Cosmetics Europe is the European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry. Our members include cosmetics and personal care manufacturers, and also associations representing our industry at national level, right across Europe.

Who we are

Cosmetics Europe is the European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry. Our members include cosmetics and personal care manufacturers, and also associations representing our industry at national level, right across Europe. 

For more than 50 years, Cosmetics Europe has been the authoritative voice of the cosmetics and personal care industry in Europe. Our industry is closely regulated at European level, and for decades we have worked closely with policy makers to ensure that European regulation is as appropriate and effective as possible. As a consequence, our understanding of regulatory processes and how they impact our industry is unrivalled.

Membership of Cosmetics Europe allows associations and companies to truly  help shape the regulatory and policy landscape within which our industry must operate.

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Our Role - Vision - Mission - Priorities

Our role is to ensure that the voice of our industry is heard in the EU legislative and policy debate, and indeed globally, and to keep our members well informed of key trends and developments relevant to the sector.

Our Vision is of a flourishing European Cosmetics and personal care industry.

Our Mission is to shape a European operating environment conducive to long term growth and a sustainable future.

Our key priority is to ensure that our consumers have access to safe, innovative and sustainable cosmetics and personal care products, while maximizing the potential of our industry for innovation and growth.