Oral Care

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Total volume and current value growth rates for oral care in 2023 were down slightly on 2022. This was partly the result of increasing maturity, but mainly attributable to more cautious attitudes to spending among Algerians as high inflation…

In 2023, oral care in Argentina continued to expand in retail volume terms for the fourth consecutive year. The increase in hygiene consciousness resulting from COVID-19 has positively impacted oral care into 2023. However, due to the challenging…

In 2023, oral care in Australia experienced a stabilisation in demand, with local consumers showing a growing interest in products that offer more than just basic oral hygiene benefits. One notable trend driving this shift is the increasing focus on…

Oral care derived benefits from increased consumer awareness and interest in oral care, in line with the health and hygiene trend in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Austria. The demand for oral care products was on the rise in…

Oral care was the strongest performer in terms of value and volume growth among beauty and personal care products in Azerbaijan in 2023. The essentialness of oral care supported growth, with toothpaste in particular performing strongly. Within…

The maturity of oral care in Belgium had a negative impact, with volume sales declining over the review period. Many consumers remained increasingly price-sensitive and cautious with their spending in 2023, further dampening retail volume sales.…

Oral care in Bolivia registered moderate constant value and volume growth in 2023. Though prices increased for imported brands in particular in 2023, due to a sharp fall in foreign cash reserves, the essentialness of products such as toothpaste…

As an essential, everyday product consumer demand has remained relatively stable for oral care products in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In retail volume terms, more robust categories stagnated or declined moderately while niche oral care categories…

Brazil is the fourth-largest global market in terms of current value sales of oral care products, surpassing several countries with a higher population density, such as India and Indonesia. This not only demonstrates the significance of organic…

Due to the influence of social media, the popularity of teeth whitening at home is gathering pace in Bulgaria and this is contributing to the positive development of oral care in Bulgaria. The desire for a youthful, confident smile fuelled the demand…

The competitive environment in the oral care category in Cameroon is led by Colgate-Palmolive and Tropik Industries SA, the exclusive distributor of the Signal toothpaste and toothbrush in Cameroon. Colgate-Palmolive has intensified the competition…

In 2023, oral care experienced robust growth fuelled by sustained consumer interest in self-care and heightened awareness of hygiene's crucial role in overall wellbeing. While volumes lagged behind value in most categories due to inflation-induced…

In 2023, oral care in Chile registered a slightly better performance than in 2022, but retail volume sales continued to decline, and current value growth was minimal. Most categories continued to experience a contraction in volume demand, with…

Oral care in China experienced only a partial recovery in 2023, with a low rebound in current value terms after seeing a notable decline in the previous year. Leading players such as Yunnan Baiyao Group, Procter & Gamble, Hawley & Hazel Chemical, and…

Despite unfavourable economic conditions, toothpaste and toothbrushes, the main categories in oral care, experienced growth in both volume and value terms in Colombia in 2023. However, shrinking disposable incomes made consumers more price sensitive,…