World's Most Favorite Personal Care Brands

By siliconindia | Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 13:11 Hrs

4. Nivea
Brand Value: $6,322 Mn in 2013

Nivea is owned by German company Beiersdorf, named after its founder Carl Paul Beiersdorf in the year 1882. It is a global brand manufacturing skin and body-care products. In 1906, the first overseas branch was established in London and during the 1980s, the company got a wider global market exposure. Currently it has witnessed a brand value percentage change of 36 percent between 2012 and 2013

3. Colgate
Brand Value: $17,250 Mn in 2013

A household name for oral hygiene, Colgate is a sub-brand of Colgate-Palmolive. It has a product line of toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwashes and dental floss. The founder of the company was William Colgate and it was the first toothpaste in collapsible tube. It has been in Indian markets since 1930s and is popular among both the rural and urban India. Various products from the company include Duraphat, Colgate cavity protection, Colgate simply white and Colgate My first toothpaste.