The Body Shop under fire for advertising campaign criticized for triggering memories of sexual abuse
The Body Shop has been criticized by a consumer rights group in Australia after a Melbourne woman complained that the company's latest advertising campaign triggered memories of sexual abuse for her 12-year-old foster daughter. The campaign for The Body Shop’s Hemp...
Japanese e-commerce retailer Cosme.com targets Western consumers with new English-language site
Japan’s most popular e-commerce website has launched an English language version of its site. Cosme.com currently boasts 10 million visitors per month and 270 million page views. The website retails over 250,000 items of 28,000 domestic and foreign brands. Cosme...
Speakers and presentations revealed for in-cosmetics Korea 2015
The only exhibition in South Korea dedicated to personal care ingredients will focus on skin care, suncare, global trends and regulations. in-cosmetics Korea is due to take place at the Coex Exhibition Centre in Seoul from June 15-16. It will feature 17...
Japanese skincare company Skin Inc announces expansion to US and Canada
Japenese skincare company Skin Inc has announced that it is expanding to the US and Canada in partnership with beauty retailer, Sephora. The expansion will be spearheaded by the launch of a new product, which will be sold exclusively by Sephora and has been developed...
Colgate Singapore voted a best value for money brand by consumers
A survey of consumers in Singapore found that Colgate toothpaste is considered one of the best value for money brands on the Singaporean market. The Best Buy Award survey of 1,200 Singaporean citizens was conducted by the Swiss market research firm ICERTIAS with the...
Value of Korean cosmetics exports reaches highest level in 15 years
The value of Korean cosmetics exports in March reached its highest level at US$277.5m since the Korean Customs Service began tracking export levels in January 2000. By country, Korea sold US$119 million worth of cosmetics products to China, followed by Hong Kong...
Australian consumer sentiment dips ahead of budget announcement
Australian consumer sentiment has fallen this month ahead of the government’s budget announcement, a survey carried out by the Melbourne Institute and Westpac Bank has revealed. The survey of 1,200 people, which is closely followed by the Reserve Bank and other policy...
Cosmecca and LF Beauty collaborate on innovative skincare products for Asia
Korean multi-functional cosmetics manufacturer Cosmecca and LF Beauty, a Hong Kong based packaging subsidiary of the Li & Fung Group have announced that they are collaborating on the development of a new line of “innovative skincare products for Asia.” The...
HayMax extends range of hayfever barrier balms to New Zealand market
UK-based hayfever personal care brand HayMax is launching its range of organic, drug-free pollen barrier balms to consumers in New Zealand. The expansion follows launches in Sweden, Canada, the US, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria and Poland. HayMax has teamed up...
Kose targets Indian consumers with launch of new brand Spawake
Japan-based cosmetic company Kose is launching a women’s skincare brand in India, to reach a new market of consumers. The company has is targeting skincare brand Spawake at India’s population of young, urban consumers. “We have developed Spawake especially for the...
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