L’Oréal Clarisonic continues to lead

Created by a group of scientists and Sonicare engineers in Seattle in 2001 and snapped up by beauty giant L’Oréal in 2011, Clarisonic has changed skin care and helped fuel growth in the burgeoning beauty devices market.

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“Devices are emerging globally as an important new skin care category. Clarisonic is the most successful and fastest-growing premium brand in this category, and we will roll it out internationally, as well as enhance our service experience, in our luxury counters,” said Nicolas Hiéronimus, president of L’Oréal Luxe.

“Clarisonic is the clear-cut market leader globally; moreover, it is the only brand to have usage by 50% or more of cleansing device users in all countries examined,” according to Kline & Co.