Demands Increase in Personal Care Ingredients Market

Jul 1st, 2015

Jennifer Novoseletsky

According to the GCI website—in reference to MarketsandMarkets—between skin care and hair growth, the personal care ingredients market is projected to reach $17.6 billion by 2020.

One type of personal care ingredients is conditioning polymers, which is mostly used in hair care products. With a growing demand for hair styling and conditioning products, conditioning polymers are expected to grow 7.3% from 2015 to 2020.

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