Did Kao Merit shampoo refill pouch (Japan) shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before340 ml
After320 ml
−5.9%smaller
Price per 100 ml · if the price stayed the same+6.2%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The joint 54th-largest of 56 documented soap, shampoo & body wash cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 10% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2025 · reported 23 Sep 2026
- Country
- Japan
- Brand
- Kao
- Category
- Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash
- Source
- okaidokulab.com
Source and evidence
What the source says
“エール 液体 ジェル1000g → つめかえ625g 2026年8月下旬 P&Gリリース(2026年8月18日) マース カルカン パウチ 70g → 60g — kalkan.jp の商品ページ 花王 キュキュット クリア除菌 本体 240mL → 220mL 2024年8月31日 花王のリリース(内容量の表あり) 花王 メリット シャンプー つめかえ 340mL → 320mL 2025年3月25日 花王のリリース(内容量の表あり) クラシエ いち髪 つめかえ 330mL → 320mL — クラシエの商品ページ ⚠ 「いつから」が空欄の2件は、日付を書いた告知を見つけられませんでした。…”
More from Japan: the Japan shrinkflation tracker has all 39 documented cases, sortable and filterable.
Topic guide: shampoo, soap and toothpaste shrinkflation, every documented case in one place, brand by brand.
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