New Delhi, April 17 -- A courtroom battle between two of India's biggest personal care players has ended in a quiet truce.

Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Honasa Consumer Ltd, the maker of Derma Co. and Mamaearth, reached a settlement on Thursday after a Delhi high court order forced HUL to tweak a disputed Lakme sunscreen advertisement that Honasa said unfairly targeted rivals.

The court instructed HUL to alter the ad-which questioned the SPF claims of unnamed "online bestseller" sunscreens-and ordered Honasa to take down any social media posts referencing the Lakme campaign.

It also gave HUL 24 hours to remove all social media posts related to the sunscreen ad and replace them with a modified version once ready. The changes must include r...