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Several chemicals have been shown to be effective in skin whitening, while some have proven to be toxic or have questionable safety profiles. This includes mercury compounds which may cause neurological problems and kidney problems. [1] In a number of African countries, between 25 and 80% of women regularly use skin whitening products. [2]
Glow & Lovely (formerly Fair & Lovely) is an Indian skin-lightening cosmetic product of Hindustan Unilever introduced to the market in India in 1975. Glow & Lovely is available in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius and other parts of Asia and is also exported to other parts of the world, such as the West, where it is sold in ...
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. is an American multilevel marketing company that develops and sells personal care products and dietary and nutritional supplements. [4] Under the Nu Skin and Pharmanex brands, the company sells its products in 54 markets through a network of approximately 1.2 million independent distributors.
Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, formerly known as National Detergents Limited is a Pakistani consumer goods company which is a subsidiary of American multinational company Colgate-Palmolive. [2] [3] [4] It was founded in 1977 and is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operates in oral care, personal care, and fabric care sectors. [4]
By 1947, Hamdard became a prominent manufacturer of herbal products and medicines in the Indian subcontinent. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Saeed, at the age of 29, migrated to Pakistan on 9 January 1948. [4] [3] The following year, he established Hamdard Laboratories Pakistan in the old area of Arambagh, Karachi on a modest scale ...
Procter & Gamble (P&G) Pakistan was founded in August 1991 as a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble. [1] In 1994, P&G acquired a soap-manufacturing facility at Hub, Balochistan and began production of Safeguard soaps in Pakistan. [1] In 2002, P&G tripled its soap manufacturing capacity with an additional investment of US$3 million. [1]
The pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan was estimated to be worth Rs. 748 billion (US$2.6 billion) in 2023, representing about 1% of the country's GDP. [1] The industry is largely import-dependent, with more than 90% of raw material being imported and only 12% of active pharmaceutical ingredients locally produced. [1]
In August 2007, Pakistan started exporting cement to India to fill in the shortage there caused by the building boom. [8] Russia is a growing market for Pakistani exporters. In 2009/2010 the export target of Pakistan was US$20 billion. [9] As of April 2015, Pakistan's exports stand at US$29 billion.