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Skin treatment: how does one simple need create one of the largest global industries?

  If one really thinks about it, how long was it really when people around the world really started caring about the state of their skin? Well, if history is to be believed, personal care actually began centuries ago in older civilisations around the world, especially in a place like India. Credited with giving the world something as important as the shampoo, surely there is little to no doubt about the pedigree and the rich history of people in India constantly inventing and innovating to produce more efficient, effective and affordable solutions towards skin and hair care.   Speaking of care, we also know that the use of such remedies and products which allowed for better quality skin and hair were earlier reserved exclusively for royalty. It is honestly hard to imagine that what just takes a squeeze out of a plastic tube today earlier demanded employment of many people to actually get the desired effect. Also, many would argue that the effects achieved on the skin today...

Skincare: does it go beyond the surface?

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  Words like “beauty”, “wellness” and “skin” have become the subject of countless conversations on social media. Perhaps this is the reason why when many people think of skincare, most of the time what comes to their mind are debates about brands and organisations capitalising on people’s vanity and the entirety of it all just being “for show” and extremely superficial. But truth be told, the reality is far, far away from it all.   One might hear most beauty brands that offer skin care products using the word “wellness” a lot of times, especially in their ads and other marketing material. If you are a sceptic, at first glance you might think that that’s all there is to it. That the words “beauty” and “wellness” are being used just as marketing speak by these brands to be able sell you their products in a convincing manner. But the fact of the matter is that when it comes to the individual person, both beauty and wellness work hand-in-hand. Things like anti acne treatment p...