Role model
Shahnaz Hussain has opened a new chapter in the beauty concepts of Indian women. Who is Shahnaz Hussain? She is a woman entrepreneur who has amassed crores with ayurvedic ingredients in the cosmetics market dominated by foreign items. Shahnaz Hussain, who started herbal beauty care in India, has branded herself. Shahnaz Hussain, the founder, chairperson and managing director of the venture, is today a role model for women entrepreneurs in India.
Shahnaz, a native of Ahmedabad during her visit to Iran with her husband, realized that traditional ayurvedic ingredients could revolutionize the cosmetics industry. While training in cosmetology in London, Shahnaz discovered the dangerous side effects of chemical treatments on the skin in cosmetic treatment. Shahnaz Hussain wanted to find a safer alternative to chemotherapy.
400 franchise clinics
Her first herbal salon was opened in 1971. Herbal Beauty Care was started in India with the introduction of a completely new concept of care and cure. They have developed over 375 formulations for skin and scalp care. Today, the Shahnaz Hussain Group owns more than 400 franchise clinics, spas, schools and shops. It also has ayurvedic formulations for skin, hair, body and health care and 1,50,000 stores in 138 countries.
They sell their products online at shahnaz.in. Shahnaz’s success story of building an international brand without a commercial has become a subject of study, including at Harvard business schools. In 2006, the country awarded the Padma Shri to Shahnaz Hussain, an entrepreneur. The loss of her husband and son and the major setbacks in her life did not deter the entrepreneur in Shahnaz. Shahnaz is a source of inspiration for women entrepreneurs around the world.