Skin care

Nouryon launches sunscreen ingredient for high protection formulas

18-Dec-2018 By Simon Pitman

Nouryon has launching a new film-forming polymer that has been designed to help meet a variety of consumer trends trends, particularly demand for high protection products.

Editor’s Spotlight

What is indie beauty anyway?

18-Dec-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Recently, brands featured on the Indie Beauty Profile column have been asked to define or explain their thinking on what makes a cosmetics, personal care, or fragrance brand independent. Here, Cosmetics Design has complied a selection of the replies in...

Korean firm Hugel receives approval to export BTX to Taiwan

17-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Hugel has received sales approval from the Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration for Botulax, its botulinum toxin product (BTX), making it the first Korean firm to launch BTX in Taiwan.

Better safe than sorry and avoid phthalates, scientists tell expecting mothers

17-Dec-2018 By RJ Whitehead

Australian experts believe exposure in the womb to the chemicals released from flexible plastics that contain many personal care products may make kids more likely to have delays in developing language.

Avon is launching a K Beauty collection

17-Dec-2018 By Deanna Utroske

In partnership with the Korea-based beauty platform management company Bonne, Avon has developed a K Beauty product line. It’s an example of the direct sales beauty maker’s strategic decision to work with more industry partners and cater to regional market...

New tests confirm detoxification abilities of Clariant’s food-based active

17-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Clariant has revealed new data that further supports the anti-pollution effectiveness of BioDTox as both a leave-on and a rinse-off product.

Going Glocal: Using local heritage in a global branding strategy

14-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

By leveraging on the traditions and heritage of their culture, emerging brands can win the hearts on its local markets and also be a hit on the international stage too.

Laws & Regulation: Top news on cosmetics regulation across the APAC region

13-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

We round up of our most-read cosmetics regulation stories of the region, featuring the latest changes in China’s regulation laws, microbeads reduction and animal testing.

Azelis expands presence in APAC with new personal care lab in Japan

13-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Azelis has opened a new personal care application laboratory in Japan, to offer customers support with performance testing and product analysis.

From The Editor's Desk

Global ingredients players are helping indie beauty, but competing too

12-Dec-2018 By Simon Pitman

Everyone wants a slice of the fast-growing indie beauty market right now, and while it has never been easier to launch a brand, the competition is getting all the more fierce.

Hong Kong hotels offering new fragrance and amenity opportunities for Groupe GM

12-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Guest amenities firm Groupe GM is targeting further expansion into Asia with a newly opened subsidiary in Hong Kong.

Skin-on-a-Chip: Singaporean scientists develop device which can replace animal testing

12-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) have successfully reconstructed human skin on a device which can reduce or eventually replace animal testing.

Multi-platform collaboration: Secoo takes over operations of MeituBeauty

11-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Meitu has reached an agreement with online luxury marketplace Secoo to operate its retail platform, MeituBeauty, as the tech company looks to further expand into e-commerce.

The end of animal testing in China is in sight, says regulatory expert

11-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

As China’s regulatory landscape continues to shift, one expert believes it will move to abolish compulsory animal testing on imported cosmetics very soon.

Kao develops spray-able film that can “dramatically advance” cosmetics

11-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Japanese personal care company Kao has announced the development of a fine fibre technology that creates a barely-visible film on skin, which can potentially enhance wear-time and texture of the cosmetic formulations.

Editor’s Spotlight

2018 cosmetics and personal care ingredient launches

10-Dec-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Certainly no year passes in the beauty industry without a significant number of new ingredient technologies coming to market. Here, we look at selection of standout ingredients that made headlines on Cosmetics Design over the last 12 months.

Lazada partners with Korean IP regulator to tackle counterfeit Korean products on site

10-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Online retailer Lazada has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) vowing to remove Korean counterfeit goods on its platform.

Bespoke beauty: Why personalisation should be the new norm, not new luxury

07-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Consumers may pay a premium for bespoke beauty products, but Constance Mandefield, founder and COO of Singapore skincare firm alche{me}, personalisation should not be perceived as a luxury.

Reinventing surfactants for sustainability? Croda’s new ‘eco’ range

06-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

Croda has officially launched and certified its new ECO range of bio-based surfactants, offering ingredients designed to meet increasing market demand for sustainable, high-performance ingredient options.

Brand story: Top news on the big name beauty brands across APAC

06-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

We round up of our most-read brand-related stories of the region, featuring Shiseido, Kao and Unilever.

Cosmoprof Asia 2018, in pictures

06-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Cosmoprof Asia 2018 shattered records to host its biggest show yet. In case you missed it, this gallery contains some of the highlights of the show.

Cosmetics Design’s new column: From The Editor’s Desk

05-Dec-2018 By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics Design is bringing you a new regular column, From The Editor’s Desk, designed to offer our readers a more in depth perspective on matters that are impacting our industry.

Halal certification: From religious law to industry standard?

05-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

With clearly defined perimeters and strict regulation, one expert believes the Halal certification has the potential to become the de facto standard for cosmetic and personal care products.

Men’s skin care and grooming brand OneBlade launches new single-blade razor

04-Dec-2018 By Deanna Utroske

It’s fairly common practice in men’s grooming to improve manual razors by adding more blades for better benefits. Now, OneBlade—the brand building a business around single-edge shaving—has launched a mid-priced version of its popular razors, continuing...

China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of beauty sets the stage for C-beauty expansion

04-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Beautéville is striving to raise the bar for China’s cosmetics industry as it gears up to become a beauty mecca and premium tourist destination.

Water reduction in beauty: a major future craze?

03-Dec-2018 By Lucy Whitehouse

From a German personal care brand explicitly called Stop The Water While Using Me! to L’Oréal’s recent partnership to rinse out shampoo with five times less water, water reduction in beauty is a trend causing a serious splash. We explore its potential...

Cosmoprof Asia attendance grows by 4.2% from previous year

03-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

The latest edition of Cosmoprof Asia saw attendance increase by 4.2%, with organisers hailing the industry’s ability to “continually push the boundaries of innovation and science.”

Mercury-laced skin care sold online allegedly made in Philippines

03-Dec-2018 By Amanda Lim

Two environmental health groups have alerted consumers to the presence of mercury in skin care sold on Indonesian e-commerce platforms, which they believe originated in the Philippines.

Editor's Spotlight

Three sustainability initiatives making different but positive impacts on the industry

30-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

The three biggest cosmetic and personal care players in the world have just announced very different initiatives, but each one makes a big nod in the direction of sustainability.

Unilever’s next CEO is current president of beauty and personal care

30-Nov-2018 By Deanna Utroske

At the start of the New Year, Alan Jope will take over as CEO of the multinational consumer goods company. Having most recently led the beauty and personal care business—Unilever’s largest division—and been with company his entire career, Jope has the...

Below the belt: Intimate care transitioning into beauty realm

30-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

New intimate care products are increasingly steering products into the beauty category, instead of its traditional hygiene and health positioning.

Hot Topics: Top 5 trending beauty and cosmetics news stories on social media

29-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

In our round up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight the latest developments on Cannabis beauty in Australia, animal-free collagen, Halal’s appeal to non-Muslim consumers and more.

China en route to banning microbeads in beauty care products

29-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

China and Canada have jointly pledged to reduce use of microbeads in beauty and personal care products, following a meeting between Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,

‘Massive improvements’: Unilever Dubai implements Industry 4.0 system for factory

28-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

Unilever has installed ‘complete end-of-line Industry 4.0 solution’ for its largest personal care factory in the Middle East and Africa.

Meet the Australian brand sourcing ingredients from an organic island

28-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

The founder of Australia-based brand, Vatea, has revealed the challenges she overcomes to source ingredients from Rotuma, a 100% organic island in Fiji.

China’s new CBEC regulations a boon for cosmetics sector

28-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

China has decided not to subject first-time cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) imports to licensing, registration or record-filing requirements, signalling easier times ahead for foreign cosmetics companies.

BASF develops new generation sunscreen simulator

27-Nov-2018 By Simon Pitman

BASF has revised its Sunscreen Simulator it uses at its digital lab for care formulations, making it both more user-friendly and versatile.

Aussie handmade soap company expands to China via diagou

27-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

To realise her vision of launching her range of natural handmade soaps in China, Janet Shearsmith turned to the massively popular diagou distribution channel to enter the market.

Skin deep: Kao research links positive feelings to improved appearance

27-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

The Kao Corporation has found that positive emotions induced by the use of beauty products can lead to better skin appearance.

Hard truths about China’s natural cosmetics market: it can be ‘hell’ for small firms

27-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

Between unpredictable regulations, staggering costs and finicky consumers, China is not an easy market to conquer, especially if you are a natural or organic beauty brand, according to one expert.

New biotech patent makes Spirulina microalgae into a specialty chemical factory

26-Nov-2018 By Deanna Utroske

Lumen Bioscience announced today that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for its gene editing and insertion technology that makes the microorganism into a platform that can readily produce biologics, proteins, and other various molecules...

Not a load of crock: How Aussie crocodile oil brand strives to aid sustainability and conservation

26-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

Australian company Golden 8 is striving to introduce the healing power of crocodile oil to the world, and pledges that sustainability and conservation will always remain at the heart of the brand, even though its products are derived from an animal source.

Editor’s Spotlight

Tea Time: 3 indie brands brewing up beauty

23-Nov-2018 By Deanna Utroske

A wide variety of tea-derived inputs is used in personal care product formulations, most often for their antioxidant activity. Green tea, white tea, fermented black tea, matcha, blue tea (which is really butterfly-pea flower and lemongrass), and other...

‘Ingredients, experience and safety’: The value of French identity in China’s cut-throat cosmetics market

23-Nov-2018 By Amanda Lim

France’s cosmetics industry is considered one of the leaders in the market, but with strong competition from international and regional brands, can French companies leverage on its national identity to maintain an edge in the cut-throat Chinese market?

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