Indian parenting platform BabyChakra has launched its very first range of baby care products which it believes has the potential to achieve monthly growth of 30% on the back of India’s booming mum and baby care segment.
Indian direct-to-consumer (DTC) beauty and personal care brand SUGAR Cosmetics has secured U$50m in funding, which will bring it closer to its goal of going public.
India-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) beauty brand Earth Rhythm is set to expand its offline retail footprint, starting with plans to open 50 kiosks across India.
Ingredient supplier Native Extracts is working to establish a stronghold in India where it hopes to drive research and development on native botanicals and help promote ‘I-beauty’.
L’Oréal Group CEO Nicolas Hieronimus is aiming to grow the firm’s business in the booming Indian beauty market on the back of the acceleration of e-commerce in the country.
Innovations such as ‘try before you buy’ perfume samples mean that online retail can provide a better customer experience and sales channel than brick and mortar stores, according to the founder of Indian direct-to-consumer (DTC) fragrance house All Good...
Vegan beauty brand Plum is aiming to unlock the potential it sees in India’s hair care, make-up and body care and sectors to fuel its growth this year.
India-based cosmetics group Lotus Herbals believes hemp’s multitude of topical benefits, versatility, and sustainability will make it a “must-have” ingredient in every beauty company’s portfolio.
Indian personal care brand Sanfe has recently launched beauty brand with skin and hair care products as part of its latest effort to become a 'one-stop shop' for beauty and personal care solutions.
Indian mass personal hygiene brand WiZ Care is set to introduce skin care into its product portfolio this year and is also mulling over plans to launch a range of colour cosmetics as well.
In our exclusive podcast, a pioneer of the content-to-commerce business model that is fuelling significant beauty industry growth in India has revealed how it ‘cracked the code’ of this new approach.
India-based skin care brand Brillare is kicking off its zero-dilution initiative which will see the brand phase out the use of water as well as synthetic ingredients in its formulations in bid to meet the demand for clean and natural beauty products.
The company behind India’s SUGAR Cosmetics says it will target growth in the country’s tier two and three cities for skin care brand ENN Beauty, after taking a majority stake.
Indian direct-to-consumers clean beauty brand Conscious Chemist is ramping up its product expansion plans following Lotus Herbals’ investment in its company.
A newly launched skin care brand from India is eyeing opportunities in the cosmeceuticals segment, which has experienced a boom in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Homegrown Indian fragrance brand All Good Scents is set to expand its line-up in the coming year to tap into what its founder has observed to an accelerated interest in local fragrance labels.
Indian consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever says it is taking a cautious approach to any possible beauty acquisitions that could potentially put its position as the beauty and personal care market leader at risk.
Beauty multinational L’Oréal says there is huge room for growth across its SAPMENA region with emerging demographics and online selling channels poised to take off.
Indian feminine hygiene brand Sirona Hygiene says its recent funding boost from Good Glamm Group will help drive conversations and break taboos surrounding the category.
In the debut instalment of our How to win over series, we explore the thriving Indian beauty market to reveal the product development, sourcing, marketing and business strategies for success with expert insights from the biggest brands, thriving start-ups...
On this episode of Indie Pioneers, we chat with Shamika Haldipurkar, the founder and CEO of D’you, about the information overload in the skin care industry and how her company is aiming to combat it.
Vegan beauty brand Plum is aiming to at least double its reach in the next eight to nine months following the launch of its first standalone retail store.
A newly launched India-based cosmeceutical brand Nano Au Veda has developed a nano-gold serum designed to give consumers a luxurious beauty experience.
Indian beauty e-tailer and brand owner Purplle is set to make significant investments into technology that help them identify emerging trends well ahead of the market, after completing a U$75m funding drive.
Cosmeceutical company Fixderma is looking to expand the global reach of its derma beauty brand FCL with the help of Lotus Herbals, which recently acquired a 32% stake in the company.
India’s Forest Essentials believes its launch with UK beauty e-tailer lookfantastic will help it to boost its international appeal as prepares to expand its footprint to the Middle East, South East Asia and the US in the next few years.
New skin care brand iORA from Anita’s Aromatics has set up an Amazon storefront to boost online sales in India having recently launched a prebiotic skin care range.
India-based Ayurvedic beauty and wellness brand Vedix is aiming to fill the growing need for more sophisticated men’s personal care products in the market.
Hindustan Unilever has teased an “aggressive plan” with more new innovations in from its premium beauty portfolio, which consist of brands such as Simple, Love Beauty and Planet and Baby Dove.
Digital platform POPxo has entered the beauty space with a brand targeting young consumers looking for affordable and easy-to-use products and is aiming to hit U$13.9m in sales in the next 12 months.
A herbal face wash manufactured by India-based Himalaya Drug Company has been clinically studied to prevent and reduce mild-to-moderate acne after four weeks of daily use.
India-based e-commerce platform MensXP has its sights set on becoming the Sephora of the Indian male grooming market and has laid out a three-pronged strategy to achieve it.
India-based beauty start-up D’you believes the number of single-ingredient skin care products have inadvertently created more confusion among beauty consumers and has developed an 11 active multitasking serum to tackle it.
Indian clean beauty brand Pilgrim has announced a new partnership that will help it to achieve its goal of becoming a company that has a positive net impact on the environment in terms of plastic footprint.
Personalised Ayurvedic beauty and wellness company Vedix is making its entry into India’s oral care segment with a range of personalised oil pulling products.
The CEO of New Delhi-based beauty brand Earth Rhythm joins the Indie Pioneers Podcasts to discuss her passion for NPD, the brand’s innovation process and talks about why she takes an active role in the creation of products.
India’s newly-formed digital cosmetics outfit Good Glamm Group is planning to acquire four to six more digitally-led beauty brands after receiving an infusion of funding.
India-based beauty and personal care brand Earth Rhythm is on track to surpass $13m in revenue and is gearing up for its series A fundraiser by the end of this year.
One of India’s pioneering hemp companies, India Hemp Organics (IHO), is gearing up to export its nutritional, medical and skin care products containing hemp and CBD products this year.
A pandemic-born personalised perfume company in India is determined to launch a brick-and-mortar store to hold workshops that it believes will be integral to its business strategy.