November 13, 2023
(press release)
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Seasonal campaign to promote new steps toward a better self On December 22, 2023, the KANEBO prestige brand from Kao Corporation will be ringing in the Lunar Year of the Dragon by releasing “KANEBO COMFORT STRETCHY WASH LIMITED EDITION 2024”, a facial wash with a limited-edition package design. Social media promotions will be launched over the same weeks to boost brand presence and communications in the regions including China. KANEBO is one of the eleven global focus brands within the beauty portfolio of the Kao Group. Products from the brand have been sold to customers in China through cross-border EC since 2017. In 2022 KANEBO debuted on the short-form video platform Douyin and opened a store on the Douyin EC Global internet commerce platform to strengthen penetration into the Chinese Gen Z market through live commerce. In January 2023, the first of a limited series of design project products celebrating Lunar New Year was launched to favorable reviews. About the product KANEBO COMFORT STRETCHY WASH is a mainstay KANEBO brand product popular in the Chinese market. Gwenaël Nicolas, the creative force behind the product and store design since the launch of KANEBO, has designed a special package for the forthcoming limited-edition release. The design superimposes the Chinese character for “dragon”, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2024, with an illustrated dragon powerfully rising through the water to express good luck and good fortune for the Lunar New Year. Limited-edition design with a dragon motif About the campaign The campaign will take place during the Lunar New Year, a season when people commit themselves to taking on new challenges. Users will be invited to take part in various social media events to bring out the resonance of the “I HOPE.” message of KANEBO brand that communicates not merely beauty but hope. The campaign will reach out to customers in the Chinese market by working with each of sales channels in the countries and regions where KANEBO brand products are sold. Back home in Japan, KANEBO will be strengthening sampling activities at hotels and in-store promotional activities to capture the interest of tourists. About Gwenaël Nicolas Born in France in 1966. Master of Arts in Industrial Design at RCA, London, in 1991. Arrived in Japan as a freelance designer in 1991. 
Product Name
KANEBO COMFORT STRETCHY WASH LIMITED EDITION 2024
Price
¥ 5,000 (RRP in Japan)
Set Contents, Volume
Product Features
KANEBO COMFORT STRETCHY WASH
A unique, stringy-textured facial wash that effortlessly strips the skin of impurities, leaving it gently moisturized.
A rich formulation of moisturizing ingredients creates a veil of moisture with a high affinity to the skin.
HydroST (Polyquaternium-51, PEG-00, Polyquaternium-7), Glycerin 
Launch Date
December 22, 2023
Launch Countries/Regions
Japan and other countries and regions KANEBO operates in, Travel Retailers, Cross-border EC
Established CURIOSITY INC. in 1998.
Gwenaël’s activities range seamlessly from interior design to cosmetics and packaging. An inspired designer at many levels, he often takes charge of every dimension of a project, from the store design to the branding. In recent years he has worked on interior designs for numerous prestige brand stores and hotels in the US and Europe. 
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