PARIS — Bamboo, long used in fragrance for its light, woody notes, is rapidly establishing itself in other beauty categories. A recent crop of nail polishes, body scrubs, shampoos, facial peels and moisturizers (for both the prestige and mass markets) have formulas containing bamboo sap, powders or fibers for their resilience, flexibility and hydrating qualities.
Here, a sample of the latest bamboo beauties hitting the market:
- Amorepacific Skin Energy Hydration, containing bamboo sap.
- Annemarie Borlind Body Effect Scrub with bamboo fibers.
- A.S. Watson Natural Harvest Lotus & Wild Bamboo shower gel, body lotion and scrub.
- Bèrnard Cassiere Hemp Bamboo Hydrating Care collection using bamboo sap.
- Clarins Smoothing Body Scrub With Bamboo Powders.
- Nivea Flex & Strong With Bamboo nail varnish with bamboo resin for durability.
- Ojon Hair Fortify, Lift and Hold Mist with bamboo extract for strengthening.
- OleHenriksen Micro/Mini Peel System with bamboo stem powder for polishing.