Beauty and Personal Care

Mass beauty and personal care in Brazil saw an improvement in its current value growth rate in 2023, and reduced the performance gap compared with the premium segment, although the latter continued to see higher growth. The macroeconomic scenario…

Hair care experienced double-digit retail current value growth in Brazil in 2023, and high temperatures were an important driver of this growth. The year 2023 was considered one of the hottest in the historical series according to the National…

The slow recovery of the Brazilian economy marked 2023. GDP grew by 3% compared with the previous year, while GDP per capita reached BRL50,194 in current value terms, an increase of 2% compared with 2022. This result translated positively into…

Depilatories was the category to see the slowest retail current value growth in beauty and personal care in Brazil in 2023. The resurgence of beauty salons boosted demand for professional waxing services, which limited the purchase of at-home…

Deodorants was one of the main growth highlights of the year in beauty and personal care in Brazil in 2023, with double-digit retail current value growth, and a strong positive advance in volume terms as well. The year 2023 was confirmed as the…

Colour cosmetics not only grew in Brazil in current value terms in 2023, but also surpassed its pre-COVID-19 level of sales. A significant driver of this growth was lip products, which had lost relevance during the mask-wearing period, but saw…

In 2023, Brazil returned to the ranks of the world’s 10 largest economies, rising from 11th to ninth place. This renewed dynamism in the global economic landscape was also reflected in the beauty and personal care industry. After a prolonged period…

Bath and shower in Brazil saw solid retail current value growth in 2023. Bar soap showed the best performance for a second year, with a double-digit increase. As this category accounts for 74% of overall value sales in bath and shower, it ended up…

2023 saw a notable increase in retail current value sales of baby and child-specific products in Brazil, reflecting the broader growth of the beauty and personal care industry. While 2022 was marked by significant growth in essential care categories…

Sun care achieved small and stable demand in Germany in 2023, in both value and volume terms. Premium sun care outperformed mass sun care, at around double the performance rate in both value and volume terms. The popularity of premium sun care is…

Skin care saw healthy value growth in Germany in 2023, supported by high prices and premiumisation, while volume sales are inching closer towards positive sales compared to the previous year. Overall, the self-care and wellness trend remains strong,…

Premium beauty and personal care outperformed its mass counterparts in Germany in 2023. The higher-income segment of consumers is less inclined to make sacrifice in beauty and personal care and considers premium options as an investment in wellbeing.…

Oral care saw small value and volume growth in Germany in 2023, supported by baseline demand for daily oral hygiene products. Toothpaste is strongly supported in this sense in a volume capacity, while tooth whiteners was seeing the strongest value…

Men’s grooming remained in a slight negative-digit volume slump in Germany in 2023, with value sales better supported by high prices. Men’s toiletries (bath and shower) is a key subcategory which is seeing positive volume growth, alongside the good…

Mass beauty and personal care showed healthy growth in Germany in 2023. This growth was multifaceted, driven in part by inflationary price increases, but also by some consumers trading down from premium products to mass variants. Regarding the…

Sales in hair care in Germany were supported by ongoing baseline demand in 2023. As seen in other beauty and personal care categories, the post-pandemic landscape in the country has inspired consumers to pay more attention to their personal grooming…

Fragrances enjoyed healthy value and volume sales in Germany in 2023, with premium fragrances slightly outperforming mass fragrances. As seen across other beauty and personal care categories, the post-pandemic landscape and various health and…

Depilatories saw a sluggish, still-negative, volume performance in 2023 in Germany, while value sales achieved only small value growth. This contrasts quite strongly with the high levels of growth seen across some other beauty and personal care…

Deodorants showed solid growth in Germany in 2023, in both value and volume terms. While the stronger value growth is being driven by high unit prices, volume demand comes from a strong base. This is being driven by consumers’ return to active,…

Colour cosmetics maintained dynamic current value growth in Germany in 2023, with both premium and mass colour cosmetics experiencing healthy growth, with high double-digit increases. Mass colour cosmetics grew slightly faster than premium, although…