Beauty and Personal Care

Mass beauty and personal care products made with activated charcoal continued to gain popularity in Costa Rica in 2023. While penetration remained strongest in oral care, specifically in toothpaste and toothbrushes, rising consumer awareness of the…

Mass beauty and personal care enjoyed double-digit growth in Colombia in 2023, consolidating pre-pandemic levels. However, growth was largely due to inflationary pressures, which led consumers to explore mass brands because of their lower purchasing…

After a year of notable decline in 2022, mass beauty and personal care returned to low current value growth in China in 2023, although sales were unable to reach the 2021 level. The largest category in the mass segment remained mass skin care. For…

During 2023, mass beauty and personal care in Chile experienced a strong increase in dynamism in current value terms compared with 2022; a year in which volume demand contracted as the country’s high inflation rate kept consumers cautious with their…

In 2023, mass beauty and personal care in Canada witnessed robust growth fuelled by a consumer focus on self-care, health, and wellbeing. In the face of stress induced by the lingering effects of the pandemic and economic turbulence stemming from…

Mass beauty and personal care in Cameroon demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of challenging economic circumstances in 2023. Inflation and a persistent socio-political crisis have pushed Cameroonians towards more frugal spending habits,…

Mass beauty and personal care in Bulgaria registered a positive performance in 2023. Whilst price increases fuelled some of this growth, the increased demand for more affordable products was also a factor as inflation remained stubbornly high. This…

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…

Since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, mass beauty and personal care has steadily recovered in current value terms. In 2022, price increases were the primary driver of current value growth as inflation soared in Bosnia and Herzegovina.…

Mass beauty and personal care in Bolivia registered higher value growth than premium in 2023. With prices rising, particularly for imported brands, due to a significant fall in foreign cash reserves, there was a degree of trading down behaviour from…

In 2023, the financial constraints faced by consumers due to the rising costs of living in Belgium pushed many individuals towards more affordable mass beauty and personal care products. Restrictions on promotions, brought forth by the new EU Omnibus…

Mass beauty and personal care still accounted for significantly more value sales than premium in Azerbaijan in 2023. However, its current value growth was lower. That being said, there was growth. Mass beauty and personal products are continually…

Mass beauty and personal care products continues to generate the lion’s share of value sales within overall beauty and personal care in 2023. The higher cost of living remained an issue for consumers due to stubbornly high inflation rates in 2023,…

Despite the persistent impact of cost-of-living pressures over 2023, beauty and personal care in Australia showed resilience. Local consumers did not necessarily reduce their purchases of beauty products but instead sought more affordable options.…

In 2023, mass beauty and personal care products in Argentina registered a stronger performance than premium offerings, reversing the trend noted in 2022. Much of this was due to import barriers, which challenged the supply of premium beauty and…

The mass segment remained dominant in beauty and personal care in Algeria in 2023, and continued to see total current value and volume sales increase at robust rates. This performance was underpinned by favourable demographic trends, rising…

Hair care in Vietnam in 2023 benefitted from improved hygiene and living standards supporting steady volume and current value growth in both urban and rural areas. Products within hair care are diverse and cover all price points, ensuring broad…

Hair care in Uzbekistan saw significant growth in 2023, primarily driven by the natural expansion of the population and migration trends, which contributed to enlarging the consumer base. Among the various product categories within hair care,…

2023 was the second year in a row that hair care recorded declining volume sales in Uruguay, with the category having registered falling demand during four out of the five years that comprised the review period. While sales declines earlier in the…

Hair care products are considered to be essentials in terms of Ukrainians’ personal grooming routines. A notable trend contributing to the growth being seen in 2023 was the shift among consumers towards purchasing larger packs of hair care products.…