New products in the shower and outside!
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/11
According to a NIQ report, the shower gel market grew by 16.7% year-on-year in the January-August 2024 period. This growth was the result of an increase in volume sales and the value sold. Among sales channels drugstores remained the most important.
“Consumers are fully customising their shower products, both in terms of fragrance and consistency. For sports and travel they buy smaller packs, while the largest, 1-litre version is used at home”,
says Yvette Krubl, corporate communications manager for Central Europe at Procter & Gamble.
Changing habits
Old Spice is one of P&G’s top brands and it is available in 14 different fragrances. Three new fragrances have been added to the Old Spice family. These 1-litre shower gels have completely new fragrance notes. With them the company’s goal is to attract new consumer segments and increase brand awareness.
In general, fragrance is one of the most important factors when buying a shower gel.
“People are happy to experiment with new fragrances, so limited editions and new products are always attractive to them. Conscious skin care has also become important lately, so the popularity of shower gels containing skin-friendly, nourishing and natural ingredients is also growing”,
says Liza Boldizsár, brand manager of Henkel Magyarország Kft.
Limited editions
Within Henkel’s iconic Fa range, every woman, man and child can find the perfect shower gel. The products are available on store shelves in a wide range of scents and formats, be it sweeter, fruity, more natural or even masculine. Exotic fragrance Treaclemoon Brazilian Love is a consumer favourite from the Target Sales Group Kft. portfolio.
“Just like in previous years, this year we are launching limited edition winter fragrances on the winter shelves of dm drugstores. These shower gels are only available during the winter season, with wintery scents and cheerful winter graphics, to get customers in the mood for the holidays”,
says Mária Krämer, brand manager of Target Sales Group Kft.
Treaclemoon eliminated polymers from its ingredients two years ago.
Following trends
“The emergence of new products and market players has further intensified competition and demand for leading brands has remained high. Promotions and marketing campaigns in the festive season may have also contributed to successful sales”,
says Éva Orgován, brand and shopper activation manager of Kenvue.
The company’s goal is to keep up with trends and pay closer attention to more environmentally friendly solutions. Their innovations and new developments are aimed at providing consumers with effective and environmentally friendly skincare options.
Need for transparency
Ingredient-wise there are some perennial favourites in personal care, which are particularly useful for skin care in the colder months.
“Glycerin, which helps to retain moisture in the skin during the autumn-winter months, and ceramides – they are essential in restoring the skin’s protective barrier. More and more people are looking for body care products with short, transparent ingredient lists that are free from artificial additives”,
points out Luca Varga, trade marketing manager of L’Oréal Magyarország.
Mixa Urea Cica Repair, Mixa Panthenol Comfort and Mixa Ceramide Protect, the three newest members of L’Oréal Magyarország’s Mixa body lotion range arrived in 400ml jars at the end of 2023. They are dermatologically tested and target different needs. This autumn the Mixa range is extended with the Mixa 10-in-1 CICA REPAIR+ regenerating cream. Its patented formula contains 40% glycerin, urea and allantoin. //
A world-first innovation
Inzula Ker. Kft.’s Sába intimate product line was launched as a domestic innovation more than 30 years ago.
“Sába intimate wash products are paraben-free and most of them are fragrance- and dye-free too. They were developed to prevent recurrent infections and are a world-first in this field”,
explains Dr Rita Kiss, physician, microbiologist and managing director of Inzula Ker. Kft.
She also informs that a shower gel and a shampoo from the higher-positioned Sába Derm range are available in Auchan stores from 2024. Thanks to its composition (e.g. urea and glycerin), pH4 vegan Sába Derm Moisturiser can be used for face and hand care. Especially after bathing, it is important for skin regeneration. The product is currently being launched, to help consumers with sensitive skin. //
Skin care in a new disguise
NIQ data reveal that last year the personal care category produced an 11% growth in the Hungarian beauty care market, lagging behind the almost 30% expansion of the facial care segment.
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Large-format body lotions dominate
We can learn from the NielsenIQ retail index that almost 17,000 hectolitres of body lotion was sold in the September 2023-August 2024 period, which was a 6% rise in volume sales.
Sales generated a HUF 9.5bn value, 14% more than in the base period – driven by an 8% hike in average prices. December was a standout month, with Christmas accounting for 16% of value sales. Drugstores were responsible for 68% of sales in value. Shoppers were most likely to buy branded products, which had a 90% market share. Half of value sales was generated by the largest products, those bigger than 250m, while products up to 200m in size had one third of the market. Sales grew the most dynamically in the bigger than 250ml segment, producing a 17% growth. //
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