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Premium Beauty and Personal Care in South Africa

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  • 21 Pages
  • August 2025
  • Region: South Africa
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 4583520
South Africa’s challenging economic environment, characterised by high unemployment, rising inflation, and constrained household budgets, has contributed to slower growth in the premium beauty and personal care segment. As consumers tighten their spending, many are opting to trade down from luxury and high-end brands to more affordable, mass-market alternatives that still offer quality and effective results.

The Premium Beauty and Personal Care in South Africa report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Premium Adult Sun Care, Premium Baby and Child-specific Products, Premium Bath and Shower, Premium Colour Cosmetics, Premium Deodorants, Premium Fragrances, Premium Hair Care, Premium Skin Care.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Premium Beauty and Personal Care market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Challenging economic environment leads to slower growth in premium beauty and personal care
  • Premium brands see strong competition from ‘dupe’ products
  • Premium retail stores broaden access to premium and luxury brands
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Modest growth expected in premium segment over the forecast period
  • ‘Dupes’ present both a challenge and opportunity for premium brands to broaden reach
  • New business models will give consumers more options in the premium segment
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 2 Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Premium Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 5 Forecast Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 6 Forecast Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Beauty and personal care in 2024: The big picture
  • 2024 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retail developments
  • What next for beauty and personal care?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 7 Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 8 Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 9 GBO Company Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 10 NBO Company Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 11 LBN Brand Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 12 Penetration of Private Label in Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 13 Distribution of Beauty and Personal Care by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 14 Distribution of Beauty and Personal Care by Format and Category: % Value 2024
  • Table 15 Forecast Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 16 Forecast Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
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SOURCES
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