Shiseido eyes Thai herbal ingredients Shiseido eyes Thai herbal ingredients 01-Mar-2005 Shiseido, Japan's leading cosmetics group, has commenced a joint research project in an effort to discover new herbal ingredients for its cosmetic products, writes Simon Pitman.
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