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Aesthetic facial bars and med spas are popping up everywhere in the United States—from trendy neighborhoods to metropolitan and suburban alike. Even after a year of continued inflation and economic uncertainty, the U.S. professional skin care market continues to be dynamic, increasing at a rate of almost 11% in 2022, according to Kline’s Professional Skin
As styles have evolved to embrace the curly look, the demand for curl care products has been on the rise in salons. In fact, according to Kline PRO, curl care was the only segment in the United States to experience double-digit growth during the Q1–Q3 2022 reporting period.
Mergers and acquisitions are continuing to consolidate the global professional skin care landscape, particularly in the dynamic medical care providers channel. Some of the most noteworthy deals that marked recent years were L’Oréal’s acquisition of SkinBetter Science, strengthening its position in the physician segment, and Galderma’s acquisition of Alastin, helping to piggyback the brand with
Top-selling salon hair care brands are those that have the highest sales in the market, but is that enough to earn them an automatic spot on the shelf?
With fears of a recession and inflation at a high, dispensing physicians are becoming more thoughtful with their orders on professional skin care stock. The U.S. physician-dispensed skin care channel registered record-high sales growth of 26% last year, according to our Professional Skin Care Global Series report. However, most professional skin care marketers are expecting growth in 2022 to be about one-half of the growth last year.
Physicians including dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and medical spas continue to be the heartbeat of the medical dispensing skin care channel. According to Kline’s recently published Physician-Dispensed Skin Care: Perception and Satisfaction Survey, all key aesthetic physician types were very or extremely satisfied with their leading skin care suppliers, such as ZO Skin Health and PCA
These days, reports of rising inflation are seen everywhere—be it the grocery store or the gas pump. But what about salons? Our just-released Kline PRO data indicates that salon prices are on the rise but not at the same rate as those reported for the overall market.
While the market for traditional manicures and pedicures is well below pre-pandemic levels as consumers are largely satisfied with DIY options, services that require a high level of skill by trained nail technicians are the ones that grew the fastest in 2021. Moreover, they are expected to help the industry fully recover in the coming
The professional scalp care segment showed a strong increase in sales last year. A stable 12% growth was seen across all regions and almost all country markets covered in our recently published Professional Scalp Care Products: Global Market Snapshot report. While scalp care growth is still behind the overall salon hair care market, its decrease
Last year, hair serums in the treatment category increased in revenue by almost 23% compared to the revenue of styling aid serums, which was up about 13%, according to Kline PRO USA data. This trend continued in 2022 as consumers keep expanding their hair care routine with products inspired by skin care.
