This Market Dynamics report features market data extracted from Mintel’s US Shampoo and Conditioner Market Report 2026. Giving you direct access to key market information and analysis from our category experts. This report is ideal for those looking for a topline summary of the US shampoo and conditioner market. The full US report is available to purchase here.
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THE MARKET
- Market context
- US economic snapshot
- January inflation data shows easing price pressures across recurring categories
- Graph 1: headline CPI and core CPI, 2022-26
- Consumer sentiment declined by 10% from January – falling to its lowest level since late 2023
- Graph 2: consumer sentiment index, 2022-26
- Market drivers
- Younger and multicultural consumers shape category usage
- Graph 3: shampoo and conditioner product usage – NET, by select demographics, 2025
- Growth in annual spend stalls
- Graph 4: average annual household spending on shampoo and conditioner, 2019-25
- Annual category spend
- Shift from price-led growth to stabilization in shampoo
- Graph 5: percent change of dollar, average price, and volume of MULO shampoo sales, 2020-25
- US: value, average price, and volume of MULO shampoo sales, 2019-25
- Conditioner constrained by volume declines
- Graph 6: percent change of dollar, average price, and volume of MULO conditioner sales, 2020-25
- US: value, average price, and volume of MULO conditioner sales, 2019-25
- US market faces patchwork bans and regulatory uncertainty
- In-flux US regulatory changes/updates
- Market size and forecast
- Snapshot – market size
- Market size of shampoo and conditioner
- Retail sales of shampoo and conditioner products
- Graph 7: total retail sales of shampoo and conditioner, at current prices, 2019-25
- US: total retail sales of shampoo and conditioner, at current prices, 2019-30
- US: total retail sales of shampoo and conditioner, at inflation-adjusted prices, 2019-30
- Market segmentation
- Shampoo drives market growth
- Graph 8: total market share of shampoo and conditioner, by segment, 2025
- Graph 9: total retail sales and forecast of shampoo and conditioner, by segment, at current prices, 2019-25
- Routine compression favors shampoo
- Market/brand share
- P&G leads market, but smaller brands show strongest growth
- Graph 10: share of MULO sales of shampoo and conditioner products, by leading companies, 2025
- Graph 11: change in MULO sales of shampoo and conditioner products, by leading companies, 2024-25
- MULO sales of shampoo and conditioner products by leading companies
- P&G’s Native leverages scent to drive growth in shampoo
- MULO sales of shampoo products by leading companies and brands
- Zuru expands conditioner presence through brand portfolio strategy
- Privatelabel gains traction through value and ingredient benefits
- MULO sales of conditioner products by leading companies and brands
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THE CONSUMER
- Overview: shampoo and conditioner consumer
- Engagement skews young and multicultural
- Graph 12: traditional shampoo AND traditional conditioner consumer by select demographics, 2025
- Belief and enjoyment drive engagement
- Graph 13: attitudes toward haircare, 2025
- Hair textures and structures
- Market needs to cater to large segment of textured hair consumers
- Graph 14: natural hair texture, 2025
- Graph 15: natural hair structure – textured hair, NET by type, 2025
- Scalp health
- Varied scalp conditions signal opportunity
- Scalp care elevates the category beyond maintenance
- Graph 16: attitude toward shampoo/conditioner role in scalp health, by race/ethnicity, 2025
- Frequency of hair washing
- Hair biology drives wash frequency
- Graph 17: hair washing frequency by race/ethnicity, 2025
- Types of shampoo and conditioner used
- Conditioning extends beyond rinse-off basics
- Graph 18: conditioner product usage, 2025
- Hair concerns
- Hair concerns are not static — they are situational
- Graph 19: hair concerns in context, 2025
- Routine behaviors
- Efficiency defines haircare routine
- Shampoo remains the routine anchor
- Graph 20: routine behaviors – shampoo, 2025
- Purchase behaviors to save money
- Value consciousness shapes purchase behavior
- Graph 21: attitudes toward price of shampoo/conditioner, by age, 2025
- Consumers adapt spending before abandoning products
- Graph 22: purchase behaviors of shampoo and conditioner, 2025
- Prioritized product benefits
- Attitudes toward shampoo and conditioner products
- Consumers seek precision and coordinated regimens
- Graph 23: attitudes toward shampoo and conditioner products, 2025
- Full-system preference peaks under 45
- Graph 24: attitudes toward shampoo and conditioner products, by age, 2025
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APPENDIX
- Market definition
- The consumer
- Consumer research questions
- Consumer research questions (cont)
- Consumer research methodology – US
- Generations
- Abbreviations
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