- Korean courts order Intercos Korea to bear full legal costs, affirming both civil and criminal liabilitySEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kolmar Korea has secured a decisive legal victory in a long-running dispute over the illegal leakage of proprietary sun care technologies involving Intercos Korea, the Korean subsidiary of Italian cosmetics ODM company Intercos. Following the Supreme Court's final guilty ruling, the courts have further ordered the losing party to bear the full cost of li ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it is taking action to advance sunscreen innovation, part of a broader initiative in the Office of Nonprescription Drugs. The agency is proposing to add bemotrizinol as a permitted active ingredient for use in sunscreens. Based on the data reviewed by the FDA, bemotrizinol provides protection against both ultraviolet A and B rays, has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body, and rarely causes skin irritation. If this action is finaliz ...

Core Insights - The beauty center in Guangzhou is leveraging the "beauty going global" strategy, integrating local industry resources to create a comprehensive service system covering R&D, production, logistics, and marketing [1][3] - The center collaborates with platforms like 1688, TikTok, Temu, eBay, and Amazon to form a triad ecosystem of "supply chain + channels + services" [1] Industry Overview - The beauty center hosts over 200 brands and more than 50,000 products, providing one-stop support for beauty influencers with facilities and supply chain resources [3] - The Baiyun District, where the center is located, accounts for nearly 25% of China's cosmetics enterprises, with an expected industrial output value of 8.5 billion RMB and retail sales of 9.5 billion RMB by mid-2025, alongside a 38.3% year-on-year growth in import and export value [3] Market Potential - Influencers like Moe and Rory highlight the balance of quality and price in Chinese beauty products, indicating strong potential for overseas market expansion through platforms like TikTok [3] - The Baiyun District government aims to enhance the influence of the "Guangzhou International Beauty Week" and promote the "Baiyun Meiwang" brand to help more cosmetics companies enter the global market [3]

Inclusivity Gaps in the Beauty Industry - Cosmetic science research and major beauty brands have historically underrepresented darker skin tones [3] - The Fitzpatrick scale, a clinical standard in dermatology, inadequately represents the diversity of darker skin tones [4][5][6] - There is a lack of skincare products and treatments specifically designed for darker skin tones [7][8] - Dermatology education often lacks sufficient training on chronic skin conditions in darker skin tones [7] Scientific and Product Development Challenges - Many skincare and beauty brands make efficacy claims for all skin tones without adequate testing [10] - Sunscreens are often not formulated to blend well into darker skin tones, leading to white cast [10][11] - It takes longer for hyperpigmentation treatments to show efficacy on darker skin tones [15] - 48% of African-American consumers report difficulty finding skincare products that meet their needs [16] - Black consumers are almost three times more likely to be dissatisfied with product offerings than white consumers [16] Economic Opportunity and Funding - Addressing racial inequity in the beauty industry represents a $26 billion (2.6% billion) opportunity [20] - Black-owned beauty brands return 89 times more than non-Black-owned brands but receive half the venture capital funding [20]