Recently many drugstores have considerably expanded the assortment due to cosmetic production. It is not surprising, as the chemist’s market of cosmetics is one of the most dynamically developing segments, which sales volumes (in comparison with medical products and BADs) considerably increases.

Medical (active) cosmetics are, applied for treatment and preventive maintenance of the certain diseases and contain various biologically active substances.

Mass Cosmetics market - is the cosmetics, accessible to the majority of consumers, intended for skin, hair and nails care. It is on sale both at chemist’s establishments, and in other shops (supermarkets, specialized shops, etc.).

As a rule, such cosmetic has no selective means, which relieve of the certain problem. Production of such manufacturers concerns to mass market cosmetics (for example, Garnier Laboratories, Nivea).

Selective (premium and luxury class) cosmetics - is an elite, prestigious cosmetics, which contains cosmetic lines, intended for certain types of skin or hair (for example, Vichy Laboratories).