Oral Care in India: Euromonitor International April 2021
Oral Care in India: Euromonitor International April 2021
Oral Care in India: Euromonitor International April 2021
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2020 IMPACT
New natural products and A campaign to connect oral and overall health
Pre-pandemic in 2020, in January and February, Colgate-Palmolive launched the campaign
“Mooh Swachh Toh Aap Healthy” (A Pure Mouth Means a Healthy You), which made a
connection between maintaining overall mouth health and thereby improving overall health,
firmly establishing the connection between mouth and body. Although this campaign was
launched proactively before the emergence of COVID-19, it helped sales to maintain traction
during the pandemic. The campaign was therefore run again across multiple touchpoints,
making sure that it took advantage of every opportunity where consumers had the chance to
interact with the Colgate brand across the entire buying process.
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Leading companies such as Colgate-Palmolive and Dabur India continued to bet on the
natural/herbals trend, with new launches focused on this segment. For instance, Dabur
launched Dant Rakshak toothpaste in 2020, and was in the process of extending its offerings
under Dabur Herbal in the same category. Meanwhile, Colgate-Palmolive brought the naturals
trend to the toothbrushes category with the launch of Colgate Zig Zag Neem and Charcoal, and
also aggressively promoted its premium Ayurvedic toothpaste Colgate Vedshakti.
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brands offered such promotions, which negatively impacted the value growth of these
categories in the following year. Therefore, marketing around higher-value propositions to
consumers rather than discounts or promotional offers could help drive value sales in the
category in the future.
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Oral Care by Category: Value 2015-2020
INR million
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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Note: Oral Care total excludes the category total for manual and power toothbrushes
INR million
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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INR million
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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Mouth Fresheners - - - - - -
Mouthwashes/Dental Rinses 3,134.8 3,417.0 3,754.3 4,103.4 4,472.8 4,862.7
Tooth Whiteners - - - - - -
Toothbrushes 21,103.2 21,531.4 21,844.5 22,006.9 22,109.9 22,156.7
- Manual Toothbrushes 21,103.2 21,531.4 21,844.5 22,006.9 22,109.9 22,156.7
- Power Toothbrushes - - - - - -
Toothpaste 103,108.2 104,121.2 104,337.3 104,223.7 103,852.6 103,326.7
Oral Care 127,748.1 129,514.8 130,446.2 130,912.3 131,089.2 131,083.5
Source: Euromonitor International from trade associations, trade press, company research, trade interviews,
trade sources
Note: Oral Care total excludes the category total for manual and power toothbrushes
INR million
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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