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Skin-care products

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The technology of skin care is broad and differs from many other cosmetic categories because of the functional nature of many of the products. There are products that primarily have cosmetic effects and products that have very significant pharmacological effects. All products, however, are designed to interact and treat the largest organ of the body—the skin. To understand the need for the category, one must understand the business. The skin-care business is very large worldwide, with total sales of over 10 billion dollars divided between mass and prestige distribution. Mass is roughly 60% and prestige roughly 40%. The largest markets are Japan, at 3.5 billion dollars, the US at 2.5 billion dollars, and western Europe at 3 billion dollars.

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