FROM THE EDITOR
Life-changing dermatological solutions for all
Welcome to the Moodie Davitt Spotlight Series eZine, where we tell the story of La Roche-Posay, a dermocosmetics brand that is making big moves in travel retail.
Recommended by 90,000 dermatologists, La Roche-Posay is the number one dermocosmetics brand worldwide. Its mission? To make dermatology accessible for all.
The brand has pledged to offer life-changing dermatological solutions to the more than 1 billion people in the world suffering from various skincare issues. It is a mission that goes hand-in-hand with L’Oréal Groupe’s wider mission of offering ‘Beauty for all and for each one’.
Since its founding in 1975, La Roche-Posay has worked in close partnership with dermatologists around the world. The brand has conducted more than 600 clinical studies on 90,000 patients, from newborns to centenarians, of different ethnicities and different skin pathologies to ensure the safety and efficacy of its products.
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In recent months, L’Oréal Groupe rebranded its Active Cosmetics Division to Dermatological Beauty. The change underlines the division’s link to dermatologists, highlighting the medical efficacy of the brands and its growth potential in both travel retail and domestic markets. In 2022, the global dermocosmetics market grew by +13%, an upward trend which bodes well for the Groupe’s brands in the channel and especially La Roche-Posay.
We speak to L’Oréal Travel Retail Dermocosmetics & Professional Products Divisions General Manager Anne-Laure Lecerf, who highlights La Roche-Posay’s potential in driving both recruitment and conversion in the channel. She also talks about the key factors driving dermocosmetics’ meteoric rise and how she is leveraging La Roche-Posay’s powerful positioning as the world’s number one dermocosmetics brands in travel retail.
The Moodie Davitt Report Brands Director Hannah Tan-Gillies
At La Roche-Posay, we look at skin and we see people. People worth fighting for, innovating for, daring for.
“The skin is more than just an envelope, it is a vital organ that plays a strong role in people’s lives and wellbeing. When we see skin, we see people worth fighting and daring for. We strongly believe no one should be left aside because of skin problems, skin differences, skin colours or scars of life. From eczema to acne, skin ageing, allergic skin reactions or skin side-effects of cancer treatments, no challenge is too big for us. We will continue to push the limits of dermatology to change people’s lives.”
L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty Division Deputy General Manager Laetitia Toupet
Spotlight Series - September 2023