Did Olay bath bar soap shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before4.25 oz
After4 oz
−5.9%smaller
Price per oz · 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
- 2014 · reported 22 Jun 2015
- Country
- United States
- Brand
- Olay
- Category
- Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash
- Source
- mouseprint.org
Source and evidence
What the source says
“…Then they became 4.5 ounces, then 4.25 ounces, and finally four ounces. Sometime, probably last year, Olay reduced the size of its soap from 4.25 ounces to four ounces.”
More from the US: the US Shrinkflation Tracker has all 296 documented cases, sortable and filterable.
Topic guide: shampoo, soap and toothpaste shrinkflation, every documented case in one place, brand by brand.
More soap, shampoo & body wash in United States
All 15 in the case library →- Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash · 2026
Flamingo Estate Shampoo
17 → 12 oz−29.4%
United States · Source: mouseprint.org - Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash · 2024
Dove Beauty Bar (US)
3.17 → 2.6 oz−18.0%
United States · Source: mouseprint.org - Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash · 2024
Lever 2000 bar soap
4 → 3.75 oz−6.2%
United States · Source: mouseprint.org
Newest in soap, shampoo & body wash
Shampoo, soap and toothpaste shrinkflation →- Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash · 2026
NIVEA Creme Care and Creme Soft cream soap bars (Hungary)
100 → 90 g−10.0%
Hungary · Source: nkfh.gov.hu - Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash · 2026
Aussie shampoo and conditioner (Norway)
500 → 400 ml−20.0%
Norway · Source: kk.no - Soap, Shampoo & Body Wash · 2026
Cow Brand Red Box (Akabako) beauty soap bar (Japan)
90 → 85 g−5.6%
Japan · Source: cow-soap.co.jp
