s the industry’s big guys who need to stop complaining and better anticipate and plan for the future. With ‘all due respect’ of course.
MakeUp Seoul was held for the first time this week, and the organiser says that, thanks to a record-breaking attendance for a first edition, the event, it will be returning next year.
India has got room for further hair care growth, according to market analysts at Trefis, and professional salon retail looks set to drive this expansion.
Euromonitor places the key role of direct selling, a growing popularity of BB creams, nail products, and the importance of skin care products, despite the variety of preferences, as dominating top trends across 15 American countries.
Ingredient suppliers need to stay on top of the trends and work with finished goods manufacturers to ensure they win over consumers, says Lubrizol’s Adrian Holland.
In recent years an already hard hit Japanese economy has been further impacted by a series of natural disasters that has stimulated demand for healthcare, and subsequently medicated cosmetic products.
A 'Korean wave' is helping Asia's brands to take a strong foothold of the market share which will see them take their place at the top table amongst Western players once and for all.
Industry veterans like Alain Khaiat, President of Seers Consulting, was amongst engaging presenters at last week's first ever Cosmetics Vision event, where he outlined his strategy for cracking the Asian markets.
Last week was the first ever Cosmetics Vision event. Held in Cannes, South of France, a diverse and engaging conference programme had attendees and speakers fiercely debating the right direction for the industry, while also agreeing about the importance...
Brazil is one of the most lucrative cosmetics markets on the planet and hold huge opportunity for manufacturers, and this will be a key focus of the upcoming in-cosmetics trade show in Hamburg.
Building on the success of MakeUp Paris and MakeUp New York, MakeUp Seoul will open its doors in South Korea this week, to become the first event in the series for the Asia Pacific region.
Prestige beauty player Elizabeth Arden says it has widened its distribution scope by launching into the professional skin care market for the first time with a new skin care line.
Challenging the traditional gender norms concerning beauty has given manufacturers a huge opportunity to communicate directly to men as male grooming trends throughout Asia.
Market researcher Reportlinker has identified that despite changes in the current market landscape, the male toiletries market in India is growing steadily in both value and volume terms.
The Cosmetics Vision event gets under way today, promising three days of industry discussion on innovation and sustainability and how these are a source of commercial advantage for cosmetics manufacturers.
According to a new report by Canadean, demand for high quality and aesthetically pleasing packaging will aid the growth of the Japanese cosmetic plastics industry.
UBM Asia has launched ASEANbeauty, a trade event supported by the Thai Cosmetics Manufacturers Association in an effort to keep up with the growing cosmetics sector in Thailand.
Unilever has announced its intention to join the Facebook-led alliance ‘Internet.org’, which seeks to provide web access to India’s rural population, in a move which looks to make the most of reaching the key consumer group.
Social media photo sharing platform Instagram is opening up a big opportunity for beauty brands to utilize user generated content and grow eCommerce channels.
Texas-based anti-aging skin care player Bonamour has expanded its focus on the Asia Pacific market with certification of export registration in Malaysia.
The PCHi event in Shanghai has attracted the biggest crowds to date, with the organiser Reed Sinopharm claiming that first day attendance was up 65% compared to the last event held in the city.
This month CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com is focusing on China’s skin care market where our expert, Florence Bernardin, having just returned from her most recent trip there, reports the rise of beauty products claiming to protect the skin against air pollution.
The PCHi event is set to open its doors tomorrow, and is set to be the biggest edition to date, with more exhibitors, visitors and an expanded conference programme.
Cosmetics Vision introduces The Big Debate, part of its eclectic programme of interactive discussion and best practice sharing. enabling top-level executives to consider and discuss the big issues confronting the industry today.
The global Halal cosmetics market continues to grow thanks to the rising Muslim population in the Asia-Pacific region which has seen Halal production and consumption increase.
As the founder of UK men’s grooming brand King of Shaves, Will King knows the ins and outs of this unpredictable category. And at next month’s Cosmetics Vision he will open up on what men really want out of their grooming products.
Chinese companies are setting their sights on returning to U.S. shores, specifically the IPO market, after investor enthusiasm for China stocks is reported as being back on the up.
Business-to-business media can be an amazing tool to help promote and grow your business, and all the tips on exactly how to get the most of out of it will be revealed during a Cosmetics Design conference presentation at next week’s PCHi expo.
According to market consultants, Bain & Co, China’s luxury goods market has slowed from 7% growth in 2012 to around 2% in 2013, with expectations of similar figures in 2014.
This hugely important question will be answered during a key presentation at next month’s Cosmetics Vision event, given by Annelie Struessmann, technical director at CONUSBAT.
An increase in technology, safety concerns and value are top of the trend list when it comes to consumers in Asia Pacific according to new research from Mintel.
According to recent findings from Nielsen, Asia posted the only regional gain in confidence from consumers from the previous quarter, increasing one index point to 105, four points higher than Q4 2012.
With Chinese, Japanese and Korean males indicated to be the most active consumers of grooming products, preferences have long grown from aftershave and shaving foam staples and innovation in skin care is booming to cater to this demand.
Global campaign group WWF has welcomed a Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) launched by Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL), that will hopefully support forest conservation in Indonesia.
The growing multifunctional and customisation trends are about giving consumers more choice and greater versatility, while providing manufacturers with a greater number of premium level SKUs.
Hair care in Japan reached 523 billion yen in 2012 and rose by 6% last year. Although this represents only a slight rise, our regional expert says the category is not to be underestimated, considering many segments have remained stagnant.
There is a great opportunity for both international and local manufacturers to target men’s skin care in Thailand as it seeks to follow in the footsteps of South Korea, says market researcher Euromonitor.
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