Benefits of Coconut-Based Skin Oil: When it comes to skin and hair care, little can any product compete with the multitasking coconut-based products. While coconut-based hair and skin oil is known to have pre-grooming conditioning effects on hair, its varied components such as Vitamin E makes it an ideal agent with skincare benefits. From the earliest recorded times, plant-based oils have been used in skincare. There is a renewed interest in coconut-based skin...

Beauty tools have had a bit of a PR problem in the past. While some believe that you don’t really need them, many do splurge on gadgets that claim to give you a facial at home. More than a facial actually; these tools now boast of reparative results that can only be acquired at the dermatologist’s office, after you have subscribed to a proper treatment plan. Remember, the skin takes longer than...

If your night owl days have gifted you dark under-eyes that you did not ask for, check out these products for dark circles recommended by Dr. Jushya Bhatia Sarin. Dark circles – are the ultimate gift to us for all the stress and late nights. However, the reasons for what causes them can vary, and the need to find a solution to it usually ends with disappointment. To help ease...

One of the major skincare mistakes dermatologists recommend staying away from are “handy hacks” like reaching for a dab of toothpaste to banish a sudden blemish or trying to score a salon-like glow with a heavy-duty peel. We're all guilty of falling victim to these seemingly quick fixes at some point that can cause havoc on our skin. According to experts, here are 4 skincare mistakes you can avoid at home: 1. AVOID: Using...

Having a smooth butt can give you the confidence to show off your body in summers. Adopt these 5 habits to get a smooth butt  There is so much talk about skincare products and home remedies for our face, hair and other body parts. But our buttocks remain a hush-hush topic. There isn’t much information on how to get a smooth and spotless bum, but it is a genuine issue...

New Delhi: If the promise of clear skin and eternal youth is the bait, then social media is the hook that lures millions to experiment with skincare. Instagram is a gallery of beautifully packaged jars, bottles, and tubes of skincare ‘essentials’ — serums, exfoliators, night creams, day creams, toners, moisturisers, face masks, pore minimisers, cleansers, oils and what not. It may just have mud from the Amazon, minerals from the Himalayas...

When you think of multipurpose skincare ingredients, azelaic acid isn’t the first one you may think of, or even the second. Who are we kidding, most of us aren’t even aware that it’s a skincare ingredient and not a disinfectant’s composition! Until the cult-favourite skincare brand The Ordinary threw its Azelaic Acid 10% Suspension and its benefits on our feed, even skincare enthusiasts, including me, weren’t too keen on talking about it....

\ Instagram.com/clinique_in It’s safe to say that technology has changed our lives for the better, but what about effects of digital ageing on our skin? With the amount of time we now spend in front of our screens, it’s not just UV rays that are our skin’s worst enemy. What we need to guard against is blue light. “When we speak about skin protection, we are aware our skin needs...