Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/01/2014 -- Skin care products continued to perform well and reached R4.68 billion in 2012 up by 9% on the previous year. Mass products continue to perform well with leading market participants continually innovating. Promotions, discounting and advertising drove sales and growth as consumers continued to seek products with added value.

Competitive Landscape

Unilever continues to dominate the South African skin care market with a value share of 25% in 2012. Avon ranked second with a share of 14%, followed by Beiersdorf of a share of 11%. Tiger brands and Johnson & Johnson both showed s value share of 8%.

Industry Prospects

Continuous innovation in the form of new product development will continue to act as a key driver of sales over the forecast period. Consumers will continue to demand quality and added value products with price sensitive mass consumers occasionally spending on aspirational brand. In-store product promotions and advertising will remain as prominent communication mediums with social media sites such as facebook, twitter and blogs playing an increasingly important role in marketing communication strategies. Value discounts will continue to intensify amongst leading market participants.

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Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Skin Care industry in South Africa with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.

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The Skin Care in South Africa market research report includes:

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