How Indie Brands Helped Power the Clean Beauty Market

How Indie Brands Helped Power the Clean Beauty Market

The market for clean beauty (or natural personal care products) rebounded strongly in 2021 – and our research shows that the increase was greatly due to indie beauty brands. 

Compared to 2020, clean beauty saw a boost of 10% in 2021; several of the strongest gains upwards of 100% year-over-year growth were experienced by indies, which collectively account for about 12% of total market sales. Continue reading

Natural Beauty and Personal Care Acquisitions

Who’s Next: A Look at Natural Personal Care Acquisitions (Part Two)

The popularization of ethical and healthy lifestyles in Europe and the United States has made its way to Brazil. The demand for cruelty-free, vegan, and organic products is growing, and consumers embrace brands promoting a socially and environmentally responsible message. Lately, brands and product lines with natural claims have swarmed the Brazilian market, posting strong sales growth of 10% in 2019, according to our recently published Natural Personal Care Global Series.Continue reading

Natural Personal Care and Beauty Acquisitions

Who’s Next: A Look at Natural Personal Care Acquisition Targets (Part One)

With the recent announcement of L’Oreal’s intent to purchase Thayers Natural Remediesplus Shiseido’s and LVMH’s purchases last year of Drunk Elephant and Tatcha, respectivelyit seems that the naturals personal care market has become a hotbed for future acquisition targets. Natural personal care market growth has been on a strong upward trajectory as consumers quickly gravitate to brands with unique product premises and socially responsible messages. Continue reading

Natural Personal Care Products

Who Defines the New Level of Natural?

With more brands than ever declaring themselves natural or clean, the natural beauty movement is expected to continue its strong growth. As we begin research on the new Natural Personal Care Global Series: Market Analysis and Opportunities, we take a look at rising trends in the market, such as the ever-growing confusion surrounding what makes a product clean or natural. With market coverage spanning across new regions, such as Asia, Europe, and Latin America, we take a deep dive into the key trendsetters, brands, and market-movers and use our proprietary rating system for the assessment of the naturalness of these brands and their rating on our new and improved rating scale.Continue reading

Natural Personal Care

Sustainability is Key in the Canadian Natural Personal Care Market

Consumers all over the world are embracing naturally positioned, clean, and organic beauty and personal care products as the market continues to show a dynamic performance globally. As we begin research on Natural Personal Care Global Series: Market Analysis and Opportunities, we take a deeper look at product trends, key launches, news-making imports, and the competitive landscape across Asia, Europe, and North America, in addition to natural ingredients ratings using Kline’s proprietary rating scale.Continue reading

Natural and Cannabis Beauty Products

Curative Cosmetics and Cannabis in the Natural Beauty Market

The market for naturally positioned personal care products grows at a rapid pace of about 10% in 2018. It is primarily driven by ingredient trends, product efficacy, and brand ethics.

Skin care products make up the largest product category in the market, as the naturals movement in beauty is largely tied to wellness. One of the drivers of growth in skin care is the use of cannabis. Some of the new brands entering the market that focus on the inclusion of cannabis in facial skin care include High Five and Cannuka. Existing brands also launch cannabis-infused skin care products, such as Herbivore’s Emerald Cannabis Sativa Hemp Seed Deep Moisture Glow Oil.Continue reading

Natural Beauty: Consumer-Centric Products

The Next Level in Natural Beauty: Consumer-Centric Products

Our beauty team is full speed ahead, beginning research on one of the most talked-about beauty topics of the moment – natural personal care. The new edition of our study, Natural Personal Care: U.S. Market Analysis and Consumer Insights, will take a deep dive into the dynamic United States market and seek to understand the various triggers and influencers of a purchase decision as well as unmet needs of consumers through a dedicated Consumer Insights chapter. The report’s project manager, Naira Aslanian, shares some insight on our analysis:

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Naturals – The Outperformers of Beauty

Naturals – The Outperformers of Beauty

“Clean”, “Natural”, or “Green” are some terms used for the rapidly expanding movement in beauty and personal care, becoming a force to be reckoned with for the brands and retailers alike. In 2017, the natural personal care market records over 8% growth, with some categories outperforming the conventional market by more than three times. What is behind this robust growth? Our Natural Personal Care aims to take a closer look at the United States and Japan markets, with robust analysis and a deep dive into trends, brands, product categories, and outlook for the next five years.

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Natural Products: OTC and Personal Care

Understanding the Natural Consumer for OTCs and Personal Care Products

Consumers’ desire for natural products doesn’t pertain only to foods and beverages, but extends into many other areas, including personal care products and OTC medicines. Consumers are increasingly aware of ingredients and seek transparency in labeling for products that will be applied topically or ingested. Environmental concerns, green consciousness, and sustainability are important to consumers who are driving strong growth of natural products in both the personal care and natural OTC markets.Continue reading