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From soap to cure for skin infections, Medimix scripts a new brand story

The 50-year-old soap is repackaging the brand promise, using its medicinal tag to ride the growing demand for herbal and natural products

The company recently appointed Parineeti Chopra as brand endorser for the northern markets
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The company recently appointed Parineeti Chopra as brand endorser for the northern markets

T E Narasimhan Chennai
From a soap to cure for skin infections to a legacy brand with ayurvedic credentials, a massive repositioning exercise is on at Medimix. The homegrown handmade soap that has just hit the half-century mark is hoping to leverage its all-natural product mix and medicinal properties to gain wider appeal among a young audience, while transitioning from a budget to a premium brand.   

For the AVA and Cholayil groups that own the brand in the South and North respectively, the repositioning exercise calls for a smart balancing act. It is about driving a perception change among consumers; about putting some distance