Market research on the beauty and personal care industry. Standar...
Market research on the beauty and personal care industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends and category level information.
Vietnam’s bath and shower market enjoyed a positive performance in 2023. As income levels and living standards rose, local consumers increasingly prioritised the quality of their bath and shower experiences. They are now showing a pronounced…
Bath and shower in Uzbekistan continued to witness robust demand in 2023, spurred by heightened awareness of health maintenance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Seen as essential items in everyday routines, these products experienced significant growth…
2023 saw bath and shower register significant declines in volume sales and the main factor underpinning this trend is the huge gap that exists in prices between retail outlets in Uruguay and neighbouring Argentina, where the prices charged for a wide…
While there was certainly a strong element of recovery from the decline seen a year earlier, the 2023 growth in the bath and shower category in current value terms was also a result of rising unit prices in this year. However, the performance also…
Bath and shower in Turkey experienced double-digit growth in 2023, This strong increase was largely due to inflationary pressures, however, as volume growth was more muted.
In 2022, hand sanitisers recorded a significant decline, with sales returning to near pre-pandemic levels. For almost two years, this product was in high demand by Tunisians and widely available, including in modern and traditional grocery retailers.…
In 2022, the US experienced continued pandemic-related behaviours amidst spiking cases, as well as inflationary-driven price increases that impeded the performance of bath and shower. As consumers grappled with tightening wallets, and traded down to…
Following two years of consecutive declines in value terms, bath and shower in the UK returned to growth in 2023. However, this was driven by the impact of inflation on unit prices and higher production costs, as overall demand continued to drop,…
In 2023, one significant growth driver of bath and shower in the United Arab Emirates was the increasing interest among consumers in giving these products as gifts. Various products in the category, with their diverse scents, luxurious textures, and…
Sales of bath and shower products in the Philippines witnessed fairly modest growth in current value terms in 2023, following the normalisation of hygiene behaviours in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers viewed these products as…
Bath and shower in the Netherlands witnessed a slight decline in retail current value sales in 2023, and a strong decrease in retail volume terms. The 2023 development of the category was a tale of two main trends. On the one hand, there was strong…
Baby and shower saw modest current value growth in the Czech Republic in 2023. Competition is traditionally intense amongst grocery retailers and drugstores, and consumers are strongly driven by promo deals and lower price points. The impact of…
Bath and shower saw rising volume and current value sales in Thailand in 2023. Brands active in the category have sharpened their focus on innovations designed to help them rebrand, so that they can differentiate themselves and refresh their…
In 2023, bath and shower in Taiwan recorded positive retail value growth, while retail volume sales declined in unessential areas during rising inflation. This included bath additives and body powder. Due to their essential natural and frequent use,…
In 2023, bath and shower in Switzerland posted good retail current value growth. However, with only a slight increase in retail volume terms, retail current value growth owed most to inflationary pressure on the prices of products. Retail value…
Bath and shower, as a product area as a whole, faces challenges due to its high degree of maturity and commodification. This translates to declining volume sales. However, a silver lining exists in the form of a strong premiumisation trend and…
Bath and shower sales remained in a slump in Spain in 2023, in both value and volume terms. That said, this still-negative performance is still an improvement on the previous year and there are signs of gradual recovery noted for over the coming…
Bath and shower maintained solid current value growth in South Korea in 2023, although the rate of increase slowed compared with the peak seen over 2020-2022. Clean beauty, which emphasises gentle and natural ingredients, is highly favoured by…
Bath and shower in South African remained an essential category for many local consumers in 2023. Despite being financially challenged, much of the country’s population perceives bar soap as essential and tends to be included in most consumers’…
Bath and shower in Slovenia witnessed a slight return to volume growth in 2023, despite the weaker economic conditions. In 2023, household budgets came under further pressure due to persistently high inflation, with many consumers choosing to…
Competition is intense among grocery retailers and drugstores in Slovakia. However, with an increasing number of discounters being established in the country these players are increasing value share. Lidl reached a total of 153 stores in 2023, which…
The bath and shower category has been seeing its current value growth rates stabilise after the high increase seen in 2020 due to the pandemic. The current value growth rate in bath and shower slowed again in Singapore in 2023, as normalcy fully…
Bath and shower in Serbia experienced robust growth in 2023, propelled by a significant surge in retail value sales attributed to high price growth. This inflationary trend notably impacted shower gels, where consumers encountered a plethora of…
Many bath and shower products are seen as an essential part of the daily hygiene routines of the local population with bar soap in particular being a relatively mature category. As such, growth in part is linked to population growth. Therefore, sales…
Bath and shower showed a positive performance in Romania in current value terms in 2023. However, this growth was purely due to inflationary price rises, as volume sales continued to decline, after the boost to sales and stockpiling seen in 2020, in…
In 2023, bath and shower in Portugal registered positive retail volume growth, with a solid performance from body wash/shower gel, considered a basic staple by many Portuguese consumers. However, retail volume growth was encouraged by consumers…
Bath and shower maintained growth in both retail volume and current value terms in Poland in 2023, with growth across all categories except hand sanitisers, sales of which continued to normalise after the peak of the pandemic. Bar soap saw one of the…
Bath and shower sales benefitted from the warm weather conditions in Peru in 2023, resulting in consumers taking showers more often. The country experiences hot temperatures in 2023, along with effects from the El Niño phenomenon which brought…
In 2023, bar soap continued to account for the vast majority of value sales in bath and shower in Pakistan, though liquid soap registered the highest current value growth. Bar soap’s popularity is due to its affordable pricing and also due to its…
Bath and shower in Norway experienced a decline in 2023, a natural correction following the surge witnessed during the pandemic. Heightened hygiene awareness during that time led to increased demand for products like liquid soap, bar soap, and hand…
It was a dismal year for bath and shower in North Macedonia in 2023, with both constant value and volume sales falling. Inflation continued to be high and the continuing rising costs cut into players’ profit margins. A declining population also led…
Bath and shower in Nigeria recorded strong retail current value growth in 2023. However, this was driven by high inflationary pressure on unit price increases, which informed a decline in retail volume for all categories of bath and shower. While…
Retail value sales of bath and shower products recorded solid growth in value terms in 2023. This growth was largely driven by inflationary pressures, however, as volume sales declined. According to Stats NZ, the cost of living for an average…
2022 saw bath and shower benefit from improvements that have been seen in the personal hygiene habits of large numbers of Moroccans since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Growing frequency of usage as consumers have sought to maintain…
Bar soap still remains the best-selling product in bath and shower in Mexico, but the convenience offered by liquid formats is becoming increasingly attractive to Mexicans. While liquid soap was already gaining ground over bar soap, the growing…
Post-pandemic, hand sanitisers continued to see slowed growth within bath and shower in Malaysia in 2023, with a particularly sharp drop in demand from commercial players. Many consumers have turned to liquid soap as its products are generally more…
In 2023, sales in bath and shower in Lithuania showcased strong results, with double-digit retail value growth.
2023 was a slightly better year for the bath and shower category in Latvia. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for soap has remained robust with many consumers continuing the habit of frequent hand washing. That being said, the ongoing…
Bath and shower in 2023 saw PZ Cussons expand its Flamingo soap line in Kenya by introducing two new variants - Marula Oil and Honey, and Traditional Black Soap. The products are enriched with charcoal, cocoa butter, shea butter and marula oil,…
Bath and shower in Kazakhstan underwent a transformation in 2023. Two key factors drove the rise of liquid soap among consumers in Kazakhstan. First, there has been a growing focus on hygiene, with some consumers believing liquid soap offers a more…
In 2023, sales of bath and shower products in Japan remained higher than pre-pandemic (2019), thanks to the significant bump to sales seen in 2020, but the sales decline that began in 2021 continued. Liquid soap and hand sanitisers saw giant leaps in…
Bath and shower saw strong growth in current value terms in 2023 but this was mainly due to significant price increases from most players. Soaring inflation led to a substantial increase in production costs which was subsequently reflected in the…
Bath and shower saw double-digit current value growth in Israel in 2023. The importation of such products was eased by the reform of regulations relating to cosmetics imports, which came into effect on 1 April 2023. The goal of the reform is to…
In 2023, bath and shower in Ireland registered positive retail value sales, driven by rising prices, while retail volume growth was challenged. With the threat of COVID-19 having reduced, habits that formed during the pandemic – such as hand…
The market for bath and shower products in Indonesia saw relatively modest growth in current value terms in 2023. Compared to other areas of beauty and personal care, the category is relatively mature, with limited scope for increased usage. Many of…
Volume growth in bath and shower is slowing down in India, due to the already high penetration of the dominant category, bar soap. Brands are focusing on ingredient-led launches to develop and expand their premium bar soap portfolios in a bid to…
High inflation and declining purchasing power significantly influenced consumer purchasing decisions when it came to bath and shower products in 2023. The discounted pricing strategies of retailers such as Lidl and Aldi proved successful with these…
In 2023, demand for bath and shower in Hong Kong remained stable and above 2019 volume levels. The pandemic prompted individuals to re-evaluate their lifestyles, leading to the growing desire for a higher quality of life. Nowadays, they are focusing…
Bar soap continued to dominate bath and shower in Guatemala in 2023. While some younger and more affluent consumers are shifting towards liquid soap as they perceive it to be more practical and hygienic, the vast majority of local consumers still…
In 2023, growth in the largest subcategory in beauty and personal care in Greece, body wash/shower gel, was driven by price increases and tourism. Private label registered brand share growth owing to the tightening of household budgets.