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DeodorantsinIndia
CategoryBriefing|23Jul2015

HEADLINES
Deodorantsseescurrentvaluegrowthof23%in2014,toreachINR24.0billion
Deodorantpumpsincreasesby70%incurrentvaluetermsin2014,drivinggrowthindeodorants
Theaveragepriceofdeodorantspraysincreasesby1%anddeodorantpumpsby7%in2014,whichisattributedto
thepremiumisationofmassdeodorants
ViniCosmeticsreplacesHindustanUnileverastheleaderindeodorantsin2014,witha17%valueshare
DeodorantsisexpectedtoincreasebyavalueCAGRof14%atconstant2014pricesintheforecastperiod,toreach
INR45.2billionin2019

TRENDS
Deodorantpumpsdisplayedremarkablecurrentvaluegrowthin2014,andthusdrovegrowthindeodorants,which
otherwiseincreasedatasteadypace.Asthecategoryisdrivenbyimpulsebuyingbehaviourandhaslowbrand
loyalty,manufacturersarelaunchingvariantsbasedonfragrancestoremainstrong.
Althoughdeodorantssawoneofthefastestgrowthratesinbeautyandpersonalcarein2014,growthwasslower
thanthe28%currentvaluegrowthin2013,becausetheseproductsarerelativelynewinIndiaandthecategoryis
movingtowardsastablegrowthrate.
Thecurrentvaluegrowthofdeodorantswas23%in2014.Thiswasmainlyduetorisingdisposableincomes
amongstconsumersintheagegroup2030,whooptfordeodorantsovertalcumpowdertotacklebodyodour.
Growthdriverssuchasfasterruralpenetrationandusersbuyingmultiplebrandsorvariantsfordifferentoccasions
alsodrovegrowthinthiscategory.
Deodorantpumpssawthefastestgrowthof70%incurrentvaluetermsin2014.Thiscanbeattributedtotheclaim
ofpumpstodelivermoresprayspercanandalonglastingfragrancecomparedwithaerosolbasedsprays.This
functionalaspect,aswellasvalueformoney,actedasagooddifferentiationfactorinthecrowdedand
cluttereddeodorantscategory.
AntiperspirantshadnegligiblesalesinIndiain2014,mainlybecauseofdistinctusageofdeodorantsinIndia,i.e.
sprayingoverclothing.Also,antiperspirantshaveanegativeimpressionamongstconsumersofblockingthesweat
glands,andarealsobelievedtoleadtoskinrelatedissues.Themajorlaunchesinthiscategorydidnotperformwell
duetothesefactors.
Deodorantshasoneofthehighestnumbersofvariantsinbeautyandpersonalcare.Fragrancebasedvariantsare
popularbecauseconsumerspreferdeodorantasacheaperalternativetofragrance,andapplyitovertheirclothing
ratherthanforitsintendeduse,whichisasabodyspray.
TheuseofdeodorantsinIndialargelyvariesfromitsintendedusage.Mostconsumersspraydeodorantsovertheir
clothingasafragranceasopposedtoitsintendedusage,whichisasabodyspray.Somebrandshaveidentifiedthis
peculiarcharacteristic,andhavelaunchedfragrancesinsimilarpackingtothatofadeodorantcan.Productlaunches
in2014includedLayerrShotbyAdjavisVenturesandITCsEngagecolognespray.

COMPETITIVELANDSCAPE
ViniCosmeticshelda17%valueshareindeodorantsandovertookHindustanUnilevertogaintheleadingposition
in2014.TheFoggdeodorantpumpbyViniCosmeticsclaimstodeliver8001,000sprayspercan,alongwithlong
lastingfragrance.ViniCosmeticspromotedFoggacrossvariousmediabyquantifyingthenumberofsprayseach
bottlecanprovidetoaconsumer,whereasotherplayerscontinuedtofocusonadvertisingwhichprimarilywasbased
onattractingtheoppositegender.
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FoggdeodorantfromViniCosmeticsreachedasignificantvalueshareof17%indeodorantsin2014.Foggwas
promotedacrossvariousmediachannels,includingtelevision,POSinmodernretailchannels,andclearlycitedthe
morespraypercanfunctionalpositioning.
Axe,theleaderindeodorantsuntil2013,lostsharetootherbrands,includingthecurrentbrandleaderFogg.This
canbeattributedtoFoggsuniquepropositioncomparedwithAxe,despiteusingcelebrityendorsement.
In2014deodorantswasledbydomesticbrandsFoggbyViniCosmeticsandWildStonebyMcNroeChemicalsPvt
Ltdwithsharesof17%and11%respectively.InternationalbrandssuchasAxebyHindustanUnileverandEngageby
ITCwerethirdandfifthindeodorantsinIndia.
Withthegrowingpopularityofdeodorantpumps,themarketsawnewlaunchesinthiscategorybyalmostallthe
majorplayers.HindustanUnilever,ITCandMcNroeChemicalslaunchedpumpvariantstomeetthegrowingdemand
forthisformat.Deodorantpumpsarealsoknownasnogasdeodorants,meaningnonaerosol.
In2014AdjavisVenturelaunchedanewdeodorantpumpunderthebrandnameLayerrShotformenand
Wottagirl!forwomen.ThetelevisioncampaignfeaturedBollywoodactorImranKhanpromotingtheadvertisement.
ThesedeodorantsuseplasticbottlesratherthanthemetalbottlesusuallyusedbyplayersacrossdeodorantsinIndia.
Thischaracteristicisusedtodifferentiateitfromotherbrands,asitwasthefirsttimethatadeodorantwaschosento
bepackagedinacleartransparentbottle.
PremiumdeodorantssuchasFerrariandHugoBossareavailableinselecteddepartmentstores,suchasCentral
andShoppersStop.Therewerenoprivatelabeldeodorantsavailablein2014.

PROSPECTS
Morebrandsandvariantsareexpectedinwomensdeodorants,whichcurrentlycontributes31%ofcurrentvalue
sales.ThiscanbeattributedtogrowingawarenessofhygieneandwellbeingamongstwomenThesenewlaunchesin
womensdeodorantswillincludesecondarybenefitssuchasskinwhiteningorhairgrowthlimiters.
DeodorantsisexpectedtoincreasebyavalueCAGRof14%atconstant2014pricesovertheforecastperiod,to
reachINR45.2billionin2019.
DeodorantpumpsisexpectedtoseethefastestCAGRof23%atconstant2014prices,andwilldrivesales
ofdeodorantsinIndia.Thisismainlybecauseofitsfunctionalcharacteristicofdeliveringmoresprayspercanthan
aerosolbasedsprays.Thisisexpectedtosuitconsumersrequirementsintheprevailinginflationaryenvironment.
Deodorants,asarelativelynewcategoryinIndia,withlowentrybarriersandfairmargins,willattractnewsmaller
players.From2012,newerplayerssuchasViniCosmeticsandITCwereabletogainmajorshareoverashort
period,whichwillinturnencouragecompetition.
Themajorlaunchesin2014wereindeodorantpumps.Majorbrandsofdeodorantsventuredintodeodorantpumps
tobenefitfromthegrowthofthecategory,andthiswasalsoevidentfromtheproductshelfplacementacrossmodern
retailchannels.Duringtheforecastperiodfragrancevariantbasedlaunchesareexpectedinpumpdeodorants.

CATEGORYDATA
Table1SalesofDeodorantsbyCategory:Value20092014
INRmillion

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

DeodorantCreams

DeodorantPumps

1,203.5

2,486.1

4,212.9

DeodorantRollOns

96.1

108.6

132.7

157.1

177.8

198.1

DeodorantSprays

5,576.8

7,821.0

11,153.0

13,840.4

16,806.3

19,612.4

DeodorantSticks

DeodorantWipes

4.1

5.0

6.1

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5,672.9

7,929.6

11,285.7

15,205.1

19,475.3

24,029.5

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromofficialstatistics,tradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,storechecks,trade
interviews,tradesources

Table2SalesofDeodorantsbyCategory:%ValueGrowth20092014
%currentvaluegrowth

2013/14

200914CAGR

2009/14Total

DeodorantCreams

DeodorantPumps

69.5

DeodorantRollOns

11.4

15.6

106.0

DeodorantSprays

16.7

28.6

251.7

DeodorantSticks

DeodorantWipes

23.8

Deodorants

23.4

33.5

323.6

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromofficialstatistics,tradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,storechecks,trade
interviews,tradesources

Table3SalesofDeodorantsbyPremiumvsMass:%Value20092014
%retailvaluersp

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Premium

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

Mass

98.3

98.3

98.3

98.2

98.2

98.2

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromofficialstatistics,tradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,storechecks,trade
interviews,tradesources

Table4NBOCompanySharesofDeodorants:%Value20102014
%retailvaluersp

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

ViniCosmeticsPvtLtd

7.9

12.4

16.6

McNroeChemicalsPvtLtd

9.5

10.7

10.8

10.8

10.7

HindustanUnileverLtd

29.6

29.3

21.5

14.4

9.9

HeleneCurtisIndiaLtd,JK

1.7

1.7

2.3

3.8

7.7

ITCLtd

4.5

6.6

MaricoLtd

7.1

6.7

5.3

TTKHealthcareLtd

5.2

5.6

5.1

5.0

5.1

NiveaIndiaPvtLtd

4.8

5.1

5.4

4.9

5.1

NikeIndiaPvtLtd

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

JyothyLaboratoriesLtd

5.7

5.2

4.2

3.4

CavinKarePvtLtd

6.2

5.4

5.1

3.4

2.7

MenezesCosmeticsPvtLtd

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.6

2.0

WiproLtd

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

OriflameIndiaPvtLtd

1.1

0.8

0.6

1.3

1.1

adidasIndiaMarketingPvtLtd

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.9

AvonBeautyProductsIndiaPvtLtd

1.3

1.3

1.1

0.8

0.7

FerrariGiovanniIndustriaCaseariaSpA

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.5

GilletteIndiaLtd

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

HindustanLeverNetwork

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

ModicareLtd

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

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ReckittBenckiser(India)Ltd

10.4

9.0

HenkelIndiaLtd

6.3

HindustanLeverLtd

LornameadGroup

LornameadPersonalCarePvtLtd

Others

15.0

16.7

19.0

19.2

16.1

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromofficialstatistics,tradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,storechecks,trade
interviews,tradesources

Table5LBNBrandSharesofDeodorants:%Value20112014
%retailvaluersp

Company

2011

2012

2013

2014

Fogg

ViniCosmeticsPvtLtd

7.9

12.4

16.6

WildStone

McNroeChemicalsPvtLtd

10.7

10.8

10.8

10.7

ParkAvenue

HeleneCurtisIndiaLtd,JK

1.7

2.3

3.8

7.7

Axe

HindustanUnileverLtd

25.1

17.8

11.4

7.1

Engage

ITCLtd

4.5

6.6

SetWet

MaricoLtd

7.1

6.7

5.3

Eva

TTKHealthcareLtd

5.6

5.1

5.0

5.1

NikeSportPerformance

NikeIndiaPvtLtd

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

Spinz

CavinKarePvtLtd

5.4

5.1

3.4

2.7

NiveaDeodorant

NiveaIndiaPvtLtd

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.6

Dove

HindustanUnileverLtd

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

NiveaDeodorantforMen

NiveaIndiaPvtLtd

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

OldSpice

MenezesCosmeticsPvtLtd

2.0

1.9

1.6

2.0

Fa

JyothyLaboratoriesLtd

3.5

3.2

2.5

2.0

FaMen

JyothyLaboratoriesLtd

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.4

YardleyofLondon

WiproLtd

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

adidas

adidasIndiaMarketingPvtLtd

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.9

Ferrari

FerrariGiovanniIndustriaCaseariaSpA

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.5

OriflameGlacier

OriflameIndiaPvtLtd

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.3

GilletteSeries

GilletteIndiaLtd

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

NiveaRollon

NiveaIndiaPvtLtd

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

AvonLittleBlackDress

AvonBeautyProductsIndiaPvtLtd

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

DenimDeoSpray

HindustanUnileverLtd

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

AvonSenses

AvonBeautyProductsIndiaPvtLtd

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

AvonStyx

AvonBeautyProductsIndiaPvtLtd

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

Oriflame24HActive

OriflameIndiaPvtLtd

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

DIY

HindustanLeverNetwork

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

AvonFeelin'Fresh

AvonBeautyProductsIndiaPvtLtd

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

Essensual

ModicareLtd

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

Rexona

HindustanUnileverLtd

0.9

0.6

0.2

0.0

Protection

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SetWet

ReckittBenckiser(India)Ltd

9.0

Others

Others

17.6

19.6

20.3

17.1

Total

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromofficialstatistics,tradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,storechecks,trade
interviews,tradesources

Table6LBNBrandSharesofPremiumDeodorants:%Value20112014
%retailvaluersp

Company

2011

2012

2013

2014

Ferrari

FerrariGiovanniIndustriaCaseariaSpA

20.4

28.8

29.1

27.1

Others

Others

79.6

71.2

70.9

72.9

Total

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromofficialstatistics,tradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,storechecks,trade
interviews,tradesources

Table7ForecastSalesofDeodorantsbyCategory:Value20142019
INRmillion

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

DeodorantCreams

DeodorantPumps

4,212.9

5,575.4

7,105.2

8,652.7

10,213.7

11,784.6

DeodorantRollOns

198.1

206.8

217.9

230.3

243.6

257.5

DeodorantSprays

19,612.4

22,216.2

24,476.9

27,324.1

29,828.3

33,110.7

DeodorantSticks

DeodorantWipes

6.1

7.0

7.9

8.8

9.6

10.6

Deodorants

24,029.5

28,005.3

31,807.9

36,215.9

40,295.2

45,163.4

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromtradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,tradeinterviews,tradesources

Table8ForecastSalesofDeodorantsbyCategory:%ValueGrowth20142019
%constantvaluegrowth

2014/2015

201419CAGR

2014/19TOTAL

DeodorantCreams

DeodorantPumps

15.4

22.8

179.7

DeodorantRollOns

5.7

5.4

30.0

DeodorantSprays

11.0

11.0

68.8

DeodorantSticks

DeodorantWipes

9.4

11.5

72.2

Deodorants

12.1

13.5

87.9

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromtradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,tradeinterviews,tradesources

Table9ForecastSalesofDeodorantsbyPremiumVsMass:%Value20142019
%retailvaluersp

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Premium

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Mass

98.2

98.2

98.1

98.1

98.1

98.1

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Source:EuromonitorInternationalfromtradeassociations,tradepress,companyresearch,tradeinterviews,tradesources

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