Trend cluster
Category

CBD
Pivot

CBD brands are aiming to help people amidst the ongoing pandemic.

CBD-Infused Face MasksHemp-Powered Hand SanitizersCBD Hand SanitizersCBD Drink-Branded Therapy Donations

Trend

What is the CBD Pivot trend?

CBD Pivot: The use of CBD can be observed in a wide range of industries, and now brands in this space are expanding to help COVID-19-related causes. Products include everything from CBD-infused face masks that reduce skin irritation, to CBD-infused hand sanitizers.

Insight

The consumer insight behind the CBD Pivot trend

Consumers are focused on wellness now even more than they previously were--with mental health, physical fitness, hygiene and overall wellbeing becoming more important as the pandemic continues to disrupt people's lives. Consumers continue to make changes both big and small in order to have some control over their overall health while they this continued uncertainty.

Trend themes

Themes within the CBD Pivot trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

CBD-infused products

With consumers more focused on wellness, brands are expanding to include CBD-infused products in various industries,

02

Focus on Mental Health

As the pandemic continues to affect people's lives, mental health has become increasingly important, leading to opportunities to offer services and products to improve wellbeing.

03

Enhanced Personal Hygiene Products

Consumers are in search of products that maintain cleanliness while also preserving their skin and health, leading to a demand for hand sanitizers with skincare-enhancing properties.

Industry implications

What the CBD Pivot trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Skincare

CBD is being infused in skincare products to target skin irritation caused from frequent hand washing and mask-wearing during the pandemic disruption.

For

Mental healthcare

This is a crucial and addressed industry in which brands can provide products, services, and programs designed to help consumers improve their mental wellbeing amidst the pandemic.

For

Personal hygiene products

Brands can innovate on effective personal hygiene products, developing solutions that offer both sanitization and skincare-enhancing properties.

Workshop question

How could your brand better empower its customers to focus on their wellbeing?

Trend signals

Trend signals for CBD Pivot

Trend score 4.3 out of 10, from popularity 64%, activity 56%, freshness 9%.

Popularity64%
Activity56%
Freshness9%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer
Market
North America
Europe