Depilatories in South Korea

After deodorants, depilatories was the smallest category within beauty and personal care in South Korea in 2024. Depilatories saw a notable retail current value decline in 2024, driven by the largest category, women’s razors and blades, which saw a normalisation of sales after several years of dynamic growth. In addition, waxing shops, dermatology clinics, and laser hair removal services are commonly used instead of at home products. Laser hair removal is very affordable, so many consumers opt f...

Euromonitor International's Depilatories in South Korea report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Hair Removers/Bleaches, Women's Pre-Shave, Women's Razors and Blades.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Depilatories in South Korea
Euromonitor International
May 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
DEPILATORIES IN SOUTH KOREA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Women’s razors and blades drives decline in overall depilatories
Schick suffers from the decline of women’s razors and blades, but continues to dominate
All distribution channels see sales decline, but retail e-commerce maintains its dominance
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Growth momentum set to recover for depilatories in the forecast period
Women’s pre-shave set to see a declining trend
New regulation will make labelling easier for hair removers/bleaches
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Depilatories by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 2 Sales of Depilatories by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 3 Sales of Women's Razors and Blades by Type: % Value Breakdown 2020-2024
Table 4 NBO Company Shares of Depilatories: % Value 2020-2024
Table 5 LBN Brand Shares of Depilatories: % Value 2021-2024
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Depilatories by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 7 Forecast Sales of Depilatories by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Beauty and personal care in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
What next for beauty and personal care ?
MARKET DATA
Table 8 Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 9 Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 10 GBO Company Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2020-2024
Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2020-2024
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2021-2024
Table 13 Penetration of Private Label in Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value 2019-2024
Table 14 Distribution of Beauty and Personal Care by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 15 Distribution of Beauty and Personal Care by Format and Category: % Value 2024
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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