Voice of Youth S2 E16: Jigar Patel, Founder of Brillare
Jigar Patel, founder of Brillare, talks about building a natural, vegan haircare brand for salons and taking it through the pandemic.
Jigar Patel founded Brillare, a brand of natural, vegan haircare products built around salons. In episode 16 of Voice of Youth Season 2, released on 4 May 2025, he talks about how he built it.
According to the episode notes, Jigar holds more than 21 pharmaceutical patents, launched what the brand calls India’s first zero-dilution haircare range, and grew Brillare to more than 500,000 customers, with a partnership with Emami. He also talks about how the business got through the pandemic and why he wants customers to know exactly what goes into a product.
Listen to Season 2, Episode 16
The episode runs for about 28 minutes. Play it above, or find it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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