Laundry Care & Detergents Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Laundry care products, as the name suggests, are intended to clean and treat clothing. While there are many variations and specialty products, the laundry care product market can be divided into the following categories and subcategories:
  • Laundry Detergent
    • Liquid Detergent
    • Powder Detergent
    • Tablets and Packets/Bars
  • Fabric Softener
    • Liquid Fabric Softener
    • Fabric Softener Sheets
  • Bleach
    • SHC (sodium hypochlorite) Bleach
    • Color-Safe Bleach
  • Specialty Products
    • Pre-wash/Additives
    • Fine Washable Detergent
    • Starch
  • Static Control/Fabric Protector
In a market dominated by a few major brands, laundry can become even more of an inconvenience than it already is for consumers with specific lifestyle needs not met by the mainstream, such as those with allergies, parents of infants, or green consumers. Alternately, specialty product benefits or products that solve a particular problem—such as hybrid products (i.e., Tide with a Touch of Downy) or wrinkle reduction detergent—also represent positive opportunities in the niche market.

A fragrant revolution is at hand, and is affecting the laundry care market. American consumers are looking for products that remain true to traditional values of high performance and convenience, but also go beyond these baseline qualities to offer added benefits in health and wellness. Aromatherapy is a branch of holistic healing that has broken onto many Americans’ radars. Many household cleaning products already incorporate essential oils to give consumers an added level of experience that benefits the body, mind and soul. The breadth and depth of aromas and their supposed efficacies is a product developer’s dream. The concoctions are seemingly endless––from the supposed headache fighting benefits of peppermint to the relaxation benefits of lavender.

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Laundry Care & Detergents Industry Research & Market Reports

  • Home Care in Portugal

    ... were already imposed by major players in the second half of 2022. The private label segment reinforced its position in 2023, following an already strong performance in the previous year. Private label continued to benefit ... Read More

  • Home Care in Hungary

    ... with many focusing on essential, necessary spending. Consumers actively looked for the best deals and discounts, buying larger quantities for cheaper prices or migrating to lower-cost brands or private labels. This led to a retail ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Romania

    ... saw increases. The decline in the largest categories, fabric softeners and powder detergents, hurt the overall performance. Moreover, the overall performance can be read as a stabilisation of demand following strong growth in the wake ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Pakistan

    ... price hikes, the demand for laundry detergents remained on an upward trajectory, supported by population growth and rising household washing machine possession. A consumer trend showed a preference for lower-priced brands, while trying not to ... Read More

  • Home Care in Ecuador

    ... indicators, consumers have been cautious with their spending. High crime rates, political instability and early elections, and the impending arrival of the El Niño climate phenomenon in the country have contributed to this cautious consumer ... Read More

  • Home Care in Vietnam

    ... on health and hygiene, facilitated by the pandemic, also had a positive impact on sales of home care products, especially those with bacteria-fighting properties. However, the rate of retail volume growth was slower than the ... Read More

  • Home Care in Azerbaijan

    ... Ukraine, continuing supply chain disruptions, high inflation and tightening monetary policy all had a dampening effect on home care. However, while inflation was still an issue, it eased somewhat, particularly later in the year. That ... Read More

  • Home Care in Kazakhstan

    ... suffered global shifts in supply chains as changes in the positioning of production facilities. As such, most leading players abandoned the production and supply of products from Russia and instead began to import their branded ... Read More

  • Home Care in Greece

    ... derive from the rise in energy prices, transport, raw materials, and packaging costs, which was first triggered by the era of the pandemic and associated supply chain disruptions, then further compounded by the event of ... Read More

  • Home Care in New Zealand

    ... Russian invasion of Ukraine, the end of the Government's temporary removal of excise duty on petrol in July, and extreme weather events causing infrastructure challenges contributed to the upward pressure on unit prices. The impact ... Read More

  • Home Care in Tunisia

    ... and economic crises and a concomitant decline in Tunisian purchasing power, as well as the strong use of traditional alternatives. While home care saw overall retail volume growth in 2023, this was slow, and slower ... Read More

  • Home Care in Peru

    ... continue raising their prices. The sharp rise in the cost of living forced some consumers to reduce their spending on some areas of home care, which placed an obstacle to stronger growth. Players operating within ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Azerbaijan

    ... in particular cut back on the non-essentials, such as fabric softener. Euromonitor International's Laundry Care in Azerbaijan market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Ecuador

    ... political situation and escalating security issues on top of price rises have encouraged spending caution among consumers and a consequent shift to from liquid powder detergent. Powder detergent is seen as a more economical choice ... Read More

  • Home Care in Georgia

    ... general and improved employment levels, which has raised purchasing power for some. However, the rising cost of production has urged producers and importers to increase retail prices. Intense competition between home care manufacturers and retailers ... Read More

  • Home Care in Lithuania

    ... such as rising interest rates, which is squeezing household budgets. In this context, many consumers remain very cautious with household spending and continue to seek out promotional deals. Major retailers, such as Maxima, remain committed ... Read More

  • Home Care in Jordan

    ... care product prices have witnessed a slight decline, leading to an increase in volume sales compared to current value. This trend reflects a dynamic market landscape where consumer preferences for on-trade purchases have influenced overall ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ... of laundry care. Outdated products, such as bar detergents and hand wash detergents continue to face decline in retail volume terms. The underlying decrease in the population is also a key issue for laundry care ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Sweden

    ... value and seeking cost-effective solutions. The higher retail price points observed in 2023 have led to a reshaping of household purchase patterns. Households are becoming more price-sensitive, actively seeking opportunities to purchase laundry care during ... Read More

  • Home Care in Qatar

    ... hygiene in the home, thanks to the continuation of a trend that developed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Meanwhile, strong value growth was also fuelled by high inflation, with manufacturers facing a significant ... Read More

  • Home Care in Kuwait

    ... this, home care saw steady gains in 2023 backed by rising incomes, population growth, urbanisation and growing investment in the market with an increasing number of new and innovative products. With the pandemic over foreign ... Read More

  • Home Care in Switzerland

    ... high rates of inflation on consumers' purchasing power, as well as higher raw material and logistical costs pushing up unit prices. Furthermore, the rising value of the Swiss Franc led to more cross-border shopping, which ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Guatemala

    ... was very little between Industria La Popular and Henkel, with its leading brands being Rendidor and 123. Other companies with double-digit percentage value share were Union, which distributes the Blanca Nieves from Mexican company Fábrica ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Canada

    ... sales, relying more heavily on loyalty programs or switching to lower-priced products. More Canadians showed interest in private label products, including Loblaw's No Name label. Loblaw ended a three-month price freeze of No Name products ... Read More

  • Home Care in Pakistan

    ... growth in 2023, despite economic challenges like high inflation and a rising US dollar exchange. Meanwhile, the high inflationary pressure on prices stimulated double-digit retail current value growth across categories. Euromonitor International's Home Care in ... Read More

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