Personal care products
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Personal care products are
Most of the personal care products are rinsed off immediately after use, such as shampoos, soaps, toothpastes, shower gels, etc. A few personal care products, however, are left on the applied surface such as moisturizing cream, sunscreen, etc.
The global market size of the personal care products industry is several hundred billion US Dollars (as of early 2020s).
Description
Personal care products can be categorized according to their function and area of application. These are cleansing products, hair care products, oral care products, sun care products, skin hydrating products, feminine care products, hair removal products, nail care products, eye care products and anal hygiene products.
Cleansing products
Cleansing products include
Hair care products
These include shampoos, hair conditioners, hair oils and hair treatments, and they are used to cleanse, condition and treat hair so that hair is clean and healthy. Scalp massagers promote blood flow in the scalp and scalp serums hydrate and nourish the scalp.
Hair removal products
Among hair removal products, there are
Oral care products
These are
Skin care products
These include
Sun care products
Sun care products include lotions, creams, sprays, gels, oils and sticks that act as a
Feminine care products
These include sanitary pads, tampons, menstrual cups, and panty liners. There are used for menstrual hygiene and provide comfort, absorption, and protection during menstruation.
Nail care products
Nail care products include nail cutters, nail files and cuticle creams. They are used to maintain and enhance the appearance of nails and promote healthy nail growth.
Eye care products
These include
Anal hygiene products
Forms and additives
Personal care products can come in different physical forms such as liquid solutions, solid bars and sticks, semi-solid or
In addition, there are personal care tools such as
Hotel application
Typical toiletries offered at many hotels include:
- small bar of soap
- disposable shower cap
- small bottle of moisturizer
- small bottles of shampoo and conditioner
- toilet paper
- box of facial tissue
- face towels
- disposable shoe polishing cloth
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush
- Cologne
Corporations
Some of the major corporations in the personal care industry are:
- Alberto-Culver
- Amorepacific
- Beiersdorf
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Combe Incorporated
- Dyson
- Edgewell Personal Care
- Essity
- Henkel
- ITC Limited
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kaya Skin Clinic
- Kimberly-Clark
- L'Oreal
- Procter & Gamble
- Purell
- PZ Cussons
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Remington Products
- Revlon
- Shiseido
- Unilever
Other corporations, such as pharmacies (e.g.
in personal care rather than manufacture personal care products themselves.Environmental impacts
The environmental effect of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) is being investigated since at least the 1990s. PPCPs include substances used by individuals for personal health or cosmetic reasons and the products used by agribusiness to boost growth or health of livestock. More than twenty million tons of PPCPs are produced every year.[1] The European Union has declared pharmaceutical residues with the potential of contamination of water and soil to be "priority substances".[3]
PPCPs have been detected in water bodies throughout the world. More research is needed to evaluate the risks of toxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation, but the current state of research shows that personal care products impact the environment and other species, such as coral reefs[2][3][4] and fish.[5][6] PPCPs encompass environmental persistent pharmaceutical pollutants (EPPPs) and are one type of persistent organic pollutants. They are not removed in conventional sewage treatment plants but require a fourth treatment stage which not many plants have.[1]
In 2022, the most comprehensive study of pharmaceutical pollution of the world's rivers found that it threatens "environmental and/or human health in more than a quarter of the studied locations". It investigated 1,052 sampling sites along 258 rivers in 104 countries, representing the river pollution of 470 million people. It found that "the most contaminated sites were in low- to middle-income countries and were associated with areas with poor wastewater and waste management infrastructure and pharmaceutical manufacturing" and lists the most frequently detected and concentrated pharmaceuticals.[7][8]See also
- Cosmetics
- Sachet
- Toiletry kit