Consumer Health

The increasingly dusty weather in the United Arab Emirates is causing a rise in allergies and respiratory illnesses amongst consumers. In particular, in August 2022 there were so many dust storms that doctors in Abu Dhabi and Dubai issued a warning…

Vietnam has been experiencing a higher number of cases of influenza in 2023, which is benefiting sales of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies. Due to prolonged home seclusion as a result of pandemic-related restrictions, Vietnamese consumers…

Skin diseases across all age groups continues to drive growth for dermatologicals. Skin diseases are common in rural areas due to poor hygiene and in urban areas due to overcrowded neighbourhoods, with many having no access to proper sanitary…

Retail sales of dermatologicals saw a second year of healthy growth in constant value terms in 2023. The category suffered a decline during the pandemic, when consumers spent more time at home and were therefore less exposed to environments which…

Sales of dermatologicals strongly rely on consumers visiting pharmacies (the dominant distribution channel) as Belgians rarely go first to these stores specifically to purchase such products. Instead these are generally secondary purchases alongside…

With society operating normally once again, after the pandemic, visits to doctors in relation to skin conditions have increased. This is seeing products such as topical antifungals, vaginal antifungals, cold sore treatments, and haemorrhoid…

Dermatologicals continues to achieve strong growth in 2023 driven by health and wellness trends and premiumisation in some product categories. Rising unit prices in response to inflation, which has impacted the entire consumer health category, has…

Dermatologicals is projected to continue to see positive, if slow, retail value (constant 2023 prices) growth in 2023. However, after posting robust retail volume gains in 2021 and 2022, most categories are projected to see declines in retail volume…

Dermatologicals maintain a healthy growth trajectory in line with figures recorded in 2022, retaining significant value sales that surpass pre-pandemic levels. While this category typically demonstrates notable stability and does not exhibit…

In the wake of the pandemic, marked by an increased emphasis on holistic health, skin health has experienced a robust resurgence in 2023. Forecasts indicate that dermatologicals is poised to achieve steady mid-single-digit current value growth in…

Dermatologicals is expected to see higher value growth in 2023 than in the previous year. Value growth is partly being driven by escalating prices and partly by people returning to in-person medical consultations, which lead to more recommendations…

Rising consumer demand for medicated skin care products continues to boost sales of dermatologicals in 2023. The desire for well-groomed and healthy skin is extending from beauty and personal care into dermatological products, although products in…

Dermatologicals is expected to register an increase in current value sales in 2023, partly as a result of the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine, which is pushing up retail prices.

Despite the challenging economic conditions affecting the country, consumers continue to purchase a variety of dermatological products as awareness about treating certain conditions increases. Categories such as haemorrhoid treatments, medicated…

Medicated shampoo is expected to register the highest current value growth in dermatologicals in 2023, with the big winner being Genommalab’s Medicasp. This brand has significantly increased value share over the review period. With substantial…

Value growth for dermatologicals continues to slow in 2023 as local consumers prioritise the treatment of other health concerns. According to a study led by the French Society of Dermatology (SFD), one in three French citizen suffers from a skin…

Dermatologicals has seen demand weaken in the post-pandemic period. While certain COVID-19 related habits, such as the use of hand sanitisers, remain relevant and people in Greece continue to use them much more than they did in the past, this is a…

Dermatologicals is seeing solid current value growth in 2023, driven in part by higher retail prices. The category is benefiting from a return to normal daily lifestyles following the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers’ skin is being more exposed to…

The incidence of head lice is rising back to normal levels in 2023 as children circulate freely in schools and at social gatherings, and kids play close together. With retail volume sales back to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, demand for…

Dermatologicals is seeing steady single-digit growth in current value terms in 2023. Two of the most important product areas, topical antifungals and vaginal antifungals, are both seeing moderate growth in 2023, although this is largely due to…

Dermatologicals has performed impressively in 2023, with all categories set to record stronger volume growth rates than in 2022. Demand for some product types has picked up as the increased levels of social contact brought about by the easing of the…

Dermatologicals continued to record positive value growth in current price terms over the course of 2023 as the essential nature of many of these products for those experiencing moderate skin health issues ensured that demand remained relatively…

In general, dermatologicals was largely unaffected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Most categories of dermatologicals continued to see retail volume growth in 2020, many of them at a similar rate to 2019. There are a number of underlying…

Hair loss treatments in the United Arab Emirates has been experiencing increased fragmentation, due to the emergence of numerous new entrants, with the value share of the smallest players, included under “others” set to rise above 50% for the first…

2022 brought closure to many of the lasting pandemic-driven behaviours impacting dermatologicals, such as mask-wearing, an extreme focus on sanitisation, and remaining social distancing practices in large settings. Yet, the year also presented new…

Despite another positive performance by dermatologicals in 2023, the category is recording significantly slower growth rates compared to 2022. The dynamic growth in 2022 was due to the fact that after the lifting of restrictions in Vietnam, local…

Dietary supplements are expected to register positive current value and volume growth in 2023. Though the boon from the pandemic is over, many consumers have now adopted the habit of taking dietary supplements as a preventative health measure. That…

Despite ongoing economic instability, consumers remained keen to maintain healthy lifestyles in order to help boost their immune systems. This, alongside the expansion of health food shops, boosted retail volume sales of dietary supplements in 2023.…

Dietary supplements continues to see steady current value growth in 2023, in line with the performance seen in 2022. However, since the beginning of 2022, there has been an explosion in the price of ingredients (often imported) and energy costs and…

While dietary supplements are expected to register moderate current value growth, constant value growth is expected to be minimal. Dietary supplements are mainly imported and in 2023 costs have been rising for imports, due to a sharp decline in…

Dietary supplements is a dynamic consumer health category, which benefits from frequent new product launches year-round. In 2023, the category is witnessing strong double-digit current value growth due to strong consumer demand and rising unit prices…

Having witnessed spikes in retail volume sales due to heightened awareness of the importance of health with the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, dietary supplements continues to stabilise in 2023. Probiotics supplements are set to…

Dietary supplements in Chile is experiencing a resurgence in dynamic value growth in 2023, following a decline the previous year. This renewed growth can be attributed to the growing interest among consumers in educating themselves about the…

Dietary supplements is expected to register robust growth in China in 2023, after the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions. The surge in COVID-19 cases since the lifting of restrictions in late December 2022 brought health products such a dietary…

The dietary supplements category is expected to experience positive growth rates in 2023, largely driven by prices, although the growth is expected to be slower than that seen previously in the review period. Despite the increasing concern amongst…

The COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, and rising cost of living have exacerbated mental health concerns amongst Croatian consumers. As such, they are increasingly seeking dietary supplements and vitamins that boost their mood and reduce the symptoms…

Dietary supplements are a sizeable product area in Denmark and received a significant boost from the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers sought to boost their immune systems and protect themselves against the virus. In 2023, dietary supplements is seeing…

Dietary supplements continues to expand in 2023 as consumers have a large variety of products to choose from and are responding favourably to new product launches. At the end of 2022, for instance, Megalabs, launched InvitaEnergy, a combination of…

Probiotic supplements is a standout product within dietary supplements and is expected to register double-digit volume growth in 2023. Probiotics supplements are available over the counter, but part of their success is due to sales representatives…

The pandemic led to shifts in French consumer behaviour, including an increasing understanding of the importance of consistency to achieve overall wellbeing. Heightened health awareness around sickness prevention, and overall health and immunity have…

Digestive health has recovered its status as a key growth driver in dietary supplements, with probiotics amongst the best performers in the Greek market. Demand was growing rapidly prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, but the pandemic led to growth…

Healthier lifestyles and a focus on immune system support are the key drivers of dietary supplements sales in 2023. Concerns surrounding COVID-19 led more Irish consumers to start taking dietary supplements on a regular basis as a preventive measure…

Dietary supplements is a sizeable product area in Israel, only second behind analgesics, and it is expected to register strong current value growth in 2023, and the highest rate during the review period. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the…

Dietary supplements is set to see strong growth in current value terms in 2023. One major driver of this performance is the dynamic growth being seen in probiotic supplements in 2023, which is set to see the second consecutive year of double-digit…

Growth in total dietary supplements current value sales in Morocco in 2023 is expected to surpass that recorded in 2022, as are volume growth rates for most categories. Just as with vitamins, rising health awareness is leading more people to…

Sales of dietary supplements remained relatively stable throughout the review period and into 2023, despite the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike vitamins, which surged in popularity during the early stages of the pandemic, dietary…

Dietary supplements in the Netherlands presents a varied picture in terms of retail volume and value growth during the review period. Amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there was a surge in the retail sales of dietary supplements known to…

Dietary supplements has witnessed a surge in products targeting beauty and anti-ageing, which reflects consumers’ growing desire for holistic wellness solutions and the “beauty from within” trend. Supplements such as co-enzyme Q10, which is known for…

Following the initial high growth phase of the pandemic in 2020, and subsequent slowdown in growth in 2021 as panic-buying receded, dietary supplements has re-entered a period of consistency, and is set to continue to grow at a moderate pace in…

Retail value sales of dietary supplements continue to grow strongly in 2023, albeit at a marginally slower pace compared to the previous two years. The rising demand for dietary supplements has been significantly influenced by the pandemic when local…