Beauty and Personal Care

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…

Sun care recorded double-digit growth in 2022, allowing sales to return to and exceed pre-pandemic levels, after the steep decline seen in 2020 and the mild recovery in 2021. In 2022, sun care benefited from the very favourable weather in Italy and…

Skin care delivered mid-single-digit growth in 2022, showing a slower rate of growth than that seen in the previous year – which, however, represented a recovery from the decline seen in 2020 and allowed value sales to return to pre-pandemic levels.…

Premium beauty and personal care showed high single-digit growth in 2022, which allowed value sales to return to and, indeed, exceed pre-pandemic levels, mainly thanks to the double-digit growth recorded by beauty specialist retailers, including…

Oral care sales recorded only modest growth in value terms in 2022, as the category primarily benefited from the performance of essential oral care products such as toothpaste, manual toothbrushes and dental floss. There is potential for further…

Men’s grooming saw high single-digit current value growth in 2022 with sales expanding to beyond pre-pandemic levels. The easing of COVID-19 related restrictions, such as the removal of the obligation to wear face masks in shops in May, in most…

Mass beauty and personal care enjoyed mid-single digit growth in 2022, a stronger performance than in the previous year. Sales had already returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, faster than premium products (which only reached 2019 levels in 2022)…

Hair care saw low single-digit growth in 2022, which was the result of the positive performance of all categories with the exception of colourants. Most categories also saw value growth boosted by unit price increases, which were the result of higher…

Fragrances continued to show a dynamic performance in Italy in 2022 after having already returned to pre-pandemic levels in the previous year. The category continued to grow thanks to Italian consumers feeling keener to socialise as the immediate…

Demand for depilatories was boosted by the end of the health emergency linked to COVID-19 in Italy at the end of March 2022, which led to the further easing of restrictions from May (such as the lifting of the obligation to wear face masks) and…

In 2022, deodorants were buoyant in Italy, showing high single-digit growth in current value terms. Consumer demand was boosted by the high temperatures recorded in the country and the end of the state of emergency linked to COVID-19, which led…

In 2022, colour cosmetics continued to recover thanks to the further easing of COVID-19 related restrictions, such as the lifting of the obligation to wear face masks in shops, which occurred in May 2022 in Italy (and in the summer for offices, and…

Beauty and personal care in Italy saw mid-single-digit growth in current value terms in 2022. It was an important year for Italy, with the situation shifting significantly in terms of the easing of restrictions linked to COVID-19. March saw the end…

Bath and shower remained flat in value terms in 2022, suffering from the shrinking demand for liquid soap and hand sanitisers, which are, however, maintaining a level of sales well above that seen prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. Hand…

Baby and child-specific products continued to see value sales rise in 2022 as the further improvement of the pandemic situation helped in the recovery of volumes. Value sales growth was also linked to unit price increases, the result of rising retail…

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…

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…

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…

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…