Increasing popularity among men? Investigating the needs for “sunscreen”! Latest Edition [2024]

Increasing popularity among men? Investigating the needs for “sunscreen”! Latest Edition [2024]

As men's cosmetics receive increasing attention, what are the consumer needs for sunscreen? Also, does the quality of sunscreen differ depending on the season, with summer and winter? We will analyze changes in needs and consumer psychology for sunscreen based on the behaviors during the consideration stages.


When does demand increase?

Interest in sunscreen increases from March

There may be an impression that “sunburn = summer,” but when in the year does consumer interest for “sunburn” actually start to increase?

The graph below shows the trends in the number of people who searched for the word “sunscreen” over the two-year period from January 2022 to February 2024. In both years, the number of people searching has increased rapidly since March, peaking between May and July. You can see that people are searching even before the summer season officially begins.

Trends in the number of people searching for “sunscreen”
Period: January 2022 - February 2024
Devices: Smartphone, PC

Demand in June varies depending on the length of the rainy season

Regarding the above graph, if we focus on 2023, we can see a drop in the number of people searching in June, unlike in 2022. On the other hand, if you look at the data for 2021, you can see the following: In 2021, the number of people searching peaked in June.

Trends in the number of people searching for “sunscreen”
Period: January 2021 - February 2023
Devices: Smartphone, PC

For reference, focusing on the Kanto-Koshin region, the Japan Meteorological Agency's statistics on precipitation during the rainy season, the end of the rainy season, and the rainy season are summarized as follows.

2021 - Around June 14th to around July 16th, Precipitation: 128%
2022 - Around June 6th to around July 23rd, Precipitation: 90%
2023 - Around June 8th to around July 22nd, Precipitation: 110%

It seems likely that demand for sunscreen in June did not decline because the rainy season started late in 2021 and because there was little precipitation and long periods of cloudy and sunny weather in 2022.

Interest among young people is high? What is the men's cosmetics market like?

Next, let's take a closer look at the attributes of people who recently searched "sunscreen."

The male-to-female ratio of people searching is approximately 2:8, with women making up the majority of people searching, and looking at the age groups, people in their 30s account for the biggest ratio, with a higher proportion of people searching in their 20s and 30s than internet users overall. The needs of young people may be unique in the sun protection market, where sun protection is said to be important from a young age. Sunscreen is also a product that is often purchased at offline stores such as drugstores. With that said, it is possible that many younger people are highly motivated to go through the extra effort of researching online to find products that suit them.

People searching “sunscreen” by gender (left) and by age group (right)
Period: March 2023 - February 2024
Devices: Smartphone, PC

The expansion of the men's cosmetics market has been a hot topic in recent years, but is the proportion of men increasing among all of the people searching?

Below is the trend in the gender ratio of people searching for sunscreen. Over the past two years, the percentage of men has remained stable at around 20%, so it does not seem that interest in sunscreens among men has increased more than that among women.

Trends in the ratio of men and women searching for “sunscreen”
Period: January 2022 - February 2024
Devices: Smartphone, PC

Click here for detailed trends in demand among men's cosmetics.

Latest trends in men's cosmetics [2023]! Actual purchasing behaviors and motivation for beauty. Differences by age group

https://manamina.valuesccg.com/articles/2586

The men's cosmetics market continues to grow, with more and more men using skin care and hair care products as well as makeup. We surveyed and analyzed the latest trends in 2023 to look at differences in the actual purchasing of men's cosmetics across age groups and understand the motivations behind beauty among men.

Next, when looking at the marital status and whether or not the people searching for sunscreen have children, about 60% are unmarried and about 65% have no children. This seems to be due to the high proportion of young people searching. However, if you look at the words searched in combination with sunscreen (described below), the word "baby" also ranks relatively high, indicating that there is a need to search for sunscreen for children.

People searching for “sunscreen”: marital status (left), children / no children (right)
Period: March 2023 - February 2024
Devices: Smartphone, PC

Regarding annual household income, the proportion of households with an annual income of less than 4 million yen is slightly lower than that of all Internet users, and the proportion of households with an annual income of 6 to 8 million yen is slightly higher. Considering that the proportion of unmarried people was high, it is likely that many of the young people were in the middle-income bracket. Many people who search for sunscreen may be more concerned with the effectiveness of the product than its price and want to carefully compare and consider the products.

Annual household income among people searching “sunscreen”
Period: March 2023 - February 2024
Devices: Smartphone, PC

Are the requirements for sunscreen different in the summer and winter?

Are people searching in the winter more beauty-conscious?

When we think of sunscreen, we associate it with spring and summer, and this is when the number of people searching actually increases. However, on the other hand, it can be said that those who are highly interested in sunscreen even during the winter are likely to be more beauty-conscious.

We will look at the rankings of words searched for in combination with "sunscreen" from March to August, when the number of people searching increases and peaks, and October to February, when the number of people searching eases down to a lower level.

Search words searched in combination with "sunscreen"
Period: March 2023 - August 2023 (left), October 2023 - February 2024 (right)
Devices: Smartphone, PC

Regarding the above data, let's call the left side spring/summer and the right side autumn/winter.

Spring/Summer is characterized by the fact that “Biore” is highly recalled among brands, there is a growing need for "spray" type products, and words such as "face,” “word-of-mouth” and “baby” are searched more than in fall/winter. The fact that it is easy to reapply even when sweating and can be used on the whole body without much effort is thought to be contributing to the increased attention on "sprays.”

In fall/winter, in terms of brands, "Nivea" ranks high along with "Biore," and brand names such as "Curel," "Orbis," and "Muji" rank higher than in spring/summer. People who are considering sunscreen in the fall/winter may have a strong need for brands that are more tailored to their individual skin concerns. In addition, it can be seen that the "tone-up" effect is expected in fall/winter sunscreen products. From these points, it can be said that the percentage of beauty-conscious people searching is higher in fall/winter than in spring/summer.

On the other hand, there is no difference in the fact that "recommended" is the most likely to be searched in combination with “sunscreen” in both spring/summer and fall/winter. Additionally, there were no major changes between seasons in the rankings for brand names such as "Allie" and "Anessa" and words such as "(makeup) primer" and "sensitive skin.”

Do men and women have different expectations for sunscreen?

Men are characterized by concerns about the “use by date” and “order” of application

The men's cosmetics market has been attracting attention recently. So, do men and women search for "sunscreen" differently? We will focus on spring/summer, when the number of people searching peaks, and compare search terms for men and women.

Words searched in combination with "sunscreen": female (left), male (right)
Period: March 2023 - August 2023
Devices: Smartphone, PC

For women, the brand name "Biore" ranks first, but for men, the brand name ranks from 6th place or later, and relatively few men search for brand names. Also, for men, "men’s" ranks first, and words such as "use by date" and "order" are distinctive search words.

Among males searching during the same period, the page with the most traffic from searches made in combination with "men’s" was the following article by web media "LDK the Beauty Men." The content is designed to answer concerns such as “Should men also be wearing sunscreen to begin with?” and “What sunscreen products are suitable for men's skin?”

Material from LDK the Beauty Men by360LiFE translated by VALUES

Regarding the combination keywords such as "use by date" and "order," the amount of traffic for both is small, so it is a reference value, but the traffic to the pages listed below were high. The questions that people seem to have are “Can you still use sunscreen from the previous year?” and “What order should I apply it when using it in combination with other skincare products or primers?” In order to attract male customers, it seems necessary to expand the content that answers the basic concerns that people new to sunscreen tend to have.

Inflow pages among men searching “sunscreen” + “use by date” (reference)
Period: March 2023 - August 2023
Devices: Smartphone, PC

Inflow pages among men searching “sunscreen” + "order" (reference)
Period: March 2023 - August 2023
Devices: Smartphone, PC

New products with added value in addition to UV protection, such as moisturizer and color control, are appearing one after another every year. What will happen in 2024 as demand peaks? Stay tuned.

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Born and raised in the Bay Area, U.S.A, I was fascinated by the different social and purchasing behaviors between Japanese and American consumers. I studied communication for undergrad and international marketing for my graduate studies. My professional background is in bilingual recruitment and Japanese-English translation.

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