June 2023

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Japan’s colour cosmetics market has bounced back fully as consumers ease up on mask habits to fulfil the desire to enjoy makeup, says retailer @cosme.

Global Cosmetics News

Sephora has cut the ribbon on its first Store of the Future in China. The Shanghai location is the LVMH-owned retailer’s second Store of the Future globally, following the concept’s debut in Singapore at 2022’s close. THE DETAILS The store will be stocked with some 220 new products from more than 35 global brands as well as a selection of premium C-beauty brands developed as part of the Sephora C-beauty program.

Global Cosmetics News

The European Union has raised concerns over the amount of detail foreign cosmetics manufacturers are required to provide in order to sell their products on the Chinese market, according to a report published by Bloomberg quoting anonymous sources. China’s new rules require companies to disclose their manufacturing processes, details of ingredients sourcing and formulas, which would then be stored on a database by the relevant regulatory body in China.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Japanese brand BRANCHIC says it is focused on meeting the ‘quick and intensive’ skin care needs of mature consumers, while increasing its sales channels to beauty salons in the local market.

The Malay Mail Online

The Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) will be hosting its fundraising gala in Miri, Sarawak in August to support its initiatives for people living with HIV (PLHIV). The gala will be jointly hosted by MAF and Interhill Group at its Pullman Miri Waterfront on August 6. The foundation has had a significant presence in Sarawak since 2017 through two flagship programmes based in Kuching.

The Jakarta Post

Smoking has been the strongest risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia in addition to undernourishment, diabetes and HIV.

Straits Times

Slightly more than half of the 202 cases diagnosed in 2022 were discovered at a late stage.

Around Thailand News

Cannabis advocates in Thailand organized a political movement on Thailand Cannabis Day, June 9, to advocate for the declassification of cannabis as a Class 5 narcotic and to allow home cultivation without a licence for medicinal purposes, as decided by the Food and Drug Administration on June 9, 2022.

Nikkei Asia

British consumer goods giant Unilever is expanding free telemedicine services across emerging markets facing a serious doctor shortage, the company’s oral care head told Nikkei Asia, seeing the initiative as an “investment” to boost its business.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

We round up the latest beauty innovations and developments from made-in-Asia beauty brands, including a new men’s serum from Re:erth and B&B Lab’s latest microbiome complex.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Singapore start-up A Tapir’s Tale says there is a need for ‘more sophisticated formulations’ beyond organic products to address the underserved sensitive baby skin care market.