Stay ahead of the curve and future-proof your business with Mintel’s UK Babies’ and Children’s Personal Care Market Report 2024. Our full report is packed with consumer-led market intelligence, the latest babies’ and children’s personal care market research, trends, and consumer behaviours affecting your business. Get a 360° view of the market including market size, market share and forecasted growth to help you align your business strategy with the needs of your audience.
Below, we’ve handpicked the key insights analysed in the full report and summarised the core topics.
Topics Analysed in this Report
- The impact of the rising cost of living on babies’ and children’s personal care market.
- The value and five-year forecast of the babies’ and children’s personal care market and the UK nappies market
- Usage of babies’ and children’s personal care, nappies and wipes.
- Innovation and marketing activity in the babies’ and children’s personal care market and the nappies and wipes market, including interest in select innovations from parents.
- Explores what skin conditions are experienced by babies and children, and how parents treat skin conditions
Children’s Personal Care Market Overview
The cost of living crisis led to savvy shopping behaviours and a reduction in family planning. Increased hygiene poverty among children also occurred as parents struggled to afford basic essentials. However, as the crisis eases, parents may begin to feel more comfortable spending again, which could lead to growth in the babies’ and children’s personal care market.
Babies’ and Children’s Personal Care Market Trends and Opportunities
Need for efficacy
The rising cost of living caused parents to worry about being able to afford baby and children’s personal care products, nappies and wipes. To counteract the rising costs, parents opt for multifunctional products and seek cheaper alternatives within the UK nappies market. Brands can foster loyalty with new product development and lead with efficacy claims.
- UK nappies market statistics: 76% of parents think own-label nappies perform as effectively as branded products.
Broaden DEI efforts
Family portrayals in the babies’ and children’s personal care market and UK nappies market need to be more inclusive, with opportunities for both NPD and advertising. Additionally, there is a gap in the market in terms of greater personal care for specific skin condiditons, tones and hair textures.
- Children’s personal care market stat: 77% of parents reported that their babies/children experienced a skin condition last year.
Purchase our UK Babies and Children Personal Care Market Report to receive a five-year forecast, consumer behaviour analysis, and recommendations for market opportunities. Readers of this report may also be interested in our A Year of Innovation in Baby Personal Care 2024, or our range of Babies and Children Market Research.
Brands Featured in the Full Report
Childs Farm, Johnson & Johnson, AFB, H&A, Aldi, Tesco, Brushbaby, Nala’s Baby, Coty and many more.
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Expert Insights from a BPC Analyst
This report, written by Shiyan Zering, a leading research analyst, delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight babies and children’s personal care market trends and add expert context to the numbers.
Inflation drives the growth in the babies’ and children’s personal care market, but a declining birth rate and savvy shopping behaviours could impact its future.

Shiyan Zering
Beauty and Personal Care Analyst