Eye on the Trends in Asia: customisation
By Lucy Whitehouse +, 20-Jul-2016, cosmeticsdesign-asia
Four key trends are tipped to define the skin care market in Asia in the coming years, according to research from Euromonitor International. In this series of specials, Cosmetics Design takes a closer look at each, starting here with customisation.
According to a research analyst with Euromonitor based in Singapore, customization is defined as key trend, since the consumer demand for personalized skin care products is growing. Indeed, 50.5% of the respondents claimed ‘suited to my skin type’ as the decisive element during their last skin care purchase.
In China there are five key areas in which personalization is strongly demanded:
- Age
- Moisture balance
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Lifestyle
Consequently, the article outlines the importance of catering to consumers’ specific needs related to ethnicity and offering products that correspond to the consumers’ local environments, climates and cultural beliefs and identities.