Industry Trends

September 2021

See what has been happening in Asia’s pharma and personal care industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Novel cosmetic agent, Antibiotic Prescriptions, Star ingredients and more. See what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Clinical study highlights novel cosmetic agent to protect skin barrier function
CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Japanese scientists have reported that the compound 2-aza-8-oxohypoxanthine (AOH) may protect against water loss from the skin and act as a moisturizing agent in topical cosmetic formulations.
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Antibiotic Prescriptions Plummeted During First Year Of Coronavirus Pandemic
Forbes – Pharma & Healthcare

Falling numbers of respiratory illnesses prevented by pandemic measures could be responsible for the drop in outpatient prescriptions, researchers said.
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3 new beauty product lines with star ingredients to try
Manila Bulletin

Research and development never ends, and all for the quest to have the best and healthiest skin.
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Pharma outreach to LGBTQ community lacking, reveals untapped market beyond HIV and PrEP
FiercePharma News

The healthcare needs of the LGBTQ community go beyond just HIV testing and prevention, of course, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the typical pharma TV commercial.
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What is Asian beauty?
Manila Bulletin

Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. That’s why the Western concept of beauty doesn’t necessarily apply to us Asians. Our features are different, and so does our skin color and texture. We don’t age the same way as well.
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How does skin age?
Manila Bulletin

Let’s face it, aging is inevitable. When we start to see lines around our eyes, or our cheeks that slowly sag, we wonder, where has time gone? Can we erase those years to look young again? Well, while we can’t erase years, at least we can erase lines. Let’s find out how skin ages and what we can do to slow it down.
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Skin Care Formulations and Lipid Carriers as Skin Moisturizing Agents
MDPI

Skin care formulations have evolved as the interaction of health and beauty products for the skin. Their benefits are based on the combination of cosmetic active ingredients and targeted application.
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Lipid Nanoparticles Based Cosmetics with Potential Application in Alleviating Skin Disorders
MDPI

The lipids mainly oils, fats, waxes and phospholipids are of substantial importance in the development and functioning of cosmetic products. The lipid nanoparticles-based cosmetic product is highly capable of protecting the skin against harmful radiations and is utilized for anti-aging therapy
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Research identifies possible link between antibiotic use and breast cancer growth
PharmaTimes World News

Researchers discovered that treating mice with broad-spectrum antibiotics increased the rate at which their breast cancer tumours grew.
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Former Lonza business LSI rebrands as Arxada
Cosmetics Business

LSI launched in July, following its divestment from Lonza, with the announcement that a name change was on the cards.
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Brand accelerator SuperOrdinary gives beauty brands a leg up into China with Amazon deal
Cosmetics Business

New deals will help beauty brands penetrate China’s lucrative cosmetics market.
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Puig invests in China’s Scent Library

Global Cosmetics News

Puig has invested an undisclosed sum in Chinese fragrance firm, Scent Library, according to a report published by WWD. The funds will be used to develop a new collection of scents rooted in Chinese culture as well as the optimization and integration of the brand’s global supply chain and the creation of a ‘deep immersive consumer experience at all touchpoints’, the company said in a statement, per WWD.

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Head & Shoulders Philippines launches refill pouches; made with 50 percent less plastic than bottles

Global Cosmetics News

Procter & Gamble-owned Head & Shoulders Philippines has launched new refill pouches for its Cool Menthol and Smooth & Silky variants. The pouches are said to use 50 percent less plastic per ml than the brand’s standard 330ml bottle, and can be used to fill up empty bottles or used alone due to a resealable cap.

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Is kratom the new CBD? Thailand sees sales boom after legalisation

Global Cosmetics News

Could the beauty and wellness industry be about to unveil 2021’s answer to CBD? Thailand has seen domestic sales of opioid alternative, kratom boom after the drug was legalized in late August, according to a report published by Bloomberg. The country is now poised to green-light exports to the US, the world’s largest market.

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