Who owns Nycil?
Nycil is owned by Zydus Lifesciences (India, NSE: ZYDUSLIFE) through its subsidiary Zydus Wellness.[1]
Zydus Lifesciences owns 57.59% of Zydus Wellness rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Zydus Wellness Limited Integrated Annual Report 2025-26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Zydus Lifesciences Limited via Zydus Wellness reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Ahmedabad
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Body care & lotions
- Parent ticker
- NSE: ZYDUSLIFE BSE: 532321
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nycil
Nycil is a germ-fighting prickly heat powder that Zydus Wellness acquired with Heinz India and describes as trusted for more than 75 years. It led its category with a 33.2% share in the year to March 2026, according to Nielsen, even though the prickly heat powder market shrank 6.7% that year because of seasonal headwinds.
Ownership timeline of Nycil
- Current owner Zydus Lifesciences via Zydus Wellness [1] reported
Where Nycil sits in Zydus Lifesciences
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Zydus Lifesciences brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Zydus Lifesciences
Zydus Lifesciences controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Everyuth (1991)
Other brands in body care & lotions, and who owns them
The 30 brands in body care & lotions on Brandtree belong to 23 owners. The largest is Emami, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BoroPlus | Emami | 🇮🇳 India |
| 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 |
About the owner: Zydus Lifesciences
Zydus Lifesciences is a publicly listed company headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: ZYDUSLIFE and BSE: 532321.
Zydus Lifesciences Limited is an Indian company incorporated in 1995 whose registered office is at Zydus Corporate Park, Khoraj (Gandhinagar), Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad. Its business responsibility and sustainability report for 2025-26, dated 10 July 2026, gives its main activities as pharmaceuticals (82.56% of turnover), consumer wellness (14.56%) and medical devices (2.88%). Zydus Wellness's 2025-26 integrated annual report names Zydus Lifesciences as its holding company with 183,237,545 equity shares, or 57.59%, and records the Zydus Family Trust as the entity having control over Zydus Lifesciences.
Zydus Lifesciences: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇳 Nycil 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; Nycil is not one of them.
- Aqualogica — Honasa 🇮🇳
- Astaberry — Cipla 🇮🇳
- BoroPlus — Emami 🇮🇳
- Cinthol — Godrej Consumer 🇮🇳
- Dabur Red Paste — Dabur 🇮🇳
- Episoft — Glenmark 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nycil?
The parent company of Nycil is Zydus Lifesciences, a publicly listed company headquartered in India. Nycil sits under Zydus Lifesciences' subsidiary Zydus Wellness.
Is Nycil Indian?
Yes. Nycil originated in India and its owner, Zydus Lifesciences, is also headquartered in India.
Is Nycil still owned by Zydus Lifesciences?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Nycil is still owned by Zydus Lifesciences. 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] Zydus Wellness Limited Integrated Annual Report 2025-26 — Zydus Wellness Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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