Are you exhausted from following strict skincare routines, eating well and yet experiencing worsened skin conditions? It is time for you to address the elephant in the room, and that is your mental health. Not many might be aware of this, but chronic stress might be gradually affecting your skin rendering expensive and regular skincare routines ineffective for many.

“Mental well-being is an extremely important factor to regulate hormonal equilibrium in the human body. Skin is the largest organ of the body and is an important target for stress responses, both acute and chronic,” says Dr Nilam Jain Kothari, consultant dermatologist at Masina hospital, Mumbai.