Who owns Dermicool?
Dermicool is owned by Emami (India, NSE: EMAMILTD), which has owned the brand since 2020.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Emami Limited Integrated Annual Report 2024-25. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Emami Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Kolkata
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Body care & lotions
- Parent ticker
- NSE: EMAMILTD BSE: 531162
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dermicool
Dermicool is a prickly heat powder brand that Emami acquired in 2020, when it was a single-product brand. Its formula claims the double power of neem and tulsi, with corn starch for sweat absorption and menthol for cooling, and Emami has extended it into Dermicool Soap, a prickly heat spray, shower gels, Dermicool HER powder and a Super Active sweat reliever talc.
Ownership timeline of Dermicool
Where Dermicool sits in Emami
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Emami
Emami controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- BoroPlus (1982)
- Brillare
- Creme 21
- Kesh King
- Navratna (1989)
- Smart And Handsome (2005)
- The Man Company
Other brands in body care & lotions, and who owns them
Emami has more brands in body care & lotions on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 30.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Labello | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Pomada de la Campana | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aesop | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| Maya | Square Toiletries | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| St. Ives | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bepanthen | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Borotalco | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Lumo | Choppies | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
About the owner: Emami
Emami is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kolkata, India, founded in 1974. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: EMAMILTD and BSE: 531162.
Emami is an Indian personal care and healthcare company headquartered in Kolkata. It was founded in 1974 as a small start-up by childhood friends R.S. Agarwal and R.S. Goenka, listed on the BSE in 1995 and on the National Stock Exchange in 2005. Its brands include BoroPlus, Navratna, Zandu, Kesh King and Smart And Handsome; it acquired Zandu Pharmaceuticals in 2008, Kesh King in 2015, Creme 21 in 2019 and Dermicool in 2020, and now wholly owns The Man Company and Brillare, while holding minority stakes in several other start-ups.
🇮🇳 Dermicool and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 288 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dermicool is not one of them.
- Aqualogica — Honasa 🇮🇳
- Astaberry — Cipla 🇮🇳
- Cinthol — Godrej Consumer 🇮🇳
- Dabur Red Paste — Dabur 🇮🇳
- Episoft — Glenmark 🇮🇳
- Everyuth — Zydus Lifesciences 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dermicool?
The parent company of Dermicool is Emami, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Dermicool Indian?
Yes. Dermicool originated in India and its owner, Emami, is also headquartered in India.
Since when has Emami owned Dermicool?
Emami has owned Dermicool since 2020.
Is Dermicool still owned by Emami?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Dermicool is still owned by Emami. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Emami Limited Integrated Annual Report 2024-25 — Emami Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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