The price of beauty.
There is a lot of money invested into the cosmetics industry, which continues to grow year on year with profits exponentially booming. The cosmetic industry brings in billions in added value to the european economy a year, and even greater worldwide.
The world of cosmetics has been hugely influential and sometimes revolutionary, with hundreds of cosmetic products being in high demand for decades, even centuries. The desire to keep ourselves looking young and healthy comes hand in hand with the potential for an impressive return of investment. Cosmetics can protect health, boost self-esteem and enhance wellbeing, so it comes as no surprise that revenue is prosperous.
The production of cosmetic products requires the work of scientists from physics, microbiology, dermatology, dentistry, toxicology, rheology, analytical chemistry and genetics; but in the end it all comes down to their physical manufacture done in cosmetic factories that then gets shipped to shelves. As so many different people are involved in the development process, the last thing companies want is for something to go wrong at any point of development – especially to fall at the final hurdle with issues during the manufacture process.