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The vagaries of life brought Georges Wurz, an
industrialist and Lancaster pilot in the Second World War, to Monaco.
There he met Dr. Eugene Frezzati, a chemist specialized in cosmetics.
Inspired by their new beginnings the two men started to plan their
future, a future based on luxurious beauty products which would surpass
everything ever done before. Then, they founded their company and named
it Lancaster.
The two partners decided to build the Lancaster
factory in Monaco. Early successes such as Crème Embryonnaire, Serum
Tissulaire and le Lait pour les Mains helped to rapidly build up the
reputation of the Lancaster Brand. After firmly establishing its
position in the French Market, Lancaster spread to other European
countries and even as far as Asia and the Middle East.
The
principality palace designated Lancaster the “appointed supplier of Her
Serene Highness Grace of Monaco”. Extraordinarily innovative for the
time, the Ligne Princiere was launched featuring anti-ageing products
at the leading edge of research. In 1971 Lancaster took first place
under the sun and has remained there ever since. With its complete
range of pre-sun, sun protection, after sun, self tan and sun makeup it
is still market leader over thirty years on. As a pioneer, Lancaster
became the first ever brand to harness the anti-ageing properties of
Retinol in a revolutionary skincare range, Suractif.
In 1993
Skin therapy vital Oxygen Supply became the first product to deliver
pure oxygen to the skin. In 1998 revealing it’s most glamorous face,
Lancaster launched a full makeup range to complete its brand offer. In
2002 Launch of Lancaster’s patented RPF technology in Sun care
protection to combat free-radical damage in a highly effective way. |