Cosmetics are constituted mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect the body or skin. Cosmetics designed to enhance or alter one's appearance (makeup) can be used to conceal blemishes, enhance one's natural features, add color to a person's face, or change the appearance of the face entirely to resemble a different person, creature or object. Cosmetics can also be designed to add fragrance to the body.
Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons, originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. The Vaseline brand is a well known American brand of petroleum jelly since 1870.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is an American multinational cosmetics company, a manufacturer and marketer of makeup, skincare, fragrance and hair care products, based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company owns a diverse portfolio of brands, distributed internationally through both digital commerce and retail channels
L'Oréal S.A. is a French personal care company headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris. It is the world's largest cosmetics company and has developed activities in the field concentrating on hair color, skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfume, and hair care.
Beiersdorf AG is a German multinational company that manufactures and retails personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives. Its brands include Elastoplast, Eucerin, Labello, La Prairie, Nivea, Tesa SE and Coppertone.
Sephora is a French multinational retailer of personal care and beauty products. Featuring nearly 340 brands, along with its own private label, Sephora Collection, Sephora offers beauty products including cosmetics, skincare, body, fragrance, nail color, beauty tools, body lotions and haircare.
Burt's Bees is an American multinational, personal care product company. The company is a subsidiary of Clorox that describes itself as an "Earth-friendly, Natural Personal Care Company" making products for personal care, health, beauty and personal hygiene. Its products are distributed globally.
Kao Corporation is a chemical and cosmetics company headquartered in Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan.
Vaseline is an American brand of petroleum jelly-based products owned by transnational company Unilever. Products include plain petroleum jelly and a selection of skin creams, soaps, lotions, cleansers, and deodorants.
BenQ Corporation is a Taiwanese multinational company that sells and markets technology products, consumer electronics, computing and communications devices under the "BenQ" brand name, which stands for the company slogan Bringing Enjoyment NQuality to life. Its principal products include TFT LCD monitors, digital projectors, digital cameras, and mobile computing devices.
Molton Brown is a luxury British fragrance brand known for Eaux de Parfum and Toilette. As well as bath, body, hair and home collections.
The Face Shop (Korean: 더페이스샵) is a South Korea-based skincare and cosmetics manufacturer, retailer and a franchise business. It is a subsidiary of LG Household & Health Care of LG Corporation. Its products includes body, bath, skin care and make-up aimed at both women and men. Its headquarters is in the LG Gwanghwamun Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. was an American cosmetics and beauty parlor products firm based in Chicago. The company acquired a hair-coloring line through the acquisition of a competitor business. Later the retailer diversified into the field of personal care products, manufacturing Degree, among other items.
SimplySiti Sdn. Bhd., is a Malaysian cosmetic company founded by a Malaysian singer, Siti Nurhaliza in March 2010 with the headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The brand's name was derived from the word “simplicity”.
e.l.f. Cosmetics is an American cosmetics brand based in Oakland, California. It was founded by Joseph Shamah and Scott Vincent Borba in 2004. Items include bath and skin-care products, mineral-based makeup, professional tools, eyeliners, lipstick, glosses, blushes, bronzers, brushes, and mascara, among others.
Square Toiletries Ltd. is one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in Bangladesh and is a subsidiary of Square Group. The company is marketing 20 brands in different segments like health and hygiene, oral care, hair care, fabric care etc. and producing more than 50 products. Major brands of the company are Jui, Chaka, Senora, Supermom, Magic, Sepnil, Kool, Meril Protective Care & Meril Baby. Square is also exporting its finished products to 13 countries- UAE, Germany, UK, Australia, Malaysia etc.
LG Household & Health Care is a major South Korean consumer goods company that manages cosmetics, household goods, and beverages business. It is also the South Korean bottler of the Coca-Cola system.
Bidco Africa, previously Bidco Oil Refineries Limited (BORL), is a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Thika, Kenya with subsidiaries and distributorships across 17 countries in East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Its products include edible oils, fats, margarine, laundry bars and detergents, personal care products, animal feeds and most recently, Food and Beverages. Bidco Africa owns over 40 brands and is the largest producer and marketer of consumer goods in the region.
Richard Musani is a Ugandan chartered marketing executive, SME consultant, automotive expert and business columnist. He is the head of marketing for Movit Products Ltd, a personal care company, and former branch manager of Kampala Motors. He joined MPL in 2012 as the brand manager for Movit, a skin care brand, after a three-year and eight-month stint at Kampala Motors. He uses exhibits that have won MPL various trade show awards in the category of Best Exhibitor and was once the Acting President for the students’ guild of Kyambogo University.
