{"id":66297,"date":"2026-11-08T19:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T19:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/?p=66297"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:21:37","slug":"episode-19-cosmetics-market-france-key-figures-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/episode-19-cosmetics-market-france-key-figures-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 19: The cosmetics market in France: key figures for 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe title=\"March\u00e9 de la cosm\u00e9tique en France : les chiffres cl\u00e9s 2025-2026 | Cosmetopreneur \u00c9p. 19\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tkd1uC_roCo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u20ac10,7 billion, up just +1 % in 2025: the <strong>cosmetics market in France<\/strong> is barely growing. Yet some channels and segments are seeing significant growth. In this episode, we review the key figures for 2025-2026, source by source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central point: with growth of +0,5 % forecast for 2026 (Xerfi), a brand cannot rely on market growth. It gains share where sales are rising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this episode, you will learn:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>market size<\/strong>: \u20ac10,7 billion in 2025 across all channels and the 2026-2027 forecasts (Xerfi, April 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why sources report figures ranging from \u20ac4,3 to \u20ac35,6 billion: five figures, five different scopes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The share of each <strong>channel<\/strong>: selective retail 55 %, pharmacies 24 %, mass retail 13 %, and the rise of single-brand retailers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>growing segments<\/strong>: sun care, dermocosmetics, prestige hair care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prices, tourists, K-beauty, online sales, dupes and AI: who buys, and where<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What these figures mean for a new brand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is this episode for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2714 Entrepreneurs preparing their business plan<br>\u2714 Brands choosing their channels and segments<br>\u2714 Beauty professionals looking to understand where the market is heading<br>\u2714 Students and journalists looking for sourced figures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/french-cosmetics-market-statistics\/\">The cosmetics market in France: key figures for 2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/where-to-sell-cosmetics-france\/\">Where to sell your cosmetics brand in France: 4 channels compared<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/best-product-to-start-skincare-line\/\">Which cosmetic product should you launch first?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/cosmetic-price-calculator\/\">Cosmetics pricing calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Carmel Cosmetics Labs?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are a <a href=\"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/why-carmel-cosmetics-labs\/\"><strong>cosmetics manufacturer in Morocco<\/strong><\/a>, based in Agadir, offering white label, private label and contract manufacturing in an <strong>ISO 22716 and ISO 9001<\/strong> certified factory. We have supported over 500 brands in more than 35 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planning a brand for the French market? <a href=\"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/request-a-quote\/\">Free consultation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This episode was generated with AI assistance using our articles. It is intended for information only.<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market size, channels, segments, prices and buyers: in this episode, we review the key figures for the cosmetics market in France in 2025-2026, source by source (Xerfi, Circana, GERS, FEBEA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":57053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[798,834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast-en","category-podcast-english"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66297"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66863,"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66297\/revisions\/66863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmelcosmeticslabs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}