PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1225018
PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1225018
The global synthetic musk market was valued at $134.9 million in 2021, and is projected to reach $187.4 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 3.4% from 2022 to 2031.
Synthetic musks are a class of synthetic aroma compounds used primarily in different consumer products, scents, and in perfumes to replicate the smell of deer musk and other animals such as castoreum, louisianan musk rat and civet cat. It has a wide range of applications in various end use industries such as cosmetics, toiletries, soaps & detergent, and many others.
The rapid shift in the consumer lifestyle, growing trends for personal grooming products, increase in the demand for luxurious, exotic, and premium fragrances, and rise in the demand for home fragrances and home decor products has escalated the overall growth of the synthetic musk market. For instance, according to an article published by India Brand Equity Foundation in June 2019, the global home fragrance industry was estimated at around USD 7.2 billion in 2018 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.0% during the forecast period. Synthetic musk is extensively used in household dust-cleaning products owing to its ubiquity and attractive fragrance. These factors may act as one of the key drivers responsible for the growth of synthetic musk in the market.
Synthetic musk is used primarily in different perfumes to replicate the smell of deer musk. However, synthetic fragrances are manufactured using petroleum-based chemicals which includes aldehyde, phthalate, benzene, and others using such synthetic fragrances may have an adverse effect on human such as it may cause, allergic reactions, asthma, headache, and others. These factors are expected to restrain the overall market growth. In addition, high R&D costs and stringent government regulations imposed on the manufacturing of synthetic musk-based products are anticipated to hamper the growth of the market during the forecast period.
Natural musk is obtained from plants and animals, particularly from male deer and from a cat with a musk civet. To get a natural musk, the manufacturer must kill the deer. Since the deer musk is forbidden to obtain and kill owing to which several leading key players have increased their production capacities for synthetic musk. In addition, the Indian government has set up an act and regulation in 1972 under the federal Wildlife (Protection) Act which states that hunting deer for natural musk is illegal. Furthermore, high prices associated with the extraction process of natural musk from animals are expected to create new opportunities for synthetic musk markets. Synthetic musk is being used as an alternative to natural musk. This factor is anticipated to fuel market growth; thus, offering the most lucrative opportunities.
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