48.7 Billion Dollar Beauty-Care Industry

The skin-care industry consumed products worth over $48 Billion last year in the U.S. alone. Here is the best breakdown for U.S. Sales in the skin care industry that My dear friend, Amira, could find on the internet by Kline & Company

$13.6 billion in U.S. sales of skin-care products in 2005, according to Kline & Company, a New Jersey-based market research firm. In all, the cosmetics and toiletries industry had retail sales of $48.7 billion last year.

13.6 Billion Skin Care

7 Billion Facial Care

Cosmetics and Toiletries 48.7 billion

Mintel International’s US Functional Beverage Report estimates functional and fortified beverage sales at $10 billion and projects they will grow to $12.8 billion by 2009.