IKW

A reliable partner

IKW, The German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association supports, advises and represents more than 440 member companies from the beauty and home care sectors. We answer questions about personal care, cosmetics, detergents and cleaning agents and are available to all social groups as a reliable point of contact groups as a reliable point of contact.

Facts & Figures

IKW represents companies that manufacture and sell home care and beauty care products in Germany.

470

Member companies

178.000

Jobs (production and distribution)

16,2

Contribution to prosperity in € billion

BGB Board of IKW

The BGB Executive Board consists of Gabriele Hässig (IKW President, Procter & Gamble Service GmbH), Georg Held (IKW Vice President, L'Oréal Deutschland GmbH) and Christoph Harras-Wolff (Treasurer, Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG).

Members of IKW

The IKW has over 470 members. Of these, abt 67% are manufacturers of beauty care products and about 16% are manufacturers of washing, care and cleaning products. These include about 17% member companies that manufacture products for both sectors.

To the list of IKW member companies

Memberships and co-operations

AUMA – Verband der deutschen Messewirtschaft

BAG – Die Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Mehr Sicherheit für Kinder e. V.

COMMIT FOR OUR PLANET a Cosmetics Industry Sustainability Initiative

DGK Deutsche Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche und angewandte Kosmetik e. V.

DKMS LIFE Kosmetikseminare für krebskranke Frauen

DEUTSCHER NACHHALTIGKEITSPREIS Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e. V.

EBSC EcoBeautyScore Consortium

FRT Forschungsgemeinschaft Reinigungs- und Hygienetechnologie e. V.

GDCH Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e. V.

GINETEX GERMANY The National Association for Textile Care Labelling

IVDK Informationsverbund Dermatologischer Kliniken e. V.

LEBENSMITTELVERBAND DEUTSCHLAND E. V.

MITTELSTANDSALLIANZ Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft Unternehmerverband Deutschlands e. V.

SEPAWA Vereinigung der Seifen-, Parfüm- und Waschmittelfachleute e. V.

SET Stiftung zur Förderung der Erforschung von Ersatz- und Ergänzungsmethoden zur Einschränkung von Tierversuchen

SMC Science Media Center Germany gGmbH

UEBT Union for Ethical Biotrade

VCI Verband der Chemischen Industrie e. V.

VHU Vereinigung der hessischen Unternehmerverbände e. V.

WIRTSCHAFTSCLUB RHEIN-MAIN E. V.

ZENTRALE ZUR BEKÄMPFUNG UNLAUTEREN WETTBEWERBS FRANKFURT AM MAIN E. V.

ZENTRALVERBAND DES DEUTSCHEN FRISEURHANDWERKS

International

A. I. S. E. Association Internationale de la Savonnerie, de la Détergence et des Produits d’Entretien

COSMETICS EUROPE – THE PERSONAL CARE ASSOCIATION

EBD Europäische Bewegung Deutschland e. V.

Office

Employees at IKW

The organisation currently has 22 employees and is divided into four areas: Management and Administration, Beauty Care, Home Care, Law and Packaging.