About us

L’Oréal is world leader in beauty products

Created in 1909 by Eugène Schueller, a visionary chemist with a tremendous entrepreneurial instinct. For the past century, L’Oréal has pursued a tireless quest: respond to desire for well-being of millions of men and women and give every person the right to beauty by making it accessible.

L’Oréal key numbers (2011):

- €20.34 billion consolidated sales

- 613 patents registered in 2011

- across 130 countries

- 68,900 employees

- L’Oréal has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies”

- L’Oréal has been recognized one of the 50 “Most Admired Companies” by Fortune Magazine for 2010

- L’Oréal has been recognized one of the 50 most attractive employers by Universum for 2010

L’Oréal reaches out across 27 international brands and operates across 5 different Divisions:

- Consumer Products: high technology products at competitive price distributed through mass-market retailing channels

- Professional Products: Portfolio of brands that meet the requirements of hair salons

- Luxury Products: Prestigious brands which offer customers products and premium service in department store, speciality stores and travel retail outlets

- Active Cosmetics: Dermo-cosmetics products sold in pharmacies and specialist retailers and supported by advice from pharmacists and dermatologists

- The Body Shop: naturally inspired and fairly traded products sold in Body Shop stores throughout the world

Skills

Beauty, Cosmetics, Personal Care, Consumer Products, Luxury, Pharmacy