The Canadian company’s experience launching to China confirms that foreign and domestic cosmetics brands are competing in the country on a more level playing field these days, with less harm to animals.
Nudestix Inc. is launching its easy-to-use makeup crayons in 100 Sephora locations in China, and the Canada-based company is doing so without compromising its cruelty-free positioning.
China has been loosening its animal-testing requirements in recent years for non-special-use cosmetics, which include hair-, skin- and nail-care products,...
Self-care industry representatives from GSCF/AESGP, Bayer and Opella stress the seriousness of the global climate crisis at the 2024 GSCF, APSMI, TSMIA Joint Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, and also share iniatives that are attempting to deal with this crisis, for example replacing PVC in medicine blister packs with more easily recyclable materials.
GSCF research shows that self-care already saves the Asia Pacific region more than $30bn a year in healthcare system costs. To realize higher gains, health literacy, Rx-to-OTC switch and digitalization need to be leveraged, according to the EU-ASEAN Business Council.
APAC health agencies such as WHO and Thailand's FDA are on board with the self-care agenda, and see it as crucial to achieving universal health coverage.
