Mahdi Pir-Salehi, Deputy Minister of Health and Head of the Food and Drug Organization, addressed the state of the country's cosmetics and hygiene industry at a press conference for the 8th Iran Cosmetics, Hygiene, and Detergents Exhibition; Iran Cosmetica, and announced that 70% of this market is supplied through domestic production.
Challenges in the Cosmetics and Hygiene Industry
Pir-Salehi emphasized the importance of holding specialized exhibitions in the health sector, stating that the cosmetics and hygiene industry is of special significance due to the continuous use by individuals from birth to the end of life. He also pointed out the problems arising from smuggled and counterfeit goods, saying: "Reports have indicated the presence of unauthorized compounds in some products, and people should move towards using authentic goods."
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The Deputy Minister of Health emphasized that domestically produced goods are of quality approved by the Food and Drug Organization, and any product that does not meet the necessary quality standards will not receive a distribution permit. He also discussed the prohibition of importing cosmetics and hygiene products, stating: "It is preferable that official and supervised imports exist alongside support for domestic production."
Status of Raw Material Supply and Industry Resilience
Pir-Salehi also stated that access to raw materials for the industry still exists, but restrictions on transportation routes have caused some materials to reach producers with more delays and higher costs. He clarified that no serious shortages in cosmetics and hygiene products were reported last year, indicating the resilience of this industry.
Alireza Kiani, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Detergent, Hygiene, and Cosmetic Industries, also referred to the growth of the country's cosmetics and hygiene industry over the past 25 years, stating that today it is at an acceptable level in many quantitative and qualitative aspects. He estimated the market value of products in this industry to be over 400 trillion IRR and emphasized that about 70% of this market is supplied from domestic production.
Kiani also announced the presence of over 2,200 pharmacists, general practitioners, and dermatologists in the scientific section of the Iran Cosmetica exhibition and stated that one of the claims made in the market is the high share of smuggled goods, which he refuted. He emphasized that the Food and Drug Organization supervises various stages of raw material supply, production, and distribution.
Mohammad Bagher Fazelian, a member of the Iran Cosmetica Policy Council, also stressed the high production capacity of the country in the hygiene sector, saying: "Up-to-date market products are produced domestically in less than 6 months." He also referred to the export capacity of hygiene products, adding: "Today we are facing an unfair war, and we must hold the exhibition with much more enthusiasm."
Ali Gorji, CEO of Tabiyat Zendeh Company, regarding the increase in prices of cosmetics and hygiene products, said: "This year, prices have increased by about 30% in one phase and about 20% in the second phase." He also mentioned the wide variety of products, stating that prices in the market range from about 150,000 IRR to over 3 million IRR.
Finally, officials and industry activists emphasized the development of exports of cosmetics and hygiene products to regional countries and announced that the Food and Drug Organization is ready to cooperate in cases where there is a need to facilitate export processes.
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