2. Shahnaz Husain, the CEO of Shahnaz
Herbals Inc, is a prominent Indian female
entrepreneur best known for her herbal
cosmetics, particularly skin care products
She is the pioneer and leader of herbal care in
India
Shahnaz Husain has taken India's Ayurvedic
tradition to every corner of the globe.
3. 10 years training in cosmetic therapy and
cosmetic chemistry, at leading institutions of
the West, like Helena Rubinstein, Arnould
Taylor, Swarzkopf, Christine Valmy, Lancome
and Lean of Copenhagen,
Studied ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of
herbal healing
She set up her herbal clinic in her own home
and introduced a totally new concept of "care
and cure
4. Set up her own herbal clinic
Devised her own herbal treatments
Began to formulate her own ayur vedic
products
This was the beginning of the legendar y
Shahnaz Herbal and other ranges. In fact she
has become known for her specialized
clinical treatments and therapeutic products
for specific problems like acne, pigmentation,
scars and blemishes, skin-sensitivity,
5. Heads a chain of over 400 franchise salons in
India and abroad, with outlets in prestigious
stores and locations all over the world
Shahnaz Husain is also the pioneer of
vocational training in cosmetology in India,
having started her professional schools at a
time when only apprenticeship training was
available
Her formidable range of nearly 350 products
are in great demand all over the world
6. Padma Shree awardee and India’s legendary beauty
entrepreneur Shahnaz Husain has been awarded for
phenomenal achievements in the field of beauty and
business
World's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur Award
from Success Group of the U.S.A. She is the
first woman to be so honored, in the 107-year
history of the Success awards
the Arch of Europe Gold Star Award for Quality
the Golden America Award
7. the Indian Government Awards for Export
Excellence
She has recently been honored with two
prestigious international awards for Quality
Excellence and Outstanding Woman
Entrepreneur 2002, by Global Quality
Management, in London.
8. Recognised as India’s ambassador to the world,
Shahnaz Husain has been honoured with these
awards for promoting Ayurveda worldwide, thus
creating an international market for Ayurvedic beauty
and health care products. She has single-handedly put
India on the world beauty map, taking the Indian
herbal heritage across the globe. The award
celebrates Shahnaz Husain’s spirit of
entrepreneurship and recognizes her phenomenal
achievement at a global level.