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Huge investments, product placements and competitive retail strategies are spurring the wellness industry.

Beauty and India are almost synonymous. With brand India going places, Indian beauty brands are also eyeing the global market and also creating greater demand in the domestic market.

With that in mind, beauty and wellness majors Shahnaz Husain Herbals and VLCC have announced big expansion plans and are looking at investing anything between Rs 150-300 crore within the next three years.

Even though Shahnaz Husain admits to having lost “leader place” in the beauty products segment in India, hers is the only Indian company to find place in UK’s Harley Street where she recently opened the Shahnaz Ayurveda Aesthetic clinic.

With almost 100 overseas centres, she now plans to open a chain of Shahnaz Forever Beautiful lifestyle shops across Britain and with the estimated $100 million turnover a year, that shouldn’t be a very tough task. The company is in talks with three foreign companies for further investments.

The influx of foreign brands and even Indian herbal and ayurvedic brands dismounted Shahnaz Husain Herbals from the number one position in the country. And though the upper crust is still their target market, they now want to address the masses.

“We are going to relaunch Shahnaz Forever by rebranding it as a mass market product. We are also going to launch Miss Shahnaz for the younger generation and another range called Oops 6 to 16 for the same age group as well as a shampoo called KlearOne,” discloses Shahnaz Husain, chairperson, Shahnaz Husain Group.

Meanwhile, VLCC’s expansion is targeting organised retail space, looking at setting up 450 beauty zones across the country by 2010 with an investment of about Rs 300 crore. The beauty zones will be a combination of products and services.

“We may be tying up with a foreign colour cosmetic brand to distribute their products at our beauty zones,” says Sandeep Ahuja, CEO, VLCC Personal Care.

Having already received two fundings of Rs 50 crore each from private equity firms, the company will pitch in the rest from its own pocket.

A major emerging market for Indian beauty products is the GCC including UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. VLCC has already tested waters in Abu Dhabi, where it launched its seventh outlet earlier this year besides the existing outlets in Sharjah and Dubai.

By the end of this fiscal, the company promises its presence in 15 locations across the GCC including Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and even centres in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Shahnaz Husain Herbals is also bringing under its umbrella countries that include the UK, Russia and Korea. Incidentally, the launch of the brand in Korea was preceded by the signing of a $11 million agreement.

Interestingly, while VLCC launched its health foods under VLCC Alive and opened VLCC Alive outlets, Shahnaz Husain is now thinking of opening a kind of mini mall cafe, which she promises will be a unique concept for India.

“The cafes I am planning will sell not coffee alone but coffee, chocolate and tea-based creams, masks and rinses and books, gifts and a line of clothing... similar to what I wear,” smiles Husain.

The beauty and wellness industry has seen steady growth for decades. New means of sales and distribution have aided in this growth and the single biggest contributor to this has been the Internet. Because manufacturers can reach the world market from almost anywhere with a computer, products that have been exclusively available in only certain regions are now easy to find with a keystroke and click of the mouse. Recently, a massive surge has been seen in natural skin care products that were previously only available in the Middle East, but are now being sold online and with promotional offers that you won't find at any shopping mall.

The beauty and wellness industry has seen steady growth for decades. New means of sales and distribution have aided in this growth and the single biggest contributor to this has been the Internet. Because manufacturers can reach the world market from almost anywhere with a computer, products that have been exclusively available in only certain regions are now easy to find with a keystroke and click of the mouse. Recently, a massive surge has been seen in natural skin care products that were previously only available in the Middle East, but are now being sold online and with promotional offers that you won't find at any shopping mall.

Straight from the salts of the Dead Sea have come a variety of products ranging from bath salts to mud soap to hand cream. These are by no means new products. As previously mentioned, people in the region have known and taken advantage of the benefits of beauty products made from Dead Sea salts for more than a century. To most of the world, however, these products are new and their results are exciting. One vendor who has brought these products to the world 'by the web' is CleopatrasChoice.com.

Cleopatra's Choice jumped on the scene in 2005 and has, since, become one of the leading online distributors of Dead Sea salt beauty products and wholesale spa products. Their website offers one of the largest selections of beauty and spa products from the Dead Sea and their customer support and fulfillment is second to none. "We have been overwhelmed with the response from our customers," says Alex Keyan, Owner of CleopatrasChoice.com. He goes on to state that, "Our return rate has been our biggest sign that we have got something right here with our products and our service. I have seen, first hand, many other ecommerce industries and none have compared to the product loyalty we have seen for these products." Whether this is a testament to the products or the website, it does not really matter. When something is right, sometimes it is just right.

Don't be mistaken, there is nothing 'lucky' about their success. Through efforts such as making exclusive product placement agreements and offering incentive offers that no other site can match, CleopatrasChoice.com has maximized their market share through sheer smart business. Currently, in an effort to bring in customers who have heard of products such as sulfur soap and Dead Sea mud masks, but aren't quite convinced of their worth, CleopatrasChoice.com is providing a $4.99 package that includes 10 samples and a full catalogue. This is in addition to the free samples that come with every order. Add to that the free shipping on US orders and you can see why when they make a customer; they make a customer for life.

Bringing on new products has also been a big part of CleopatrasChoice.com's growth. One of the biggest moves was bringing on products from SeaOra - a leader in Dead Sea skin care products. Their selection of dead sea body lotion, salt scrubs, and natural soap are already one of the most popular in the industry and have helped the website obtain many customers who were aware of the SeaOra brand, but not of CleopatrasChoice.com.

As long as people are looking to fight the effects of time, the beauty and wellness industry will continue to be on the rise. With companies such as CleopatrasChoice bringing the latest in effective products to the worldwide market, there seems to be no limit to where the industry can go from here. For more information on their company or products, please visit Cleopatra's Choice.

Skin care is not to be taken lightly, especially when it comes to getting older. Skincare-News.com's latest article, "Two of a Kind in Anti-Aging Skin Care: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Aging", explains the phenomenon of not just one, but two types of aging.

If these terms don't sound familiar, the concepts are pretty simple to grasp:

In a nutshell, intrinsic aging happens naturally in the aging process. This aging begins in our mid-20s. Extrinsic aging happens when the skin is exposed to outside factors, such as excessive sun exposure.

While intrinsic aging can't be avoided, extrinsic aging is one that everyone should be very aware of:

Extrinsic aging is one of the main contributors to premature aging and the chances of this happening to someone in entirely in that person's hands. The majority of premature aging is caused by sun exposure. Even just the smallest amounts of sun on unprotected skin can result in freckles, age spots, spider veins, fine lines and wrinkles and rough, leathery skin.

Anti-aging products help out greatly in preserving youth but the age old preventive measures also apply:

To prevent extrinsic aging, avoid tanning in salons or out in the sun, wear protective clothing and try to avoid being out in the sun during 10:00am and 4:00pm when the sun's rays are strongest. If the latter is impossible, then be sure to apply sunscreen no matter what season it is.

According to the Skincare News Team's sources, it is possible to age gracefully, whether it is intrinsic or extrinsic, as long as a good daily skin care regimen is implemented along with the best anti-aging and sun care products.

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