{"id":5792,"date":"2025-10-31T10:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2025-10-31T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:12:33","slug":"global-beauty-sector-round-up-innovation-regulation-digital-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/trade\/5792\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Beauty Sector Round-Up: Innovation, Regulation &#038; Digital Shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">October 2025 brought a flurry of developments across the beauty and personal care industry, with notable stories on regulatory changes, technology-driven consumer behaviour, and the expanding influence of halal and clean-label trends.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Asia-Pacific Highlights<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the APAC region, several key themes surfaced:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Taiwan-based start-up, REVIVEBIO, launched its next-generation probiotic-derived exosome technology for commercialisation in skincare and nutraceutical applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A report cited by CosmeticsDesign revealed that the halal beauty market is on track to reach ~USD 118 billion by 2028, with brands needing to accelerate certification, scale sustainably, and meet consumers via digital channels and inclusive positioning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Australia, regulatory action ensued after 16 of 20 sunscreens tested by consumer advocates failed to meet their claimed SPF ratings; the national watchdog is now conducting a full review.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>EMEA Region (Europe, Middle East &#038; Africa)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Across EMEA, the focus was on ingredient safety and sustainability innovation:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fragrance and body-care brand Voshbon launched the world\u2019s first freeze-dried water-less beauty range using Zero-Water Lyophilisation technology, reducing water use and transport emissions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In France, regulatory agency ANSES proposed steep reductions in the approved concentration of octocrylene (a common UV filter) under the EU REACH framework.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At a medical aesthetics congress, Sculptra was shown to help reverse volume loss linked to GLP-1 weight-loss medications, in combination with other dermal treatments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In business news, Kate Somerville was acquired by Rare Beauty Brands as parent company Unilever continues to reshape its luxury skincare portfolio.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Americas Insights<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Americas, technology and digital commerce featured strongly:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study by Accenture found that 76 % of beauty consumers are open to AI-led shopping experiences; among active Gen-AI users, 83 % rely heavily on AI recommendations for product decisions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retailer Ulta Beauty launched its \u201cUB Marketplace\u201d, enabling emerging brands to tap into Ulta\u2019s 45+ million rewards members with rapid onboarding and fulfilment tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Insights from market-intelligence firm Mintel on colour cosmetics identified the biggest future drivers: durability, multifunctionality, strong sensory appeal, and sustainable sourcing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Original Article:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CosmeticsDesign-Europe. (2025, October 28). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Across the CD-verse: October 2025.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Retrieved from https:\/\/www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com\/Article\/2025\/10\/28\/across-the-cd-verse-october-2025\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2025 brought a flurry of developments across the beauty and personal care industry, with notable stori [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[3660,2753,3276,2085],"class_list":["post-5792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","category-trade","tag-beauty-market-update","tag-clean-beauty","tag-industry-trends","tag-innovation","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5794,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions\/5794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}