This woman entrepreneur is bringing Ayurveda into the mainstream, one natural cosmetic at a time
Delhi-based clean cosmetic startup Mantra Herbal makes products based on age-old Ayurvedic practices. Notably, women make up 95 percent of over 200 employees of the startup.
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Vedika Sharma has been aware of simple Ayurvedic practices for as long as she can remember. As a child, she recalls being mesmerised by the concoctions being prepared at the factory of their Ayurvedic family business.
The family’s association with Ayurveda dates back a century when
Vedika’s great grandfather Pandit Ramnarayan Sharma, who hailed from a family of landowners, decided to study Ayurveda and founded Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan in the city of Jhansi in 1917. Notably, his formulation Baidyanath Pranda became a popular treatment for malaria during an epidemic in India in the 1950s.
This woman entrepreneur is giving a new spin to Ayurvedic skincare with her personal care brand
Delhi-based entrepreneur Caroleen Gomez is hopeful about pivoting her personal care products from traditional ayurvedic practices to natural, biotechnology-sourced products.
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When approached diligently, even seemingly minor problems can pave the way for bigger things. In 2015, when
Caroleen Gomez experienced massive hairfall and skin issues, she tried everything from DIY solutions to high-end luxury products but nothing worked beyond a few days. Working her way to find a sustainable solution led her to entrepreneurship.
Today, her Delhi-based skincare brand Revees Clive is claiming a stake in the fast-growing cosmetic market that is poised to reach $ 20 billion by 2025.
This dermatologist entrepreneur wants Indians to understand their skin quotient
Based in Bengaluru, dermatologist Chytra Anand started her third business venture SkinQ, offering DIY skincare products for Indian skin types, in September 2020.
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A dermatologist by profession,
Chytra Anand has always wanted to get into business, as it was called before entrepreneurship became the buzzword.
After studying and working in London, Chytra returned to India in 2006 to start Kosmoderma Clinics, which has now grown into a chain of six branches in Bengaluru and one in Chennai.
Starting up was not easy. Besides her savings of Rs 25 lakh, she took a bank loan of Rs 1 crore by meeting with the Bengaluru zonal chief of SBI at the time who was impressed with her detailed business plan for Kosmoderma Clinic.