News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Asia in Focus
Rising concerns around 'chemical pollution' coupled with an ancestral interest in traditional medicine has seen demand for holistic based or natural cosmetics - a segment that continues to go from strength to strength this year in Asia.
The Instagram beauty phenomenon called multi-masking – in which someone applies multiple skin masks at the same time to address different skin needs – is helping to drive growth in the prestige skin care market in the UK with face mask sales up 22.8%.
Specialty chemical maker Croda has just completed testing on a hair-conditioning agent and determined its effectiveness on hair types across the age spectrum, including grey hair.
Scientists are investigating all-natural ingredients for next-generation products manufactured by the cosmetics industry, in the hope of refining alternative preservatives that could replace synthetic antioxidants and parabens.