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

  • Laundry Care in Brazil

    ... terms of volume, liquid detergents experienced higher growth compared to the powder format, as home care players expanded the availability of liquid laundry care products. Euromonitor International's Laundry Care in Brazil market report offers a ... Read More

  • Home Care in Austria

    ... have fuelled the demand for quick, convenient home care solutions that offer lasting effects. This includes longer-lasting scents and cleanliness in laundry care and toilet care and high-efficiency products that disinfect while cleaning multiple areas ... Read More

  • Home Care in Malaysia

    ... Although it is still unknown how overall consumer spending will be affected in the long term, local consumers have already started to feel the pinch. As rice is a daily staple, they are having to ... Read More

  • Home Care in Belgium

    ... bought and used home care products with much less frequency than usual during the year. Those categories whose products are often regarded as non-essential, such as toilet care and polishes, suffered significantly. Meanwhile, in laundry ... Read More

  • Home Care in South Korea

    ... preference for sophisticated and specialised home care solutions, with many prioritising products that offer superior cleanliness and hygiene features. Moreover, there is a shift towards more specialised and effective solutions tailored to specific needs, such ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in China

    ... laundry care products that they stocked up during the pandemic. Powder detergents continued to decline, as a result of competition from liquid detergents and detergent tablets, which are more convenient, offering greater ease of cleaning, ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Belgium

    ... volume sales, including buy-one-get-one-free, and buy-one-get-two-free. These offers may have prevented the fall from being even more dramatic, however. Aggressive promotions were widespread throughout all laundry detergent segments, as well as in fine fabric liquid ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Singapore

    ... popular products such as detergents, fabric softeners, and stain removers, started to reflect the broader trends of consumer behaviour in the local market. When inflationary pressures surge, prices start to rise and cast a shadow ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Malaysia

    ... sales. Powder is a popular format of laundry detergents amongst rural consumers and immigrants, as it is affordable, which was especially important in 2023, due to elevated food prices and the high cost of living. ... Read More

  • Home Care in Thailand

    ... products due to the prevailing household hygiene trend, and increased awareness of germs. Meanwhile, air care also maintained solid growth despite strong price rises, which demonstrates consumers’ reliance on these products to enhance their indoor ... Read More

  • Home Care in Denmark

    ... amid the general downward trajectory of home care retail volume sales. With all categories having registered retail volume sales declines in 2022, only toilet care and surface care posted positive demand growth in 2023. Players ... Read More

  • Home Care in Saudi Arabia

    ... home seclusion, demand for many products increased in 2023. This performance was supported by a number of factors. Euromonitor International's Home Care in Saudi Arabia market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Italy

    ... with rising electricity costs and falling purchasing power led to a more careful focus on ways to save money. Inflationary pressures and increasing living costs meant that Italians were much more conscious of using water ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Mexico

    ... an increase in the frequency of washing clothes, as consumers paid more attention to their appearance and overall personal hygiene. The end of the pandemic did not only boost sales of laundry detergents, but also ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Indonesia

    ... up compared to recent years and the leading players in the Indonesian laundry care industry remain optimistic. Indeed, players in this category believe their market presence will expand further in the coming years, primarily because ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in the Philippines

    ... in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, with growth across all categories. The niche of concentrated liquid detergents continued to see the most dynamic growth in 2023, although demand remained limited to ... Read More

  • Home Care in the Philippines

    ... stricter regulations, impacting the competition. However, the industry saw increases in retail volume and current value sales across all categories, driven by the higher disposable incomes of Filipinos and the return of tourists, despite the ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Japan

    ... sales was price increases. Japan saw three decades with little growth in the economy . From 1994, it was only in 1997, 2008, and 2014 that the country saw annual inflation of over 1%, according ... Read More

  • Home Care in the United Arab Emirates

    ... and heightened consumer demand for essential home care products, as well as latent category products, shaping the direction of market expansion. Euromonitor International's Home Care in United Arab Emirates market report offers a comprehensive guide ... Read More

  • Home Care in the United Kingdom

    ... for this decline is two-fold: greater mobility has seen consumers spend more time outside of the home, and thus not needing to clean as much, while the cost-of-living crisis has seen a shift in consumers’ ... Read More

  • Home Care in Italy

    ... through surface contact have waned, Italian consumers nonetheless remained mindful of the importance of rigorous hygiene and sanitation practices. The focus, however, was on finding a balance between the quest for good hygiene, less time ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in the United Arab Emirates

    ... category players, such as Binzagr Lever Ltd (Unilever Arabia) Group, Procter & Gamble, and Henkel Arabia for Home & Personal Care Co Ltd, have amplified their advertising campaigns, fuelling a rising demand for various laundry ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Denmark

    ... shipping costs, labour wages and energy have led to substantial price increases in home care, including laundry care. The rise in retail prices and higher cost of living led to changes in consumer behaviour, with ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in Thailand

    ... and volume growth in 2023, whilst powder detergents continued its declining trend, although the latter remained by far the larger category. Consumers continue to switch to liquid detergents due to evolving laundry habits and the ... Read More

  • Laundry Care in South Korea

    ... further accelerated the release of premium products. Various categories, including fabric softener, laundry detergents and laundry aids, saw retail prices increase by 5% or more. Euromonitor International's Laundry Care in South Korea market report offers ... Read More

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