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.
Demand for beauty and personal care in the United Arab Emirates remained strong in 2023. Despite the prevalence of global brands, some consumers, particularly younger generations, increasingly sought local brands such as Huda Beauty. Increased…
In 2023, one significant growth driver of bath and shower in the United Arab Emirates was the increasing interest among consumers in giving these products as gifts. Various products in the category, with their diverse scents, luxurious textures, and…
Demand for baby and child-specific products in the United Arab Emirates continued to rise in 2023, while value growth remained more dynamic. Local parents today are more informed about the ingredients in baby and child-specific products due to online…
Demand for sun care in South Africa remained stable in 2023 compared to the previous year, but below pre-pandemic levels. This was due to greater competition from hybrid products that offer sun protection properties, thereby reducing the need to…
Sun care in France saw a strong performance in 2023 – one of the strongest in beauty and personal care, with current value growth approaching the double digits. All categories, including sun protection, aftersun, self-tanning, and baby and…
Since the pandemic, consumers have increasingly focused on skin care in South Africa as part of self-care routines, supporting elevated demand in 2023. Despite tough economic hardships in South Africa, new skin care brands continued to emerge as many…
In 2023, skin care in France saw growth in both retail volume and current value terms, and was one of the best performing categories within beauty and personal care. Premium skin care led value growth, but mass skin care also showed a positive…
The value size of premium beauty and personal care in South Africa remained considerably smaller than that of the mass segment in 2023, with the latter also recording a more dynamic growth performance. As many local consumers struggled with the cost…
Premium beauty and personal care in France saw dynamic growth in 2023, and was a good year for many categories, as market trends were in favour of the rise of premium brands. The health trend, which reached its peak after the COVID-19 period, coupled…
Demand for oral care in South Africa remained stable in 2023, as this category is deemed essential for maintaining personal health and self-care. However, local consumers also continued to struggle with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Although…
Despite maintaining a slight retail volume decline in 2023, oral care in France saw solid current value growth, with almost all categories, except mouth fresheners, showing positive performances, due to increasing unit prices. Ongoing inflation in…
Demand for men’s grooming in South Africa continued to rise in 2023. Since the pandemic, an increasing number of South African males have started to prioritise their skin care routines, including a greater shift towards using face masks. Men are not…
Men’s grooming in France saw a marginal retail volume decline in 2023, but showed positive current value growth, and surpassed the pre-COVID-19 figure in value terms. This growth was fuelled by significant price growth across categories, driven by…
Sales of mass beauty and personal care in South Africa continued to rise in 2023, with many consumers struggling with the cost of living. Cash-strapped consumers became stricter with their budgets, and reduced their shopping list for their beauty and…
Mass beauty and personal care in France demonstrated positive current value growth in the low single digits in 2023. Price increases driven by inflation supported value growth in most mass categories, although volume sales struggled to remain…
There was a strong emphasis on natural ingredients within hair care in South Africa towards the end of the review period. An increasing number of consumers have moved away from potentially harmful chemicals in their hair care products and are…
Although hair care in France witnessed a small decline in volume sales in 2023, it saw solid current value growth. All categories were stable or increased in value terms, boosted by significant price growth, with salon professional hair care leading…
Despite recording a positive performance in 2023, demand for fragrances in South Africa remained below pre-pandemic levels. This is because many local consumers continued to face economic pressures and prioritised essential beauty and personal care…
Fragrances in France saw double-digit current value growth along with minor volume growth in 2023, and was one of the best performing categories within beauty and personal care. The growth driver was premium fragrances, which saw double-digit current…
With South African consumers experiencing financial pressures in 2023 as the cost of living in the country increased, they searched for ways to reduce outgoings, including on depilatories. For many consumers, depilatories are essential, as shaving is…