Japan Beauty & Personal Care Products News
- September 2021: Kao Corporation launched a new sheet mask called Smile Performer. The sheet mask claims to add radiance and bounce to the skin, which creates a smiling impression.
- April 2021: Kao Corporation, through its subsidiary Kao Salon Japan, launched its hair salon brand named Oribe in Japan. The brand consists of 23 product line-ups that were made widely available in Japan.
- February 2021: The Shiseido Company launched a new range of men's skincare and makeup products called " Shiseido Men." This series featured cosmetics in addition to skincare items like "SHISEIDO MEN UltimuneTM Power Infusing Concentrate."
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- January 2022: The L'Oréal Group introduced Colorsonic and Copyright, two cutting-edge innovations in beauty technology for customers and hairstylists. Both are portable, light devices with color applications. Colorsonic is for consumer use and Copyright for hair salons.
- September 2022: Amorepacific announced the acquisition of a luxury clean beauty brand Tata Harper, a pioneer in natural luxury skin care. By acquiring the brand, Amorepacific will expand its products in the Americas and Europe.
- May 2021: Amorepacific launched a customized bath bomb service called 'Bathbot'. Customers can choose 14 types of bath bombs with different flavors and fragrances. The service will be available in Amore stores at various locations in Korea.
- May 2024: French start-up Mono Skincare relaunched its water-soluble and natural products. The launch included a face care range with products like a cleanser and a makeup remover, a scrub, a toner, a night serum, and a moisturizing lotion, all based on a protocol designed to boost hydration and anti-aging.
- April 2024: Kiko Milano launched a haircare range, including shampoo, conditioner, mask, serum, and hair spray, in collaboration with stylist Rossano Ferretti, the World’s Hair Maestro.
- January 2024: The brand CeraVe expanded its product portfolio by launching CeraVe Healing Ointment, which is a lanolin-free ointment formulated with petrolatum, hyaluronic acid, and ceramides. This non-greasy formula hydrates and soothes very dry skin. It also temporarily protects and helps relieve chafed, chapped, or cracked skin.
- September 2023: Sally Beauty expanded its product portfolio by launching the third extension to the bond bar product line, including four new bonding products, including a first-to-market shampoo, and three versatile styling products globally, including Brazil.
- July 2023: L’Oréal partnered with Verily, an Alphabet precision health tech company, and launched “My Skin & Hair Journey,” a multi-year study that helped researchers to better understand the biological, clinical, and environmental factors that contribute to skin and hair health over time.
- May 2023: Procter & Gamble Co brand Head & Shoulders, one of the top anti-dandruff shampoos, introduces BARE – H&S’s first-ever nine-ingredient anti-dandruff shampoo in the United States. This new anti-dandruff formula is free from sulfates, silicones, and dyes, with a recyclable bottle that contains 45% less plastic.
- March 2023: Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) expanded its product portfolio by launching short and long hair pack options for both men and women, starting at just INR 15.
- June 2023: Vellvette Lifestyle Private Limited (Sugar Cosmetics) expanded its offline stores by opening its first offline stores in Bengaluru. The company's physical store is located in Orion Mall, spread across 400 square feet.
- January 2023: The Maybelline New York brand launched the Fit Me Fresh Tint foundation. As per the company, the product is a 2-in-1 everyday wear makeup and a skincare fix, enriched with pigments, vitamin C, and SPF 50.
- March 2023: The Lakme brand of Unilever PLC launched its new CC cream product, Lakme 9 to5 CC light Mousse, in different shades in India. The shades include Beige, Frappe, bronze, and almond.
- February 2024: Loreal Paris launched its new hair care products exclusively at Walmart. Products such as ElviveHyaluronPure are to be retailed exclusively in Walmart stores across the United States and other operating areas in the world.
- February 2024: The Procter and Gamble Company's brand Herbal Essences launched a line of 11 new shampoo and conditioner products. As per the brand’s claim, the shampoo and conditioner have a blend of pure aloe and camellia oil.
- April 2023: Kao launched a waterless dry shampoo sheet created for use in space. In response to the rising need for portable dry shampoos, Merit launched waterless dry shampoo, which included a shampoo sheet design created for use in space.
- February 2023: A United Kingdom brand Faace launched 'Stress Facce,' a moisturizer for stressed skin. The product is made with plant-based ingredients and essential oils. The moisturizer reduces the stress on the skin and soothes the skin.
- January 2022: Cult Beauty launched its brand Necessaire in the United Kingdom. The brand provides a wide range of body care products, including body wash, body lotion, body serums, and many more.
- December 2021: New skincare brand Cellular Goods launched in the United Kingdom. The brand provides unisex beauty and skincare products like moisturizers, face serums, and many more. The products are formulated using non-psychoactive cannabinoids that help in skin protection and balance.
- March 2023: REIN launched the styling anti-dandruff shampoo in Australia for discerning consumers who value performance and aesthetics. As per the company's claim, the shampoo is formulated with natural extracts and oils ingredients to moisture and repair hair.
- December 2022: Ouai Haircare elevated its dandruff care category with the launch of Ouai's anti-dandruff shampoo in the United States. As per the company's claim, the product is formulated using the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved ingredient, 2% salicylic acid, to relieve dandruff symptoms and break down dandruff-causing bacteria to soothe the scalp.
- October 2022: Auretics Limited, India's largest online retail platform, unveiled the expansion of organic shampoo with the launch of Miracle Aura premium onion black seed hair shampoo. As per the company's claim, the shampoo is infused with vitamin C, vitamin E, anti-oxidants, onion seed oil, castor oil, argan oil, and Biotin, which aid in the rejuvenating-tired scalp and weak hair.
- February 2021: St Botanica launched the 'GO Range' for Hair Care. The GO colored purple shampoo from this range is made from linseed oil, purple mica, and sunflower oil. It is specially designed for bleached and blonde hair.
- October 2022: The Brazilian DTC men's brand Dr. Jones, which specializes in goods for men's skin, hair, and bathing, has been fully acquired by Grupo Boticário. With the goal of increasing the number of customers through Grupo Boticário's different sales channels in the middle term, the company said that Dr. Jones will still be sold through the brand's online store.
- In August 2021, singer Anitta joined forces with the beauty company Sol de Janeiro to spread Brazilian Beauty + Body Joy.The international pop icon released a limited-edition Sol de Janeiro x Anitta Hair & Body Fragrance Mist, marking the beauty company's first-ever celebrity collaboration.
- May 2021: Sol de Janeiro launched Brazilian Joia Dry Shampoo, and this is one of the two new launches that dropped in May. In addition to the dry shampoo, the company has also launched an aluminum-free deodorant. The company claims that the Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Joia Dry Shampoo is a Cheirosa 62-scented dry shampoo that provides the volume, movement, and feeling of freshly washed hair while absorbing oil.
- December 2022: Spectricept Care+ Hands, a hand sanitizer that will be listed on the Hand Hygiene and Associated Products and Services Tender within the non-alcohol-based hand disinfectant lot, will be available starting in May 2023, according to an official letter of intent from NHS Supply Chain obtained by SpectrumX, a UK-based healthcare and pharmaceutical company.
- July 2021: Cipla Health Ltd.'s Ciphands hand and surface hygiene brand has introduced a variety of products, including Ciphands Total Germ Protection Hand Wash, Ciphands Plus Mist Spray Hand Sanitizer, and Ciphands Smart Germ Protection Soap.
- March 2021: Cleancut announced the launch of the brand's first-ever foaming hand sanitizer. The fragrance-free formula is an FDA-approved disinfectant created with plant-derived ingredients.
- March 2021: Medimix, the flagship brand owned by AVA Group, announced the launch of its new range of Hand Sanitizer gel which is 100% natural with a combination of natural ingredients like aloe vera, Tulsi and has anti-bacterial properties.
- November 2022: Coty Inc. launched the first ever refillable perfume Chloé Rose Naturelle Intense. Its refillable bottles demonstrated reduced environmental impacts across Product Life Cycle Assessment indicators.
- June 2022: a new beauty brand TiL and renowned perfumer Francis Kurkdjian formed a perfume inspired by the Linden tree. Name of the perfume is " Eau-De-Toilette L'Eau-Qui-Enlace".
- September 2021: Estee Lauder launched a new collection of luxury perfumes having eight fragrances. This new collection of luxury perfume lasts 12 hours after a single application, owing to the new technology used by Estee Lauder known as the ScentCapture Fragrance Extender.