- Personal care
Personal care or toiletries is the
industry whichmanufacture sconsumer product s used forbeautification and inpersonal hygiene .ubsectors
Subsector s of personal care includecosmetics andfeminine hygiene .There is some small distinction between
personal hygienic items andcosmetics , which areluxury good s solely used forbeautification , but in practice such sundries are most often intermixed in retail store aisles.Products
Personal care includes products as diverse as
chapstick ,cologne s,cotton swab s,deodorant ,eye liner ,facial tissue ,hair clipper s,lipstick ,lotion ,makeup ,mouthwash ,nail file s,perfume s,personal lubricant ,razor s,shampoo ,shaving cream ,skin cream ,toilet paper ,toothbrush es, andtoothpaste , to give a few examples.Corporations
A few examples of the major
corporation s in the personal care industry, illustrating the great diversity in the industry, include:*
Band-Aid
*Clairol
*Global Gillette
*Johnson & Johnson
*Lancôme
*Maybelline
*Proctor & Gamble
*Remington Products Other corporations, such as pharmacies (e.g.
CVS/pharmacy ,Walgreens ) primarilyretail in personal care rather than manufacturing personal care products themselves.References
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