Beauty and Personal Care

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Oral care in Uzbekistan saw positive growth in 2023, largely driven by population growth in the country. However, as seen across various categories in beauty and personal care, the majority of consumers in the country are highly price-sensitive and…

During 2023, oral care was one of the beauty and personal care categories that was most negatively affected by cross-border shopping and the informal trade in parallel imports and contraband from Argentina. Throughout the year, huge numbers of…

During recent years, people have typically been taking more care of their dental health, which has been having a positive impact on sales of oral care as well as the development of the category. Toothpaste and manual toothbrushes generate the bulk of…

Oral care in Turkey experienced positive growth in 2023, driven by a growing emphasis on essential hygiene products.

In 2023, a growing trend emerged in oral care in Tunisia focused on achieving whiter teeth. Local consumers pursued various avenues to attain this goal, including professional treatments at dental clinics or adherence to daily oral care regimens.…

In 2022, the US experienced value-conscious behaviour across consumer goods industries, catalysed by high inflation and subsequent price increases. Tightening wallets caused US consumers to re-evaluate essential purchases, including oral care…

Oral care in the UK continued to expand in both volume and value growth terms in 2023. The rising number of local consumers taking care of their oral health at home was one of the main drivers of this growth. Another contributing factor to this trend…

Toothpaste is the leading oral care product in the United Arab Emirates, and continued to record the highest retail value growth in 2023. The ongoing popularity of toothpaste as the main oral care product in the local market encouraged players to…

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…