Influencer 'The Skin Doctor' breaks silence after arrest over posts against Sunjay Kapur’s familyDr. Neelam Singh, known as 'The Skin Doctor', has spoken out following his arrest and bail. He was detained over alleged posts concerning S...
14 May, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Walmart breaks its no-frills mold with in-store beauty experts and personalised adviceWalmart is bringing beauty experts to its stores. These trained staff will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This move aims to...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Walmart’s beauty push gets personal with in-store consultationsWalmart is bringing trained beauty experts to its stores. These specialists will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This initia...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Clear shift in skincare market as Gen Z moves away from fairness productsFairness creams declined 3% in 2023, signaling a shift towards brightening, glow, radiance, and anti-dullness products. Hindustan Unilever ...
25 Feb, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
Priyanka Chopra calls out Bollywood's colour bias, regrets starring in ‘damaging’ fairness cream ad in the pastChopra revealed that she had to undergo skin lightening multiple times for her films.
03 Apr, 2023, 09.29 AM IST
Pond’s White Beauty goes for colour correction, entire skincare portfolio is being reworked: HULAlmost every leading cosmetics company from Procter & Gamble and Emami to Nivea and Johnson & Johnson focused on whiteness or fairness vari...
28 Aug, 2020, 04.07 PM IST
HUL's Fair & Lovely to be renamed 'Glow & LovelyLast week, ET reported that HUL had applied for a new brand, ‘Glow & Lovely’, on June 17, 2020, according to information on the website of ...
02 Jul, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
View: Why changing names are just white lies for brownie pointsAd rules are clear — a little social good campaigning is fine, but for brands, you have to be practical.
28 Jun, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut, Hasan Minhaj slam Bollywood stars for protesting against racism while backing skin-lightening productsPeople were quick to call Priyanka Chopra out on social media.
10 Jun, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
Govt proposes 5-year jail, Rs 50-lakh fine for ads promoting fair skinThe ministry of health and family welfare has finalised Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) (Amendment) Bill, 2020, whi...
06 Feb, 2020, 11.57 PM IST
Why Indians obsess over skin colourTasteless though Giriraj Singh's comment on Sonia Gandhi was, it did bring out a prevalent Indian attitude about the colour of one’s skin.
05 Apr, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
ASCI releases guidelines for advertising of fairness productsAs per the final guidelines, advertising should not communicate any discrimination as a result of skin colour.
19 Aug, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
New guidelines for fairness advertisements: Don't show bias on basis of skin colour, say ASCIThe new rules propose, among other things, that ads should not show darker skinned people as unhappy, depressed, or disadvantaged in any wa...
11 Jun, 2014, 08.08 AM IST
Fairness creams' segment slows down: Has the nation overcome its dark skin complex?Growth in fairness creams has slowed down dramatically. Is this a sign of a nation overcoming its dark skin complex or is it just a result ...
18 Aug, 2013, 08.04 AM IST
- Skin care majors in fair war
As the country’s obsession with fair skin continues, skin lightening products have emerged as a key driver for the personal care category.
19 Sep, 2008, 12.26 AM IST
- Elder Healthcare launches fairness cream for men
Elder Healthcare Ltd, which is a part of Elder Group, on Saturday launched 'Fairone Man,' a fairness cream for men.
25 Aug, 2007, 09.00 PM IST
- Women power gets full play in CavinKare's brand strategy
In a refreshing role reversal, it is the guy who brings in the chai as the girl sizes him up.
08 Dec, 2006, 02.23 AM IST