July 2021

Cosmetics Business

With 74% of customers likely to shop sunscreens marketed with eco-credentials, Cosmetics Business investigates the authenticity of sun care that is ‘safe’ for the sea.

Cosmetics Design Asia

The post-COVID new normal taking shape before our eyes is drastically altering consumer sentiment and behaviour in enigmatic ways, but the primal need for healing and renewal will drive cosmetic beauty colour selection in the approaching years, according to a new report from WGSN.

Cosmetics Design Asia

Females with sensitive skin have less microbiome diversity and richness compared to those with normal skin, according to a study conducted in China.

Cosmetics Design Asia

A herbal cream formulated with ginger, turmeric, Chinese cinnamon and Atractylodes chinensis extract was found to improve wrinkle formation among female subjects with soft and delicate skin, suggesting that it may help prevent or slow skin ageing.

Covid-19 cases have reached over 175 million around the world with over three million deaths. In 2015, the number of prevalent cases of cardiovascular disease around the world was at 422.7 million. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular disease is the world’s bigger killer. There are 17.5 people around the world who die from the disease including heart attacks and strokes.

With the ongoing pandemic and COVID-19 still out there, there is no excuse for us to let our guard down as parents. Now, more than ever, we need to make sure our children are healthy and safe at home. From their daily dose of vitamins to healthy and nutritious snacks, every choice we make contribute to a healthy life we all wish for our family. Check these out.

A year ago, Moderna Inc. was an unprofitable company with no marketed products and a promising but totally unproven technology. None of its experimental drugs and vaccines had ever completed a large-scale trial. Experts were divided on how well the mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine it was about to enter in a Phase III trial would stack up against older, more established vaccine technologies.

Mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca doses yields a greater immune response than two doses of AstraZeneca. That’s according to early data from a UK study, though it hasn’t been peer reviewed yet. One expert thinks it will be beneficial to get an mRNA booster after J&J’s single-dose shot.

Time to ditch the 10-step routine, because less is more. It doesn’t take a lot of steps to achieve a beautiful and healthy skin. Our skin, being the largest organ of our body, protects us against microbes and elements, and thus needs proper care and attention. Depending on skin type, every person’s skincare routine is different.

People who received BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine had ten times the amount of antibodies than those given China’s Sinovac, a Hong Kong study has shown, adding to growing data on different jabs’ effectiveness. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) research, based on a study of 1,442 healthcare workers, was published in Lancet Microbe on Thursday. Researchers said antibodies are not the only measure of a vaccine’s success at fighting a particular disease.

Exposure to commonly prescribed non-antimicrobial drugs is associated with infection with antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and…

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has voluntarily recalled five aerosol sunscreens in the US after traces of benzene, a known cancer-causing carcinogen, were detected. The contaminated products, Neutrogena’s Beach Defense, Cool Dry Sport, Invisible Daily and Ultra Sheer, and Aveeno’s Protect + Refresh products have been pulled from retailers, while distributors have been notified.

The Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines could be expected by next month, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Monday, July 26.

AsiaOne

From a small pharmaceutical start-up, Pasture Group CEO Lloyd Soong, 59, has brought his company to the global stage with their medical-grade specialty masks. This Covid-19 pandemic alone has seen them supplying more than 100 million surgical masks and N95 respirators globally.

Straits Times

A controversial plan by Indonesia’s state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma to sell the Covid-19 vaccine has been delayed. The planned sale, which was due to begin on Monday (July 12), met with high demand but triggered angry protests by health activists and parliamentarians who insisted that vaccines should be administered free of charge.

Global Cosmetics News

Procter & Gamble Singapore is extending its R&D capabilities with the launch of a dedicated baby care research facility at the P&G Singapore Innovation Center, according to a report published by Biospectrum Media.The team based at the research hub will spearhead end-to-end product development, with the emphasis on consumer research, product design and packaging development.