Treating skin conditions with suitable cosmetics is an important pillar of improving quality of life and skin health for people and it needs to be promoted in our society.
Every day, the majority of Europe’s 448 million consumers use a variety of beauty and personal care products to enhance their wellbeing. As well as providing essential functional benefits, beauty and personal care products have a positive impact on confidence, personal empowerment and quality of life.
In Europe consumers uses more than 7 different beauty and personal care products daily, and nearly 13 different products on a weekly basis. Among female consumers, the numbers are even higher, using almost 9 different products daily and 15 weekly13.
The beauty and personal care industry contributes to our physical health. For example, through the development of sunscreen, the industry has played, and continues to play, an important role in helping prevent melanoma. In 2020, across Europe, there were almost 151,000 new cases of melanoma and 26,360 deaths20. Dedicated dermatological care and prevention by using sunscreen also helps to reduce the healthcare burden on individuals and countries. Malignant melanoma carries a cost-of-illness of an estimated €2.7 billion in Europe14, so early prevention can help reduce a considerable cost burden.
The beauty and personal care industry also plays a vital role in helping to alleviate and treat a variety of skin conditions which are on the rise globally. Almost 2 billon people are affected by skin conditions worldwide and more than 3,000 skin diseases have been described as both acute and chronic21. As the skin is the largest and most visible organ in the human body, it is no surprise that research shows skin disorders cause higher ‘years lost due to disability’ than other diseases such as diabetes.
Treating skin conditions with suitable cosmetics is an important pillar of improving quality of life and skin health for people and it needs to be promoted in our society.
