China Cosmetic Ingredients Market Dynamics in the First Half of 2024

1. China’s cosmetic ingredient market current status

• Soothing & repairing ingredients and whitening & spot removal ingredients’ voice volume growth rate increased significantly from the previous year, they are the two fastest-growing categories. Among them, soothing & repairing ingredients saw a 94% increase in social media sound volume.
• The social media volume of hydrating and moisturizingdecreased by 21%, but the volume is still the largest of the six major cosmetic ingredient categories; it is nearly 4 million.
• The volume of the six major cosmetic ingredient tracks are all concentrated in Douyin (China’s Tiktok), and the hair care’s volume reached 62%.
• Masks and essences are favoured. Lipsticks also need hydrating and moisturizing effects. Sunscreen products also need whitening effect.
• Skin care keywords: six cosmetic efficacy ingredients sound high-frequency words in the first half of 2024

Hydrating & moisturizing: mask, creams, essence, shower gel.

Soothing & repairing: mask, essence, cream, shampoo.

Whitening & spot removal: mask, sunscreen, essence, cream.

Anti-wrinkle & firming: cream, mask, essence, eye cream.

Oil control & anti-acne: shampoo, face wash, body wash, concealer.

Hair care: shampoo, essential oil, conditioner, hair film.

2. Demand & change: ingredient changes in the six mainstream skin care effects

• Hydrating & moisturizing: hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, rose extract are classic and unfailing, camellia seed oil, inositol growth rate is remarkable.
• Soothing & repairing: allantoin filed number of 102453, gardenia’s social media sound volume year-on-year: 13310.6%
• Whitening & spot removal: niacinamide has the highest number of filings at 141,655. Hydrolyzed conchiolin protein (HCP) has the second highest number of filings at 60,734, year-on-year: 1,811%, with the first growth rate.
• Anti-wrinkle & firming: pro-xylane was the first in terms of sound volume, at 109926. Bakuchiol filed a year-on-year growth rate of 491%, and ranked first in terms of product filing growth rate.
• Oil control & anti-acne: plant extracts have the potential control oil effects, and the number of filings for origanum majorana leaf extract has increased eight-fold.
• Hair care: Ginger extract ranked first in terms of sound volume at 176,291, and polygonum multiflorum extract ranked second at 122,108. OCT sound volume was 3565% year-on-year.

3. Foresight & innovation: leading the future trends of raw material ingredients in china by 2024

• Evolution of future demand for raw material ingredients: from personalisation to intelligent customisation
• Emerging technologies (AI) lead the way for new trends in ingredient development
• Green Revolution: breakthroughs in sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies for ingredients

4. Mainstream & potential: ranking of raw material ingredients in six major cosmetic efficacy categories

Hydrating and moisturizing ingredients
Rankings	Filing Number Top 15
1	Sodium Hyaluronate
2	Arginine
3	Trehalose
4	Squalane
5	Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
6	Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
7	Beta-Glucan
8	Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
9	Ceramide NP
10	Hydrogenated Lecithin
11	Hyaluronic Acid
12	Bifida Ferment Filtrate
13	Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
14	Aloe Barbadensis Extract
15	Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer

 

Soothing and repair ingredients
Rankings	Filing Number Top 15
1	Allantoin
2	Panthenol
3	Centella Asiatica Extract
4	Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
5	Portulaca Oleracea Extract
6	Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
7	Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
8	Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract
9	Ectoin
10	Gentiana Scabra Root Extract
11	Bisabolol
12	Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
13	Sophora Flavescens Root Extract
14	Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
15	Madecassoside

 

Whitening & spot removal ingredients
Rankings	Filing Number Top 15
1	Niacinamide
2	Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
3	Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract
4	3-o-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
5	Tranexamic Acid
6	Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract
7	Alpha-Arbutin
8	Glutathione
9	Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
10	4-Butylresorcinol
11	Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
12	Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
13	Ascorbyl Glucoside
14	Glycyrrhetinic Acid
15	Phenylethyl Resorcinol

 

Anti-wrinkle and firming ingredients
Rankings	Filing Number Top 15
1	Tocopherol
2	Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
3	Hydrolyzed Collagen
4	Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol
5	Oligopeptide-1
6	Soluble Collagen
7	Carnosine
8	Arginine/Lysine Polypeptide
9	Collagen
10	Fibronectin
11	Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
12	Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
13	Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
14	Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
15	Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate

 

Oil control and anti-acne ingredients
Rankings	Filing Number Top 15
1	Lactic Acid
2	Salicylic Acid
3	Lactobacillus Ferment
4	Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water
5	Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
6	Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract
7	Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root Extract
8	Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
9	Glycolic Acid
10	Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
11	Quaternium-73
12	Azelaic Acid
13	Zinc Pca
14	Capryloyl Glycine
15	Fomes Officinalis (Mushroom) Extract

 

Hair care ingredients
Rankings	Filing Number Top 15
1	Piroctone Olamine
2	Hydrolyzed Keratin
3	Zinc Pyrithione
4	Glycine
5	Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract
6	Glutamic Acid
7	Serine
8	Alanine
9	Aspartic Acid
10	Proline
11	Isoleucine
12	Valine
13	Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
14	Threonine
15	Leucine