Beauty and Personal Care Packaging

Rigid plastic was by far the most popular packaging across beauty and personal care in 2018 and over the review period. This was the result of the usage of this packaging in colour cosmetics, through speciality cosmetic containers, and through HDPE ...

With the rising numbers of Malaysians leading active and busy lifestyles, beauty and personal care players were looking for ways to develop smaller packaging sizes that are convenient to be carried around when travelling. Both men’s and women’s ...

With strong growth being seen in travelling, consumers are looking for more travel-size products in beauty and personal care. Although modern consumers tend to routinely apply more skin care products, which means they need to carry more skin care ...

Consumers remain cautious regarding purchases of many goods, carefully choosing the items and brands that they put in their shopping baskets. Some categories have been more affected by this trend, with consumers opting for less expensive items to ...

Chinese consumers are becoming increasingly aware of environmental issues and 2018 saw more people adjusting their shopping and buying habits to reflect their personal concerns about the effects of their consumer choices on the environment. ...

Liquid formats of colour cosmetics continue to grow as more and more consumers find it easier to blend these products compared to solid compact versions such as lip tints, foundation and concealers, eye products and many more. This means that more ...

Beauty and personal care packaging experienced declining unit volumes for the first time in the review period in 2018. The year saw the introduction of 5% VAT across a wide range of products and services and declining consumer confidence, while ...

During 2018 the Spanish economy consolidated its recovery, with the unemployment rate declining to 14%, according to Euromonitor International. The improvement in the employment rate resulted in Spaniards being increasingly busy and appreciating ...

In many ways, packaging across beauty and personal care deepened its shift towards sustainability in 2018. Given the ever-growing concerns among consumers regarding climate change and our collective impact on the environment, demand for products with...

Eco-responsibility and sustainability have become major concerns for the beauty and personal care industry, from mass to niche to premium brands. This movement is driven by consumers increasingly looking at the products they use and the companies ...

Sustainable production and sourcing is a well-established trend within the market for consumer goods. This also increasingly holds true for sustainable packaging. Dutch consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impact of plastics, among ...

After the improvements seen in 2017, the recovery of the Italian economy was halted in the second half of 2018, negatively impacting consumers’ confidence overall. This trend continued in the first months of 2019 and, as a result, Italians are ...

At the end of the review period, Russian consumers were showing greater concern about the content of the beauty and personal care products they were using, with natural and organic products performing well. In line with this trend there was a greater...

“Natural”, “floral”, “clean” and “free from” ingredients specification is currently a key highlight in beauty and personal care marketing. Products are packaged with labels, claims and illustrations highlighting features and characteristics such as ...

In the face of the economic crisis, consumers have had to change their purchasing habits in order to maximise their income. In mid-2018, the peso registered a strong devaluation that had an impact on very high inflation rates. Faced with wages that ...

Rigid plastic is the biggest category in beauty and personal care packaging due to the popularity of squeezable plastic tubes, closely followed by HDPE bottles. The popularity of squeezable plastic tubes is due to their use in toothpaste thanks to ...

Over the forecast period, industry players will continue to develop new packaging innovations to differentiate products from competitors’ offerings. Packaging is the main differentiating factor used by colour cosmetics and skin care brands, ...

One of the fastest growing beauty and personal care packaging categories in 2018 was skin care, as South Korean beauty routines continued to enter the market. This trend resulted in a strong shift in packaging formats as facial moisturisers and face ...

Demand for bigger pack sizes is growing in Australia because of the value for money they provide consumers. The most popular categories with sizes larger than 500ml are bath and shower, baby and child-specific products, hair care and sun care. The ...

Hong Kong consumers are increasingly aware of the importance of environmental protection, leading to increased interest in beauty and personal care products with eco-friendly packaging, which contribute to the global environmental protection ...