Consumer Insight: UK Secondhand Beauty

Consumer Insight: UK Secondhand Beauty

Summary

This report offers an overview of consumer attitudes in the UK secondhand beauty market

Only 5.1% of UK consumers have purchased secondhand beauty products, reflecting concerns around hygiene, shelf life, and the widespread availability of affordable new products. Trust influences where consumers buy secondhand beauty products, with 42.6% of purchases occurring in physical stores, where consumers can inspect products before buying.

Scope

  • Haircare was the most purchased beauty category, with 48.7% of shoppers purchasing this secondhand, followed closely by cosmetics
  • 44.4% of consumers expect to maintain their current spending levels on secondhand beauty products over the next 12 months, driven by affordability and environmental concerns
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand consumer sentiments and future considerations in the UK secondhand beauty market


Executive summary
Secondhand beauty
Consumer penetration
Proportion secondhand items purchased
Category penetration
Consumer drivers
Channel usage
Future purchasing
Methodology & contacts
List of Tables
Proportion of secondhand beauty products purchased
How consumers expect their spend on secondhand beauty products to change %, 2024
List of Figures
How consumers expect their spend on secondhand beauty products to change (%)
Secondhand Beauty Penetration
Proportion of secondhand beauty products purchased, by generation group (%)
Categories purchased by beauty shoppers
Secondhand Beauty Consumer Drivers
Secondhand Beauty Channels Purchased From
Secondhand Beauty Future Purchase Consideration
How consumers expect their spend on secondhand beauty products to change %, 2024

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