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China Skin Tone Management Products Market Report 2024
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This report looks at the following areas:Developments, influencing factors and product trends in the skintone management marketTracking of consumers' skintone concerns and management methods to address thesePerceptions of different skintone…
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China Skin Tone Management Products Market Report 2024

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This report looks at the following areas:

  • Developments, influencing factors and product trends in the skintone management market
  • Tracking of consumers’ skintone concerns and management methods to address these
  • Perceptions of different skintone management methods and skin lightening ingredients
  • Consumers’ criteria for judging the brightening/lightening efficacy of facial skincare products
  • Attitudes towards skintone management
  • Consumer segmentation based on skintone management attitudes

Brands can offer tailored skintone management products for Chinese consumers based on their specific skintones and skin types. They should also focus on communicating the science behind their products, clearly defining product effects and positioning, and substantiating their efficacy with multidimensional evidence.

Jane Chai, Senior Analyst, China Insights

Market Definitions

This Report focuses on consumer attitudes towards skintone management and the use of the following products with skintone management claims such as skin lightening, brightening, evening skintone, removing blemishes/spots, reducing dullness, boosting radiance/glow etc:

  • Facial skincare products (cleanser, lotion, essence, cream, oil, eye serum/eye cream, suncare, face masks etc)
  • Bodycare, bath and shower products (body cream, shower gel, body scrub etc)
  • Professional/medical skincare products and beauty devices
  • Cosmetics that claim to alter skintone and complexion, including facial cosmetics (base makeup, concealer, highlighter, contour, blush etc) and body cosmetics (body highlighter/powder/oil, body spray etc)
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  1. Executive summary

    • Key issues covered in this Report
    • Definitions
    • What you need to know
    • The market
    • Market factors: regulations tighten but demand remains unabated
    • Companies and brands
    • Trends in marketing activities: demonstrate efficacy, expand line-up and target Chinese skin
    • New product trends: general complexion management products combine anti-ageing, nourishing and soothing benefits
    • Examples of products that reflect these trends: skintone management combined with anti-ageing and soothing claims
    • The consumer
    • 39% of consumers have sensitive skin, and combination is the most common skin type
    • Graph 1: skin sensitivity, 2024
    • Graph 2: skin types, 2024
    • Consumers still have a range of skintone concerns
    • Graph 3: skintone concerns, 2023-24
    • Consumers still take an active approach to skintone management
    • Graph 4: skintone management methods, 2023-24
    • Cosmetic procedures and makeup are seen as effective at managing skintone
    • Consumers believe a combination of ingredients is a mark of effective brightening/lightening
    • Graph 5: criteria for effective brightening/lightening, 2024
    • Pearl powder, vitamin C and collagen are the most widely recognised lightening ingredients
    • Graph 6: perceptions of different lightening ingredients, 2024
    • Consumers have varied requirements but still pay attention to the beauty standard of fair skin
    • Graph 7: attitudes towards skintone management, 2024
    • Issues and insights
    • What we think
  2. The market

    • Market factors
    • The skintone management market continues to grow despite cautious consumer spending
    • Graph 8: growth in online sales of facial skincare products with freckle removal/skin lightening claims vs general skintone management claims – Tmall and Douyin, 2023
    • New cosmetics regulations raise the bar for safety and standardisation
    • Consumer demand for skintone management remains robust
    • Skintone management products have a loyal following but could still win over more sceptics
    • Graph 9: attitudes towards skintone management – skincare products can effectively manage skintone, 2024
  3. Companies and brands

    • Marketing activities
    • Enhance brand professionalism and influence by establishing group standards
    • Translate academic research into consumer-friendly language for effective science communication
    • Leverage consumer testing to validate product efficacy
    • Enhance brand competitiveness through a diversified product portfolio
    • Targeted skintone management for the Chinese market has become a key focus for NPD and marketing
    • New product trends
    • The global market is seeing a gradual increase in facial skincare launches with 'whitening' claims
    • Graph 10: share of new facial skincare launches featuring 'whitening' claims, 2020-24
    • The Chinese market sees significant growth in antioxidant skincare launches
    • Graph 11: facial skincare launches with skintone management claims, 2020-24
    • Complexion management skincare is increasingly incorporating benefits such as anti-ageing, nourishing and soothing
    • New skintone management launches with anti-ageing claims cater to multidimensional consumer needs
    • New skintone management products with soothing and nourishing claims offer a gentler experience
    • In overseas markets, whitening and anti-ageing are more closely integrated
    • Overseas base makeup launches excel in skintone management
    • Graph 12: new launches of foundations/fluid illuminators with skintone management claims, 2023
    • Base makeup products with suncare claims grow steadily on ecommerce platforms
  4. The consumer

    • Skin type and sensitivity
    • 39% of consumers have sensitive skin, and combination is the most common skin type
    • Graph 13: skin sensitivity, 2024
    • Graph 14: skin types, 2024
    • Tracking skintone concerns
    • Compared to last year, consumers' skintone concerns are relatively unchanged
    • Graph 15: skintone concerns, 2023-24
    • Women aged 30-39 are particularly concerned about their skintone
    • Graph 16: women's skintone concerns, by age, 2024
    • Men aged 25-49 have more skintone concerns
    • Graph 17: men's skintone concerns, by age, 2024
    • Uneven skintone, dark circles and spots are key concerns for sensitive skin
    • Graph 18: skintone concerns, by skin sensitivity, 2024
    • Combination skin types have a variety of skintone concerns
    • Graph 19: skintone concerns, by skin type, 2024
    • Tracking skintone management methods
    • Skintone management solutions haven't changed much since last year
    • Graph 20: skintone management methods, 2023-24
    • Women aged 30-39 are the driving force behind skintone management
    • Graph 21: skintone management methods – women, by age, 2024
    • Men aged 25-29 adopt various measures, while those aged 40+ are more laid-back
    • Graph 22: skintone management methods – men, by age, 2024
    • Sensitive skin consumers actively manage their skintone, taking measures beyond facial skincare
    • Graph 23: skintone management methods, by skin sensitivity, 2024
    • Perceptions of skintone management methods
    • Cosmetic procedures and makeup are perceived to be the most effective skintone management methods
    • 30-39s are most likely to appreciate the brightening/lightening effects of skincare products
    • Graph 24: perceptions of skintone management methods – using skincare products with brightening/lightening claims, by age, 2024
    • Men are less likely to recognise the effectiveness and convenience of facial cosmetics in managing skintone
    • Graph 25: perceptions of skintone management methods – using facial cosmetics, by gender, 2024
    • Criteria for effective brightening/lightening
    • A combination of ingredients is strong indicator of effective brightening/lightening
    • Graph 26: criteria for effective brightening/lightening, 2024
    • Skin lightening certification and easily absorbed textures enhance perceived efficacy
    • Consumers aged 25-39 value different criteria when judging effectiveness
    • Graph 27: ranking of criteria for effective brightening/lightening, by age, 2024
    • Graph 28: criteria for effective brightening/lightening, by age, 2024
    • Consumers with higher personal incomes favour ingredient combinations and preventative benefits
    • Graph 29: criteria for effective brightening/lightening, by monthly personal income, 2024
    • Perceptions of different lightening ingredients
    • Pearl powder, vitamin C and collagen are the most widely recognised for lightening efficacy
    • Graph 30: perceptions of different lightening ingredients, 2024
    • 18-49s think pearl powder is most effective, while 50-59s prefer vitamin C
    • Graph 31: perceptions of different lightening ingredients – noticeable lightening effect, by age, 2024
    • Consumers with sensitive skin trust collagen's lightening effects
    • Graph 32: perceptions of different lightening ingredients – noticeable lightening effect, by skin sensitivity, 2024
    • Dry and combination skin types appreciate vitamin C's lightening effects
    • Graph 33: perceptions of different lightening ingredients – noticeable lightening effect, by skin type, 2024
    • In terms of ingredient versatility, 18-29s favour hyaluronic acid, while 30-39s think collagen is better
    • Graph 34: perceptions of different lightening ingredients – highly versatile, by age, 2024
    • Attitudes towards skintone management
    • Consumers' ideas about skintone management go beyond fair skin
    • Graph 35: attitudes towards skintone management, 2024
    • Consumers are willing to address their skintone concerns
    • In addition to fair skin, sensitive skin consumers seek a glowy look
    • Graph 36: attitudes towards skintone management, by skin sensitivity, 2024
    • Sensitive skin consumers understand the difficulty of skintone management but are still willing to address their concerns
    • Graph 37: attitudes towards skintone management, by skin sensitivity, 2024
    • Consumer segmentation
    • Four types of consumers
    • Graph 38: consumer segmentation based on attitudes towards skintone management, 2024
    • What's their attitude?
    • Graph 39: attitudes towards skintone management – 'strongly agree', by consumer segment, 2024
    • Who are they?
    • Graph 40: consumer segmentation, by gender, 2024
    • Graph 41: consumer segmentation, by age, 2024
    • Graph 42: consumer segmentation, by monthly personal income, 2024
    • Graph 43: consumer segmentation, by region, 2024
    • Holistic Activists have a variety of concerns and Advanced Beginners are worried about dull and sallow skin
    • Graph 44: skintone concerns, by consumer segment, 2024
    • Holistic Activists take a multipronged approach whereas Advanced Beginners rely on skincare products
    • Graph 45: skintone management methods, by consumer segment, 2024
    • Holistic Activists assess products' brightening/lightening effects from multiple perspectives
    • Graph 46: criteria for effective brightening/lightening, by consumer segment, 2024
    • Holistic Activists think skincare products are effective, while Actionless Theorists see them as over-hyped
    • Graph 47: perceptions of skintone management methods – using skincare products with brightening/lightening claims, by consumer segment, 2024
  5. Issues and insights

    • Leverage well-known ingredients for product developments and upgrades with enhanced appeal
    • Address the challenges of judging skincare products' brightening/lightening efficacy
    • The future of skintone management in China
  6. Appendix – methodology and abbreviations

    • Methodology
    • Abbreviations

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