Ceramide Market Size, Share and Trends 2024 to 2034

Ceramide Market Size and Forecast 2024 to 2034

The global ceramide market size is worth around USD 424.62 million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 747.62 million by 2034, growing at a solid CAGR of 5.82% over the forecast period 2024 to 2034. The increased use of ceramides in the nutraceutical industrial sector, pharmaceutical industrial sector, and cosmetics industrial sector and growing ceramide-based antiaging skincare products contribute to the growth of the market.

Ceramide Market Key Takeaways

• Asia Pacific dominated the ceramide market in 2023.
• By type, the natural ceramides segment dominated the market in 2023.
• By type, the synthetic ceramides segment is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period.
• By process, the fermentation ceramides segment dominated the ceramide market in 2023.
• By process, the plant extract ceramides segment is anticipated to be the fastest-growing during the forecast period.

Market Overview

The ceramide market refers to buying and selling ceramides, which are a family of waxy lipid molecules. These are composed of sphingosine and a fatty acid joined by an amide bond. The benefits of ceramides include protecting our skin from infection-causing germs like fungi and bacteria and allergies. It helps to protect our skin from environmental damage, prevent irritation and dryness by locking moisture into the skin, protect our skin from breakouts, reduce the appearance of wrinkles, help the skin to maintain an ideal amount of moisture, and protect the skin’s natural barrier.

Ceramide Market Growth Factors

• Ceramides have many applications in skincare. Some ways to use ceramides include, after cleansing skin, applying topical ceramides twice daily.
• Ceramides can be used on the entire body from face to legs. Include ceramides into your skincare routine by using moisturizers, cleansers, and creams.
• Ceramides can reduce redness, increase skin hydration, protect against environmental damage, and ease irritation.
• Ceramide applications also include pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food and beverages, and cosmeceuticals which help to the growth of the market.

How can AI help the Ceramide Market?

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the ceramide can improve the growth of the ceramide market. The benefits of AI include improved cyber security, improved agriculture, improved financial services, scientific discovery, customer service excellence, advanced transportation, climate change mitigation, increased economic growth, and improved healthcare. Artificial intelligence gives humans the ability to achieve a high range of goals and solve problems. In the cosmetic industry, AI can help in product creation. AI can used as an analytical tool for creating personalized shopping experiences and inventory management. It is used as an additional channel for sales, communication, and promotion.

Market Scope

Market Dynamics

Drivers

The growing cosmetic industry

Ceramides are highly used in cosmetic products like skin care products, including eye creams, serums, face oil, face masks, and face creams. Ceramides are essential lipids that are naturally found in our body, help hold hydration in the skin, and maintain the integrity of the skin barrier. So, ceramide-based products are used in skin care products, which help to keep skin looking firm, plump, and healthy by reducing the appearance of fine lines, which helps the growth of the ceramide market. The benefits of ceramide include infection-causing germs like fungi and bacteria and allergies. It protects your skin from environmental damage and prevents irritation and dryness by locking moisture into your skin. It protects our skin from breakouts and drying out, reduces the appearance of wrinkles, helps the skin maintain an ideal amount of moisture, etc.

Restraints

Regulatory compliance

The regulatory compliance challenges include inefficient task management, cyber security, and data privacy risks, the convergence of finance and technology, managing third-party technologies, addressing new policies and guidelines, a burden on compliance teams due to rapidly evolving regulations, etc. Regulatory risks may cause human error, negligence, and inadequate controls. These factors can hamper the growth of the ceramide market.

Opportunity

Increasing use in the pharmaceutical industry and changing consumer preferences

In the pharmaceutical industry, ceramides are used in drug delivery, which helps the ceramide market grow. It belongs to the sphingolipid group of lipids that acts as intercellular and intracellular messengers and as regulatory molecules that play important roles in signal transduction, metabolic, inflammation, and angiogenesis disorders like cancer cell degradation, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. Effective supply chain management, including customer satisfaction, distribution, logistics, production, and sourcing, leads to the growth of the market.

Type Insights

The natural ceramides segment dominated the ceramide market in 2023. The natural ceramide sources include whole grains like quinoa, wheat, corn, brown rice etc., olives, spinach, sesame seeds, broccoli, eggs, almonds, whole grains, sweet potatoes, wild-caught salmon, soybeans, avocadoes, etc. Olives and olive oil have ceramide-rich compositions that have skin-boosting properties that help improve skin hydration and elasticity. Spinach contains vitamins, minerals, and ceramides, and its iron content helps to support skin cell regeneration and improve blood circulation and overall skin health. Sesame seeds have important minerals like zinc and copper and are a rich source of ceramides, which can help reduce inflammation, enhance skin elasticity, and improve skin health. Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable that has nutrients and ceramides that help to reduce toxins from the body and support digestion, helping to improve skin radiance and clarity. Eggs are a rich source of ceramides that help maintain and repair skin cells and help create a radiant and healthy complexion.

• In August 2024, a new range of ceramide-based skincare, supporting the retailer’s own brand offering was launched by Boots. The new 7-piece collection harnesses the power of a triple ceramide complex and aims to balance, support, and restore the skin’s natural barrier for a radiant and healthy complexation.

The synthetic ceramides segment is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period. Synthetic ceramides are lab-derived. Natural and synthetic ceramides are both effective and safe to use. Synthetic ceramides are also called pseudoceramides, which are man-made. These are more stable than natural ceramides because they are free from contaminants. The use of topical ceramides can be effective at increasing water retention and restoring barrier function, and, in patients with atopic dermatitis, helps to enhance the skin barrier.

Process Insights

The fermentation ceramides segment dominated the ceramide market in 2023. In some of the companies, ceramides are obtained from the fermentation method. The Evonik company has developed fermentation or green production technology for producing ceramides that can be converted into human skin-identical molecules for cosmetics. The fermentation method can create molecules like hyaluronic acid, peptides, and lactic acid, which can improve the production of ceramides that help retain skin moisture and form the skin’s barrier. It also helps to stimulate the skin’s natural antimicrobial peptide production, which regulates acne-causing bacterial and pathogenic levels.

• In June 2024, Syensqo launched Cerafy, a range of biomimetic natural ceramides for hair care and skin care applications. Cerafy is produced by a fermentation process that aligns with the focus of Syensqo’s biotechnology and renewable materials growth platform. Natural ceramides are important ingredients for skin cleansing and hair care formulations.

The plant extract ceramides segment is anticipated to be the fastest-growing during the forecast period. Natural ceramide is a biologically active compound present in plants that is used highly in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. The ceramide contents in plants can be obtained by a ceramide extract analysis, which is helpful for the development of ceramide sources. The plants that are rich in ceramides, including spinach, sesame seeds, broccoli, almonds, whole grains like quinoa and brown rice, sweet potatoes, soybeans, avocadoes, etc., contribute to the growth of the ceramide market.

Regional Insights

Asia Pacific held the largest share of the ceramide market in 2023. In the Asia Pacific region, there is a high consumption rate of wheat, soybeans, and rice products through many cosmetic products and food supplements. China has the highest rice consumption compared to India. Japan is the leading country for the growth of the ceramide market in the Asia Pacific region. Additionally, China and India have significant demand for soybean oil and wheat products, which are important natural sources of ceramides. The high number of consumers spending on cosmetics and personal care products.

• In October 2023, the Viral Pink Serum in India was launched by The Ordinary. It includes ceramide-based skincare products.
• In March 2024, a new study reinforces the study of ceramide-based moisturizers for enhanced skin hydration levels and quality of life in Indian Patients was launched by L’Oreal Dermatological Beauty India.

North America is observed to be the fastest growing in the upcoming years.  In North America, consumers find solutions to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, which leads to increased demand for ceramides. Ceramides are popular anti-aging products in this region, which helps to the growth of the market. The senior population contributes to the demand for ceramides. Consumers' awareness of maintaining skin hydration and health increased the demand for ceramides for beauty products and skincare products. Increased use of ceramides as food additives and functional foods.

• In July 2024, in the United States, Galderma launched new innovations in the Cetaphil range of products, a Ceramide Serum and a Vitamin C Serum.

According to Volza’s United States Import Data

The United States imports most of the Ceramide A from China.

Globally, the top three importers of Ceramide A are Vietnam, India, and Peru. India leads the world in Ceramide A imports with 2228 shipments, Peru with 1929 shipments, and Vietnam with 1491 shipments.

Ceramide Market Companies

• Kao Corporation
• Ashland Global Holdings Inc. 
• Vantage Specialty Ingredients
• SK Bioland Co., Ltd
• Doosan Corporation
• Evonik Industries AG
• Croda International Plc.
• Daebongls
• Bo-Kwang Chemical Co., Ltd.
• Shaanxi Pioneer Biotech Co., Ltd.
• Wuhan Saiguang Pharm & Chem Co., Ltd.
• Arkema
• Brenntag
• Anderson Global Group LLC
• Toyobo
• Surfachem
• Manus Aktteva Biopharm LLP
• Tocris Cookson Ltd.
• Kao Group
• Incospharm Corporation
• Unitika Ltd.
• Sederma
• Cayman Chemical
• Macrocare Tech Ltd.
• Allergen
• Xi’an Aladin Biological Technology

Recent Developments

• In November 2022, Nykaa launched SKINRX Ceramide Moisturizers. The goals of the moisturizer include a healthy skin barrier, which is key to nourishing and fresh skin. Because of the changing lifestyle, external aggressors like air pollution and UV rays may break the skin’s protective barrier and create great damage to the skin.
• In January 2024, the biggest-ever campaign for a new ceramide-based moisturizer named the Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer ($20) was launched by The Inkey List. This new ceramide-based moisturizer helps improve six aging signs, including firmness, lift, plumpness, wrinkles, fine lines, barrier, and elasticity functions.
• In May 2024, a complete range of ceramides designed for cosmetic applications, named SphingoCare was released by Croda Beauty. These trusted ingredients are highly biotechnology and plant-based and present at high purity levels, biomimetic, or pre-depression blends. These ingredients offer extended activities for hair and skin care, like hair cuticle smoothing, microbiome balance, lip care, environmental protection, smoothing, scalp well-being, and skin hydration.
• In May 2024, a new range of body creams designed to give South Africans more radiant, firmer, and healthier skin was developed by Dove’s team of world-renowned scientists.  Introduced with Ceramide restoring serum, the Dove range of creams works from inside to outside, leading to locking moisture, boosting protective barriers, and softer skin.
• In August 2024, the new ‘Retinol and HPR Ceramides Capsules’, an anti-aging product, was launched by luxury skincare brand Elizabeth Arden. It helps to promote youthful skin appearance by stimulating collagen production, fading hyperpigmentation, smoothing skin texture, and improving tone.

Segments Covered in the Report

By Type

• Natural Ceramides
• Synthetic Ceramides

By Process

• Fermentation Ceramides
• Plant Extract Ceramides
• Food and Beverages
• Dietary Supplements

By Geography

• North America
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa