Marico took Just Herbs to 100% in September 2024 and absorbed the business a year later. What the packs, the prices and the advertising record actually say.
Estée Lauder has held 49% of Forest Essentials since 2020 and agreed in March 2026 to buy the rest, an agreement not announced as completed. We priced 118
Vilvah names itself as manufacturer on eleven of fourteen product pages under cosmetic licence C-1213. We check the licence, the farm claim, the May 2026 advertising ruling and
WOW Skin Science belongs to Body Cupid Private Limited of Bengaluru. We read the register, the judgments, the declarations and 23 listings on 5 September 2026, and set
Juicy Chemistry’s organic certification holds up on the standard owner’s own register — 47 products, all COSMOS ORGANIC, all certified by Ecocert. The premium does not track it
Puig of Barcelona has controlled Kama Ayurveda since September 2022. What the state register says about its manufacturing licence, and what its serums and sunscreen actually cost per
Suganda sells named actives at stated percentages and makes no organic, natural or clinical claim on any listing we read. It is also dear per millilitre.
Aravi Organic’s name says Organic, but its thirteen product pages carry no organic claim, certifier or certificate. What the name rests on is a trade mark — plus
Safari overtook VIP in FY2026 on both revenue and profit. Its polycarbonate hard luggage is made in India, its soft bags and backpacks are imported, and the five-year
CeraVe’s Indian jars declare Chakan, Pune and licence M MH/105568. The Moisturising Cream’s ingredient list matches the American one exactly — and costs ₹4.62 a gram against ₹3.36
Eucerin launched in India in October 2024 at ₹36 to ₹126 a millilitre. Its headline active has a published randomised trial behind it; its advertising carries two upheld
The Ordinary’s hero serum costs ₹600 in India and $6.00 in America. Estée Lauder paid about $1.7 billion for the brand, and the percentage on the front of
La Roche-Posay launched officially in India in November 2025. The 50 ml Anthelios is Rs 1,400 here against about Rs 2,035 in France, and the No.1 dermatologist claim
Avene’s owner is 86.3% held by a charitable foundation, its Indian importer is a third party, and its Indian price runs about 1.5 times the French reference. Prices
