Depilatories

In 2023, depilatories in Taiwan saw positive retail value sales, with the return to social activities encouraging

Depilatories in Azerbaijan registered modest constant value and volume growth, partly supported by continuing population growth. Inflation eased, particularly at the end of 2023, and this also supported volume growth. Also, any supply problems as a…

Depilatories in Thailand saw robust growth in 2023, with both volume and current value sales posting strong and steady rises. Growth was supported by fully resumed out-of-home work, study and activities, with Thais back to socialising and playing…

2023 meant further growth for depilatories in Vietnam, with modern consumers aware of global trends keen to explore the latest hair-removal products and willing to invest more money in depilatories. Despite the increasing availability of professional…

Depilatories in the Philippines suffered a decline in sales in current value terms in 2023. However, this was mainly due mainly to a consumer shift towards more affordable private label products, such as those offered by health and beauty specialist…

After a year of slight decline in 2022, depilatories showed current value growth in China in 2023, and rebounded to the 2021 level of sales, mainly due to the easing of pandemic restrictions and increasing consumer awareness. The relaxation of…

Depilatories has been experiencing declining current value sales for several years, and this continued in 2023 in Singapore. Amongst the various product categories within depilatories, the only one witnessing growth in this year was women’s razors…

Depilatories maintained solid current value growth for another consecutive year in South Korea in 2023, although the rate of increase slowed compared with the previous couple of years. Nevertheless, women’s razors and blades continued to see robust…

Although in 2021 and 2022 depilatories in Japan showed a minor rebound from the pandemic-induced current value decline in 2020, sales did not go back to the 2019 (pre-pandemic) level, and a return to decline was seen in 2023. Depilatories has been…

In 2022, depilatories returned to current value growth, after declines in the previous two years in India. The major growth drivers in 2022 were increased concern about personal appearance, increased trips outside of the home, and a surge in travel.…

Value sales of depilatories in Hong Kong recorded modest growth in 2022, while overall demand declined. One of the main reasons for the weak demand was the shift in lifestyle patterns established following remote working models. The return to the…

Depilatories continues to recover after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many aspects of personal grooming were neglected during the home lockdowns and period of social inactivity. As consumers have since begun to lead active out-of-home…

While in 2022 Pakistan largely put the disruptions caused by the pandemic behind it, there were other challenges. Massive devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against major world currencies and spiralling double-digit inflation, partly caused by the…

In 2022, depilatories witnessed a steeper decline in volume sales compared to 2021 as retail prices escalated. The sharp rise in inflation seen in Kazakhstan mirrored trends seen around the world as the war in Ukraine took hold and fuel prices…

With Malaysia reopening from lockdown in 2022 some consumers began returning to beauty salons for hair removal services. As such, some people moved away from DIY hair removal kits which were used a lot during the lockdown period. Categories like hair…

Depilatories remained an insignificant category in the Indonesian market at the end of the review period. Sales may emerge beyond the forecast period in line with the growing influence of global trends on consumer demand.