Ultracare for delicate skins: Sensilia
The skin is undoubtedly one of the best reflections and indicators of our health and, in this regard, comes a new Personal care trend: Sensilia, the answer of manufacturers to sensitive skin. Skin is not only our body’s largest organ, but also the one which is most exposed to external aggressions. Sunlight, dryness, extreme changes in temperature, or pollution can weaken skin’s natural protective barrier, leaving it irritated and making it more sensitive, but our skin can also be affected by other internal agents such as our diet, our water consume and stress or anxiety, common in nowadays urban environments. For this reason, it is not surprising that year after year the number of people with allergies, reactive skin or sensitive scalp is increasing globally and it is becoming one of the most important concern in human health.
Return to natural and healthy products
In response, consumers are seeking for a healthier and safer life, a change in their life habits on their day-to-day activities. It can be seen in food, in the increase of sports activities, in the rise of spa and wellness services and, of course, also in the personal care segment. The search of products more respectful with our skin and hair, with natural raw material with benefits and less harmful ingredients is the answer to this increasing concern about health. The data also reflects it. Thus, more than 30% of adults around the world would like a wider range of healthy products to be available for personal care. Reality or simply desire?
According to Mintel, 68% of French consumers say they are looking for cosmetics made with natural ingredients. In addition, the phenomenon is global and affects children’s products. 53% of consumers in China believe that a personal care product for babies labelled as safe, should be made of essentially pure natural ingredients. Finally, focusing on the composition, almost half of Americans understand that being free of certain components is what really makes a product organic and natural.
As natural as the skin itself
Hygiene products are positioning not only to clean, but to care for skin. Less soap and more moisturizing agents such as honey, cereals, flowers, donkey milk are appearing in the market. Raw materials like oat milk, because of its protective effect and high power of hydration of its proteins; mint leaves, for its refreshing, soothing and toning effect; lavender, due to its regenerative power and antioxidant properties. It is also common to find in toiletries formulation raw materials of natural origin such as flower oils (camellias, carthame, roses), with fragrances of white and green flowers that help to create a natural but sophisticated product.
In addition, among the latest launches, already available in store shelves, others appear with goat’s milk, natural birch sap, almond, rye, peonies or tea, among others. Consequently, it responds to the double approach of this Sensilia trend. On the one hand, offering healthier products of natural origin according to the new habits of life and personal care and, on the other, trying to avoid allergies and helping with skin conditions: hydrating, maintaining skin’s pH, reducing irritation, or relieving itching, among others.
We still have to tell you one last trend in personal care. Can you imagine which it could be?
