As the beauty and wellness industries fuse together, Bobbi Brown’s ‘beauty from the inside out’ philosophy is powering the emerging beauty supplement market. The brand’s Evolution_18 collection gives people the chance to make better choices for their health through their beauty regime.

How is skincare helping people destress? What’s driving the mass shift towards clean and ethical beauty? How is the industry attempting to decolonise its practices? In this part of the 2022 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about how people are seeking new meaning in beauty rituals.

Five Seasons is a modern Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practice that’s bridging the realms of ancient medicine and modern psychoactive herbs. As New York’s legalization of marijuana comes into play, people are seeking out hybridized and alternate modes of wellness.

Millions of Indians are routinely prescribed psychotropics for mental health issues, but biomedical treatment exists alongside the country’s distinct traditions of Ayurveda and homeopathy. How is Bengali culture shaping – and clashing with – biomedical approaches towards mental health?