Oral Care

Oral care registered a small volume increase in Greece in 2023, following a small decline the previous year.

Retail sales of oral care products showed greater dynamism in current value terms, with volume growth subsiding due to lingering high prices in the Dominican Republic. Basic oral care habits such as teeth brushing are well established among the…

During 2023, major players in oral care such as Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble undertook various initiatives designed to spread awareness about the importance of maintaining optimum oral hygiene. These campaigns targeted both children and…

As an essential, everyday product consumer demand has remained relatively stable for oral care products in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In retail volume terms, more robust categories stagnated or declined moderately while niche oral care categories…

Oral care in Bolivia registered moderate constant value and volume growth in 2023. Though prices increased for imported brands in particular in 2023, due to a sharp fall in foreign cash reserves, the essentialness of products such as toothpaste…

Oral care in Vietnam posted steady growth in 2023, continuing a trend that persisted throughout the review period. Growth has been spurred by rising hygiene-consciousness and improved oral care knowledge among local consumers, prompting those in…

Demand for oral care in the Philippines continued to grow in 2023, alongside the return of consumers to their physical workplaces and an increase in social engagements. As such, there was more of an incentive to invest in a wider variety of more…

Overall, oral care in the Netherlands saw a minor decline in retail volume sales in 2023, while retail current value sales grew strongly. As was the case in many categories of beauty and personal care, the growth in retail value sales was mainly…

Oral care saw current value growth in the Czech Republic in 2023. Toothpaste was amongst the few personal care categories that did not see a strong shift towards the cheaper alternatives provided by private labels at the end of the review period. The…

Tooth whiteners outpaced growth in Slovakia’s oral care category, in both retail volume and current value terms. Despite the rising prices seen in 2023, consumers did not lose interest in home whitening kits and whitening strips. The reason behind…

In Portugal, oral care continued to be considered an essential category in 2023, with brushing teeth being part of the daily basic hygiene routine. Toothpaste and manual toothbrushes, in particular, are very mature categories with very high…

In 2023, oral care is a well-established product area in Norway with limited room for volume growth, particularly in core categories like manual toothbrushes and toothpaste. Additionally, intense price competition, especially from low-cost stores…

Oral care in Hungary is witnessing a surge in demand for therapeutic toothpaste, particularly in the realm of implant-friendly, gum-protecting and sensitivity-relieving variants. This increase in demand can be attributed to the ageing population and…

Total volume and current value growth rates for oral care in 2023 were down slightly on 2022. This was partly the result of increasing maturity, but mainly attributable to more cautious attitudes to spending among Algerians as high inflation…

Oral care in China experienced only a partial recovery in 2023, with a low rebound in current value terms after seeing a notable decline in the previous year. Leading players such as Yunnan Baiyao Group, Procter & Gamble, Hawley & Hazel Chemical, and…

Oral care continued to see double-digit current value growth in Singapore in 2023. One of the factors that contributed to this was increasing consumer awareness of the importance of oral health for overall wellbeing, stemming from increased hygiene…

Sales in oral care in Spain were improved in 2023, compared to the performance in 2022. However, the performance of the category is far from robust as we note oral care as one of the categories seeing consumers trading down, thus, to manage their…

Oral care saw even stronger current value growth in South Korea in 2023 than in the previous few years. Consumer awareness of oral hygiene continues to grow, contributing to the healthy growth of the category in this year. Most categories within oral…

In 2023, oral care in Ireland showcased positive results, with rising retail volume growth in areas such as dental floss, mouthwashes/dental rinses, tooth whiteners, and toothpaste. Despite the economic conditions, oral health remained important to…

Due to the influence of social media, the popularity of teeth whitening at home is gathering pace in Bulgaria and this is contributing to the positive development of oral care in Bulgaria. The desire for a youthful, confident smile fuelled the demand…