What is beauty anxiety and this is how you can save yourself from it

Let's go back to the Y2K era, when our beauty kits had just the basics: a kohl stick, a lip balm, and a moisturiser. Skincare was simple, and cleansing meant just using a face wash ( double cleansing wasn't even a thing back then).

Then came the rise of social media, and the beauty industry reinvented itself. Skincare became a ritual; something relaxing, even meditative.

But somewhere along the way, it turned into a race for perfection. The constantly evolving beauty trends have now created a constant pressure to fix, improve, or perfect how we look. This has given rise to beauty anxiety , a very real feeling of unease about not looking good enough.

Jasmine Arora, consultant and clinical psychologist at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, tells India Today that the beauty industry is evo