K-Beauty Market Briefing
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2026-07-24
Daily briefing · 3 signals
- regulation Seoul will host the world's first summit of cosmetics regulators in September
- regulation Vietnam's new cosmetics decree puts sunscreen and whitening SKUs under the microscope
- demand K-beauty's growth map widens: global sales up 53% with Latin America the steepest curve
2026-07-23
Daily briefing · 4 signals
- trade K-beauty posts a record first half, and Europe is the fastest-moving column
- regulation Two EU labelling deadlines land in the last days of July
- demand Korean brands are converting Europe from export line to shelf presence
- investment Global money is buying into K-beauty by the share, not the whole company
2026-07-22
Daily briefing · 5 signals
- regulation Three weeks out, EU packaging rules become K-beauty's next compliance gate
- demand Britain has moved Korean sheet masks past novelty into repeat buying
- regulation PDRN products carry a second US gatekeeper most exporters never check
- investment Ark&Partners buys control of Hwahae, Korea's beauty ingredient-data platform
- demand COSRX, SKIN1004 and Beauty of Joseon open Brazil through Sephora
2026-07-21
Daily briefing · 5 signals
- regulation The US finally opens its sunscreen monograph, and Korean ODMs are first through the door
- trade Record first half for Korean cosmetics exports as the US and UK outpace a shrinking China
- regulation Indonesia's halal rule stops being a marketing badge and becomes an import gate
- investment Fashion group F&F goes shopping for beauty targets after its first fragrance deal
- demand Amazon's logistics leadership walks the floor at a Korean beauty device plant
2026-07-19
Daily briefing · 1 signals
- regulation Sample: US FDA advances MoCRA enforcement timeline for imported cosmetics