Trend cluster
Category

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Purification

Self-sanitizing items give peace of mind to those looking to automate health.

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Trend

What is the Home Purification trend?

Home Purification: With cases of illness and disease constantly making the headlines of newspapers and online media, consumers are subsequently becoming more concerned with maintaining their health amid such viral dangers. Self-sanitizing products allow homeowners to take precautions against the spread of certain bacterial properties, combining high-tech features with the need for health-improving items that provide peace of mind.

Trend themes

Themes within the Home Purification trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Self-Sanitizing Products

Consumers are becoming more concerned with maintaining their health amid viral dangers, leading to high demand for self-sanitizing products, which combine high-tech features with health-improving items that provide peace of mind.

02

Electrolysis Technology

Technology that uses electrolysis, like the ECO Washing Balls, is being used to sanitize fresh produce and offers a safe, non-intimidating design.

03

Programmable Bacteria

Synthetic Biology imagines a future where the most unsanitary surfaces might be capable of cleaning themselves using programmable bacteria.

Industry implications

What the Home Purification trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Health and Wellness

As consumer demand for self-sanitizing products grows, businesses in the health and wellness industry can innovate with high-tech features to provide better health-improving products.

For

Technology

Electrolysis technology and programmable bacteria offer opportunities for tech companies to innovate and develop products that improve sanitation and hygiene.

For

Transportation

The Cyclean Bus Handle is an example of how public transportation can improve sanitation and hygiene for commuters, providing opportunities for businesses to develop products that improve the commuting experience.

Trend signals

Trend signals for Home Purification

Trend score 3.4 out of 10, from popularity 54%, activity 41%, freshness 8%.

Popularity54%
Activity41%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific

Evidence

Examples of the Home Purification trend

6 featured examples from Apr 11 to Nov 14, 2013