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
Vichy’s Mineral 89 costs more in India than in a French pharmacy, and nine Indian listings named no Indian importer of record. What the pack should carry, and
Bioderma belongs to NAOS, a French group its own site calls a company owned by a non-profit endowment fund. Imported by NAOS’s own Indian arm, the 500 ml
Sebamed is owned by the German family firm Sebapharma and imported into India by USV Private Limited. The pH 5.5 claim, the decided advertising rulings, and Indian prices
Aveeno’s Indian bottles are filled in South Korea and priced at close to double one American shelf price per millilitre. In June 2026 the advertising council examined its
Simple is a British brand made in India, and the pack, the retailer listings and the brand’s own website name three different manufacturers. What it costs here, what
Matched by Beiersdorf’s own article numbers, much of NIVEA’s Indian range is a different formula from Europe’s. We audit the maker, the per-ml price and the sunscreen claims.
