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.
AmorePacific, the leading K-beauty conglomerate, experienced sales declines in both domestic and overseas markets. Its sales in China and skin care, which had once been the driving force for growth, are now encountering significant challenges within…
Colgate-Palmolive continues its lead within oral care and holds second in the bath and shower category. While its globally popular brands continue to be Colgate and Palmolive, it also has brands such as Hello, Tom’s of Maine, Speed Stick, Protex,…
Coty’s sales had a 10% upturn in 2021 after continuously declining during 2018-2020. New leadership’s turnaround strategies, including streamlining the portfolio, developing skin care, and expanding luxury colour cosmetics, already achieved initial…
Estée Lauder Cos Inc decelerated in value sales in 2022, but made notable gains in North America and Western Europe. The extended lockdown restrictions in Asia Pacific played a considerable role in Estée Lauder Cos Inc’s mixed global performance,…
After bucking a long-standing trend in 2020, when Henkel benefited from booming bath and shower sales due to the heightened hygiene consciousness globally as a result of the pandemic, which saw the company outperform the overall beauty and personal…
After a difficult year for overall beauty and personal care in 2020, when Johnson & Johnson (J&J) saw sales dip slightly, in spite of strong hygiene-driven growth in its oral care operations, the company recorded a better performance in 2021 as its…
L'Oréal Groupe remains the leading player in beauty and personal care globally in 2022. Key focus areas include the Aesop acquisition, expansion in Asia Pacific, and achieving sustainable commitments. Applying skinification trends has enabled it to…
Natura&Co maintains its leadership in mass fragrances, holding the fifth position in the category overall. The macroeconomic challenges from the Russia-Ukraine war and accelerating inflation have impacted Avon International and The Body Shop.…
Despite price hikes and falling purchasing power amidst persistently high inflation, overall demand for premium beauty and personal care products in Algeria remained reasonably robust in 2023. This resilience was partly explained by the fact that the…
In 2023, premium beauty and personal care in Argentina registered a strong contraction in retail volume terms, while retail value sales rose. Import restrictions were the key challenge for retail volume sales, with imports of premium beauty and…
In 2023, premium beauty and personal care in Australia experienced a strong rebound after a period of slowing value sales growth the previous year. This slowdown in 2022 was influenced by various factors, including exceptional performances the…
Premium beauty and personal care recorded strong retail current value terms in 2022. The retail current value growth rate was higher than that seen in mass beauty and personal care. The reasons for this performance were, on the one hand, significant…
With inflation easing in 2023, premium beauty and personal care in Azerbaijan performed well in 2023, registering higher value growth than mass. That being said, mass still accounted for significantly more value sales. Fragrances are the most popular…
In 2023, premium beauty and personal care products in Belgium registered a negative performance in volume terms, while value growth rose at a pace. Inflation generated strong price rises in 2023 compared to 2022, with purchasing power remaining under…
Premium beauty and personal care registered minimal constant value growth in Bolivia in 2023, as rising prices, brought on by a sharp fall in foreign currency reserves, led to increased prices particularly for imported brand. This also led to a…
Premium beauty and personal care continued to advance sales and has faced uninterrupted growth since the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant unit price increases have fuelled sales as inflation remains stubbornly high in Bosnia and Herzegovina.…
According to the current value of Brazilian GDP in dollars, Brazil ranks 12th amongst the world’s largest economies, almost on a par with Iran, which ranks 11th and has benefited from rises in oil prices. The fact that the Brazilian market holds…
Premium beauty and personal care recorded a strong performance in 2023, despite the high inflation and economic instability in the country. Bulgarian consumers showed an increased interest in premium products, with strong double-digit value growth in…
The premium beauty and personal care category in Cameroon is still niche due to low demand as the target audience remains small. This has been a key reason why it has been a struggle to have established beauty specialists that focus solely on the…
Premium beauty and personal care in Canada witnessed robust growth in 2023, driven by consumers' heightened focus on self-care, health, and wellbeing. Despite the lingering stress and economic turbulence induced by the pandemic and high inflation,…
Despite the economic situation in Chile in 2023, which forced consumers to prioritise their purchases, premium beauty and personal care maintained steady current value growth, at a very similar level to that recorded in 2022. However, significant…
In 2023, premium beauty and personal care in China saw a notable current value rebound from the decline seen in 2022, although sales did not quite return to the 2021 level. After premium skin care, premium colour cosmetics is the largest category…
The expansion of beauty specialists helped to drive the growth of premium beauty and personal care in Colombia in 2023. After the pandemic, the channel witnessed a steady increase in value share across most categories and gained ground from other…
E-commerce continued to gain importance in terms of premium beauty and personal care distribution in Costa Rica in 2023. While this was in keeping with the trend evident across the market as a whole, the channel’s rising penetration also reflected…
The long-term premiumisation trend continued to have an influence on sales across numerous categories of beauty and personal care during 2023. The segment of the local population that can easily afford premium products remains quite small, although…
Premium beauty and personal care in Denmark witnessed a slight rise in current value growth in 2023 following the decline faced by this segment in 2022. Sales performance in the past two years has been muted following the dynamic current value growth…
In 2023, the Dominican economy showed moderate growth although GDP remains lower than before the pandemic. This low growth in the economy, combined with a period of higher living costs, led consumers to prioritise their purchases. In beauty and…
Premium beauty and personal care remains a category with very low penetration within Ecuador. In the midst of perennial low sales and a general lack of dynamism, L'Oréal and its local partner Quifatex SA have begun to revitalise the category with the…
Premium beauty and personal care segment saw double-digit current value growth in Egypt in 2023 but significant decline in volumes during the year. Two main factors impeded the performance of premium beauty and personal care during the year. Firstly,…
In 2023, the premium beauty and personal care landscape in Estonia showcased strong growth, with retail value growth above mass beauty and personal care products. As consumers become increasingly educated about the ingredients in skin care, premium…
While premium beauty and personal care sales experienced positive growth in value terms in Finland in 2023, the volume growth trajectory varied across categories, ranging from stagnant to moderately negative. The challenging economic environment,…
Premium beauty and personal care in France saw dynamic growth in 2023, and was a good year for many categories, as market trends were in favour of the rise of premium brands. The health trend, which reached its peak after the COVID-19 period, coupled…
With inflation easing in 2023, premium beauty and personal care in Georgia performed well, registering higher value growth than mass. Increasing numbers of tourists, as well as newly-arrived Russian immigrants also contributed to growth. That being…
In 2022, premium beauty and personal care saw sales skyrocket in Germany in retail current value terms, with growth outpacing that of the mass segment. This was driven by an increase in opportunities to spend time outside of the home, the expansion…
Premium skin care performed very strongly in Greece in 2023 in current value terms, with premium dermocosmetic brands sold in pharmacies spearheading growth and registering significantly better performance compared to their mass counterparts. While…
Volume sales growth in premium beauty and personal care in Guatemala was moderate in 2023, with current value sales rising rapidly as a result of price increases, though at a slower rate than during the previous two years. Local habits in terms of…
Historically, tourism expenditure has played a crucial role in premium beauty and personal care in Hong Kong, holding up to 20% share of sales. The return of tourism flows and the reopening of borders have provided a much-needed boost to the segment,…
Premium beauty and personal care saw dynamic growth in current value terms in 2023 despite the challenging economic environment and soaring inflation. Consumers of premium beauty personal care products were more accepting of price increases due to a…
India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with a large young population. Its rising GDP per capita is fuelling the growth of the economy. Real GDP in India continued to expand in 2022, recording 7% growth, outperforming the average…
The market for premium beauty and personal care in Indonesia saw relatively modest growth in current value terms in 2023, when compared to the previous year. Such products have a distinct target audience, being comprised mainly of consumers in…
In 2023, premium beauty and personal care ranges recorded a stronger performance than mass goods despite the challenging economic environment and ongoing high inflation. This was mainly due to the very strong performance of premium ranges within…
Premium beauty and personal care saw double-digit current value growth in Israel in 2023. Overall, the premium trend slowed at the end of the review period, as the disposable income of local consumers declined and there was a growing willingness to…
Premium beauty and personal care registered double-digit growth in current value terms in 2023, following a similar trend seen in 2022. Growth was driven by the dynamism of premium facial make-up and skin care with these categories benefiting from…
Premium beauty and personal care continued to grow in current value terms in Japan in 2023, partly due to increased opportunities for going out, and a return to department stores. Particularly strong growth was seen by premium lip products, premium…
Premium beauty and personal care market in Kazakhstan experienced a significant resurgence in 2023, fuelled by a confluence of economic and consumer behaviour trends. Geopolitical shifts on the world stage have resulted in an influx of investments…
Premium beauty and personal care in Kenya suffered from high inflation in 2023, continuing from 2022, leaving consumers with limited budgets – especially those in lower-income segments – and encouraging a shift away from premium-positioned products…
The premium segment represents a relatively small proportion of beauty and personal care in Latvia. Nonetheless, in value terms, premium products are growing at almost twice the pace of mass products. Consumer preferences for premium products is well…
In 2023, premium beauty and personal care sales recorded very strong double-digit retail value growth, with purchasing power improving compared to the previous year. In the ongoing pandemic aftermath, many consumers were keen to treat themselves to…
Premium beauty and personal care continued to flourish in Malaysia in 2023, with the fuller return to in-person and the increase in inbound tourism helping to fuel growth. Premium skin care was one of the top performers as sales rose rapidly, thanks…
Premium beauty and personal care witnessed dynamic growth in current value terms in 2022, albeit slightly slower compared to 2021. Premium beauty and personal care outpaced the growth of the mass segment. However, the gap between the growth of the…