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.
Bar soap continued to dominate bath and shower in Guatemala in 2023. While some younger and more affluent consumers are shifting towards liquid soap as they perceive it to be more practical and hygienic, the vast majority of local consumers still…
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…
Bath and shower sales benefitted from the warm weather conditions in Peru in 2023, resulting in consumers taking showers more often. The country experiences hot temperatures in 2023, along with effects from the El Niño phenomenon which brought…
2023 saw bath and shower register significant declines in volume sales and the main factor underpinning this trend is the huge gap that exists in prices between retail outlets in Uruguay and neighbouring Argentina, where the prices charged for a wide…
In 2023, Argentina's beauty and personal care industry continued to experience numerous challenges, shaping results. Argentina has experienced a double-digit rate of inflation since 2007, which became a triple rate in 2023, making the inflation rate…
It was a subdued picture for beauty and personal care in Bolivia in 2023. While Bolivia has managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar, there were challenges for the…
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…
During 2022, despite maintaining slight current value growth, Chile experienced a sharp decline in retail volume demand in beauty and personal care, due to an inflation rate not seen in a decade. This made consumers much more cautious about their…
Beauty and personal care experienced strong total current value growth in Colombia in 2023, partly driven by soaring inflation (9.28% in 2023 according to the DANE - The National Administrative Department of Statistics), which resulted in strong…
Beauty and personal care in Costa Rica recorded a slowdown in total current value sales growth in 2023, but saw total volume sales rebound at an impressive pace following a marginal decline in 2022. These results reflected a rapid reduction in…
In 2023, beauty and personal care in the Dominican Republic witnessed steady retail volume growth despite the relatively weak economy and high Inflation. Although the rate of inflation fell in 2023 compared to the previous two years, the overall…
The current socioeconomic situation in Ecuador is becoming more challenging and complex for consumers and fmcg companies alike, with 2023 witnessing political instability and a deterioration of the security situation in the country. All of these…
Despite ongoing inflationary pressures, sales of beauty and personal care in El Salvador in 2023 continued to grow. Products such as shampoo and toothpaste benefited from regular usage and more dynamic promotions, while pack sizes polarised between…
Beauty and personal care in Guatemala continued to feel the impact of price rises in 2023, though to a lesser extent than in the previous year. High inflation persisted, with product cost remining decisive in purchasing decisions for the majority of…
In 2023, beauty and personal care in Honduras continued to recover from the impact recorded in previous years of the pandemic. However rising inflation, exacerbated by the market’s high dependence on imports, and high unemployment led to consumer…
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…
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…
The normalisation of society and increased tourism supported sales recovery of beauty and personal care in 2023. However, Panama continued to be negatively impacted by global inflationary pressures. Its high dependence on imports put upward pressure…
The beauty and personal care market sustained little growth in either value or volume terms in 2023. The market suffered from increased smuggling from Argentina which negatively affected sales of hair care and oral care in particular. Despite…
Beauty and personal care in Peru continued to be affected by economic pressures in 2023. While value growth was supported by persistent price hikes caused by inflationary pressures, volume was showing overall flat growth due to the price-sensitivity…