Clarkston’s Personal Care Industry Lead Shares Insight on Rising Costs of Feminine Care Products
March 22, 2026 | Clarkston partner and beauty and personal care industry lead Sarah Broyd spoke to CNBC about how costs of feminine care products are rising, highlighting that the gap between higher prices and declining sales shows consumers may be searching for alternatives out of necessity. See Sarah’s quotes from the interview below, and read the full article here.
The price of menstrual products is skyrocketing from inflation, tariffs
“I do think that we’re at a point where consumers in general are having to choose whether they can buy food for their family, or buy prescriptions for their family. Some things that we do typically define as a necessity, people are finding alternatives for or going without.”
“When you think about plastic and pulp and some of the main components of feminine care products, they’re largely probably coming from overseas and then getting hit with that much more of tariffs.”
“You’re seeing these more niche, more startup type brands that are popping up in stores. … That’s the biggest growth.”
“People that have the ability to flex up and buy more organic or products that they trust, they’ll spend that price premium. But for other consumers that don’t have the discretionary income to do that, they’re going to trade down and go private label, or go without.”