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.
As of May 2020, Euromonitor International has further downgraded the baseline global real GDP growth forecast for 2020 to a range of -4.0% to -1.5. Advanced economies are expected to be the hardest hit in this recession, with their economic activity…
To help companies understand which categories are most primed for sustained e-commerce growth post-pandemic, Euromonitor developed the E-Commerce Readiness Model. This tool uses analytic modelling to determine which countries and categories have the…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession in nearly a century. Businesses are operating in a world of anxieties and uncertainties, not knowing what will be the new normal or when output and consumer spending…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession since World War II. In Q4 2020, the end of the pandemic started as countries began administering effective vaccines among the population; however, vaccine distribution…
The digital revolution has been rewiring retail for years, leading to new business models, commerce ecosystems and channels for reaching and engaging consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this transition, as e-commerce became the default…
The global outlook has improved as of Q1 2021, thanks to vaccination progress in many developed countries. Nevertheless, the recovery prospects remain distant for most economies in the face of the spread of new, more infectious variants of the virus.…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in business models and consumer behaviour, as well as altering the ways and the geography many of us live, work, study and play. Understanding what changes will stick after the pandemic…
Social and environmental concerns have grown due to COVID-19 and unstable sociopolitical repercussions in the region. Both lifestyles and purchase decisions have aligned towards taking action to preserve the environment. With consumers and…
As the end of 2021 approaches, almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence and rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has increased uncertainty and weakened the momentum of the global recovery. This series of quarterly reports…
The report examines inflation level and drivers globally and in the key countries. Global inflation is forecast to accelerate due to higher energy and commodity prices, disruptions in supply chains and weaker business confidence. Impact varies…
The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…
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…
The skin care market’s performance in Latin America held up well during the pandemic, with positive growth being recorded in real value sales terms in both 2020 and 2021. While price and efficacy remain important factors for consumers when buying…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…
Now in its seventh edition, this report explores the top digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this edition touch on topics such as second-hand shopping, community group buying,…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…
Wet wipes, face masks, and sanitisers were seen as indispensable items by many consumers for a safe return to old pre-pandemic activities, with this supporting sales of baby wipes in 2022. With the relaxation of confinement rules and the decline in…
Bar soap still remains the best-selling product in bath and shower in Mexico, but the convenience offered by liquid formats is becoming increasingly attractive to Mexicans. While liquid soap was already gaining ground over bar soap, the growing…
For the most part, beauty and personal care saw further signs of a post-pandemic recovery in demand and sales in 2022. Nonetheless, not all categories enjoyed growth in 2022, with those products linked to the pandemic seeing a drop off in demand as…
Colour cosmetics continued its recovery in 2022 after a partial recovery in 2021, with demand having plummeted following the outbreak of COVID-19. Demand increased as consumers returned to more active lives outside the home, with generation Z…
Traditionally, brands have focused their marketing on TV spots that emphasise the ability of their deodorants to keep consumers fresh, while also helping to make them more attractive. For example, Axe is a brand that has found success by focusing on…
Although many employees started returning to the workplace in 2021, many organisations opted to maintain remote working formats for strategic reasons of cost savings and health protection. However, as infection rates declined and regulators relaxed…
Having seen a dramatic decline in sales in 2020, fragrances saw a significant recovery during 2021, albeit volume sales remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Along with colour cosmetics, fragrances was one of the categories most negatively…
The trend towards the skinification of hair care has helped to fuel the growth of the entire category. All categories of hair care were boosted by people's growing interest in holistic hair care and in meeting the specific needs of their scalp. Salon…
The leading player in mass beauty and personal care (at GBO level), L'Oréal Groupe, exemplifies these strategies in Mexico, with it gaining significant share in the market in 2022. The company was a key growth driver for mass colour cosmetics in…
Men's grooming in Mexico continues to face certain challenges. Men's skin care in particular still has relatively low penetration due to perceptions around masculinity which are limiting usage. While there is a growing customer base for men’s…
During the long periods of home confinement following the outbreak of COVID-19, oral hygiene habits were affected by limited social contact, stress and the adoption of new lifestyle habits. This did not lead to a complete change in oral care, but it…
Premium beauty and personal care witnessed dynamic growth in current value terms in 2022, albeit slightly slower compared to 2021. Premium beauty and personal care outpaced the growth of the mass segment. However, the gap between the growth of the…
Skin care continued to see dynamic growth in current value terms in 2022, continuing on from the strong performance seen in 2021. Sales of skin care were strongly favoured by growing trends towards self-care and wellness, paired with an increased…
After a partial sales recovery in 2021, demand for sun care strengthened further in 2022, with sales exceeding pre-pandemic levels. The category experienced healthy growth during 2022, mainly due to the almost complete recovery of domestic tourism,…
In 2022, categories considered essential, such as baby wipes and medicated baby and child-specific products, emerged as the best-performing in baby and child specific products in current value terms. In both cases, their remarkable growth was…
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…
The year 2022 was marked by the complete resumption of in-person activities after the pandemic in Brazil. Offline classes resumed, and hybrid/in-person work arrangements were implemented; along with other activities outside the home this created a…
Sales of colour cosmetics rebounded in current value terms in 2022, experiencing growth after three consecutive years of decline, driven by the return to socialisation, the lifting of mask mandates, and the full resumption of in-person activities.…
The predominantly hot weather and the great cultural importance attributed to personal hygiene and fragrance drove the consumption of deodorants in Brazil in 2022, which is the second largest global market for the category. Concern with personal…
The current value growth of depilatories in 2022 was below the national inflation average, which was a consequence of a combination of factors. One of the drivers that potentially leverages sales of depilatories is the more frequent exposure of more…
Fragrances emerged as the driving force behind the growth of the beauty and personal care industry in 2022, a year marked by the resurgence of demand for discretionary products, increases in prices, and the return of socialisation. With double-digit…
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,…
While premium beauty and personal care products continued to show a robust performance in 2022, there was also healthy growth in sales of mass products in 2022, driven by Brazilian consumers’ increasing attentiveness towards health and skin care.…
Men’s fragrances continued to dominate men’s grooming in 2022, as the most popular product type, deemed essential by many male consumers. In 2020, there was a notable increase in retail volume demand for men’s fragrances, and although there was a…
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…
According to the current value of Brazilian GDP in dollars, Brazil ranks 12th amongst the world’s largest economies, almost on a par with Iran, which ranks 11th and has benefited from rises in oil prices. The fact that the Brazilian market holds…
Skin care in Brazil experienced double-digit growth in retail current value terms in 2022, and continued to be the eighth largest global market in the category. An interesting highlight is the body care category, which accounted for 57% of overall…
Following two consecutive years of sluggish sales due to pandemic-related restrictions, reduced purchasing power, and limited tourism and outdoor activities, sun protection in Brazil delivered a surprisingly good performance in 2022. Sales surged,…
In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with rising income inequality being among the key ones. Nevertheless, addressing the income inequality through catering to the Bottom of the Pyramid and the Middle Class…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…
Technological advances in 2024 will continue to reshape consumer behaviour. This annual report explores the top five digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this report’s edition…
Premium products suffered a major hit in 2020 when the pandemic first hit the region, while consumers in some countries have since been looking for the best value for money against a backdrop of high inflation. However, premium products have been…
In 2023, baby and child-specific products in Argentina registered triple-digit retail value growth; however, retail volume sales declined for the ninth consecutive year. This poor performance was due to persistent economic challenges, with rising…