Inaugurated on March 28, 2012, L’Oréal’s new Global Hair Research Centre, located in Paris Saint-Ouen, France, is the head of a network of six regional centres around the world, the others being located in Japan, China, India, USA, and Brazil.

The 25,000m² Centre hosts 500 employees and is one of the largest investments in L’Oreal’s R&I history (100 million euros).

The Centre’s Research & Innovation programmes (R&I) are exclusively dedicated to the haircare profession, including: hair colouring, hair care (shampoos, conditioners), styling, (sprays, gels, waxes) and perms, smoothing or straightening.