Oral Care

Oral care in Turkey experienced positive growth in 2023, driven by a growing emphasis on essential hygiene products.

Oral care in Thailand benefitted from improved consumer awareness in 2023. As was the case in other beauty and personal care categories, oral care also enjoyed new product innovation, primarily in toothpaste where local consumers are shifting towards…

Oral care is saw small value growth in Peru in 2023, with volume growth only just managing to achieve a sub-decimal positive figure. However, the baseline demand for oral care supports the category overall. Indeed, as consumers continue to become…

Oral care in Bolivia registered moderate constant value and volume growth in 2023. Though prices increased for imported brands in particular in 2023, due to a sharp fall in foreign cash reserves, the essentialness of products such as toothpaste…

Oral care in Finland experienced positive value growth in 2023, but this was primarily due to inflation-induced price increases. Some categories, like power toothbrushes, witnessed a decline in volume sales as consumers opted to delay non-essential…

During recent years, people have typically been taking more care of their dental health, which has been having a positive impact on sales of oral care as well as the development of the category. Toothpaste and manual toothbrushes generate the bulk of…

In Portugal, oral care continued to be considered an essential category in 2023, with brushing teeth being part of the daily basic hygiene routine. Toothpaste and manual toothbrushes, in particular, are very mature categories with very high…

Oral care in China experienced only a partial recovery in 2023, with a low rebound in current value terms after seeing a notable decline in the previous year. Leading players such as Yunnan Baiyao Group, Procter & Gamble, Hawley & Hazel Chemical, and…

Oral care in Georgia registered moderate value and volume growth in 2023, with the essentialness of oral care supporting volume sales. Toothpaste continued to account for most value sales and also was the best performing product. Within oral care,…

Oral care witnessed a decline in volumes and a considerable increase in value sales in Egypt in 2023, due to the significant increase in its prices. Prices rose for several reasons, including currency fluctuations, with the Egyptian pound weakening,…

Oral care was the strongest performer in terms of value and volume growth among beauty and personal care products in Azerbaijan in 2023. The essentialness of oral care supported growth, with toothpaste in particular performing strongly. Within…

In 2023, oral care is a well-established product area in Norway with limited room for volume growth, particularly in core categories like manual toothbrushes and toothpaste. Additionally, intense price competition, especially from low-cost stores…

The maturity of oral care in Belgium had a negative impact, with volume sales declining over the review period. Many consumers remained increasingly price-sensitive and cautious with their spending in 2023, further dampening retail volume sales.…

Oral care has become an important part of daily personal care routines in Latvia over the review period. Growing dentist bills and the fashionable trend for healthy teeth and fresh breath has driven sales of oral care products in 2023. Oral…

Oral care registered a small volume increase in Greece in 2023, following a small decline the previous year.

Oral care in Vietnam posted steady growth in 2023, continuing a trend that persisted throughout the review period. Growth has been spurred by rising hygiene-consciousness and improved oral care knowledge among local consumers, prompting those in…

Total volume and current value growth rates for oral care in 2023 were down slightly on 2022. This was partly the result of increasing maturity, but mainly attributable to more cautious attitudes to spending among Algerians as high inflation…

Due to the influence of social media, the popularity of teeth whitening at home is gathering pace in Bulgaria and this is contributing to the positive development of oral care in Bulgaria. The desire for a youthful, confident smile fuelled the demand…

During 2023, oral care was one of the beauty and personal care categories that was most negatively affected by cross-border shopping and the informal trade in parallel imports and contraband from Argentina. Throughout the year, huge numbers of…

In 2023, oral care in Serbia continued to experience consistent volume growth, building upon the momentum seen in previous years. While the volume sales growth mirrored that of the previous year, the notable increase in value sales was primarily…