We are going to look at the math, the chemistry, and the reality of Kumkumadi Tailam. Spoiler alert: If you bought it for the price of a movie ticket, you are basically rubbing red-dyed vegetable oil on your face.

From the high-rises of Gurgaon to the leafy lanes of Melbourne, every "Global Desi" is currently obsessed with finding the best collagen supplement for Indians. We see influencers on Instagram—looking 22 even though they are 45—sipping a pink drink and promising that this powder will solve everything from saggy skin to creaky knees.

Just because a cream smells like a temple in Mysore doesn’t mean it wasn’t born in a high-tech chemical factory. Today, we are going to debunk the Ayurvedic face cream myths and look at the "hidden" side of the label that most Indians don't bother to read.