Location

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Founded

2018

Price range

₹249 – ₹799

Shipping

N/A

Catalogue

11 products

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Ilana

Independent brand — verified
About

Ilana is an Indian beauty brand operating at the intersection of skincare, makeup and nutrition, built by a founder whose training sits outside conventional cosmetics. Nikita launched the brand in Pune in 2018 as Ilana Organics, holding a Master's degree in Nutrition, and evolved it into Ilana Life in 2025 as the proposition widened from topical products into a broader view of how skin actually works. The philosophy is stated as science-backed, soul-led. Ilana makes hybrid skincare-first makeup, formulas where clean beauty meets functional skincare, so that colour products carry genuine treatment benefit rather than sitting inertly on the surface. The range covers face oils, complexion products, plant ceramide and lipid treatments and a small colour offering, alongside ingestible products, reflecting the founder's conviction that gut health, hormones and daily habits shape skin as much as anything applied to it. Ingredients are naturally derived, and the brand states plainly that it conducts no animal testing. Formulations are deliberately uncomplicated, with short ingredient lists and a small product count that keeps routines short rather than performative. The brand describes itself as a clean beauty experiment, and the willingness to rename and reposition after seven years suggests a company still thinking rather than coasting. Priced in the affordable tier, Ilana is accessible for daily use rather than occasional treatment. For shoppers searching for affordable, clean, natural and cruelty-free beauty from a women-owned Indian brand that treats skin as connected to the rest of the body, Ilana offers a genuinely distinctive approach worth investigating.

Brand Details

Contract manufactured
India
PETA Beauty Without Bunnies
Recyclable
Yes — select products
Last reviewed
Oct 2026
Independent brand
Verified
A
Amit Sarda
N
Nikita Deshpande

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ilana's quality actually good?
Ilana earns a mixed quality read: an independent ingredient audit rated it fair overall and flagged limited disclosure on mica sourcing.
Who founded Ilana?
Nikita Deshpande founded Ilana after a college sustainability assignment revealed how few beauty brands disclosed honest ingredient lists, launching her own transparent line at just 21 years old.
When and where was Ilana founded?
Ilana launched in 2018 from Pune, India, originally under the name Ilana Organics before later shortening its branding to Ilana.
What makes Ilana different?
Ilana bills itself as India's first superfood beauty brand, blending skincare actives directly into makeup like tints and concealers so color products double as active skin treatment.
Is Ilana cruelty free and vegan?
PETA lists Ilana as cruelty free, though an independent audit found it isn't fully vegan since some products still contain beeswax or milk derived ingredients.
What's the bigger story behind Ilana?
Ilana takes its name from the Hebrew word for tree, chosen to symbolize sustainable, organic growth, and its founder was named to YourStory's 100 Emerging Women Leaders list in 2022.

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