Beauty and Personal Care

During the early stages of the pandemic, bath and shower manufacturers in Costa Rica scrambled to develop new antibacterial varieties and update packaging designs to highlight the germ-killing capabilities of established products. This trend was…

The impact of inflation and the cost of living crisis triggered volume decline in almost all bath and shower categories in Colombia in 2023. Bar soap recovered share in comparison to liquid soap due to its more accessible prices and value-added…

After a year of contraction in 2022 due to the inflationary crisis faced by the country, bath and shower returned to retail volume and current value growth in Chile 2023. During 2023, despite Chilean consumers’ tightened budgets, bath and shower…

Brazil, known for its tropical climate, has a cultural tradition of daily bathing, often multiple times a day, depending on the intensity of the heat. The successful acceptance of new fragrances in the Brazilian market, especially those focused on…

Bath and shower in Bolivia registered a fall in volume sales, as higher inflation dampened volume sales somewhat. In particular, many imported brands registered a volume decline, due to a shortage of foreign cash reserves leading to increased…