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Tag: Toilet Soap KARACHI: The imports of cosmetic concentrates exceeded to 35 percent while the industrial imports rose by around 45 percent during January-April 2008 against the same period in 2007, importers and traders said Tuesday.“Because soap and detergents makers continued launching new household products, while a number of domestic perfume makers introduced variety of products in the country for all and sundries”, an importer Javed A Khan said.Lahore is the main centre for imports of scent concentrates used for cosmetic and industrial purposes. He said the manufacturers of branded toilet and washing soaps, detergents etc import scent concentrates, generally known as soap compounds, according to their manufacturing capacity, mainly from France and Switzerland and also from Germany but in a limited quantity, importers and wholesalers said.Khan said some 50 percent imports of concentrates are made from France and around 35 percent from Switzerland. The remaining imports of the concentrates are made from Germany.He said in 2007 the imports of cosmetic concentrates exceeded to 25 percent while the industrial imports rose roughly to 35 percent against the same period in 2006, because consumption rose for new soap and detergents products by the makers.“Toilet soaps and washing detergents, as a matter of fact, are daily consumable items while perfumery is not used in a big way,” he said.He said the wholesalers do not have to worry as they meet their requirements through auction of lots offer by the toilet soap and washing detergents manufacturers from time to time in the open market after fulfilling their own needs.“Every detergent, washing soap and toilet soap is made with a number of fragrance to attract more and more users,” he said. “The big manufacturers attract the customers with fresh and new ideas through advertisements on print and electronic media.”Wholesalers in the Bottle Gali Market, the main hub of wholesalers and retail outlets of concentrated and dilute perfumes said that since they are un-organised, the industrial sector imports cosmetic concentrates according the limit mentioned in their licences.“We mainly meet our requirements from main importers like SMC in Lahore,” wholesaler Munir Ahmad said. “However, we also meet our requirements from the lots marketed by the industrial sector,” he added.“Perfumes made at the local level are available on cheap rates to all and sundries who can afford these products on all occasion”, he added. Demand of local small perfume makers: The wholesalers said use of perfume concentrates in production of body lotion, body sprays, body mist, different kinds of fragrance, toilet waters, colognes, after-shave lotions, soaps, detergents and vanishing and cold creams is also increasing day by day. Irfan Ali, a wholesaler said that during last three years, he noticed increase in cost of living, small perfumery makers were still catering to the fragrance and cosmetics needs of a large number people.They said the market also caters to the requirements of small producers of perfumery in other parts of Sindh. “Customers from Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Larkana and other provinces, including Quetta, also visit us,” they said.Ismail A Ghani, a wholesaler said that usually the concentrates are imported in aluminium and plastic containers. “We buy concentrates in sealed aluminium bottles of 500 ml to two litre capacity,” he said. “We do not purchase expensive material in large quantity as the medium quality product is in demand.”The perfumers of traditional “Ittar” also purchase these concentrates and use them in making tradition products.Ghani said he prepares traditional ittar with these concentrates after diluting them according to his specifications.