Sun Care

In India, the sun shines bright for most of the year. This gives sun care companies a good opportunity to expand their coverage and increase their sales. However, this has not happened at the expected pace due to the low adoption rate of such…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a strong negative impact on the performance of sun care in Vietnam in 2020 and 2021. Government measures to stem the spread of the virus, including lockdowns and social distancing rules, saw people work, study…

Sun care saw a strong recovery in 2021 after taking heavy losses in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19. Companies continued to market sunscreen as another essential step in daily skin care routines, with claims such as preventing age spots and…

Sun care saw a sharp drop in demand in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 and the category saw only a muted recovery in 2021. The country remained closed to inbound tourism for most of the year which was a significant factor, with foreign tourists…

During 2020, demand for sun care was particularly badly affected by pandemic restrictions, with retail constant value sales (2021 prices) plunging by a third. Plummeting demand for tourism (both domestic and international) also played a role in this,…

Compared to the UK, Ireland experienced a more severe lockdown, in place for most of 2021. Despite all social and travel restrictions not being lifted until late October, sun protection and aftersun returned to positive value and volume growth,…

Sun care remained a very small category 2021, with only sun protection recording significant retail sales. These products are not popular or commonplace in Pakistan, not least as they are considered expensive items. The exigencies of the Coronavirus…

Sales of sun care rebound after the sharp declines seen in 2020 due to the pandemic lockdowns resulting in people spending significantly less time outside. Additionally, extended global lockdowns and travel restrictions meant that consumers were not…

During the first impact of the pandemic in 2020, sun care recorded a steep fall in demand as people were not going out as much, and children were home from school. In addition, beaches were closed for parts of the year, including during popular…

Sun care saw an increase in sales during 2021. The easing of restrictions on people circulating have motivated consumers to return to outdoor activities. Growth in sun care sales during 2021, however, was insufficient to recover 2019 levels because…

Sun care was one of the hardest hit categories in beauty and personal care in the previous year, due to COVID-19-related restrictions. In addition to consumers spending less time outdoors due to lockdowns and social distancing measures, alongside…

Having plunged by more than a fifth during 2020, retail constant value sales (2021 prices) of sun care rebounded during 2021 but remained well below their pre-pandemic level. During 2020, travel restrictions depressed the need or inclination to buy…

Sun care recorded significant growth rates in 2021, with sun protection standing out as a particularly dynamic performer. Growth drivers include the fact that the usage occasions increased considerably compared to the previous year due to greater…

There was a gradual restart to local and international travel in in 2021, which, in combination with the sunny and hot weather in the Latvian summer – which was reported to be one of the hottest for decades – stimulated a partial recovery in demand…

Sales of sun care products recorded further growth in 2021 despite the travel restrictions, home seclusion and the absence of inbound tourists (especially from Libya and Algeria) due to the hot climate in Tunisia. Sun protection remained the most…

After an outstanding year in 2020 as COVID-19 took hold, sun care sales contracted slightly in current value terms in 2021. The pandemic prevented Norwegians from travelling abroad, resulting in a spike in holidays in Norway which shifted virtually…

While 2021 saw the performance of sun care improve on the previous year, growth remained lower than that seen before the pandemic in both volume and value terms. The COVID-19 crisis continued to have a marked negative impact across a wide range of…

Sales of sun care bounced back in 2021, after registering a significant decline in value and volume in sales 2020, due to the pandemic lockdowns. With consumers spending more time in the sun during 2021 than the previous year, all products within sun…

As expected, sun care fared much, much better in 2021 than was the case in 2020, when the category was heavily affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With lockdowns and heightened economic pressure, consumers tended to stay away from…

Sun care recorded among the strongest declines in current value and retail volume terms within beauty and personal care in the previous year, in response to COVID-19. In 2021, retail volume sales continued to decline, albeit at a lower rate than in…