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Info Plant Surveys Consumer Cosmetics Trends in Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan.


Tokyo, Japan, Nov 25, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Online market researcher Info Plant announced on November 24 the results of a survey of 1,200 women aged 20 or older in Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan (300 from each country) on cosmetics. The survey was conducted from September 21 to October 19 via the Internet.

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1. pertaining to cosmesis.

2. a beautifying substance or preparation.


cos·met·ic
n.
 brands that come to their minds, Shiseido ranks first in Japan and Taiwan while Lancome takes the No.1 position in China and Korea. When asked about cosmetic brands that they have purchased over the past year, 51.0% of the Japanese respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy.  cited Shiseido, followed by DHC DHC Dihydrocodeine
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 (43.3%), Kanebo (36.0%), Kao (35.7%) and Kose (33.0%). Japanese cosmetics are dominant in Taiwan: especially, Shiseido, Kanebo and Kose are popular among Taiwanese.

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meantime, meanwhile
, most of the Korean respondents rely on their domestic brands such as Missha (62.3%), The Face Shop (52.7%), Hera (45%) and Sulwhasoo (42.7%). In China, 46.7% of the respondents have used Oilofulan, followed by Maybelline (43.0%) and Loreal (40.0%).

On the whole, Both Japanese and Korean respondents tend to use their domestic cosmetics while foreign brands are popular among Chinese and Taiwanese women. The Japanese products are well-received in Taiwan.

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