Beauty’s New Self-Care Essential: Intimate Beauty Care
The subject of intimate beauty is becoming less intimate—and the market is seeing substantial increases as a result.
At one time, the topic of intimate beauty was considered taboo, and products were limited to mass retail aisles. But the U.S. market started to gain significant momentum in the last few years, and now, against the pandemic backdrop, intimate beauty products are expected to record a 13% increase in 2020, according to Kline’s soon-to-be published Intimate Beauty Care: U.S. Market Assessment and Opportunities. Encompassing bikini care, such as hair removal and ingrown hair prevention products; intimate cleansers, including washes and wipes; and intimate moisturizers, such as personal lubricants and external moisturizers for the intimate area, all product categories are forecast to influence growth.Continue reading
Spotlight on Key Turf & Ornamental Markets: Brazil, Japan, and UAE
Kline’s Professional Turf and Ornamental: Markets for Pesticides and Fertilizers study explores the differences between mature markets in Europe and East Asia/Oceania and developing countries in South America and West Asia.
The study highlights three market segments (golf, other lawn care, and nurseries/greenhouses) and the five categories (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, biopesticides, and biostimulants), and is scheduled to be published soon. In this blog, we highlight some of the report’s insights, with a focus on Brazil, Japan, and UAE. Our next blog will cover the other countries included in the study, Australia and Italy. So, keep an eye on our website’s blogs section: https://klinegroup.com/category/agspecialty-pesticides/.
Drivers for Sustainability in the Chemicals Industry
In more recent times, there has been a push toward developing renewable energy sources, carbon-neutral initiatives, and an integrated life-cycle that would develop and implement digitalization strategies to enable carbon reduction and accountability. The chemicals industry has been at the forefront of innovation, developing chemicals and materials to enable breakthrough technologies and the transition to a low-carbon economy.Continue reading
Embracing Rx-to-OTC Switch: Japan and Europe foster access to nonprescription medications, but will that have an impact on the United States market?
Recently, in Europe and Japan there have been increased Rx-to-OTC switch approvals and an environment fostering switch. The OTC men’s health category is growing in Europe, with the switch approval of Recordati’s Fortacin (lidocaine 7.5mg/prilocaine 2.5 mg) spray for premature ejaculation, via the centralized switch procedure through the European Medicines Agency. This drug marks the fifth medicine approved for switch through this centralized regulatory body, and it is expected to be launched throughout the EU on a nonprescription basis by early 2021.
Double-Digit Growth in Household and Professional Cleaning Ingredients Demand: Which Regions are Leading the Way?
The market of ingredients for household and professional cleaning applications is going through changes across all regions of the world. Innovation in dosage forms, increasing disposable income in developing countries, increasing importance of the green movement, and environmental regulations are some of the key trends driving those changes. Herewith, we are highlighting some early findings from our household and professional cleaning study, scheduled to be published in Q4 2020. In this blog, we will focus on the United States, Europe, and China. Our next blog will cover the remaining regions included in the study: Brazil, India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
The Industrial Vegetation-Management Pesticides Market Gains Traction in Brazil, Inviting New Players
In 2019, Brazil was the world’s second-largest pesticides consumer, only behind China, and followed by the United States. The Brazilian agrochemical market is primarily controlled by large multinational groups such as Bayer/Monsanto, BASF, Corteva, Syngenta, and Adama (under parent company, ChemChina).
In Brazil, the industrial vegetation-management (IVM) market is defined by those segments where only non-agricultural products are applied. These pesticides (generally herbicides) are intended for use in areas where there is no cultivation, such as railways, highway margins, electrical substations, pipelines, airport runways, and industrial yards, among others. However, these chemical compounds cannot be applied in urban areas.
AI Technology Invades Hair Tools and Appliances
The hair tools and appliances market has finally been bitten by the Artificial Intelligence (AI) bug. Continue reading
The Ever-Growing Wellness Movement: Breaking Boundaries in Beauty, Healthcare, and Food & Nutrition
In this new episode, Kline’s experts—Karen Doskow, Director of Consumer Products, and Laura Mahecha, Industry Manager of Healthcare—talk about the various facets of wellness, drawing upon insights from our collection of wellness reports. Continue reading
Intimate Beauty Brands Lean on Professionals During Pandemic
Intimate beauty was deemed a trend poised to shape the cosmetics and personal care industry this year. Now, with the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak, consumers have prioritized essential items such as hand sanitizers, body cleansing products, and facial skin care. So what does this mean for intimate beauty care products as we make our way through 2020? Continue reading
Home Fragrance: Pivoting with Digital Saves Market
Following a year of respectable performance in 2019 with 4.2% sales gains, the U.S. home fragrances market is poised to end the year with flat growth, which is considered an outstanding result in these uncertain times. Continue reading
