Personal Care

Skincare | Haircare | Cosmetics | Oral care | Personal Hygiene | Fragrances

According to estimates from Datamonitor, the global personal care industry was worth around $120bn in 2002. The biggest segment was skincare with sales of around $28bn, followed by haircare ($27bn), colour cosmetics ($23bn), fragrances ($22bn) and personal hygiene ($20bn).

The World's Top Beauty Companies (ranked by 2005 revenues from beauty products only)

L'Oreal ($18.1bn) Chanel ($28bn)
Procter & Gamble ($17.9bn) Henkel ($2.7bn)
Unilever ($12.1bn) Mary Kay Inc ($2.2bn)
Estee Lauder Cos. ($6.3bn) Kanebo Cosmetics ($1.9bn)
Shiseido ($6.1bn) Yves Rocher ($1.9bn)
Avon Products ($5.8bn) Kose ($1.6bn)
Beiersdorf ($4.6bn) Alticor ($1.6bn)
Johnson & Johnson ($4.4bn) Boots ($1.4bn)
Alberto Culver ($3.4bn) AmorePacific ($1.4bn)
Limited Brands ($3.3bn) Natura ($1.3bn)
Kao Corporation ($3.1bn) Revlon ($1.3bn)

Coty ($2.9bn)

Clarins ($1.2bn)
LVMH ($2.8bn) Puig ($1.1bn)

Source: Beauty Biz

Other Personal Care Companies and Brands profiled in Adbrands

Ajinomoto LG Household & Healthcare
Lion Corporation Pampers
Georgia-Pacific Pfizer
Kimberly-Clark  

Useful Links

COLIPA (European Cosmetics Trade Association) CTPA (UK Cosmetics Trade Association)


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