The company's purpose is the manufacture of cosmetic and chemical-technical products as well as trade of any kind. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold and sell real estate. The company may enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may grant direct or indirect financing, whether by way of loans or otherwise, or provide security of any kind to third parties, including direct or indirect parent and sister companies, whether against payment or free of charge and regardless of whether the financing or provision of security is in the interest of the company or exclusively in the interest of third parties.