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A Year of Innovation in Household Cleaners 2026
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Brands are innovating by finding alternatives for traditional natural formulations, modernising performance claims and meeting consumer demand for convenience.Luke Santos, Household Care Analyst…
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A Year of Innovation in Household Cleaners 2026

Brands are innovating by finding alternatives for traditional natural formulations, modernising performance claims and meeting consumer demand for convenience.Luke Santos, Household Care Analyst

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    • What we have seen
    • Our pick of the most innovative launches in this review
    • Other innovative launches
    • Eco-friendly packaging claims gain ground globally
    • Graph 1: top 10 claims in household cleaning product launches (based on 2025-26), 2021-26
  1. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (EMEA)

    • Europe: the evolution of natural formulations
    • Household cleaning formulations are changing
    • Natural claims are declining in Europe
    • Probiotics hold potential to be a new 'natural'
    • Europe: gentle formulations are a differentiator
    • Safety concerns drive demand for skin-safe cleaning
    • Skin-friendly positioning remains underdeveloped
    • Graph 2: share of household cleaning product launches carrying dermatologically tested and for-sensitive-skin claims, 2021-26
    • Brands demonstrate the potential of skin-safe positioning
    • Tailor safety reassurances to specific needs
    • The Middle East & Africa (MEA)
    • Concerns over health drive the preference for mild formulations
  2. ASIA PACIFIC (APAC)

    • Asia: convenience is influential in the category
    • Efficiency shapes cleaning expectations
    • Innovation reinforces convenience as standard
    • Graph 3: share of household cleaning product launches carrying convenience claims, 2021-26
    • Disposable formats provide ease for users
    • Asia: safety assurances are in demand
    • Everyday exposure elevates safety expectations
    • Toxin-free claims remain underexplored
    • Graph 4: share of household cleaning product launches carrying toxin-free claims, 2021-26
    • Gentler chemistry eases concerns
    • Australia & New Zealand
    • Ethical and environmental claims gain momentum
  3. THE AMERICAS

    • North America: shifts in performance claims
    • Cleaning expectations move beyond disinfection
    • Antibacterial positioning becomes less central to NPD
    • Graph 5: share of household cleaning product launches carrying antibacterial claims, 2021-26
    • Performance clarity replaces antibacterial reassurance
    • North America: refills help solve plastic waste concerns
    • Packaging is the most visible sustainability cue
    • Refill formats gain momentum
    • Graph 6: share of household cleaning product launches carrying refill/refillable claims, 2021-26
    • Brands give consumers more options to be responsible
    • Latin America
    • Fragrance innovation stands out in LATAM
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