US Tween and Teen Personal Care Consumer Report 2025
2025-09-12T12:03:05+00:00
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This report explores the behavior and sentiment of tweens, teens and their parents, offering key insights into how they discover, shop for, engage with and use BPC products. The category…
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US Tween and Teen Personal Care Consumer Report 2025
Teens are becoming more knowledgeable and discerning, gaining autonomy in purchases and driving brands to build early loyalty.
Carson Kitzmiller - Senior Analyst, Beauty & Personal Care
This report explores the behavior and sentiment of tweens, teens and their parents, offering key insights into how they discover, shop for, engage with and use BPC products.
The BPC category is experiencing a dynamic shift as tweens and teens redefine their relationship with beauty products and services. This demographic is not just consumers, but active participants, engaging with all subcategories, in both digital and physical realms. Unlike previous generations, today’s teens are leveraging beauty as a medium for emotional connection and personal identity, transforming it into a platform for social interaction and creative expression.
However, the landscape is complex. The balance of influence between peer pressure and parental guidance is evolving, driven by their unparalleled access to digital information and the growing autonomy they exercise in their beauty choices. Brands face the challenge of addressing early brand loyalty and product affinity while being mindful of the psychological implications, particularly around issues of perfectionism and social pressures. Is the current BPC craze nurturing self-love, or is it inadvertently enhancing insecurities? As brands aim to resonate with strong, trend-driven approaches, they must find a way to empower without imposing the stresses of adult life on youth too soon.
This report looks at the following areas:
Evaluation of brand strategies targeting young consumers
Exploration of tween, teen and parental behaviors towards beauty and personal care
Analysis of economic factors impacting the personal care market
Examination of peer and social media influences on product discovery
Insights into spending habits and purchase involvement of tweens and teens
Overview of parental concerns regarding safety and age appropriateness of products
Discussion on the role of affordability and value in product selection
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
What you need to know
Market predictions
What consumers want & why
Opportunities
MARKET DYNAMICS
Market context
US Economic Snapshot
Inflation accelerated in June as a result of tariffs pushing up prices
Graph 1: headline CPI and core CPI, 2021-25
Q2’s GDP hinges largely on how the tariff landscape evolves
Graph 2: quarterly real GDP growth, 2021-25
While job growth is resilient, renewed trade pressures will test the strength of the labor market in the coming months
Graph 3: unemployment rate, 2019-25
Retail sales remain strong, but tariff-driven price hikes will halt the momentum
Graph 4: retail sales, 2024-25
Consumer sentiment increased again in July, though looming tariffs threaten to evaporate the potential for further gains
Graph 5: consumer sentiment index, 2022-25
Consumers’ finances are holding strong, but for how long?
Graph 6: change in financial situation over the past 12 months, 2023-25
Despite rising optimism, risks continues to lurk
Graph 7: opinions on financial future, 2023-25
Market drivers
Most have their own spending money…
Graph 8: spending money available, by age, 2025
…but parents are the bank for most
Graph 9: how they receive spending money, by age, 2025
Spending jumps at age 12
Graph 10: categories purchased with spending money, by age, 2025
Tariffs: dupes, budget buys and social media discovery
Strong M&A activity and private investment showcase the power of teen spending
K-beauty expected to hold the line
Parents’ support of dupes will trickle down
Graph 11: purchased dupes or openness to purchasing dupes by category, by parental status and gender, 2025
Graph 12: attitudes toward dupes, by parental status and gender, 2025
Brandefy taps into transparency and value
Ulta’s new era caters to the teen beauty sphere
Ulta blends wellness and beauty through thoughtful curation of aesthetic-forward offerings
INNOVATION AND MARKETING STRATEGIES
Brands promote foundational skincare routines
SPF-ification resonates with teen-forward brands
e.l.f. beauty targets comedy to message SPF products
K-beauty and sun protection will resonate with teens
Scent of self-identity: teens’ fragrance craze
From whimsical to edgy: teens use body mists to remix their fragrance
Aspirational meets accessible with premium dual-purpose mists
On-trend collabs bring teen favorites together
Functional with emphasis on the ‘fun’
Lipcare: food & drink collabs vast in this easy-pickup category
Mane Hair: ‘easy beauty for the cuties’
CONSUMER INSIGHTS: TWEENS/TEENS
Consumer fast facts: Tweens/Teens
Tweens/Teens: BPC product purchasing and professional service use
Make physical retail ripe for hangout and discovery
Graph 39: attitudes toward BPC, by gender and age, 2025
Teens are feeling the pressure to look good
Graph 40: attitudes toward BPC, by gender and age, 2025
Parental concerns run deep around safety, appropriateness and cost
Graph 41: attitudes toward BPC, by gender and age, 2025
Appeal to all through safe, at-home alternatives
Tweens/Teens: purchasing and advertising attitudes
Discovery, influence, purchase and self-esteem entangled in social media use
Tweens/Teens: discovery, influence purchase and self-esteem entangled with social media use
The demand for relatable content and the impact of social media
Graph 42: advertising and self-image attitudes, 2025
Support intentional consumption
Graph 43: advertising and self-image attitudes, 2025
An undercurrent of eco-impact is in the water
Graph 44: advertising and self-image attitudes, by age, 2025
Fragrance layering offers versatility without the need for excessive purchases
CONSUMER INSIGHTS: PARENTS OF TWEENS/TEENS
Consumer fast facts: parents of tweens/teens
Parents: product choice and money spent on BPC
Parents are gatekeepers and even dad is an active participant
Graph 45: parental involvement in tween/teen BPC product use (NET), by gender of children aged 12-17, 2025
Graph 46: parental involvement in tween/teen BPC product use, by gender, 2025
Appeal to Millennial parents to influence teen purchases
Graph 47: parental involvement in tween/teen BPC product use, by generation of parent, 2025
44% of parents spend $50+ monthly on BPC
Graph 48: parental spend on tween/teen BPC products monthly, by select demographics, 2025
Parents: 44% of parents spend $50+ monthly on tween/teen BPC
$50-$99 monthly spend a sweet spot for those with manageable financial situations
Graph 49: parental spend on tween/teen BPC products monthly, by select financial situations, 2025
Moms clearly key purchasers among all BPC subcategories
Graph 50: BPC products parents buy for their children aged 12-17, 2025
Parents of girls: build healthy routines early
Graph 51: BPC products parents by for their children aged 12-17, 2025
Parents of boys: treat skincare as essential hygiene
Graph 52: BPC products parents by for their children aged 12-17, 2025
Parents: resources used to learn about BPC products for children
Digital resources key in moms’ and dads’ purchase journey
Graph 53: resources used to learn about BPC products for tweens/teens, by gender of parent with children aged 12-17, 2025
Parents of girls more likely to learn from their child
Graph 54: resources used when learning about child’s BPC products, by age and gender of child, 2025
Parents: factors most important when purchasing
Affordability is the top factor most important when purchasing
Graph 55: factors most important when purchasing BPC for children (ranked – up to 3), 2025
Child’s peer influence minimal in parental decisions
Graph 56: factors most important when purchasing BPC for children (NET – any rank up to 3), by gender and age of children, 2025
Build trust through ingredient safety propositions
Graph 57: factors most important when purchasing BPC for children (NET – any rank up to 3), by gender and age of children, 2025
Parents: perceptions of “age appropriateness”
Nearly half of parents see most products appropriate by age 14
Graph 58: perceptions age appropriateness by subcategory, 2025
Introduce gradual product progression as kids grow into teens
Graph 59: age appropriateness of select facial skincare subcategories, mothers, 2025
Prioritize health-driven lip products to engage parents and younger teens
Graph 60: age appropriateness of select facial cosmetic subcategories, mothers, 2025
Hismile engages households with lipcare to build baskets
Nailcare: target outreach to moms as an activity
Graph 61: select age appropriateness of nail polish, by parental gender and generation, 2025
Teen nail category is enhancing marketing messaging around trust and safety
Gain fragrance spend early through ‘safe for sensitive skin’ messaging
Graph 62: age-appropriateness of using fragrance products, by gender, 2025
Strengthen multi-generational brand loyalty in hairstyling
Graph 63: age-appropriateness of using hairstyling products, by select race or ethnicity of parent, 2025
Parents: challenges when managing or purchasing BPC products for children
Social pressures felt across all parents
Graph 64: challenges when purchasing BPC for children, by age and gender of children and gender of parent, 2025
Cost consciousness a concern among many
Graph 65: challenges when purchasing BPC for children, by level of parental purchase involvement, 20225
Consider environmental attributes as a secondary added value
Graph 66: challenges when purchasing BPC for children, by gender of parent, 2025
Despite low cost, e.l.f. tackles duping with CSR initiatives
Ingredient safety concerns logically spills into total household purchases
Graph 67: challenges when purchasing BPC for children, by race and Hispanic origin of parent, 2025
Explore proven ingredients and powerful alternatives
Parents: attitudes toward BPC and self-image
Get on parents’ good side
Address parental concerns head-on when communicating with parents of girls
Graph 68: rules limiting child’s use of certain products (NET – any agree), by parents’ gender and age of children, 2025
Support tweens and parents at the social tipping point
Graph 69: parental worry about peer pressure and child’s self-image, by select age of child, 2025
Equip parents with tools and content to make informed decisions
Graph 70: parental attitudes toward BPC and self-image, 2025
Parents: be a positive force in teens’ self-esteem journey
Be a positive force in teens’ self-esteem journey
Graph 71: parental attitudes toward BPC and self-image, by parents who spend $100+ monthly on children’s BPC, 2025
Empowerment through beauty partnerships and sports
Build trust with Black parents with a commitment to safety and support
Graph 72: select attitudes toward BPC and selected STRONGLY AGREE, by race or ethnicity of parents of children aged 12-17, 2025
APPENDIX
Consumer research questions: internet users aged 10-17 who have spending money
Consumer research questions: internet users aged 12-17 who have spending money
Consumer research questions: internet users aged 12-17 who have spending money – continued
Consumer research questions: internet users aged 18+ who have children aged 12-17 in the household
Consumer research methodology
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