India

Wildcraft’s rucksacks declare India on 32 of 32 records; its wheeled luggage declares China on 14 of 14. Its published warranty runs from five years to three months, and every trolley sells at exactly half an MRP set at exactly double.

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 listings and read what the brand publishes behind its claims.

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 the price per millilitre.

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 out what each of them says.

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 evenly.

Nat Habit publishes shelf lives most of this shelf does not, and prices its core range like a mass brand. The gap is what it publishes to back its claim words.

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 millilitre.

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.

No company called Daughter Earth exists on the Indian register. Eleven of its own packs name five manufacturers and four cosmetic licence numbers.

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 the prices, factories and licences, checked on 5 September 2026.

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 warranty it advertises appears in no published policy.

Titan has called Raga a range, a collection and a sub brand across thirty-four years, and has never disclosed a single Raga figure. What you actually get for ₹6,795 and for ₹52,795.