Did Alba Botanica body lotion (Canada) shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before198 ml
After170 ml
−14.1%smaller
Price per 100 ml · if the price stayed the same+16.5%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The 21st-largest of 28 documented personal care cuts; a bigger cut than 56% of all 1,394 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2020–2024 · reported 16 Feb 2024
- Country
- Canada
- Brand
- Alba Botanica
- Category
- Personal Care
- Source
- ici.radio-canada.ca
Source and evidence
Against official inflation: StatCan CPI (CA) “personal care supplies and equipment” changed +18.8% (2024 average vs 2020). The size cut alone raises the price per millilitre by +16.5% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.
What the source says
“Radio-Canada database record: Alba Botanica (Hain Celestial Group). Old format: 198 ml. New format: 170 ml (documented 2024).”
More from Canada: the Canada shrinkflation list has all 43 documented cases, sortable and filterable.
Topic guide: toothpaste, deodorant and personal care shrinkflation, every documented case in one place, brand by brand.
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