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Monday, September 22, 2025
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Topic: Skincare

Used to pulling all-nighters? Don’t do it — your skin will remember

Ditch the doom scrolling, get skin-friendly bedding, and think of sleep as a part of your skincare ritual.

Before you pick the tattoo, pick the studio

Beware of streetside tattoo ‘studios’ that don’t prioritise hygiene. The tattoo may be cheap but you’ll pay for it in other ways.

Your skincare products have microplastics. Here’s what they do—and what you should

When microplastics settle in your skin, they release harmful substances like BPA, which affect your hormones. It’s not about a couple of breakouts that come and go.

Coffee isn’t the friend you think it is. Your skin’s trying to tell you

The hard truth is that your beloved brew might be perking you up, but dulling your skin. Here’s how to enjoy your cuppa joe without jinxing your glow.

Give the mani-pedi-polish cycle a break. Your nails need to breathe

Salon microneedling, mesotherapy, fillers, or Botox—salon isn't the place for these treatments. You need strict hygiene, sterile tools, and a legitimate medical professional to do them right.

Don’t fall for ‘magic ingredients’, influencer skin routines. Follow these 10 tips instead

Avoid the extremes—whether that’s using too many products, following influencer fads blindly, or doing absolutely nothing.

Allergies aren’t always a life sentence. Immunotherapy can help

Immunotherapy, also known as allergy shots or vaccines, is a treatment where you slowly introduce your body to small amounts of the allergen you are reacting to, such as pollen.

Debunking anti-ageing myths. Treatments, luxury creams can’t rewind the biological clock

High-end skincare products may feel luxurious, but they aren’t magic potions. When taking care of your skin, what you need is consistency, not a gold-plated jar of moisturiser.

These skincare products that do more harm than good—makeup wipes, apricot scrub, loofahs

Opt for gentler, more effective cleansers to maintain a healthier skincare routine that promotes lasting skin health. Short-term fixes will always lead to long-term disasters.

Don’t go only natural or chemical on hair loss treatment. Take a combined approach

Given the intricate nature of hair loss, relying solely on either natural remedies or clinical treatments may not be sufficient. Instead, a combination of both is often the most effective strategy.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.