Personal Hygiene in South Africa

May 2026 | 52 pages | ID: PACF0075422EN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Personal Hygiene in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The personal hygiene market includes retail sales of anti-perspirants & deodorants, soap, and bath & shower products. The anti-perspirants & deodorants segment covers all antiperspirants and deodorants in spray, stick, roll-on, cream, gel, and solid formats. The soap segment includes both bar soap and liquid soaps. The bath & shower products segment includes bubble baths, as well as bath-time washing gels and lotions. It also covers non-liquid bath additives such as bath bombs, beads, and salts. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes.
• The South African personal hygiene market recorded revenues of $1 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% between 2020 and 2025.
• Market consumption volume increased at a CAGR of 2.4% between 2020 and 2025, reaching 0.6 billion units in 2025.
• The South African personal hygiene market consumption volume grew during 2020-25 due to increased hygiene and health awareness, and a rise in ecommerce purchasing.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the personal hygiene market in South Africa
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the personal hygiene market in South Africa
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key personal hygiene market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa personal hygiene market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the South Africa personal hygiene market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the South Africa personal hygiene market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa personal hygiene market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• What are the main segments that make up South Africa's personal hygiene market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market Value
1.2. Market Value Forecast
1.3. Market Volume
1.4. Market Volume Forecast
1.5. Category Segmentation
1.6. Geography Segmentation
1.7. Market Share
1.8. Market Rivalry
1.9. Competitive Landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market Definition
2.2. Market Analysis
2.3. Market Trends
2.4. Regulatory Landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market Value
3.2. Market Volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category Segmentation
4.2. Geography Segmentation
4.3. Market Distribution

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market Value Forecast
5.2. Market Volume Forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer Power
6.3. Supplier Power
6.4. New Entrants
6.5. Threat Of Substitutes
6.6. Degree Of Rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Market Share
7.2. Who are the leading players in the South African personal hygiene market?
7.3. Which companies have been most successful in increasing their market shares during 2020-25?
7.4. Which companies' market shares have suffered during 2020-25?
7.5. What are the most popular brands in the South African personal hygiene market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Unilever Plc
8.2. Colgate-Palmolive Co
8.3. Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc
8.4. Revlon Inc

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South Africa personal hygiene market value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: South Africa personal hygiene market volume: million Units, 2020-25
Table 3: South Africa personal hygiene market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: South Africa personal hygiene market category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 5: South Africa personal hygiene market geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 6: South Africa personal hygiene market distribution: % share, by value, 2025
Table 7: South Africa personal hygiene market value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 8: South Africa personal hygiene market volume forecast: million Units, 2025-30
Table 9: South Africa personal hygiene market share: % share, by value, 2025
Table 10: Unilever Plc: Key Facts
Table 11: Unilever Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Unilever Plc: Key Employees
Table 13: Colgate-Palmolive Co: Key Facts
Table 14: Colgate-Palmolive Co: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Colgate-Palmolive Co: Key Employees
Table 16: Colgate-Palmolive Co: Key Employees Continued
Table 17: Colgate-Palmolive Co: Key Employees Continued
Table 18: Colgate-Palmolive Co: Key Employees Continued
Table 19: Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 20: Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 21: Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 22: Revlon Inc: Key Facts
Table 23: Revlon Inc: Key Employees
Table 24: South Africa Size of Population (Million), 2021-23
Table 25: South Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-24
Table 26: South Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-24
Table 27: South Africa Inflation, 2021-23
Table 28: South Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-24
Table 29: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: South Africa personal hygiene market value: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 2: South Africa personal hygiene market volume: million Units, 2020-25
Figure 3: South Africa personal hygiene market category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 4: South Africa personal hygiene market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: South Africa personal hygiene market distribution: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 6: South Africa personal hygiene market value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Figure 7: South Africa personal hygiene market volume forecast: million Units, 2025-30
Figure 8: Forces driving competition in the personal hygiene market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of buyer power in the personal hygiene market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of supplier power in the personal hygiene market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the personal hygiene market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 12: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the personal hygiene market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 13: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the personal hygiene market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 14: South Africa personal hygiene market share: % share, by value, 2025