Clinique was established in 1968 as a company that made skin care products for people with very sensitive skin. Clinique started when an article regarding skin care was written by a dermatologist and published in an American magazine got the attention of Estee Lauder. Estee Lauder was a well known cosmetic and skin care product maker. Estee Lauder hired the dermatologist who had written the article and Clinique was launched. The dermatologist shared the treatment that he was giving to his patients who had special skin conditions.

Today Clinique is well known in America and is a trusted name for skin care products. All their products are allergy tested and do not have any fragrance in them. The term fragrance free is controversial as one could use oil which has a fragrance and say that the oil was added as a conditioning agent and not as a fragrance. Clinique was the first company in America to advocate determining skin type and then using skin care products according to the determined skin type. They also follow a three step approach; the first is to clean the skin by washing and using soap, second was to rinse thoroughly and then revive the skin PH with a skin toner. These three steps of skin care and determining of skin type was the methodology that was prescribed by another dermatologist though Clinique has never claimed that they have adopted this approach.

Cliniqiue’s clarifying lotions have removed all controversial ingredients from their lotions and only use denatured alcohol. Clinique maintains that none of their products contain enough denatured alcohol that would have adverse effects on the skin. Clinique products are very popular worldwide and although they claim to be only in the skin care business but their cosmetics are also very popular. Clinique skin care for men products is also popular with men who have sensitive skin and they cater for skin care, shaving and grooming products for men. Clinique skincare ingredients are tested and any ingredient that is controversial is removed from their products. Women like to wear a fragrance and women who had skin problems either had to live with using no fragrance or had to hunt for one that did not affect their skin. It was Clinique that after extensive testing launched the first fragrance for women with sensitive skin and this was done after the product had been extensively tested. Clinique moisturizers skin care lotion has remained the same since it was launched in the sixties. It was only in 2006 that Clinique removed the use of lanolin from it. As lanolin became controversial so Clinique decided to change its Clinique moisturizers skin care lotion.

Clinique covers the entire range of skin care products starting with soap and up to fragrances. Men and women who have skincare problems and have sensitive skin usually turn to using Clinique skincare products. This is because of Cliniqiue’s claim that their products have been thoroughly tested. At Clinique outlets potential customers are encouraged to test a product before purchasing it.

People with sensitive skin use Clinique skincare products on a regular basis and that is the reason for them being one of the best known companies around the globe for skin care products. Some women and men who don’t have any apparent skincare issue also use Clinique skin care products because they want to be careful and they feel they are in safe hands when the use Clinique products.

Clinique outlets can be located in America and Europe and all major department stores also carry their line of skin care products. Some Clinique products are more expensive then those of their competitors but the money spent on their products are well worth the product. Clinique ensures that their skin care and cosmetics are tested rigorously before they are launched in the market.