Market research on the beauty and personal care industry. Standar...
Market research on the beauty and personal care industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends and category level information.
In early 2021, travel for Austrian consumers remained restricted, largely to within the EU. This maintained a limit on the opportunities to use and, therefore, the demand for sun care. As international travel started to show a significant recovery,…
Following two years of double-digit volume sales growth, sun care in Belgium registered a decline in volume sales. This was not only related to price increases, but also the relatively bad summer in 2023 compared to 2022. The lack of warm weather and…
In 2023, sun care in Denmark witnessed robust retail growth as travel flows continued to increase post-pandemic. Life has largely returned to normality following the COVID-19 pandemic, with travel and outdoor activities more frequently undertaken.…
Sun care in Finland continues to show promise, with retail value sales reaching a near double-digit growth in 2023 compared to the previous year. However, this growth was driven primarily by rising product costs and a shift towards higher quality…
Sun care in France saw a strong performance in 2023 – one of the strongest in beauty and personal care, with current value growth approaching the double digits. All categories, including sun protection, aftersun, self-tanning, and baby and…
Awareness of the potential harmful effects of sunlight amongst German consumers is extremely high. Understanding of the need to use filters is already strong, having been communicated by producers, social media, and influencers. This is reflected in…
Volume sales of sun protection continued to grow in Greece in 2023, driven by the momentum of tourism and rising consumer awareness regarding sun hazards, even off-season. Indeed, daily UV protection is now commonplace. On the other hand, the…
In 2023, sun care in Ireland benefited from the end of COVID-19, with consumers returning to holidays and beach trips, acquiring sun creams for these occasions. Although the Irish economy faced challenges, the landscape recorded positive results as…
Sun care saw a slow start to the year in 2023 due to a milder than usual spring and a belated start of the summer. However, the summer season started to pick up from July onwards, with sun care sales performing extremely well in the key month of…
In 2023, sun care in Norway was a highly volatile category, heavily influenced by the country's unpredictable weather. The pandemic provided a temporary boost as staycations led to increased domestic sun care consumption. However, with the return of…
In 2023, sun care in Portugal saw a strong retail value and volume performance, continuing the trends noted during the review period. Products benefited from ongoing awareness of the necessity to protect the skin from negative effects of the sun.…
Sun care in Spain performed well in both value and volume terms in 2023, thanks to the post-pandemic landscape enabling consumers to re-embrace out-of-home lifestyles. This includes the resumption of travel and tourism, with consumers prepared to…
Sun care in Sweden continues to bask in positive developments, fuelled by a return to travel and a warm, sunny summer in 2023. While weather fluctuations can impact consumption patterns, the overall trend towards sun protection remains strong.…
Overall, in 2023, sun care in Switzerland posted positive, but slower than in 2022, retail volume and current value growth. Switzerland experienced three major heat waves in 2022, and the hours of sun exposure were significantly above the general…
Sun care in the Netherlands benefited as travel and tourism flows continued to recover from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on mobility. As people started to travel more, there was an increase in beach and other holidays, which boosted the…
Sun care in the UK continued to record a solid performance in 2023, with volume sales fully recovering to surpass 2019 figures. While sun care recorded an increase of 7% in volume terms and 12% in value terms, it is noteworthy that most of this…
Driven by rising costs of living and a desire for streamlined routines, Turkish consumers have increasingly been looking for skin care and sun care products that offer multiple benefits in 2023. This trend fuelled the demand for hybrid sun care…