August 2024

CosmeticsDesign USA

Rising global temperatures prompt an increase in weather extremes worldwide, creating opportunities for skin care brands to respond with solutions that help provide greater skin protection.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

American luxury brand Estée Lauder is set to launch a quasi-drug skin care line, Aqua Charge, in September that was researched, developed, and produced in Japan.

Drugs.com

Compared with other antidiabetic classes, metformin and sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) exhibit significantly lower dementia risk, according to a review published online May 3 in the American Journal of…

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Kao Corporation will roll out its ribonucleic acid (RNA) analysis subscription model service to its CurÃl and Sofina brands next year.

BusinessWorld

In the past 50 years, understanding of cancer has advanced considerably, and treatments are far more effective. Thanks to new and innovative therapies, being diagnosed with cancer today is no longer a death sentence. Some cancers that were once terminal in every case are now generally treatable. For example, childhood leukemia, testicular cancer, and Hodgkin’s disease — previously fatal — are now generally curable through chemotherapy.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

The widespread usage of terms such as ‘microbiome-friendly’ are “inaccurately representing the complexity of the microbiome’, says the chief executive of a microbiome testing company.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Non-invasive treatments for dynamic wrinkles have a maximum of 52% wrinkle reduction compared to Botox’s potential of 80%, says a Korean review.

Global Cosmetics News

Indonesian vegan cosmetics brand Esqa has raised US$4 million in a Series B funding round led by Unilever Ventures. This new investment follows a US$6 million Series A round in 2022, bringing the total capital raised by Esqa to US$10 million. Founded in 2016 by Cindy Angelina and Kezia Trihatmanto, Esqa is Indonesia’s first vegan cosmetics brand, offering Halal-certified makeup products.

Global Cosmetics News

The World Architecture Community has recognized L’Oréal Groupe’s new headquarters in Bangkok for its exceptional interior design. The office, known as “Baan Beauté,” won the award in the Workplaces category, making it the first office in Thailand to receive this prestigious accolade. Spanning floors 32 to 35 of Park Silom and covering nearly 5,000m², the headquarters was designed in collaboration with design studio DWP.

Global Cosmetics News

As Watson has announced that it is accelerating its sustainability efforts in its global supply chain by transitioning its delivery fleet to electric vehicles and launching initiatives in waste reduction to fight climate change. Watsons China is leading the charge with electric vehicles accounting for more than 80 percent of warehouse-to-store deliveries in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Chongqing and Xiamen.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs’ Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body (BPJPH) is launching a Foreign Halal Certificate Registration (RSHLN) platform, which is set to facilitate import and trade of halal products, including cosmetics, in the country.

Global Cosmetics News

The European Union has announced that it is imposing an anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China. The rates imposed vary from 14.4 percent to 39.7 percent. The duty applies to all forms of TiO2, containing a maximum of 80 percent by weight of titanium dioxide.

BusinessWorld

The Philippines posted the fastest-growing HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a United Nations (UN) body, citing the rising cases among young Filipinos. There were six times more HIV infections in the Philippines last year than there were in 2010, Eamonn Murphy, regional director of UNAIDS Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe Central Asia division, told an online news briefing on Wednesday.

AsiaOne

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer opened its new $1 billion plant in Singapore on Tuesday (July 23). The 429,000 sq ft plant in Tuas Biomedical Park will produce the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) — the biologically active component of a drug — for Pfizer’s cancer, pain, and antibiotic medicines. The new investment will create 250 new highly skilled jobs, said the company.

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) drafts a document proposing the development of regulations and standards for halal products and services.