Countries that Use the Most Makeup

Question: "Which countries in the world use the most makeup?"
Answer: "Read on!"

So in this post I decided it might be intersting and well, geography related if I found out what countries in the world use the most make-up and I hope I found out!

According to this very informative research report;  http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/product.aspx?productid=58043&dt=t
the U.S.A. has the biggest makeup market, while Brazil has the best market for potential growth. In Europe, Russia and the U.K lead the field in the biggest makeup markets. Japan is still dominating Asia's makeup market but China is fast catching up!

But one must remember the makeup usage varies from country to country. The country's culture hugely affects the type of makeup and the amount of makeup used. makeup usage depends on the country as does the product features and benefits desired by the consumer. 

So I guess thats all for now. Byeeeee!  

Top 10 Makeup Manufacturers:

We all know that Estee Lauder comes from America and L'oreal is from France but what about all the other brands? Well, here is the list of where all the big cosmetic manufacturer companies are from and who is worth the most!

As it turns out, from the top 100 cosmetic companies, America had the most with 34, France came second with 16, Italy had 11, Germany, 10; Japan, 9; the U.K, 6 and Russia, Switzerland, South Korea had 3 each while Brazil and Spain each had 2 each and Sweden with 1!

So now for the (drum roll please!) top 10 beauty manufacturers...  

1: L'oreal Group

Based in Clichy, France this mega manufacturer owns companies such as Lancome, Vichy, Maybelline and loads more just google and see for yourself.

2: Procter and Gamble
From Cincinnati in Ohio, this company owns main brands such as Max Mara, Olay, Pantene, Aussie and Max Factor as well as dozens more. 

3: Unilever PLC              
Situated in both London and Rotterdam this company which turned 80 in 2010 owns Sure, Dove and of course Vaseline among others.

4: Shiseido CO. LTD

This company from Tokyo which owns Shiseido along with Nars and several perfume brands includind Jean Paul Gaultier made $5.881 billion in sales in 2004.

5: The Estee Lauder COS. INC.

Based in New York this company owns dozens of subsidairies such as Tommy Hilfiger, Clinique, Bobbi Brown and Aveda.

6: Avon Products INC.

Avon which is from New York has several main brands and made $5.2 billion in 2004 sales, thats a lot of money!

7:  Beiersdorf AG 

Nivea, Atrix and Labello are all owned by this company from Hamburg, Germany along with others. Honestly I never knew this company existed, I thought Nivea was just Nivea but obviously not!

8: Johnson and Johnson  

From New Brunswick in New Jersey, (Jersey Shore anyone?!) this company owns big brands such as RoC, Clean and Clear, Neutrogena and ph5.5 and can I just say I don't know what my skin would do without them!

9: Alberto-Culver

I think we're talking hair care with this company from Melrose Park, Illinois because it owns VO5 and Tresemme and loads others that I've never heard of before!  

10: Kao Corp

Yep, this one is from Tokyo and its also big on its hair care products as it owns John Frieda, Frizz Ease and also Molton Brown so...

I hope that this has given you an insight to where your shampoo comes from cause I certainly found out loads I never knew before!   

 

For more mind-boggling facts visit this site: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3027409/Top-100-Cosmetic-Manufacturers

Its where I got all my info and its got some even better stuff on it too!  

Top 10 Weirdest Ingrediants EVER

Ok so I thought that fish scales in mascara was weird but apparently (according to this site: http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/07/23/the-10-strangest-ingredients-used-in-cosmetics/) it gets even weirder so here goes!

 I hope your sitting comfortably!

 10: PLACENTA
It is claimed* that placenta is the wonder ingredient in keeping our skin wrinkle free and gives our hair that glossy shine.
(*note these claims have never been proven)

9: WHALE VOMIT
Thankfully this has now been mostly replaced by synthetic alternatives but whale vomit can be used found in some perfumes. So next time you spritz on your Chanel No5 spare a thought for the poor whale who wasn't feeling very well! (Please note I have no idea whether or not Chanel uses whale vomit in its perfumes.) 

8: COCHINEAL BEETLES
These beetles when boiled, crushed and dried actually produce a deep crimson red colour which is versatile enough to be used in most beauty products.  

7: WASTE COOKING OIL
According to scientists a surfactant can be made from waste cooking oil that can help regenerate damaged skin cells.   

6: HUMAN BREAST MILK
I honestly have NO idea about this one but some people swear by it?! You didn't hear it from me!

5: BIRD POOP
The Geisha Facial comes with a big price tag and a big scoop of Nightingale poop...some say its great for the skin...
4: BULL SEMEN
Some salons in Europe believe that the protein in bull semen is the way to go if ant shiny hair. Maybe don't try this at home!

3: SNAKE VENOM
Snake Venom is the new and improved way to combat wrinkles, again this has not been proven . Although some believe it works the same way as Botox but whether or not this is a good thing is up to you so...

2: CHICKEN BONE MARROW
Sorry guys I have no idea about this one! Does a good source of glucosamine sound familiar?

1: COW DUNG
Yep, yet again I'm back to the dung but this stuff is supposed to make a lovely sweet smelling vanilla fragrance!