Body Wash / Shower Gel Exporter & Supplier from India

Product overview

Body wash and shower gel have taken a large share of the personal wash market from bar soap, particularly in urban households, hotels and fitness centres. Consumers like the rich lather, the wide choice of fragrances and the hygienic pump dispenser. For importers, the category offers a good margin on private label and a strong link to hospitality supply, where the same fragrance can be sold in retail bottles and hotel refill formats.

GoodBiz Hygiene, a GoodBiz Global company and merchant exporter from India, sources shower gels from manufacturers that blend and fill them. We do not blend or fill products ourselves. Body wash is sourced from vetted Indian manufacturers, and we manage specification, documentation and shipment.

Grades and formulations

Body wash is built on mild surfactants with active matter typically in the 10-16% range, balanced to a skin-friendly pH of about 5.5-7.0 and thickened to a gel. Entry grades are clear and fresh, while premium grades are pearlescent and add conditioners such as glycerin, aloe or almond milk. Viscosity usually falls in the 3,000-8,000 cP range.

Fragrance sets the positioning. Ocean fresh and citrus appeal to a younger sport audience, lavender and chamomile suit a relaxing range, sandalwood and saffron fit a traditional Indian-inspired line, charcoal speaks to detox, and rose with almond milk suits a feminine premium line.

Packaging for export

Retail bottles come in 250 ml, 500 ml and 750 ml with flip-top or pump closures, and 100 ml bottles or tubes serve travel and hotel use. A 1 L refill pouch and a 5 L can cover households and spas. Cartons hold 12 to 24 units. Gels are heavy for their volume, so container weight limits apply, and a loading plan can be arranged once your size mix is set.

Private label options

Body wash brands compete on fragrance story and bottle look, so buyers usually choose from the manufacturer’s stock bottles and then customise label, colour, pearlescence and closure. Hotel groups can add small bottles with the property logo that match a retail fragrance. A liquid sample and label proof are approved first, and lead time is typically 3-5 weeks after order confirmation.

Why source through GoodBiz Hygiene

Shower gel is often bought by buyers who also need hotel amenities, and keeping both in one fragrance saves a second supplier search. GoodBiz Hygiene can quote retail bottles, mini bottles and bulk refills as one project. FOB, CIF and CFR are available; payment terms are agreed per order (T/T or LC). Shipments leave from major Indian ports. The HSN code shown is the 6-digit level, and the full 8-digit ITC-HS code is confirmed for each order. Tell us your preferred fragrances and pack sizes and we will return a quotation.

Shower gel is classified with liquid hand wash under 3401 30 rather than with detergents, and our HSN 3401 vs 3402 guide explains why. Bars and hand wash in matching fragrances are in the bath and personal soaps range.

Last reviewed 26 October 2026