Surgical Scrub Market To Reach $305.0 Million By 2030

Surgical Scrub Market Growth & Trends

The global surgical scrub market size is expected to reach USD 305.0 million in 2030 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2025 to 2030. Increasing health concerns and awareness related to protection from germs are the major factors driving the market. Furthermore, incidence of hospital acquired infections is driving the demand for protective and preventive products including surgical hand scrub. This, in turn, is likely to drive the product demand over the forecast period.

Increase in surgeries may also be one of the reasons for the growth of the surgical scrub market. Surgical hand scrub is performed before carrying out any surgery. These procedures reduce the chance of contamination while performing surgeries. Increasing number of hospitals and clinics and rising hospital surgical procedures are anticipated to fuel the product demand over the forecast period. In 2017, Cardinal Health entered the surgical scrub industry and introduced new surgical scrub called ENDURA.

The gel segment accounted for the largest share of 72.5% in 2018. Increasing penetration of innovative products, coupled with easy availability, is expected to drive the market for gel over the forecast period. In recent years, 3M launched surgical hand scrub, which do not require water, is easy to clean, and kills 99% of microorganism in 15 second. Furthermore, Ecolab’s surgical scrubs provide sustained protection for six hours.

The hospital segment held the largest share of 53.7% in 2018. Increasing incidences of hospital acquired infections and improving healthcare infrastructure in developing countries such as India and China are expected to fuel the demand over the forecast period. Rising prevalence of infections and increasing number of surgeries are some of the key factors driving the segment.

Asia Pacific dominated the surgical scrub market in 2018. Increasing diseases and surgeries related to cardio and bones may lead to the market growth. Maximum cases of operations and surgeries in this region is driving the market. Increasing number of people traveling for medical procedures in India, China, Thailand, and Singapore owing to the presence of skilled medical practitioners is anticipated to drive the demand over the forecast period.

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Surgical Scrub Market Report Highlights

• By product, gel dominated the market and is anticipated to witness significant growth over the forecast period

• Asia Pacific dominated the global surgical scrub market in 2024 and accounted for 33.5% share of the overall revenue. This trend is projected to continue over the next few years

• The industry is highly competitive with the presence of main players like 3M, STERIS Life Sciences, BD, and Ecolabs

• Various manufacturers are concentrating on new product launches, capacity expansion, and technological innovation to estimate existing and future demand patterns from upcoming product segments.

Surgical Scrub Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global surgical scrub market by product, application, and region:

Surgical Scrub Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)   

• Gel

• Soap

Surgical Scrub Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Hospitals

• Ambulatory Surgical Centers

• Clinic

Surgical Scrub Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030) 

• North America

  • U.S.

  • Canada

  • Mexico

• Europe

  • Germany

  • UK

  • France

  • Spain

  • Italy

• Asia Pacific

  • China

  • Japan

  • India

  • Australia & New Zealand

  • South Korea

• Latin America

  • Brazil

• Middle East and Africa (MEA)

  • South Africa

List of Key Players in Surgical Scrub Market

• 3M

• STERIS

• BD

• Ecolab