The French craze for essential oils fizzled out.
During the Covid epidemic in 2020, pharmacy customers flocked to these products to disinfect their homes or help their bodies fight infections.
That year, sales reached unprecedented amounts in pharmacies, at 73.5 million euros, an increase of 25% compared to 2019, according to figures published by Iqvia Pharmastat.
Three years later, the time for euphoria is no longer there.
Sales of essential oils have fallen below their 2019 level, to 53 million euros, and continue to decline.
Last year, they fell by another 3.5% over one year, even though the average price of bottles increased due to inflation.
In volume terms, the drop in sales reached almost 7%.
To continue to grow in this gloomy environment, specialized laboratories are focusing on more complex products, always based on essential oils.
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