The 10th-anniversary edition brought brands, experts, entrepreneurs and curious consumers together under one roof and Joyful Wellness was happy to be part of it.
The shared vibe was that there is something joyful about walking into SMX Convention Center Manila on the first morning of Beauty + Health & Wellness Manila 2026.
The energy was already there.
The organizers were ready. Exhibitors were putting the final touches on their displays. Guests were arriving, conversations were beginning, and the crowd seemed eager to see what awaited beyond the doors.
From September 17 to 19, the 10th-anniversary edition brought together more than 85 local and international brands across beauty, health and wellness, creating three lively days of discovery, networking and exchange. Global-Link MP Events International, Inc. organized the event in partnership with the Chamber of Cosmetics Industry of the Philippines and was co-located with the Hotel & Foodservice Suppliers Show.
Once the opening ceremonies were over, the exhibit floor came alive.
There were skincare and cosmetics, hair and personal care, supplements, fitness and wellness products, natural and holistic solutions, aesthetic technology and other innovations. The official exhibitor directory reflects the breadth of the industry, with companies from the Philippines and abroad participating in the Manila edition.
There were products to discover, services to explore and, perhaps most importantly, people to meet.
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For Joyful Wellness, being there felt especially meaningful.
As official media partners, The Philippine Star and Joyful Wellness had a booth of our own, made even more welcoming through the invaluable help of The Philippine Star Marketing Team. We met visitors, entertained questions, introduced them to Joyful Wellness and shared copies of A Better You Journal, along with gifts from The Philippine Star.
It was a lovely thing to see the platform step out from behind a screen and into a real conversation.
Our writers also made their way through the sessions, listening to experts and gathering insights that we can bring back to our readers. That exchange between experts and audiences, brands and consumers, ideas and real-life needs, is one of the things that makes an event like this worthwhile.
Yes, wellness goes beyond one shelf.
It can be skincare and nutrition. Movement and mental health. Preventive care and technology. Personal care and the small everyday products that make life a little easier.
And sometimes, it is simply discovering that a company or product shares the same intention you do: helping people live a little better.
We were especially happy to see Rezostar Corporation, one of the exhibitors and a company with a special place in the Joyful Wellness story.
For nearly two decades, Rezostar has connected healthcare professionals, retailers and Filipino households with medical consumables, personal care products, wellness brands and everyday healthcare solutions. Its familiar portfolio includes Axe Brand Universal Oil, Three Legs Cooling Water and Tea Tree personal care products, alongside a wider selection of wellness and lifestyle products available through Nova Wellness Store online.
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Seeing Rezostar among the exhibitors was a fitting reminder that wellness is found in the practical things people keep within reach, the products they trust, the habits they develop and the choices they make every day.
By the final afternoon, the exhibit floor carried that familiar happy exhaustion of a good gathering: conversations had been had, connections made, products discovered and ideas exchanged.
And perhaps that is what a 10th anniversary should feel like, not simply a celebration of how far an industry has come, but an invitation to look at where it can go next.
For three days, Beauty + Health & Wellness Manila 2026 created a space where business met curiosity, innovation met everyday life, and people came together around a shared interest in feeling, looking and living better.
Joyful Wellness was very happy to be there.
And as we left SMX, we carried something more valuable than the bags and samples from the exhibit floor:
new conversations, new connections and more reasons to keep asking the question that drives us every day, how can we help people live better, together?
