Eighty-two winter moisturisers read on 16 October, priced by the unit Amazon itself publishes. On four products the small jar is the expensive one.
You do not have to do the arithmetic on this shelf, because Amazon has already done it. On listings with no discount badge, the second figure beside the price is not a struck-through MRP — it is Amazon's own per-100 ml or per-100 g rate, and it matches price divided by pack size exactly on 32 of the 46 sized listings in this read. Read that way the shelf runs Rs. 32 to Rs. 996 a 100 ml, a 31x spread. It also catches four products whose smaller jar costs more per 100 ml than their larger one — and in each case the small one is the better-known listing. One limit throughout: nothing here is skincare advice, and formats are not substitutes.
Every price below was pulled from Amazon on October 16, 2026 and checked against the MRP on the listing. Stack them with the live codes on our Amazon coupons page, which the deals desk re-verifies daily.
Nine listings from Rs. 32.00 to Rs. 69.00 a 100 ml. Not one is a face cream or a hand cream, and the largest rating pool in the whole read - 67,122 - sits in here.
Rs. 32 a 100 ml, 400 ml bottle
Why it earned its spot the lowest rate on the shelf, and Amazon prints the figure itself
600 ml, Rs. 41.67 a 100 ml
Why it earned its spot the biggest pack in the read at the second-cheapest rate, which is the ordinary direction of travel on this shelf
400 ml, 5,993 ratings
Why it earned its spot the third-cheapest rate in the read, on a well-established 400 ml bottle
32,808 ratings at Rs. 47.25
Why it earned its spot a four-figure-plus rating pool at the cheap end, which is rarer than it sounds
300 ml, 7,368 ratings
Why it earned its spot the cheapest 300 ml bottle in the read, closing the sub-Rs. 50 group
67,122 ratings, Rs. 55.67
Why it earned its spot the most-rated listing anywhere on this page, at a rate in the cheapest quarter
400 ml, 22,635 ratings
Why it earned its spot a second heavily-rated bottle from the same house at a rate Rs. 5.58 above its own 600 ml
400 ml serum-in-lotion
Why it earned its spot the last listing under Rs. 70 a 100 ml, and the point where the rate starts tracking format rather than size
200 ml at Rs. 69.00
Why it earned its spot this house's 200 ml body cream at Rs. 21.75 a 100 ml more than its own 400 ml serum lotion
Nine listings around the shelf's typical rate, including two jars of one product where the smaller costs 22% more per 100 g and carries 25 times the ratings.
100 ml, the cheapest small jar
Why it earned its spot the cheapest 100 ml pack in the read, and the floor of what a small jar costs on this shelf
300 g face moisturiser
Why it earned its spot the larger of two jars of one product, Rs. 21.67 a 100 g cheaper than its own 200 g
200 ml, 7,115 ratings
Why it earned its spot a 200 ml bottle at nearly double this house's own 600 ml rate
150 g at Rs. 99.33 a 100 g
Why it earned its spot a hand cream at a tenth the rate of the dearest one, because it is sold in a 150 g tube rather than a 30 ml one
300 ml, 3,542 ratings
Why it earned its spot a 300 ml bottle priced at almost exactly twice the shelf's cheapest 300 ml
200 ml, 22,593 ratings
Why it earned its spot a heavily-rated 200 ml face and body moisturiser in the middle of the shelf
The 500 g tub
Why it earned its spot the largest pack by weight in the read, at a rate in the middle of the shelf rather than the bottom
200 g at Rs. 120.00 a 100 g
Why it earned its spot the identical product as pick 11 in a smaller jar, 22% dearer per 100 g, with 25x the ratings
100 ml winter cream, 711 ratings
Why it earned its spot a 100 ml jar explicitly sold for winter, at 1.6x the rate of this house's own 100 ml cream
Eight listings from Rs. 157 to Rs. 996 a 100 ml, including the dearest listing in the read at Rs. 1,515 - which is only fifth-dearest per 100 g - and two more products whose small jar beats their large one on price but not on rate.
Rs. 157.00 a 100 ml
Why it earned its spot the larger of two sizes of one of the best-known creams on the shelf, and the cheaper of the two per 100 ml
200 ml cold cream
Why it earned its spot the only listing seated that calls itself a cold cream, at the rate a 200 ml jar commands on this shelf
100 ml at Rs. 173.00
Why it earned its spot the 100 ml of pick 19's cream, Rs. 16 a 100 ml more expensive, publishing a separate rating pool
Rs. 1,515 for 454 g
Why it earned its spot the highest total price on the page at a mid-table rate, and the second-largest rating pool in the read
118 ml lotion, 26,283 ratings
Why it earned its spot a heavily-rated small lotion at 15x the rate of the cheapest bottle on the shelf
250 g jar, 14,317 ratings
Why it earned its spot the larger of two jars of one cream, and the cheaper of the two per 100 g despite costing more than twice as much
Rs. 599 for 100 g
Why it earned its spot the small jar of pick 24's cream, 18% more per 100 g, and the better-rated of the two
Rs. 996 a 100 ml, a 50 ml tube
Why it earned its spot 31x the cheapest rate on the shelf, on a 50 ml hand cream with 163 ratings
Four habits survive this read. First, look for the small grey figure Amazon already prints beside the price. On most undiscounted listings here it is the per-100 ml or per-100 g rate, it reconciles with the arithmetic, and it is the fastest honest comparison available on the shelf. Second, check the same product's other pack sizes before buying any of them. Four products in this read cost more per unit in the smaller jar, by 9% to 22%, and the smaller jar is each time the more heavily rated and more visible listing. Third, compare within a format, never across one. Hand creams occupy the top of this shelf and large body lotions the bottom, almost entirely because of pack size; a 31x gap between a 50 ml tube and a 600 ml bottle tells you nothing about either. Fourth, and above everything, let the rate decide between products you have already decided are suitable — never the other way round. Nothing in this read says anything about what a cream does, and dry or sensitive skin is a question for a dermatologist.
| Product | Sale price | MRP | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multani 400 ml, Rs. 32 | Rs. 128 | Rs. Rs. 32.00 | % |
| Joy 600 ml, Rs. 41.67 | Rs. 250 | Rs. Rs. 41.67 | % |
| Parachute 400 ml, Rs. 42.50 | Rs. 170 | Rs. Rs. 42.50 | % |
| Himalaya serum, 32,808 | Rs. 189 | Rs. Rs. 47.25 | % |
| Joy 300 ml, Rs. 49.33 | Rs. 148 | Rs. Rs. 49.33 | % |
| NIVEA Body Milk, 67,122 | Rs. 334 | Rs. Rs. 55.67 | % |
| NIVEA Aloe 400 ml | Rs. 245 | Rs. Rs. 61.25 | % |
| Vaseline 400 ml, Rs. 65 | Rs. 260 | Rs. Rs. 65.00 | % |
| Himalaya 200 ml, Rs. 69 | Rs. 138 | Rs. Rs. 69.00 | % |
| Himalaya 100 ml, Rs. 78 | Rs. 78 | Rs. Rs. 78.00 | % |
| Pond's 300 g, Rs. 98.33 | Rs. 295 | Rs. Rs. 98.33 | % |
| NIVEA Cocoa 200 ml | Rs. 198 | Rs. Rs. 99.00 | % |
| Charmis hand, 150 g | Rs. 149 | Rs. Rs. 99.33 | % |
| Dermafique 300 ml | Rs. 299 | Rs. Rs. 99.67 | % |
| NIVEA Soft 200 ml | Rs. 214 | Rs. Rs. 107.00 | % |
| Parasoft 500 g | Rs. 538 | Rs. Rs. 107.60 | % |
| Pond's 200 g, Rs. 120 | Rs. 240 | Rs. Rs. 120.00 | % |
| Himalaya Winter Defense | Rs. 122 | Rs. Rs. 122.00 | % |
| NIVEA Creme 200 ml | Rs. 314 | Rs. Rs. 157.00 | % |
| Pond's Cold Cream 200 ml | Rs. 344 | Rs. Rs. 172.00 | % |
| NIVEA Creme 100 ml, dearer | Rs. 173 | Rs. Rs. 173.00 | % |
| CeraVe 454 g, 62,674 | Rs. 1,515 | Rs. Rs. 333.70 | % |
| Cetaphil lotion 118 ml | Rs. 583 | Rs. Rs. 494.07 | % |
| Cetaphil cream 250 g | Rs. 1,269 | Rs. Rs. 507.60 | % |
| Cetaphil 100 g, dearest jar | Rs. 599 | Rs. Rs. 599.00 | % |
| Neutrogena 50 ml, Rs. 996 | Rs. 498 | Rs. Rs. 996.00 | % |
Each selling price, printed per-100 rate, star average and rating count here was read on 16 October 2026 from amazon.in's own search-results pages for 'cold cream', 'hand cream winter' and 'body lotion winter', logged out, in India, with nothing purchased. 90 rows were returned, 82 distinct products, and 46 of those print a pack size in the title; 26 are seated. Nothing here comes from a product page, a review, a brand's own site or any third party.
On listings carrying no discount badge, the second figure Amazon prints beside the price is not a struck-through MRP at all - it is Amazon's own per-100 ml or per-100 g rate. We checked it against the price divided by the pack size stated in each title, and it reconciles exactly on 32 of the 46 sized listings: Rs. 314 for 200 ml prints as Rs. 157; Rs. 1,515 for 454 g prints as Rs. 333. Where Amazon prints no such figure - one seated listing, pick 26 - the rate is our own division and the card says so. We did not weigh or measure anything.
This is the most important limit here. A 30 ml hand cream, a 100 ml face cream and a 600 ml body lotion share a search term and nothing else; comparing their per-100 rates to pick a winner would be meaningless. The 31x spread on this shelf is largely a story about pack size and format. The chapters group by rate rather than declaring winners, every card prints the pack size, and the comparisons the page actually leans on are like-for-like: the same product in two jar sizes.
This is a price read in a health-adjacent category. It makes NO claim about hydration, moisturising performance, efficacy, relief of dryness, eczema, psoriasis, sensitivity, irritation, allergy, comedogenicity, sun protection or suitability for any skin type, age or condition, and it does not say that any product here works, works as well as another, or is safe for anyone. A lower rate per 100 ml is not a statement that a product performs. Anyone choosing a moisturiser for a skin condition should ask a doctor or dermatologist rather than rely on anything on this page.
'Ceramide', 'Hyaluron', 'Hyaluronic Acid', 'Niacinamide', 'Vitamin C', 'Cocoa Butter', 'Aloe', '72H Moisture', 'Intense Nourishing', 'dermatologist recommended', 'for dry to very dry skin' and every similar phrase on this page are quoted from the listings exactly as printed. We did not buy, open, apply or test any product, and we have not verified any ingredient, concentration, claim or certification. Some product photographs also carry marketing text printed into the image; that is the brand's own claim, reproduced only because the photograph is the listing's own.
A star means little without the sample behind it, so every card prints both. In this read the counts run from 163 to 67,122. Several products appear in more than one pack size, and in at least one case two sizes publish an identical rating count - the ordinary signature of variants grouped under one product page rather than a fault, which means a count beside one tin may be describing buyers of another. A rating describes people who bought and rated a listing; it is never our assessment of a product and never evidence about how well a cream works.
In this read of 82 distinct products on 16 October 2026 the cheapest per unit was Rs. 32.00 a 100 ml — a 400 ml cocoa body lotion at Rs. 128, carrying 1,232 ratings. The lowest total price seated was Rs. 78 for a 100 ml skin cream. Those are different questions with different answers, which is the point of the page. Every listing under Rs. 50 a 100 ml in this read is a body lotion of 300 ml or more; no face cream or hand cream comes close. Cheapest per 100 ml is not a claim that a product moisturises as well as a dearer one, which we have not assessed. Prices change continuously, so check the live page.
On listings with no discount badge it is usually Amazon's own per-100 ml or per-100 g rate, not a struck-through MRP — which is easy to misread, because on discounted listings the same position does hold an MRP. We checked: on 32 of the 46 sized listings in this read the figure reconciles exactly with the price divided by the pack size stated in the title. Rs. 314 for 200 ml prints as Rs. 157. Rs. 1,515 for 454 g prints as Rs. 333. It is the most useful number on the tile and the easiest to overlook. Where Amazon prints no such figure, the rate on this page is our own division and the card says so.
Usually on this shelf, but the exceptions are large and they cluster on the best-known products. Four products in this read cost more per unit in the smaller pack: a face moisturiser at Rs. 120.00 a 100 g in 200 g against Rs. 98.33 in 300 g (22% more); a cream at Rs. 599.00 a 100 g in 100 g against Rs. 507.60 in 250 g (18% more); and a classic tin at Rs. 173.00 a 100 ml in 100 ml against Rs. 157.00 in 200 ml (10% more). In every case the dearer, smaller pack is the more heavily rated listing — 52,883 ratings against 2,070 on one of them. Nothing improper is implied: large packs are stocked and ranked differently and most shoppers never see them. But it means checking the other sizes is worth ten seconds.
Mostly pack size, on the evidence here. Hand creams in this read are typically sold in 30 ml to 50 ml tubes and body lotions in 300 ml to 600 ml bottles, and small packs carry high per-100 rates everywhere on this shelf. The clearest proof is a hand cream that is NOT in a small tube: a 150 g one at Rs. 99.33 a 100 g, against a 50 ml hand cream at Rs. 996.00 a 100 ml — ten times the rate, same product category. That said, a hand cream and a body lotion are not substitutes, they are formulated differently by their own descriptions, and this page makes no claim about whether one can be used for the other.
This page cannot tell you, and it would be dishonest to suggest otherwise. We read prices, printed unit rates, star averages and rating counts from Amazon's search pages; we did not buy, open, apply or test a single product. 'Ceramide', 'Hyaluron', 'Niacinamide', 'Vitamin C', '72H Moisture', 'for dry to very dry skin' and 'dermatologist recommended' on this page are the listings' own printed words, reproduced as printed and unverified. Nothing here is a claim about hydration, efficacy, relief of dryness, eczema, sensitivity, irritation, allergy or safety for any skin or any person, and nothing on this page is dermatological or medical advice. What the arithmetic shows is that a 31x spread in unit price exists on one search page. Decide what suits your skin with a doctor or dermatologist; use the rate only to choose between options you have already judged suitable.

























