Trend cluster
Category

Plumping
Care

Skincare products are now promising skin-plumping benefits.

Instant Wrinkle-Filling SerumsPowerful Plumping SerumsPlum-Infused Hybrid CreamsPlumping SPF Moisturizers

Trend

What is the Plumping Care trend?

Plumping Care: Skin-plumping is one of the newest selling points that can be observed in the cosmetics industry. Though hydrating ingredients in skincare have always been the norm, brands are now selling them as "plumping" for people who have fine lines.

Insight

The consumer insight behind the Plumping Care trend

The skincare industry is constantly adapting to the specific needs of consumers, and the many choices that consumers have in this space can often be overwhelming, particularly for newcomers. For those who are beginners to skincare, touted benefits tend to be more convincing than knowing a product's exact ingredients and their individual uses.

Trend themes

Themes within the Plumping Care trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Skin-plumping

Skincare products are now promising skin-plumping benefits.

02

Antioxidant-rich formulations

Brands are focusing on developing products enriched with antioxidant-rich ingredients to protect skin from environmental aggressors.

03

Instant wrinkle-filling serums

Instant wrinkle-filling serums are designed to provide an alternative to invasive procedures for reducing the appearance of fine lines.

Industry implications

What the Plumping Care trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Skincare industry

The skincare industry has to experiment with innovative ingredients to keep up with the demands of their consumers.

For

Cosmetics industry

The Cosmetics industry is constantly innovating to provide a wide range of products catered to different consumer needs.

For

Health and Beauty industry

Development of science-backed cosmetic formulations is presenting disruptive innovation opportunities for the Health and Beauty industry for clean beauty products.

Workshop question

How is your brand catering to those who are new to its product/service?

Trend signals

Trend signals for Plumping Care

Trend score 3.7 out of 10, from popularity 58%, activity 42%, freshness 11%.

Popularity58%
Activity42%
Freshness11%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific