L’Oréal is a worldwide leader in the cosmetics industry, with annual consolidated sales in 2010 of €19.5 billion. The company employs more than 66,600 people in 130 countries and manufactures 5 billion products in 38 industrial plants around the world. The prestigious portfolio of leading personal care products brands are developed by scientists in the company’s 18 research & development centers around the world and includes: L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Essie, SoftSheen·Carson, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani, Shu Uemura, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Viktor & Rolf, Diesel, Cacharel, Kiehl’s Since 1851, Ralph Lauren, Biotherm, L'Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken 5th Avenue NYC, Matrix, Logics, Mizani, Pureology, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, Sanoflore, Dermablend, SkinCeuticals and The Body Shop.
