The growth of the cosmetic industry in the west was the result of meticulous study of the age-old cosmetic preparations by cosmetic chemists. There is elaborate literature on the scores of chemical ingredients used and their physicochemical properties, and cosmetics were classified according to their effect or purpose or alternatively according to their physical/chemical composition.…

According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) the projected market size of the cosmetics industry is currently estimated at Rs.10,000 crores. It is expected to double to Rs.20,000 crores by 2014. In India, the economic boom of the 1990s and victorious emergence of Indian women in international beauty pageantry events…

The 21st century saw the development of large cosmetic companies and the value of the industry is growing to billions of dollars. The manufacture of cosmetics is currently dominated by a small number of multinational corporations that originated in the early 20th century, but the distribution and sale of cosmetics is spread among a wide…

The word cosmetic is derived from Greek meaning ‘beautify and arrange’ referring both to its cleansing and beautifying property. Cosmetics are defined as preparations designed to beautify the body by direct application. They are intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance without affecting the body’s…