Men's Intimate Care Products Market

Men’s Intimate Care Products Market Analysis: High Demand of Hygiene Products among Young Adults

Intimate hygiene today is no longer exclusive to women’s but have become a topic of concern for men as well. The increasing awareness about the importance of maintaining intimate care irrespective of their gender has resulted in the growth in intimate care products market.

Additionally, over the last past years the changing roles and views of men over health related concerns are further driving the intimate care products market. As millennial are forging a distinctive path into adulthood and transforming the economy, they have increased monthly spending on personal grooming and hygiene products. This will facilitate growth witnessed in the market.

However, disruptions in manufacturing on account of the spread of COVID-19 may create hindrances for the market. The US has recorded the highest cases of Covid-19 positive cases. As, US holds significant share in the global men’s intimate care products market is considerably large, the outbreak of coronavirus will have significant impact on the men’s intimate care products market in North America.

Growing Trend of Male Celebs Endorsing Products is boosting the Sales of the Market

Nowadays, men’s buying behavior is changing. The growing interest of male consumers towards intimate hygiene products is encouraging companies to launch new products, increase the product retail space, and adopt innovative marketing strategies to increase penetrate in the market.

Thus, companies are considerably investing in celebrity endorsement strategy due to their larger appeal and wider reach coupled with spending on product advisement to promote sales of the men’s intimate care products. This is one of the key factors driving the men’s intimate care products market across the globe.

The success of any men’s intimate care products brand depends largely on the product marketing, celebrity endorsement and increasing company’s penetration in the developing region through online sales channel.  Strength of its supply chain, and its ability to sell at local and regional level fortify market growth. Their growth strategies also have considerable influence the market’s growth trajectory.

Campaigns and Strategies Focusing More Millennial Shoppers to Drive Market

Companies operating in the men’s intimate care products market are adopting innovative marketing strategies to woo consumers. These strategies includes redesigning advertisements and other promotional activities which relate to them to consumers’ personalities and attitudes. Furthermore, high penetration through online stores to facilitate easy product access to millennial will enable the market gain pace in the coming years. These are some of the factors which is expected to fuel the market growth in the near future.

Increasing Retail Space of Men’s Intimate Care Products in Physical Stores

Prominent players in the market are launching premium products to appeal to the consumers. Millennial men today are more concerned about grooming and hygiene than ever before. They are actively seeking for the men’s intimate care products in various retail outlets. Thus, various retailers are increasing focus to have maximum products availability in their stores to cater the customer demand.

Emergence of Grooming Clubs for Men to Offer Lucrative Opportunities

The emergence of grooming clubs is an opportunity for the players in the market. The barbershops are now slowly being replaced by grooming clubs for men which provide membership to its customers for a certain duration. These grooming clubs are now offering extensive services than the traditional barbershops. This is likely to increase the demand for intimate care products for men in the market.

Brand Launching and Acquisition are Key Strategies Adopted by Companies

Key players in the market are significantly focusing on introducing new products and closing brand acquisitions to increase penetration in the men’s intimate care products market. For instance, in 2018, Procter and Gamble launched Gillette Labs to give men’s shaving a new approach. This is an addition to its razor segment. In 2019, The Procter and Gamble Company completed acquired Merck KGaA, a consumer health business, to strengthen its international presence and to expand its product portfolio.

Cultural Differences Impacting Male Buying Perceptions: Key Challenges for Men’s Intimate Care Products Market

The cultural values, norms and beliefs often impact the perception of individuals in their day to day lives. These differences also impact the choice of products and their purchase intentions. People coming from different backgrounds have may have different perceptions regarding purchasing and use of toiletries. Differences in perceptions affect brands and product related strategy of any company. Unilever for example has launched antiperspirants in different brand names in different regions to overcome this challenge.

On the other hand, low production is challenging the market growth. Product adoption is lower for men’s intimate hygiene products. The ratio of men out of every 10 people opting for hygiene products is comparatively lower than that of women. In certain Asian countries men do prefer buying antiperspirants but only few prefer to buy other hygiene products specifically  intimate washes and wipes for men. This is channeling the growth of various companies in the global men’s intimate hygiene market.

Men’s Intimate Care Products: Region-wise Analysis

East Asia men’s intimate care product market is expected to remain dominant due to the rising number of men seeking self-care products. Moreover, presence of established personal care industry in this region supports the dominance of this region in the global market.

In addition to this, Australia, Mexico and India represent offer considerable growth opportunities for men’s intimate care products market players. Although the average men’s intimate care products consumption in Mexico and India is significantly lower than developed countries, the opportunities for companies to cater to growing demand from young adults in these countries is going to skyrocket in the coming years.

Leading players in Men’s Intimate Care Products Market

The men’s intimate care products market place is witnessing the entry of new players, albeit at a domestic level. With companies focus on launching new products they are witnessing a significant growth across the globe. Some of the leading companies in the men’s intimate care products market are as follows

Americas

• The Procter and Gamble Company
• Colgate Palmolive
• Church & Dwight
• Coty Inc.

Europe

• Unilever PLC
• L’Oreal S.A.
• Reckitt and Benckiser
• Beiersdorf A.G

*The list is not exhaustive, and only for representational purposes. Full competitive intelligence with SWOT analysis available in the report

Men’s Intimate Care Products: The Way Forward

The long-term outlook on men’s intimate care products market remains bullish, with FMI’s analysis estimating revenues to grow at over 10% consistently. The wipes, washes and shaving care segments are estimated to expand at a significant CAGR in the global men’s intimate care products market.

This is attributable to the fact that around 30% of men in the world follow a proper skincare routine. This ratio is further likely to increase due to increasing awareness regarding hygiene regimens and changing men’s stereotypes across the world.

Men’s intimate care products brands will need to move beyond their core demographic of millennial to target a wider consumer base. Manufacturers can also promote the health benefits of men’s intimate care products to target geriatric population. To increase sales in cost-sensitive, yet lucrative markets, launching an affordable range of products is needed for introducing a new set of consumers to this category

Market Segmentation

The global men’s intimate care products market is segmented in detail to cover every aspect of the market and present complete market intelligence to readers.

Product

• Washes
• Wipes
• Antiperspirants
• Creams/Moisturizers
• Shaving Care
• Others

Nature

• Organic
• Conventional

Sales Channel

• Hypermarkets/Supermarkets
• Specialty Stores
• Independent Small Stores
• Departmental Stores
• Online Retailers
• Other Sales Channel

Packaging

• Aerosol
• stick
• Roll-ons
• Bottles
• Tubes
• Others

Price Range

• Premium
• Mid-Range
• Economic

Region

• North America
• Latin America
• Europe
• East Asia
• South Asia & Pacific
• MEA