With the beauty and personal care industry in Mexico forecast to grow by 6.8% to $11, 539 Million in 2016 (source Mintel), Oat® Cosmetics has decided it is the perfect time to appoint a partner in the territory. The company is delighted to announce that Droguería Cosmopolita SA de CV, a leading distributor of cosmetic ingredients, has been appointed having held initial discussions during in-cosmetics 2015 in Barcelona.
Droguería Cosmopolita will distribute Oat® Cosmetics’ full portfolio of Ecocert and COSMOS approved natural and organic oat ingredients; including an extruded colloidal oatmeal, Oat® COM with anti-aging properties, a premium oat oil, Oat® Lipid which is rich in skin identical fatty acids, restoring and replenishing the skin and finally their ‘Touch of Luxury’ sensory agent Oat® SILK which imparts a luxuriant and silky feel to skincare creams and lotions.
Carla Escudero Stein, General Director at Droguería Cosmopolita commented, ‘We are delighted to represent Oat® Cosmetics in Mexico. There is big demand for innovative natural ingredients and we believe that Oat® Cosmetics ingredient portfolio will be of real interest to our customers, especially given the capacity to be used in skincare and colour cosmetics products.’
Cark Maunsell, Managing Director at Oat® Cosmetics adds, ‘From our initial meeting at in-cosmetics, we immediately discovered Droguería Cosmopolita’s passion and expertise for the cosmetics market in Mexico and know their professional and enthusiastic team will boost sales of our enhanced oat ingredients in the Mexican market.’