Skincare

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 Sensibio H2O sells here at about 51% of the French recommended price.

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 against German ones.

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 72-hour hydration claim and did not uphold the complaint.

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 its claims rest on, and what the record holds.

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.