Pain Management Becomes Easier Thanks to a Slew of Treatment Options
Consumers have a wide array of products to choose from for the pain management of various conditions, including arthritis, headache, migraine, premenstrual pain, and back and joint pain. Pain management can be treated with several options, such as prescription drugs, OTC medications, natural supplements, rubs, and devices. Several favorable demographics, such as the aging population and growing number of consumers suffering from chronic diseases like arthritis and diabetes, add to the demand for pain management products.Continue reading
Hand Care Drives the U.S. I&I Cleaners Industry, Posting 3.6% Growth in 2015
In the wake of many infectious diseases, growing awareness of hand hygiene has been driving the market for industrial and institutional (I&I) hand care products in the United States. Moreover, sales of professional use hand care products surpass other professional cleaning chemicals, such as floor care and hard surface cleaners, growing at 3.6% in 2015 to nearly $1.5 billion at the end-user level, finds the recently published Industrial and Institutional Hand Care: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report by global market research and management consulting firm Kline. Hospitals are the largest end-use segment of hand care products, as well as the fastest growing segment, driven by the need to prevent the spread of germs.
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Brightstock Alternatives Will Gain Ground as the Market Anticipates a Deficit of over 6.0 KBD
The brightstocks market faces dwindling Group I supplies. In its recently published report, The Global Business Outlook for Brightstocks, global market research and management consulting firm Kline estimates that, even with limited new capacity additions, the market will experience a potential deficit of at least 6.0 KBD by 2025. Although there will be loss in demand for brightstocks from automotive engine oils due to the shift towards multigrade oils, that alone cannot compensate for the declining supply. Blending requirements for marine and other heavy industrial lubricants continue to expand demand for brightstocks, a critical component for these applications. Spotting an opportunity, a few brightstock suppliers have undertaken capacity expansion projects that will address some of the growing deficit.Continue reading
Best of Beauty at CEW’s Product Demonstration Event Doesn’t Disappoint!
CEW’s Product Demonstration, an annual event where beauty’s best showcase their finest creations, took place last week at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York. Over 800 exciting new products were presented across several product categories, ranging from skin care to hair appliances, which appeared for the first time ever at the event.
Kline was excited to see that many of the products profiled in its latest edition of Beauty Devices: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities were showcased at this year’s event. Age-defying, innovative devices, such as JeNu’s Ultrasonic Infuser System, Tria’s new Age Defying Eye Wrinkle Correcting Laser, and Clarisonic’s Alpha Fit made their mark again, following the success of Ilumask at last year’s event.Continue reading
Innovations and Interest in Alternative Treatments Drive Gains in the Acne Market
The acne category is crowded, with various skin care brands and products ranging from OTC acne medications to facial treatments to prescription acne medications. Marketing these brands is complex and encompasses sales through both mass and luxury retailers, direct response, online, and by filling a doctor’s prescription.
Recording nearly 7% growth in 2014, the market for acne medications in the United States is largely made up of teens, but also a growing adult acne consumer group with the ability to pay higher price points to treat their acne, finds the recently published Acne Care Market in the United States report. Continue reading
Three Things You Didn’t Know About the Professional Hair Care Market for Black Consumers
With years of experience monitoring various professional hair care markets across the globe, we are completing this picture with a close-up view of the growing market for professional hair care products dedicated to black consumers. By analyzing this compelling market segment, we’ve come to realize that the market differs in many ways from what we’ve been used to observing in our annual Salon Hair Care Global Series report.
As North America celebrates “Black History Month” in February, we believe it is a good opportunity to spread the word about the growing and yet different hair care needs of black consumers. Let’s take a closer look at three facts that make this market so special:Continue reading
The Green Revolution in Anti-aging
Vivaness Nuremberg, one of the largest international shows for natural and organic cosmetics, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. This is surely an important celebration for the industry, which is continuously winning the hearts of consumers concerned with natural skin care treatments. Moreover, new trends on display at Vivaness reveal that several marketers of natural and organic brands, such Weleda, Dr. Hauschka, Santaverde, and Lavera, are making a huge step forward in targeting the industry’s Achilles’ heel in terms of effective treatment: anti-aging.Continue reading
The New Engine of the Professional Nail Care Industry
The soon-to-be-published Professional Nail Care: Global Market Brief report reveals another year of strong growth for this highly dynamic market. Long-wear nail polish (also called hybrid nail polish) is definitely the rock star, experiencing a triple-digit increase in 2015! This revolutionary growth is due to the category’s newness, which, despite its relatively small size, helped boost sales of the overall professional nail care market. Started in 2013 by Vinylux from CND (Revlon) and followed by many key players in the industry launching their own versions, this new product type promises a gel-like effect for up to 10 days without the need of an UV and LED lamp to dry it.Other notable products include OPI’s Infinite Shine, Jessica’s Phenom, and All Week Long from European player LCN. The category has become so important that we have begun to report it separately in the newest edition of the report.Continue reading
Lubricant Additives Market Outpaces the Overall Lubricant Growth, which Varies by Additive Function
Global lubricant additive consumption exhibited moderate growth in 2015, estimated to have increased by 1.0% over 2014. This consumption is forecast to increase by 1.6% through 2019, with strong growth stemming from regions like Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and South America, according to the recently published Global Lubricant Additives: Market Analysis and Opportunities report by global market research and management consulting firm Kline.
The growth rate for lubricant additives is higher than the growth rate for finished lubricants. Growth varies significantly across function class. For instance, the focus on long-lasting engine oils, engine cleanliness, and fuel economy drives an increase in the usage of dispersants, antioxidants, and friction modifiers. Greater use of multigrade engine oils drives the usage of viscosity index improvers. In contrast, due to issues of compatibility with emission control devices, the use of detergents and antiwear additives is dampened.Continue reading
Big Opportunities for Small Players in the Canadian Salon Hair Care Market
The Canadian salon hair care market can be characterized by small, but steady growth, the dominance of leading multi-national companies, and stiff competition—not only among the large market-movers, but also the emerging independent brands making their presence notable in the industry. In the following interview, Naira Aslanian, Project Manager for Kline’s Consumer Products Practice, reveals some interesting facts about this market from the soon-to-be-published Salon Hair Care Global Series: Market Analysis and Opportunities.Continue reading
