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<strong>Shopping</strong> Barriers <strong>for</strong> Hair <strong>and</strong> Skin Care<br />

<strong>Consumer</strong>s find that the worst aspect of shopping <strong>for</strong> hair <strong>and</strong> skin care products in general is there<br />

are too many choices, as we have also found qualitatively. This applies <strong>for</strong> all products from bar<br />

soap (38%) through moisturizers (48%), except <strong>for</strong> lip balm. Lip balm consumers find it is more<br />

difficult to locate their preferred products within stores (38%), perhaps because of its smaller size<br />

<strong>and</strong> shelf space allocation.<br />

Figure 62 – <strong>Shopping</strong> Barriers <strong>for</strong> Hair <strong>and</strong> Skin Care<br />

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%<br />

There are too<br />

many choices<br />

Lack of selection<br />

in convenient<br />

stores<br />

Hard to locate<br />

preferred products<br />

within stores<br />

Getting in <strong>and</strong> out<br />

of the store is a<br />

hassle<br />

It's hard to find<br />

help inside the<br />

store<br />

Moisturizers<br />

Deodorant or antiperspirant<br />

Body wash or bath gel<br />

Hair care<br />

Face care<br />

I don't know much<br />

about these types<br />

of products<br />

Shaving lotions/gels/foam<br />

Bar soap<br />

Lip balm/gloss<br />

Q33: “Other than price, what is the worst aspect of shopping <strong>for</strong> Hair <strong>and</strong> Skin Care? Please check your top TWO choices” | Base:<br />

Product shoppers (n varies from 370 <strong>for</strong> Lip balm/gloss to 515 <strong>for</strong> Deodorant or antiperspirant). | Source: GMDC 2009 Survey, Mar.<br />

2009.<br />

Home Cleaning (includes Home Fragrance)<br />

H+W Relevance<br />

Home cleaning products have a somewhat direct relationship with H+W. The category serves as a<br />

―gateway‖ category to some degree, with consumers often adopting natural cleaning products soon<br />

after food <strong>and</strong> personal care items, at, in a few cases, consumers being prompted to enter more<br />

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