Africa / Middle East
Ulta Beauty opens first Middle East Store in Kuwait
Following its expansion in Canada, Mexico and the U.K., through the acquisition of Space NK, the U.S. beauty is further extending its...
Arabian perfumery goes global: Inside Beautyworld Middle East 2025
The latest edition of Beautyworld Middle East, held in Dubai from October 27 to 29, 2025, showcased the vitality of Arab perfume brands...
Beautyworld Middle East leverages the fragrance boom to diversify its scope
From October 27 to 29, the Dubai World Trade Centre will once again host Beautyworld Middle East, the region’s largest trade fair...
Nigeria shea nut export ban pinches producers but boosts processors’ hopes
At the end of August, Nigerian authorities abruptly imposed a six-month ban on shea nut exports, blindsiding an industry in Africa’s most...
Fragrances: In oil-rich Oman, efforts to preserve frankincense ’white gold’
The arid Dawkah valley is home to one of Oman’s most prized resources: not oil or gas but frankincense trees, their fragrant sap...
Egyptian jasmine under strain: A new warning for the perfume industry
The challenges facing Egyptian jasmine producers highlight the growing pressures that climate change is placing on the perfume industry....
Raw materials: Nigeria bans raw shea nut export to spur local industry growth
Nigeria has imposed a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts — a vital ingredient in the beauty and personal care industry — as...
How the “Curl Revolution” is reshaping the hair care market in Tunisia
Tunisian mother Mouna Jebali had long used a flat iron to straighten her thick hair, but with women everywhere challenging the stigma...
Fragrances: Beautyworld Middle East debuts natural ingredients area
Dubai’s flagship beauty show is set to launch Natural Notes, a new showcase dedicated to natural perfume ingredients, putting the...
Comoros: Push to turn ylang-ylang distillation to greener practices
Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan. On...
