BRANDS TESTED

We chose the 11 brands of talcum powder (body application) based on their popularity and sale in the markets and malls of Delhi and NCR. Three of these brands – namely Axe, Wild stone, and Z – are meant for men, and the rest are for men as well as women.

Rank

1

2

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

5

6

Rating

Very good

Very good

Very good

Very good

Very good

Very good

Very good

Good

Good

Good

Good Total Score out of 100 (Rounded off)

93

92

91

91

91

91

91

90

90

89

89

Brand/Variant

Premium Lavender Talc

Yardley Perfumed Talc Axe Cologne

Talc Oriflame Nature

Secrets Wild Stone Deo

Talc Nivea Musk

Talc Pond’s Freshness

Talc

Z

Spinz

Cinthol Complexion

Talc

Secret Temptation

Net Quantity

300 gm 100 gm (25 gm

free)

300 gm

400 gm

100 gm

400 gm

400 gm

200 gm

400 gm

300 gm

300 gm

MRP (Rs) 130 (buy 1, get 1 free)

75

115

169

52

140 175 (free Vaseline 40 ml)

100

135 99 (save Rs

21)

110

Best Before

24 months

36 months

24 months

36 months

36 months

24 months

24 months

24 months

36 months

Manufactured by JK Helene Curtis

Ltd Wipro Enterprises

Pvt Ltd Hindustan Unilever

Ltd Daffy Cosmetics

Pvt. Ltd McNroe Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd

24 months Nivea India Pvt. Ltd Hindustan Unilever

Ltd Argus Cosmetics

Ltd

24 months CavinKare Pvt. Ltd Godrej Consumer

Products Ltd McNroe Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd