In a push for greater inclusivity and for creating awareness in the beauty industry, Unilever is doing away with the word “normal” in their marketing and advertising campaigns and also…
A Future Market Insights report has stated that the organic cosmetics/beauty industry will be seeing a compound annual growth of 5% for the next decade. They attribute this increase in…
Earlier this year, Unilever Ventures took a stake in a small London-based microbiome start-up called Gallinee: a sign that investments in microbiome start-ups are rising, helping create a market for…
An Australian skin-care company, Bondi Goddess, has launched by selling exclusively to the Chinese market. Bondi Goddess’ Australian-made products are only available through the online marketplace Daigou Sales. Daigou (代购)…
Boston-based Tech company AOBiome has launched a line of Mother Dirt branded probiotic skincare products. Citing traditional soaps, detergents, and antibacterial products as problematic to skin health, the company sells…
Millions of tourists visit Hawaii each year. To protect their skin from the sun’s damaging rays, visitors routinely apply chemical sprays and lotions. However, they are also unknowingly damaging fragile…
The Japanese cosmetic giant Shiseido has partnered with Microsoft Japan and Skype For Business to create ‘Telebeauty’: an augmented reality app that applies virtual make-up to a teleconference user’s video image. …
Fenty Beauty, the cosmetics product line by Rihanna, has released a new make-up range which has 40 skin tones. It has been welcomed by the intersectional feminist movement as raising the bar for every other make-up…
This popped up on my Instagram feed. I find the smartphone baby monitor creepy, but the leaf product is neat. There is also one that’s an implant, constantly reading blood sugars…
Two researchers from the University of California have developed a technique for creating personalised probiotic cream made from bacteria that come from the person’s own skin to treat eczema. There…
Problem solved. Now you never have to worry about wasting money on a special event outfit for one-time use. The Singapore-based designer clothing app, Style Theory, has found a way…
