Global Emollient Market Insights, Forecast to 2025

Emollient is the medical word for a moisturizer. Emollients trap moisture in the skin and form a
Protective oily layer on the outer skin which helps skin repair and improves skin hydration. Emollients replace natural oils that help keep water in the skin to prevent it becoming dry, cracked, rough, scaly and itchy. Their use can prevent conditions like eczema ‘flaring up.

Major factors driving growth of this market include the increasing aging populations leading to growth in skin diseases, Consumption upgrade and increasing disposable income in emerging economies, Technical progress of skin care products and the public awareness of physical and mental health. However, lack of mature preparation technology in emerging economies are expected to restrain the growth of this market.
Emollient hold potential shares in cosmetic industry because of its natural and non-allergic characteristics. Emollients are classified on the basis of their uses as, soap substitute emollients, creams, ointments and bath additives. Thus Emollient market is segmented on the basis of its applications in cosmetic industries which includes, skin care, oral care, hair care, make up, toiletries and fragrances. Among all the segments, skin care segment contributes highest market share on the pie. Make up & toiletries segments are expected to grow over the forecast period, due to consumer inclination towards natural products.
Emollient market is further segmented into regions such as, North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Japan, Middle East and Africa. Europe, Asia Pacific and MEA are the major markets for natural products.
The global market demand for cosmetics derived from natural products is rapidly growing, skin care is largest and fasted growing product segment in cosmetic industry. Growth in global market for natural product based cosmetics, has fueled demand for Emollient.
Europe is the major market by volume as well as value where U.S has prominent market shares. Asia pacific has high market potential due to growing cosmetic care industries in emerging economies like China and India. Japan also poses high potential for natural emollients as expanding economy.
The boom in the cosmetic industry for natural emollients has led to various opportunities for natural coconut derived emollient market. Increase consciousness about personal appearance and use of different body care products and improved standard of living in the emerging economies like India, China and Japan are fueling the market growth of natural emollients. Rising demand for natural substance based emollients is further expected to drive the market demand in the near future.

Organic growth in cosmetic industry, increasing market demand for multifunctional and natural ingredients are some of the market drivers for coconut based emollients. Emollients market value growth is expected to be surge due to consumer inclination towards more expensive personal care products. Also the growth of skin care segment in specialized products for men skin care, baby care and women skin care is also prominent market growth driver.

The global Emollient market is valued at 1170 million US$ in 2018 and will reach 1480 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 3.0% during 2019-2025. The objectives of this study are to define, segment, and project the size of the Emollient market based on company, product type, end user and key regions.

This report studies the global market size of Emollient in key regions like North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central & South America and Middle East & Africa, focuses on the consumption of Emollient in these regions.
This research report categorizes the global Emollient market by top players/brands, region, type and end user. This report also studies the global Emollient market status, competition landscape, market share, growth rate, future trends, market drivers, opportunities and challenges, sales channels and distributors.

The following manufacturers are covered in this report, with sales, revenue, market share for each company:
BASF SE
Croda International Plc
Lubrizol Corporation
Ashland Inc
Evonik Industries AG
Stepan
AAK AB
Lipo Chemicals
Innospec Inc.
Lonza Group Ltd
Kunshan Shuangyou

Market size by Product
synthetic
Natural oil
Market size by End User
Skin Care
Hair Care
Oral Care
Others

Market size by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Asia-Pacific
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Spain
Russia
Central & South America
Brazil
Rest of Central & South America
Middle East & Africa
GCC Countries
Turkey
Egypt
South Africa

The study objectives of this report are:
To study and analyze the global Emollient market size (value & volume) by company, key regions, products and end user, breakdown data from 2014 to 2018, and forecast to 2025.
To understand the structure of Emollient market by identifying its various subsegments.
To share detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (growth potential, opportunities, drivers, industry-specific challenges and risks).
Focuses on the key global Emollient companies, to define, describe and analyze the sales volume, value, market share, market competition landscape and recent development.
To project the value and sales volume of Emollient submarkets, with respect to key regions.
To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Emollient are as follows:
History Year: 2014-2018
Base Year: 2018
Estimated Year: 2019
Forecast Year 2019 to 2025

This report includes the estimation of market size for value (million US$) and volume (K MT). Both top-down and bottom-up approaches have been used to estimate and validate the market size of Emollient market, to estimate the size of various other dependent submarkets in the overall market. Key players in the market have been identified through secondary research, and their market shares have been determined through primary and secondary research. All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns have been determined using secondary sources and verified primary sources.

For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2018 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.

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