About the Market…

Retail sales of skincare in the UK were valued at some £1,005 million at current prices in 2004, a rise of some 31% on 2000. A further increase of some 6% was anticipated in 2005. Facial skincare is by far the largest sector, at some 55% of market value and has also been the fastest growing. Competing for second place in the skincare market is sun-care and body-care, with the body-care segment growing more rapidly. Those that are considered the core consumers of skincare are women under, being particularly partial to facial cleansers and washers where an older constituency prefers anti-ageing products.

The prospects for the market are good, given the reasonable outlook for the UK economy, with added value remaining as a watchword. Body-care has some ground to cover to match the penetration and sophistication of facial skincare, while value growth in sun-care will continue to be hampered by low weight of usage and by deep discounting.

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Intriguing findings…

“Penetration of standard face (58.6%) and hand creams and lotions (77.1%) among British women is the highest in comparison to Germany, France and Spain, whilst penetration of anti-ageing creams is the lowest – just over a third of British women use anti-ageing creams”

“Over half of the male (71.7%) and female (69.5%) respondents feel it is worth paying extra for quality skincare goods.”