On this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, we dive into ‘maskne’ with two experts to discuss how the rise in cases over the past year has turned the spotlight on the gaps in acne care.
Skin care brand Bio-essence is eyeing opportunities for products catering to sensitive skin and pandemic-related concerns like ‘maskne’, which it believes will continue driving the market.
A Singapore-based aesthetics firm has developed an 100% plant-based anti-bacterial facial mist that it claims can prevent maskne while hydrating and soothing the skin.
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![ONLY Group develops 100% plant-based anti-bacterial facial mist. [ONLY Group]](https://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/brand-innovation/only-group-develops-anti-bacterial-facial-mist-to-keep-maskne-at-bay/12101199-1-eng-GB/ONLY-Group-develops-anti-bacterial-facial-mist-to-keep-maskne-at-bay.jpg)
