Datamonitor's Facial Care: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the facial care industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global facial care market grew by 3.6% in 2007 to reach a value of $22.2 billion.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a value of $26.1 billion, an increase of 17.7% since 2007.

The market grew by 2.5% in 2007 to reach a volume of 2.9 billion units.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a volume of 3.3 billion units, an increase of 12.7% since 2007.

Anti-agers generate 23.9% of the market's value.

Europe generates 42.4% of the market's value.

L'Oreal S.A. generates 15.7% of the market's value.

Supermarkets and hypermarkets are the most important distribution channel. 39.6% of the market's value is distributed via this channel.

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Market Definition

The facial care market consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of anti-agers, night creams, creams and gels, toner, face mask and other (including other moisturizers, cleansing wipes, exfoliating scrubs, pore strips and fade cream). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.