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India Hair Treatments Market Report 2024
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India Hair Treatments Market Report 2024

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The Report delves into the evolving hair treatment and styling landscape in India, noting that India is among the top ten markets innovating in hair treatments. Traditionally dominated by oil formats, the category is witnessing a shift, with increasing new product development (NPD) in hair serums indicating a strategic pivot by brands towards alternative hair treatment formats.

Despite this shift, the adoption of hair serums among Indian adults remains limited. Barriers such as perceived lack of necessity, cost and low awareness hinder their widespread use. The Report identifies an opportunity for brands to attract non-users by positioning hair serums as complementary to traditional products like hair oils, highlighting their unique benefits.

Furthermore, the Report emphasises addressing hair thinning concerns to attract serum users, pointing out that the primary aspirations for using serums are to achieve thicker, voluminous hair, rather than benefits like frizz control. It also notes a trend towards innovative formats that incorporate scalp care elements, addressing issues such as dandruff.

Fragrance is a significant factor in driving consumer interest in hair treatment and styling products, suggesting that appealing scents could enhance product appeal and adoption.

This report looks at the following areas:

  • Usage behaviour of haircare products
  • Key trends in hair treatment product innovation
  • Barriers to hair serum usage
  • Interest in hair treatment and styling product features/claims
  • The potential for hair serums to address hairloss and scalp care
  • Opportunity to position hair serums as a complementary step to traditional haircare formats

Hair serums are no longer just about taming frizz and adding shine – they’ve evolved into targeted solutions for advanced haircare needs. The future of innovation lies in addressing scalp health, protecting against pollution and tackling hair thinning.

Twinkle Behl, Research Analyst – Beauty and Personal Care, India

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  1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    • Mintel’s perspective
    • Key issues covered in this report
    • Overview
    • The outlook for the hair treatments category in India
    • As hair serums evolve beyond simply tackling shine and frizz, brands have an opportunity to address hair thinning concerns
    • Graph 1: reasons for using hair serums, by hair serum users, 2024
    • Prioritise scalp care in hair treatment products
    • Increase hair serum adoption by highlighting its unique benefits that complement hair oils
    • Graph 2: barriers to hair serum usage, 2024
    • Other opportunities for hair treatments
  2. KEY TRENDS AND MARKET FACTORS

    • What do you need to know
    • Overview of the hair treatment and styling category in India
    • India stays within the top 10 markets, leading innovation in the hair treatment category
    • Graph 3: hair treatment product launches, by top 10 markets, 2019-24
    • The growing enthusiasm for experimentation warrants innovation
    • Indians are spending more time on haircare
    • Graph 4: spending more time on haircare*, 2022-24
    • The share of hair treatments in haircare NPD is expanding significantly in India
    • Graph 5: hair product launches, by sub-category, 2019-24
    • The share of hair serums and sprays in hair treatment launches rises
    • Graph 6: hair treatment product launches, by select formats & textures, 2015-24
    • Indian adults are placing more emphasis on hair concerns
    • Hair concerns affect women more significantly
    • Graph 7: hair aspirations, by gender, 2024
    • Graph 8: hair concerns, by gender, 2024
    • Indian adults are ready to invest more for solutions that address their hair concerns
    • The role of hair serums evolves, transitioning from a frizz-control solution to address a range of hair concerns
    • Brightening claims reign supreme, but claims targeting specific concerns gain ground in the hair treatment and styling category
    • Graph 9: hair treatment and hair styling product launches, by top 10 beauty enhancing claims, 2019-24
    • Globally, hair treatment NPD focuses on addressing specific concerns
    • Indian brands highlight concern-specific claims on hair serum and styling product packs
    • Ingredient-led narratives gain momentum
    • Indians are becoming increasingly knowledgeable about ingredients
    • Social media discussions around hair treatments and styling often centre around ingredients
    • Indian brands make way for novel skincare ingredients in hair treatment and styling NPD
  3. WHAT CONSUMERS WANT AND WHY

    • What you need to know
    • Traditional haircare products remain prevalent, hair treatments and styling products are gaining traction among specific consumer groups
    • Graph 10: haircare product usage, 2024
    • Graph 11: usage of hair treatment & styling products, by gender, age group, region, socio-economic group, and employment & gender, 2024
    • Hair serum’s role evolves beyond styling and maintenance
    • Despite growing interest, serum usage remains stunted
    • Graph 12: hair serum searches* on Google, 2019-24
    • Graph 13: usage of haircare products in the past six months, 2024
    • Hair serum users are primarily younger working women
    • Graph 14: usage of hair serums, by gender, age group, region, and employment & gender, 2024
    • Hair serum users apply serums to tackle hair concerns that extend beyond achieving shinier hair
    • Graph 15: reasons for using hair serums, by hair serum users, 2024
    • Opportunity to promote hair serums as everyday essential
    • Graph 16: frequency of haircare product usage, 2024
    • Hair growth serums are capturing an increasing share of new serum launches
    • Graph 17: total hair serum launches and share of hair growth serum launches, 2019-24
    • Hair growth serums centre on Redensyl, Anagain and biotin as key ingredients, but what next?
    • Graph 18: % share of select ingredients in total anti-hairloss treatment launches, 2019-24
    • Look to global brands pioneering with a combination of new ingredients in hair growth serums
    • Opportunity for hair growth serums to focus on hair thinning concerns
    • Graph 19: hair concerns, by hair serum users, 2024
    • Hair thinning needs to be addressed as a distinct concern
    • Hair thinning remains a largely untapped avenue for hair serums in India
    • Innovate in hair thickening serums with novel ingredients
    • Fortify roots and follicles to alleviate hair thinning
    • Routes to address hair thinning: scalp health, growth factors, underlying conditions
    • Case study: address stress-induced hair thinning
    • Patent Insights: emphasise natural ingredients that actively target the scalp to reduce hair thinning
    • Prioritise scalp care in hair treatments
    • Scalp care is gaining momentum globally
    • Graph 20: scalp care haircare launches, by region, 2019-2024
    • Graph 21: social media search query ‘scalp care’, 2019-24
    • Scalp issues are gaining prominence in the conversations around hair treatment products in India
    • Opportunity to innovate hair treatments with scalp-care narrative
    • Graph 22: interest in hair styling/hair treatment product features, 2024
    • Hair oils have long led the way in scalp care, but emerging formats show promising potential
    • Graph 23: hair treatment product launches with scalp-care* claims, by top five formats and textures, 2019-24
    • Indian brand Avimee launches scalp care serums and spray water in India
    • Innovate hair treatments and styling formats with scalp-caring claims
    • Time is ripe for hair treatments to tackle dandruff concerns
    • Graph 24: share of anti-dandruff claim in hair treatment products, by formats & textures, 2019-24
    • Graph 25: dandruff as hair concern, by hair treatment product users, 2024
    • Leverage diverse hair treatment formats to address dandruff
    • Explain how hair treatment solutions can maintain dandruff-free hair between washes
    • Ingredient watch: zinc PCA, piroctone olamine and probiotics to combat dandruff
    • Graph 26: hair treatment launches with anti-dandruff claims, by select ingredients, 2019-24
    • Ingredient watch: zinc PCA, piroctone olamine and probiotics to combat dandruff
    • Case study: treat dandruff with serums while you sleep
    • Fight dandruff by balancing the scalp microbiome
    • Hairfall’s association with ageing unlocks longevity narrative for serum
    • Graph 27: age distribution of total social media posts using search terms ‘hairfall’ and ‘ageing’, 2023-24
    • Graph 28: increasing hairfall considered as sign of ageing, 2024
    • Follow the lead of global brands tying increasing hairfall/loss to hair ageing in hair treatments
    • Graph 29: hair treatment product launches with anti-hairloss and anti-ageing together as a claim, 2019-2024
    • Next: opportunity to innovate with cellular function for healthy hair ageing
    • Protect the scalp against external aggressors with hair treatments
    • Protective hair treatments are in high demand, but lack of standout haircare format highlights a prime opportunity for innovation
    • Graph 30: interest in hair treatment and styling products with added protection against external aggressors, 2024
    • India’s escalating air quality crisis warrants anti-pollution haircare
    • Opportunity to innovate in hair treatments with anti-pollution claims
    • Graph 31: top 10 markets for haircare with protects against elements claim, 2021-24
    • Leverage plant extracts for protection against pollution
    • Examine the link between pollution and skin/scalp conditions
    • Help combat the effects of external aggressors beyond pollution
    • Leverage hair styling formats to offer more than just heat protection
    • Hair serum non-users and barriers to hair serum usage
    • Who are Hair serum non-users
    • Enhance hair serum usage by positioning it as a complementary addition to the haircare routine
    • Graph 32: barriers to hair serum usage, 2024
    • Highlight how hair serums and oils can work together as a dynamic duo for optimal hair health
    • Promote the unique selling benefits of hair serums, making sure to differentiate from hair oils
    • Demanding a higher price point can discourage adoption
    • Graph 33: hair serum* product launches, by price in US dollars, 2019 & 2024
    • Encourage hair serum trials with sachets
    • Leverage instant nourishment benefits to entice non-users to try hair serums
    • Double down on time/speed claims in hair serums
    • Graph 34: hair serum* launches, by time/speed claims, 2019 & 2024
    • Focus on immediacy in benefits
    • Conceptualising with Mintel Spark: position instant hair serums as complementary to traditional haircare formats
    • Leverage fragrance to drive usage of hair treatments
    • A pleasant fragrance experience is must, and can drive experimentation among users
    • An appealing scent can motivate Indian adults to try hair treatments and styling formats
    • Graph 35: interest in hair styling/hair treatment products featuring appealing scent, 2024
    • Status quo: rosemary fragrance component has gained popularity in hair treatments
    • Graph 36: top 10 fragrance components in hair treatment* product launches, 2019-24
    • Innovate with novel fragrances in hair treatments
  4. APPENDIX

    • Consumer survey methodology
    • Social data research methodology
    • TURF analysis
    • Correspondence analysis

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