A scientific look at COVID-19
Medical research on the coronavirus has been published across the globe – much of it relating to vaccine efforts and health credentials of patients – but a recent study from Spanish researchers looking at skin manifestations of COVID-19, an area they said was previously undefined, identified five key skin patterns associated with the disease.
Meanwhile, international beauty major L’Oréal also issued guidance to salons in the UK and Ireland about how to safely run business post-COVID, once businesses were able to restart.
Beauty marketing as retail morphs
Mintel detailed the importance of wellness and positivity during the COVID-19 crisis and said such messaging was now more relevant than ever.
Retail design consultancy Fitch also discussed the importance around knowing consumers better in a changing retail landscape, where beauty communities were rising fast.
Innovation for the skin
Personal care major Unilever also revealed its latest innovation focus in a patent filing on use of resin-based film formers to prevent pollution-triggered skin damage.
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A compilation of CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s most-read news from May 2020 shows significant interest in hospital research on COVID-19 skin manifestations, and high engagement around in-depth analysis on how beauty opportunities have changed during coronavirus and morphed retail landscapes.
A scientific look at COVID-19
Medical research on the coronavirus has been published across the globe – much of it relating to vaccine efforts and health credentials of patients – but a recent study from Spanish researchers looking at skin manifestations of COVID-19, an area they said was previously undefined, identified five key skin patterns associated with the disease.
Meanwhile, international beauty major L’Oréal also issued guidance to salons in the UK and Ireland about how to safely run business post-COVID, once businesses were able to restart.
Beauty marketing as retail morphs
Mintel detailed the importance of wellness and positivity during the COVID-19 crisis and said such messaging was now more relevant than ever.
Retail design consultancy Fitch also discussed the importance around knowing consumers better in a changing retail landscape, where beauty communities were rising fast.
Innovation for the skin
Personal care major Unilever also revealed its latest innovation focus in a patent filing on use of resin-based film formers to prevent pollution-triggered skin damage.
Click through to see more.
Hospital university researchers in Spain identified skin manifestation patterns in patients with confirmed and suspected coronavirus (COVID-19), some of which appeared ahead of other symptoms.
L’Oréal UK and Ireland developed a support guide for UK barbers, hair and beauty salons outlining post-confinement hygiene and operating guidelines for when businesses can reopen.
Mintel’s associate director for global beauty and personal care said whilst industry had long advocated wellbeing and positivity, this messaging was now more relevant than ever with the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The branding director at retail design consultancy Fitch said beauty brands must do more if they want to survive in an altered landscape shaped by social media, technology and e-commerce.
Unilever filed a patent on the use of resin-based film formers to prevent pollution-triggered skin damage, with the international patent filing suggesting the invention related to on-skin protection.
