Hair care emerges as fastest-growing US premium beauty category

Published: 3-Aug-2018
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High-end hair care products generated US$178.4m in Q2 2018

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Hair care is the fastest-growing premium beauty category in the US, new figures from The NPD Group have revealed.

While it is the smallest overall sales contributor, generating US$178.4m in Q2 2018, it is showing the fastest rate of overall growth at

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