Personal Hygiene in South Korea

May 2026 | 48 pages | ID: PAC5138F835EN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Personal Hygiene in South Korea 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 Korean personal hygiene market recorded revenues of $0.6 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2% between 2020 and 2025.
• Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 3.8% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 0.1 billion units in 2025.
• The South Korean personal hygiene market consumption volume grew during 2020-25 due to increased mobility, commuting, and travel, which increased the demand for portable and on-the-go hygiene formats such as wipes, pocket sanitizers, travel packs, and deodorants.

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 Korea
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the personal hygiene market in South Korea
• 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 Korea personal hygiene market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the South Korea personal hygiene market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the South Korea personal hygiene market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Korea personal hygiene market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• What are the main segments that make up South Korea'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 Korean 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 Korean personal hygiene market?
7.6. What have been the most significant developments in the South Korean personal hygiene market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. LG Corp
8.2. Amorepacific Corp
8.3. Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc
8.4. Lush Handmade Cosmetics Ltd

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 Korea personal hygiene market value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: South Korea personal hygiene market volume: million Units, 2020-25
Table 3: South Korea personal hygiene market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: South Korea personal hygiene market category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 5: South Korea personal hygiene market geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 6: South Korea personal hygiene market distribution: % share, by value, 2025
Table 7: South Korea personal hygiene market value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 8: South Korea personal hygiene market volume forecast: million Units, 2025-30
Table 9: South Korea personal hygiene market share: % share, by value, 2025
Table 10: LG Corp: Key Facts
Table 11: LG Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: LG Corp: Key Employees
Table 13: Amorepacific Corp: Key Facts
Table 14: Amorepacific Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Amorepacific Corp: Key Employees
Table 16: Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 17: Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 18: Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 19: Lush Handmade Cosmetics Ltd: Key Facts
Table 20: South Korea Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 21: South Korea Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 22: South Korea GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 23: South Korea Inflation, 2021-25
Table 24: South Korea Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 25: South Korea Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

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