Brazil's homecare market experiences a clear duality. In 2024, the sector had a record 9.1% increase in production, according to ABIPLA. Despite high levels of…
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Brazil Homecare Market Report 2026
"Fragrance is becoming increasingly important across a wider range of homecare products. Health and wellness priorities, combined with a renewed focus on multifunctional solutions, are creating new opportunities for repositioning within the sector."
Mariana Lombardo, Senior Analyst for Beauty & Personal Care - Brazil
Brazil’s homecare market experiences a clear duality. In 2024, the sector had a record 9.1% increase in production, according to ABIPLA. Despite high levels of household indebtedness, around one third of consumers increased their cleaning frequency, underscoring the intensity of the consumer relationship with the home and rising demand for convenience and practicality in daily routines. Opportunities center on developing multifunctional products, simplifying household tasks and leveraging fragrances inspired by the beauty world. These scents are increasingly extending across brand portfolios and are emerging as a key point of differentiation in both premium ranges and more affordable offerings.
Consumers’ willingness to experiment with new formats and innovations expands opportunities to introduce multifunctional, affordable, sensory solutions that can reshape perceptions of homecare and deepen brand relationships. While just 14% report switching from traditional brands to retailers’ private labels, capturing attention still requires delivering clear value for money without eroding perceived quality, even amid ongoing economic pressures.
This Report Looks at the Following Areas:
Fragrance is evolving from a sensory accent into a functional and emotional driver, extending into new categories across brand portfolios.
Multigenerational households call for multifunctional solutions and innovative formats that balance ease of use for older generations with experimentation for Generation Z and Millennials.
The impact of economic indebtedness reinforces the importance of strong value for money propositions and effective consumer retention for brands.
Claims such as “free from” and “natural” resonate more strongly with health-related concerns than with environmental considerations in purchase decisions.
Market Definitions
This Report analyzes Brazilian consumers’ attitudes and behaviors related to household care habits, identifying key challenges and opportunities within the category. It covers the following topics: responsibility for household cleaning, responsibility for purchasing cleaning products, cleaning frequency and home fragrance.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
What you need to know
Outlook for homecare
Opportunities
Prioritize transparency to earn trust
Give the multifunctional a new look
When the format changes, the experience changes
THE MARKET
Brazil leads in the category, but homecare spending remains low
Consumer and the economic landscape
Budget cut-backs, focus on fragrance and new formats
Market factors
Anvisa publishes new regulations for sanitizing products
THE CONSUMER
Homecare
Consumers navigate between formulas and feeds
Graph 1: shifts in shopping and usage behaviors, 2026
Look at non-traditional digital advertising models
Efficacy is a key driver of customer retention
Engage consumers who are cleaning their homes more often
Deliver powerful and everyday cleaning in a single product
Rising frequency of house cleaning drives demand for innovation
Consider new formats for multifunctional products
Address the needs of multigenerational households
Graph 2: housecleaning and shopping responsibility, 2026
Smart cleaning calls for bolder, more integrated portfolios
Focus on long-lasting fragrance as a feature in cleaning products
Graph 3: fragrance – selected item, by financial situation, 2026
Fragrance as a strategic lever for economy-tier lines
Home scenting gains new layers
Integrating beauty and wellness codes into product development
Graph 4: products used to scent home, 2026
Go beyond pleasant scents in cleaning products and home fragrances
Consider the layering technique for home fragrances
Graph 5: home fragrance product usage repertoire, 2026
Graph 6: home fragrance product usage repertoire, by socioeconomic group, 2026
Help consumers create an olfactory landscape at home
PRODUCTS, MARKETING AND INNOVATION
Launches and innovations
Sponges: from supporting role to leading role
Minuano launches glycerin line and expands retail presence
Marketing campaigns and actions
Cif and Ypê earn award recognizing brands with the strongest cultural impact
Partnership between Cif and Serasa brings the meme to life
APPENDIX
Report definition
The consumer
Consumer research questions
Research methodology
Repertoire analysis methodology
TURF analysis methodology
How to read the TURF analysis
Generational groups in Brazil
Glossary
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