Skincare

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.

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.