beauty industry

Skincare and makeup

The beauty industry encompasses businesses that manufacture, market, and sell products and services related to personal appearance—cosmetics, skincare, haircare, fragrances, and salon services.

The term often appears in discussions of cultural standards, advertising influence, and consumer spending: The beauty industry profits from insecurity.

It includes everything from drugstore mascara to luxury spas.

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shampoo · retinol · skincare · foundation · microblading · sheet mask · glass skin · Sephora · hyaluronic acid · anti-aging serum · cruelty-free · cosmetics · lipstick · moisturizer · Tyra Banks · influencer partnerships · manicure · perfume

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Opposites
purpose/function

beauty industryhealthcare industry

Businesses providing medical services

pharmaceutical industry · emergency medicine · mental health services · healthcare · medicine

authenticity/artifice

beauty industrybody positivity

Acceptance of all figures

au naturel · self-acceptance · aging gracefully · inner beauty · authenticity

values/cultural orientation

beauty industryasceticism

Severe self-denial practice

monastic life · functionality · practicality · anti-consumerism · minimalism

Family

beauty, industry

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G