K-Beauty Dealmaking Hits Record as Investor Interest Grows
Rising exports and stronger global demand are drawing more capital into South Korea’s beauty sector, with deal activity spreading from brands into packaging, manufacturing and distribution.
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Eternal Beauty Launches Rinse-Free Beauty Packaging Recycling in Hong Kong
The program lowers a common barrier to cosmetics recycling by allowing consumers to return used fragrance and skincare packaging without washing or disassembling it.
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Skincare in Vietnam: A Local’s Guide to What’s Actually Worth Buying
Most guides to buying skincare in Vietnam are written by people who have never been here. They list Watsons and Guardian as if they’re interchangeable, recommend products that aren’t available in every city, and miss the fundamental thing that shapes this market: Vietnamese consumers have largely chosen Korean skincare over their own local brands, and…
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Vietnam’s Clean Beauty Paradox: Traditional Ingredients, Unregulated Claims
Vietnam’s beauty brands market themselves on naturalness. The words “thiên nhiên” (natural), “thuần chay” (vegan), and “organic” appear across product lines from Cocoon to Herbario to dozens of smaller independent brands – and in the Vietnamese market, none of these terms carries a legal definition, a certification requirement, or an enforcement mechanism. That regulatory gap…
