Nykaa Hair Care Price August 2026: Oils, Serums From Rs. 152

Livon is the serum that made the category mainstream in India, and Rs. 152 is the small pack rather than a discount on the big one - which matters, because the same brand's larger bottle sits at Rs. 273 further down this page. What a serum does is coat the hair shaft with silicone to reduce friction and frizz; it does nothing for the scalp and it is not a treatment. At this price it is the cheapest way to find out whether that finish suits you. The 18 per cent badge is typical of this shelf, where Nykaa discounts modestly rather than theatrically.

• Price: Rs. 152 (stated MRP Rs. 185)
• Key detail: Rs. 152, Livon hair serum for dry and rough hair - 18% off a stated Rs. 185
• Discount: 18% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 9,901 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Buy the small pack to test whether silicone serums suit your hair before scaling up.

An 8 per cent badge is the honest end of this shelf - SESA is barely discounted because Nykaa is selling it close to the brand's own price. The formulation claim is the standard ayurvedic one: eighteen herbs processed by the kshir pak method, marketed against hair fall. Treat that as a category claim rather than a proven result; what is verifiable is that 7,806 people have rated it 4.3, which is a large sample and a middling score by this shelf's standards, where 4.4 is the median. As a weekly scalp oil at Rs. 170 it is the cheapest entry to the category.

• Price: Rs. 170 (stated MRP Rs. 185)
• Key detail: Rs. 170, SESA ayurvedic hair oil, 18 herbs and 5 oils - 8% off a stated Rs. 185
• Discount: 8% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.3 from 7,806 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Ayurvedic oils are a scalp-massage product; the claim to test is hair fall, not shine.

Twenty-five rupees under the psychological Rs. 250 line, from the brand most Indian households already have in the bathroom. Dove's conditioners are cationic surfactant formulas designed to sit on the cuticle and reduce combing friction, which is exactly what dry ends need and exactly what a shampoo removes. Sixteen thousand ratings at 4.3 is a big sample at the low end of this shelf's narrow scoring band. The 28 per cent badge is above the shelf's median of 20 per cent - on Nykaa, where badges are restrained, that is a genuinely useful signal.

• Price: Rs. 225 (stated MRP Rs. 313)
• Key detail: Rs. 225, Dove Dryness Care conditioner - 28% off a stated Rs. 313
• Discount: 28% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.3 from 16,442 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Conditioner is the cheapest fix for dry ends; use it every wash, not weekly.

Of sixty-three products in this pull, only four carry a badge of 40 per cent or more, and this is the cheapest of them. Coconut oil is also the one ingredient in this category with real published research behind it - it penetrates the hair shaft and reduces protein loss during washing, which is why the traditional pre-wash oiling habit survives every marketing cycle. The vitamin E addition is cosmetic. Four thousand ratings at 4.4 sits exactly on the shelf median. At Rs. 240 this is the least fashionable and most defensible purchase on the page.

• Price: Rs. 240 (stated MRP Rs. 400)
• Key detail: Rs. 240, Parachute Advansed Gold coconut hair oil with vitamin E - 40% off Rs. 400
• Discount: 40% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 4,054 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Coconut oil is the pre-wash treatment with the most published evidence behind it.

Streax built its business on serums and prices them below the multinational brands on this shelf, which is the whole argument here: at Rs. 248 you are paying roughly what a Dove conditioner costs for a product category that runs to Rs. 1,275 further down the page. The active mechanism is the same across almost every serum here - cyclomethicone and dimethicone smoothing the cuticle - so the difference between a Rs. 248 serum and a Rs. 583 one is fragrance, viscosity and marketing rather than chemistry. Four thousand ratings at 4.3 is a solid sample and a middling score.

• Price: Rs. 248 (stated MRP Rs. 330)
• Key detail: Rs. 248, Streax anti-frizz hair serum with bio-elixir - 25% off a stated Rs. 330
• Discount: 25% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.3 from 4,118 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Serum goes on damp hair, in a pea-sized amount, ends only - more does not help.

The number under this listing is the reason to look at it: 147,092 ratings is more people than have judged almost anything else on this shelf, and at 4.4 the verdict is the shelf median. It is also the honest comparison to make against the Rs. 152 Livon at the top of this page - same brand, same product family, larger pack, and the price per use is lower here even though the ticket is higher. The 30 per cent badge is above Nykaa's median. If you already know serum suits your hair, this is the size to buy.

• Price: Rs. 273 (stated MRP Rs. 390)
• Key detail: Rs. 273, Livon hair serum for women and men, all hair types - 30% off a stated Rs. 390
• Discount: 30% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 147,092 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: This is the full-size version of the Rs. 152 pack at the top of the page.

Rosemary has become the most marketed hair-growth ingredient in India, and the honest position is that the published evidence is thin but not nothing - one frequently cited trial found rosemary oil performing comparably to minoxidil at 2 per cent over six months, on a small sample. Brillare states a 10 per cent concentration, which is unusually specific for this shelf. At 4.6 from 5,215 ratings it carries the highest score under Rs. 500 in this read, and on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9 that two-tenths of a point is one of the few distinctions available.

• Price: Rs. 283 (stated MRP Rs. 345)
• Key detail: Rs. 283, Brillare 10% rosemary hair oil - 18% off a stated Rs. 345
• Discount: 18% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.6 from 5,215 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Rosemary oil is the ingredient of the moment; the evidence is early, not absent.

Two things make this listing worth seating. The first is the 7 per cent badge - Nykaa is barely discounting it, which usually means a brand holding its price. The second is the 4.2 from 8,247 ratings, which is the lowest average anywhere in this pull. On a shelf compressed between 4.1 and 4.9, the bottom of the range is the only negative signal the data offers, and eight thousand people is enough to take it seriously. The category logic is also worth stating: a shampoo is a cleanser with a contact time of about a minute, which is a poor delivery vehicle for an active.

• Price: Rs. 321 (stated MRP Rs. 345)
• Key detail: Rs. 321, Pilgrim Spanish rosemary and biotin anti-hairfall shampoo - 7% off Rs. 345
• Discount: 7% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.2 from 8,247 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Anti-hairfall shampoos wash out in ninety seconds; the oil stays on for hours.

Keratin in a rinse-off or leave-on cosmetic is a marketing ingredient rather than a repair mechanism - hydrolysed protein deposits on the cuticle and washes away, and no over-the-counter serum rebuilds the internal structure of a damaged hair. What this does deliver is the standard silicone smoothing, from a brand with 25,045 ratings behind this listing at the shelf-median 4.4. It is priced Rs. 87 above the Streax serum and Rs. 62 above Livon's full size, which is what the shelf charges for a familiar name.

• Price: Rs. 335 (stated MRP Rs. 446)
• Key detail: Rs. 335, TRESemmé Keratin Smooth anti-frizz hair serum - 25% off a stated Rs. 446
• Discount: 25% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 25,045 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Keratin-marketed products smooth the outside of the hair; they do not rebuild it.

Biolage is Matrix's professional line, normally sold through salons, and here it sits twelve rupees above a supermarket serum. That is the useful fact: on this shelf the professional label costs almost nothing extra at the serum end and a great deal extra at the shampoo end, where the Redken combo runs to Rs. 4,410. Forty-two thousand ratings at 4.5 puts it slightly above the shelf median on both count and score. The 10 per cent badge is half the shelf's median - professional brands discount least, here as everywhere.

• Price: Rs. 347 (stated MRP Rs. 385)
• Key detail: Rs. 347, Biolage Smoothproof 6-in-1 hair serum with avocado - 10% off a stated Rs. 385
• Discount: 10% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.5 from 42,060 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Good option if you want the salon label without the Rs. 4,410 salon combo lower down.

One hundred and sixty-one thousand ratings at 4.4 is the second-deepest evidence in this read, and the 37 per cent badge is near the top of Nykaa's range. The point worth noticing is the pairing arithmetic: this conditioner is Rs. 350 and its matching shampoo, seated later on this page, is Rs. 822 - so the conditioner is the cheaper half of a Rs. 1,172 pair, and the ends of your hair benefit from it more than the scalp benefits from the shampoo. If the budget is limited, buy the conditioner from the expensive line and the shampoo from the cheap one.

• Price: Rs. 350 (stated MRP Rs. 555)
• Key detail: Rs. 350, TRESemmé Keratin Smooth anti-frizz conditioner with argan oil - 37% off Rs. 555
• Discount: 37% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 161,160 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Conditioner and shampoo of the same line are formulated to work together; it is not a myth.

Soulflower's rosemary-and-lavender blend is the product that rode India's rosemary wave to 146,736 ratings, and at 4.4 the crowd's verdict is the shelf median rather than an endorsement. Read the format carefully: this is a blended hair oil rather than a rosemary essential oil, so the rosemary content is a fraction of the bottle - which is normal, and which is why the Brillare listing higher up stating 10 per cent is the more informative label. At Rs. 351 you are paying Rs. 111 more than Parachute's coconut oil for an ingredient with far less evidence behind it.

• Price: Rs. 351 (stated MRP Rs. 450)
• Key detail: Rs. 351, Soulflower rosemary lavender healthy hair oil - 22% off a stated Rs. 450
• Discount: 22% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 146,736 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Blended essential-oil products dilute the active; check the carrier before the claim.

Peptides are the current premium claim in Indian hair care and WishCare is the brand that made them affordable - Rs. 399 against Rs. 662 for Dove's peptide shampoo further down this shelf. The caveat is the same one that applies to the Pilgrim listing: a shampoo is rinsed off in under two minutes, so whatever the active, the contact time is the limiting factor. Eight thousand ratings at 4.3 is a fair sample with a below-median score. For hair fall specifically, the money is better spent on the leave-on serums seated in the next chapter.

• Price: Rs. 399 (stated MRP Rs. 499)
• Key detail: Rs. 399, WishCare multi-peptide anti-hairfall shampoo with rosemary - 20% off Rs. 499
• Discount: 20% off a stated MRP - at the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.3 from 8,459 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: If hair fall is the problem, a leave-on serum will out-perform any shampoo.

Mamaearth's onion range is the single most successful hair product launch of the last decade in India, and this listing carries 48,234 ratings at 4.3 - a large crowd, a below-median score. Redensyl is a branded cosmetic active with manufacturer-run studies behind it rather than independent ones, and onion extract's hair-growth evidence is a single small trial from 2002. What you can rely on is that it is an oil, that oils reduce protein loss during washing, and that at Rs. 424 it costs nearly twice what Parachute charges for coconut oil with better evidence.

• Price: Rs. 424 (stated MRP Rs. 499)
• Key detail: Rs. 424, Mamaearth onion and redensyl hair oil - 15% off a stated Rs. 499
• Discount: 15% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.3 from 48,234 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Onion oil is a fragrance decision as much as a hair one - it smells of onion.

Hyaluronic acid migrated from skincare to hair care because it tests well in consumer research, and in a rinse-off conditioner it functions as a humectant - it holds water at the cuticle for as long as the product is on the hair. That is a real if modest effect. What makes this listing worth its Rs. 111 premium over the TRESemmé conditioner is the evidence: 98,290 ratings at 4.5, which is above this shelf's median score with a very large sample. Twenty-five per cent off is a slightly better-than-median badge.

• Price: Rs. 461 (stated MRP Rs. 615)
• Key detail: Rs. 461, L'Oreal Paris Hyaluron Moisture anti-frizz conditioner - 25% off Rs. 615
• Discount: 25% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.5 from 98,290 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Hyaluronic acid in a rinse-off conditioner is a humectant, not a miracle.

Three per cent is the smallest discount anywhere in this pull, which tells you Bare Anatomy controls its pricing tightly. It is also the one listing here where the active ingredients do a job with published backing: piroctone olamine is an established antifungal for seborrhoeic dermatitis and salicylic acid keratolytically lifts flakes. Unlike the peptide and rosemary claims elsewhere on this shelf, that is medicine rather than marketing - and it is the one shampoo category where the format genuinely works, provided you leave it on the scalp for a few minutes. 24,243 ratings at 4.3.

• Price: Rs. 469 (stated MRP Rs. 484)
• Key detail: Rs. 469, Bare Anatomy anti-dandruff shampoo with salicylic acid and piroctone olamine - 3% off a stated Rs. 484
• Discount: 3% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.3 from 24,243 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Anti-dandruff shampoos need contact time - leave it on for three minutes, not thirty seconds.

Two hundred and ninety thousand ratings is the deepest evidence on this page apart from the TRESemmé shampoo below, and 4.5 is above the shelf median. The one specification that separates it from the Rs. 248 Streax serum is the stated UV protection, which matters more in India than the marketing suggests: sunlight degrades hair protein and fades colour, and a leave-on product is the only realistic way to carry a filter. Whether that is worth Rs. 335 over the Streax depends on how much time you spend outdoors; the smoothing chemistry underneath is broadly the same.

• Price: Rs. 583 (stated MRP Rs. 729)
• Key detail: Rs. 583, L'Oreal Paris Extraordinary Oil hair serum with UV protection - 20% off Rs. 729
• Discount: 20% off a stated MRP - at the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.5 from 290,446 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: A serum with UV filters is worth something in an Indian summer; most here have none.

This is the statistical outlier of the entire pull. Sixty-three products score between 4.1 and 4.9, sixty-two of them below 4.7, and this one sits at 4.9 with 12,647 people behind it. The format explains part of it: single-dose ampoules remove the guesswork about quantity and feel more like a treatment than a bottle of oil, which flatters a rating. The stated 20 per cent rosemary concentration is double the brand's cheaper Rs. 283 oil, and it is the most transparent active labelling on this shelf. Ten per cent off is half the shelf median.

• Price: Rs. 716 (stated MRP Rs. 795)
• Key detail: Rs. 716, Brillare 20% rosemary oil shots with 10% olive oil - 10% off a stated Rs. 795
• Discount: 10% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.9 from 12,647 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Oil 'shots' are single-use ampoules - convenient, and priced per dose accordingly.

Five hundred and thirty-nine thousand ratings is the largest number on this page by a factor of nearly two, and the score is the shelf median 4.4 - which is the clearest illustration of why the count matters here and the score does not. The 40 per cent badge ties for the largest in the pull. Note the format: this is the large-size bottle, which is why the ticket price is Rs. 822 while its matching conditioner is Rs. 350. Per wash it is not the expensive item on this shelf - the serums are.

• Price: Rs. 822 (stated MRP Rs. 1,370)
• Key detail: Rs. 822, TRESemmé Keratin Smooth anti-frizz shampoo with argan oil - 40% off Rs. 1,370
• Discount: 40% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 539,781 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: A large-format shampoo is the cheapest way to buy any given brand per wash.

Indulekha and Parachute Advansed sit in the same corporate stable and at opposite ends of this shelf: Rs. 911 against Rs. 240. What the money buys is a bringharaj-based ayurvedic formulation, a selfie-famous comb applicator that actually solves the delivery problem - most people oil their hair rather than their scalp - and a hair-fall claim supported by company-run trials. Fifty thousand ratings at 4.4 is the shelf median score with a strong sample. If the comb is what makes you oil your scalp weekly, the premium buys a habit rather than a molecule.

• Price: Rs. 911 (stated MRP Rs. 1,215)
• Key detail: Rs. 911, Indulekha Bringha hair oil - 25% off a stated Rs. 1,215
• Discount: 25% off a stated MRP - above the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 50,004 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: The comb applicator is the real design difference - it gets oil onto the scalp.

Bontress is sold largely through dermatology and pharmacy channels rather than beauty retail, which explains both the price and the comparatively small 3,232-rating crowd - it is not a product people buy on impulse. Tetrapeptides are the current generation of cosmetic hair actives, with manufacturer-sponsored evidence and no independent consensus. At Rs. 1,275 it costs more than twice the most-rated serum on this page. The honest framing: if a dermatologist has recommended it, price it here; if you are browsing, the evidence on this shelf does not support the premium.

• Price: Rs. 1,275 (stated MRP Rs. 1,500)
• Key detail: Rs. 1,275, Bontress Pro+ hair serum with tetrapeptides - 15% off a stated Rs. 1,500
• Discount: 15% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.3 from 3,232 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: This is the dermatology-counter end of hair care - buy it on advice, not on a badge.

Redken's Acidic Bonding Concentrate belongs to the bond-building generation of hair products, whose chemistry - citric acid complexes repairing broken disulphide and hydrogen bonds - has more substance behind it than most claims on this page. It is aimed at chemically treated hair: bleached, coloured, straightened. For untreated hair it is an expensive conditioner. The evidence gap is stark: 2,557 ratings against the 539,781 on the Rs. 822 TRESemmé shampoo, at more than five times the price, and the same 4.4 score. Ten per cent off is the professional-brand norm.

• Price: Rs. 4,410 (stated MRP Rs. 4,900)
• Key detail: Rs. 4,410, Redken damaged hair combo - Acidic Bonding Concentrate shampoo and conditioner - 10% off a stated Rs. 4,900
• Discount: 10% off a stated MRP - below the shelf median of 20%
• Rating: 4.4 from 2,557 Nykaa ratings, on a shelf where every score sits between 4.1 and 4.9
• Buying logic: Bond-repair chemistry is real; whether it is Rs. 4,410 real depends on your hair.