Hair Care

In the Voice of the Industry series, Euromonitor connects with industry professionals to explore trends and innovations. This report focuses on the beauty and personal care industry, drawing on a survey of 800 professionals working in beauty and…

Hair care in Asia Pacific has mirrored the performance of its biggest market, China, in the last two years, weakening in 2020, due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), but then strengthening in 2021. While positive growth is expected throughout the forecast…

Hair care in Latin America has taken something of a battering in recent years, with Argentina already in recession prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 restrictions hitting consumer spending power across the region from 2020, followed by global…

After a difficult year for overall beauty and personal care in 2020, when Johnson & Johnson (J&J) saw sales dip slightly, in spite of strong hygiene-driven growth in its oral care operations, the company recorded a better performance in 2021 as its…

After bucking a long-standing trend in 2020, when Henkel benefited from booming bath and shower sales due to the heightened hygiene consciousness globally as a result of the pandemic, which saw the company outperform the overall beauty and personal…

Coty’s sales had a 10% upturn in 2021 after continuously declining during 2018-2020. New leadership’s turnaround strategies, including streamlining the portfolio, developing skin care, and expanding luxury colour cosmetics, already achieved initial…

Hair care generates a healthy share of overall beauty and personal care retail sales in Austria. In 2022, hair care accounted for the second-highest retail value share in beauty and personal care, behind skin care. The demand for hair care was stable…

Hair care remained on a healthy growth trajectory in Germany in 2022, and is expected to continue growing in the forecast period. Throughout the pandemic, Germany’s retail and salon closures led to new trends amongst consumers, who started applying…

The year 2021 was marked by the polarisation of consumption in beauty and personal care. The best results were at the price extremes, but were also concentrated in some categories, with the preference for hygiene products over beauty items. In 2022,…

Colgate-Palmolive continues its lead within oral care and holds second in the bath and shower category. While its globally popular brands continue to be Colgate and Palmolive, it also has brands such as Hello, Tom’s of Maine, Speed Stick, Protex,…

Procter & Gamble continues its lead within hair care and holds second place in men's grooming. While its globally popular brands continue to be Pantene and Oral-B, it also has brands such as Crest, SK-II, Old Spice, Rejoice, Olay, Gillette, Herbal…

Estée Lauder Cos Inc decelerated in value sales in 2022, but made notable gains in North America and Western Europe. The extended lockdown restrictions in Asia Pacific played a considerable role in Estée Lauder Cos Inc’s mixed global performance,…

Natura&Co maintains its leadership in mass fragrances, holding the fifth position in the category overall. The macroeconomic challenges from the Russia-Ukraine war and accelerating inflation have impacted Avon International and The Body Shop.…

Unilever gained modest share increase in the beauty and personal care market in 2022, thanks to the company having the largest mass BPC portfolio globally, which experienced strong growth as inflation impacted consumer spending. Value growth was also…

L'Oréal Groupe remains the leading player in beauty and personal care globally in 2022. Key focus areas include the Aesop acquisition, expansion in Asia Pacific, and achieving sustainable commitments. Applying skinification trends has enabled it to…

AmorePacific, the leading K-beauty conglomerate, experienced sales declines in both domestic and overseas markets. Its sales in China and skin care, which had once been the driving force for growth, are now encountering significant challenges within…

Despite high inflation and decreasing purchasing power, in 2023, hair care products in Argentina experienced an expansion in retail volume terms. Products such as standard shampoos, conditioners and treatments have high household penetration in…

Hair care in Belgium saw further decline in volume sales over 2023, as consumers remained conservative in their expenditure. Energy and heating costs were still high, and many consumers chose to shower less and use less shampoo. Indeed, shampoo is…

Hair care experienced robust value growth in 2023, primarily propelled by price increases attributed to inflation and premiumisation trends. Despite declining unit volumes in most categories due to consumers washing their hair less frequently and…

Hair care saw double-digit current value growth in Colombia in 2023. Products that focused on the health and nourishment of the hair continued to be favoured, with new options being launched during the year. Similar to other beauty and personal care…