News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
From The Editor's Desk
One of the buzz words at this month’s in-cosmetics Global event in Paris was undoubtedly sustainability. It’s been on the radar for years, but it’s not going away. In fact it is only gaining momentum.
A KRW300bn investment in a South Korean cosmetics firm in 2016 has proved to be the most profitable private equity acquisition in the country’s history, a new analysis of data has shown.
The use of new ingredients from traditional and indigenous plants and herbs will continue to be a ‘key driver’ in the natural beauty market, with consumers’ appetites for new innovation in the sector showing no signs of dimming.
The rising interest in skin care among Japanese men has prompted cosmetics manufacturer DHC Corporation to expand its product offerings.