Last modified on 22 April 2009, at 06:35

Historic Sales

  • Anti-acne products sold through mass retail channels totaled $646 million in 2007 to account for about 4% of all cosmeceutical sales. Subtracting these products from total sales translates to growth from $12.4 billion in 2001 to $15.6 billion in 2005—still a 6% CAGR.
  • The sales figures are of OTC products only and not prescription drugs.

The sales figures are for Mass Channel (Mass channel includes mainstream supermarkets, chain drugstores and mass merchandisers)


Major Palyers in Acne Space

J&J commanded over 47% of anti-acne preparation sales in 2007. About 27 points of that share was yielded by the Neutrogena brand and another 16 points by Clean & Clear. J&J’s closest rival was Reckitt Benckiser, which had only a 15% share, thanks to its early 2006 acquisition of Boots Healthcare and its time-honored Clearasil brand.

Share of U.S. Retail Dollar Sales of Anti-Acne Preparations in Mass Channels for 2007 are shown below Mass Channel (Mass channel includes mainstream supermarkets, chain drugstores and mass merchandisers).

Various Channels of Distribution:

  • Mass channel includes mainstream supermarkets, chain drugstores and mass merchandisers.
  • Prestige includes upscale-priced department stores (e.g., Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom), beauty chains (Sephora), brand-dedicated stores (Aveda, M.A.C.), salons and spas with retail counters, etc.
  • Online Stores
  • Direct Sales

Consumer Target Group & Product Categorization

Consumer Target Group

Here we have divided entire population into various categories. This categories are defined as follows:

  1. Teenager/Young Adult : Age 13 to 20 years
  2. Adult : Age 25 and Above
  3. General population

Product Categorization

Here, we had tried to categorize the the different products under following 3 categories.

  1. Devices
  2. Kits
  3. Moisturizers/Lotion/cream

The below information is regarding the target group and categories are obtained from company websites and review published on various online pharmacy sites.

Company Brand Category Target Company Brand Category Target
Johnson & Johnson Ambi Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream General Population Mentholatum Co. OXY Body Wash 2% Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment, Island Wave Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Johnson & Johnson Aveeno Clear Complexion Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream General Population Mentholatum Co. OXY Face Wash Acne-Fighting Formula Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen
Johnson & Johnson Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Cleanser Kits and Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Adult Mentholatum Co. Oxy chill factor Face Scrub Acne treatment Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Mentholatum Co. Phisoderm Anti-Blemish Body Wash Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream General Population
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Mentholatum Co. Phisoderm Anti-Blemish Cleansing Pads Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena Clear Pore Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Kao Co., Ltd. Biore Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser Kits and Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena Healthy Skin Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Kao Co., Ltd. Biore Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Adult
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Wash Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Alberto-Culver Co. St Ives Apricot Face Wash Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena On the Spot Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Blistex, Inc. Stridex Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena Men Skin Clearing Face Wash Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult The Procter & Gamble Co. Noxzema Kits and Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Adult
Johnson & Johnson Neutrogena Rapid Clear Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult The Procter & Gamble Co. Olay Daily Facials Clarity Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Reckitt Benckiser PLC Clearasil Daily Acne Control Vanishing Acne Treatment Cream Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Stiefel Panoxyl Kits and Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
Reckitt Benckiser PLC Clearasil Acne Control Adult Acne Treatment Cream Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Bristol-Myers Squibb Sea Breeze Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
University Medical University Medical Kits and Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult Bristol-Myers Squibb Sea Breeze Naturals Gentle Cream Cleanser Kits and Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult
University Medical University Medical AcneFree Clear Skin System Kits and Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Adult Natures Cure, Inc. Natures Cure Moistureriser/Lotion/Cream Teen and Adult

OTC Products

This report covers the product available in mass distribution channel only.


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