KEY FIGURES OF THE COSMETICS INDUSTRY

A « cosmetic product » is: « any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with the external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, protecting them, keeping them in good condition or correcting body odours »

(Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, article 2)
 

An industry made up of a wide variety of products

Sales by categories are as follows:

26.7% = Skincare

21.8% = Perfume

19.3% = Personal Care products

14.1% = Hair care

7.3% = Oral care

9.4% = Make-up

1.4% = Baby care

A key sector for the French economy

Representing 10 billion Euros

(sales in 2017 in France)

France exports were worth

6.3 billion Euros towards Europe

13.6 billion Euros towards Rest of the World

(2017 figures)

A job-creating industry

55,000 direct jobs

64.7% of female employees

Europe is the world leader

Global market share:

77 billion Euros in Europe

62 in the USA

41 in China

23 in Brazil

20 in Japan