Beauty & Wellness
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readAyurveda, an ancient system of treatment and healthcare, has expanded tremendously in recent times. This has led to the mushrooming of ayurvedic centres across the country. The various herbal combinations, treatments and massage procedures used in Ayurveda have been known to treat many disorders and diseases. Speaking about his centre, Dr Mruthyunjaya, CEO, Shathayu Ayurveda, says ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min readA recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, or PwC, and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry pegged the size of the salon business at Rs 7,000 crore. This perfectly displays the popularity of the beauty industry.Ramya, a 25 year old working girl used to visit a salon once in three months but in the present ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readWith people becoming more conscious about the need ‘to look and feel better’, Indian beauty industry is thriving as never before. The consciousness is not just among fairer sex in fact men are equally becoming conscious about their looks. As a result beauty salons and spas are not only flocked by fairer sex but men ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min readThe beauty salon industry has grown rapidly during the last few years. Organised Indian beauty and cosmetic industry is growing at 15 to 20 per cent as result of people becoming more beauty conscious. Till a few years back clients used to visit beauty salons occasionally. Moreover these salons were small unorganised salons with limited ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readIt all begins in the Calicut (Kozhikode) district of Kerala where Kunhirama Kurup ventured out to open the first spa of Kerala Vaidyashala (KV) branched at Aluva near Kochi. In late nineties, his grandsons Harshajeet and Vishwajith Kurup took charge and set up a chain of therapy centres across the nation. These centres were opened ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readSince time immemorial, beauty has played an intrinsic role in an individual’s life. With the present youth increasingly becoming beauty conscious, abundant opportunities have arisen in this sector.The beauty product business is estimated to be over Rs 3000 crore, which is growing at an average rate of almost 20 per cent annually. According to the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readThe twenty-first century is witnessing a tremendous escalation of spa centres in the Indian market. Earlier considered a luxury, now visiting a spa has become more of a routine exercise than an extravagance. Although as compared to nations like USA, the spa industry in India is still in its nascent stage, but is gradually picking ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readThe large population, growing economy, up grading lifestyles and improving standards of beauty seekers has made India a favourite destination for international cosmetic brands. The Indian cosmetic market is of Rs 4,580-crore and is growing at an average rate of almost 20 per cent annually. According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readPampering and undergoing luxury beauty treatments at an exotic salon or spa have become a must-have for everybody. Beauty-seekers seek a branded salon or spa and shell out wads of rupees to have a relaxing time giving themselves a whole new look. But even after paying a heavy price at the salon there are many ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readThe beauty and wellness sectors are on the brink of a boom. Time and again, kind elders and considerate friends have reassured us that beauty is only skin-deep. Nevertheless, it continues to be a big concern. Higher paying jobs and increasing awareness of the western world and beauty trends there have served to change the ...