Skincare

Augustinus Bader runs to ₹1,623.33 a millilitre in India. The professor, the patent and the panel sizes, checked against the registers on 5 September 2026.

The UK company behind The Body Shop is in liquidation; the Indian franchisee is not. What the brand costs here, who imports it, and the one advertising finding on record.

Plum is founder-run, PETA-listed and mostly made in Maharashtra. Its 1% Retinol & Bakuchiol serum lists neither ingredient by name, and its 50 ml niacinamide serum is 27% cheaper per ml than the 15 ml.

Pond’s is now two brands under one name: Hindustan Unilever’s in India, Evermark’s in America. We price the range per gram and report what ponds.in does not publish.

Pilgrim is a Mumbai brand made by contractors in Jammu, Baddi and Parwanoo. We check its Spanish, Korean and French claims against the pack, its sunscreens against what it publishes, and its MRP against the price it actually charges.

The Face Shop’s Indian MRP runs 30% above Korean list and 63% above what a Korean shopper actually pays. Who imports it, what its claims rest on, and what it costs per millilitre.

The Derma Co is Honasa’s second brand, made in three of the same factories as Mamaearth and sold at 46% to 124% more per ml. What its published test reports prove, and what they do not.

L’Oréal bought Kiehl’s in 2000, not 1988. Who imports it, who sells it in India now, and what it costs against the American price.

SK-II reached India on 1 April 2026 with LUXASIA. P&G owns it, the hero essence works out at ₹89.13 a millilitre, and its “over 90% Pitera” claim is the first on this site the ingredient list supports.

Shiseido reaches India through Baccarose, not through its own Indian entity — and at 90% to 113% of Japanese prices, it costs about what it costs in Tokyo.

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.