Show of hands: Handcare has become the next big thing in skincare in the West. India is catching upA viral 15-step handcare routine by influencer Victoria Ortega has helped fuel a growing global focus on handcare, turning hands into a new...
10 May, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Weight-loss drug craze for Ozempic, Mounjaro surges in India amid safety concernsIn India, appetite for weight-loss drugs is on the rise, with consumers increasingly turning to injectables such as Mounjaro and Ozempic fo...
19 Apr, 2026, 06.11 AM IST
Services business a hard sell for FMCG companies focused on productsThere are several instances of FMCG companies entering service business that didn't work for them on expected lines. In 2009, Jyothy Labs l...
17 Jul, 2024, 12.44 AM IST
Carlyle Group buys majority stake in India's VLCCIndia's beauty and personal care market has heated up post-COVID. In November last year, a unit of Indian oil-to-chemicals conglomerate Rel...
10 Jan, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
Hair loss in women boosts healthy growth for tressmakersBut it's not just alopecia that's given the hair-loss segment a boost. Covid, hormonal and lifestyle changes also have an impact.
17 Apr, 2022, 08.05 PM IST
At least 27 people feared dead in blaze at clinic in JapanTwenty-eight people were believed to be affected, 27 of whom were found in a state of heart and lung failure, NHK reported.
17 Dec, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
Consumer court awards woman Rs 2 cr compensation for a botched haircutA woman in Delhi has won a Rs 2 crore compensation against the ITC Maurya three years after a bad haircut and a botched hair treatment at t...
24 Sep, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
Salon and beauty care companies to set up a wellness retailers association as a post-pandemic outcome“We are almost at the final stage of setting up a wellness retailers association. The pandemic actually helped us understand that collabora...
25 Feb, 2021, 07.52 PM IST
Shuttered shops, silent scissors: Beauty industry looks at bleak futureAs the country stumbled back to a semblance of normalcy in lockdown 4.0, most salons and parlours remained shut, leaving the beauty industr...
29 May, 2020, 01.22 PM IST
Preservatives are used in herbal products for the protection of the customers: Shahnaz HusainShahnaz Husain, chairperson & managing director of Shahnaz Husain Group, explains to Prerna Katiyar what is a herbal product.
07 Apr, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
Love your monthly spa treatments? Watch out, salons can be a petri dish of germs and infectionsTo avoid ruining your looks and health, be alert to potential health hazards the next time you go to a salon.
23 Jan, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Zenoti to launch SaaSy marketplaceZenoti foresees an increased adoption of the company’s software solutions among smaller players signing up for their software needs.
26 Jan, 2017, 01.55 AM IST
ManageMySpa gets Rs 38 crore funding from Accel PartnersManageMySpa, a software solution startup founded by Silicon Valley returned serial entrepreneur Sudheer Koneru, has raised $6 million from ...
27 Jul, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
MS Dhoni and his 'Manly Beauty Parlour'Known more for his changing hairstyles than his on-field endeavours, MS Dhoni frequented a small salon in Ranchi called the 'Manly Beauty P...
09 Feb, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
- Elder forays into haircare market; ties up with Richfeel Health
Elder Healthcare said it has inked a pact with Richfeel Health and Beauty to foray into estimated Rs 12,800 crore haircare segment.
13 Feb, 2013, 05.14 PM IST
Jawed Habib, India's first hair dresser to tap capital market is confident his shares will command a premiumJawed Habib's business mantra: a good haircut is like a bad habit, difficult to shake off.
14 Sep, 2011, 04.36 PM IST
- Beauty's Bet: JCB plans to set up shop in India
There’s beauty in beauty. Given half a chance, that’s what international salon chains would dub the Indian beauty services industry, largel...
17 Mar, 2007, 12.57 AM IST