Confidence, main ingredient for beauty

Dr Sangeeta Chauhan, president of ‘All India Hair and Beauty Association” is also known for her institute SCIHB (Sangeeta Chauhan's Institute of Hair & Beauty).Through her contribution in the makeup industry, she has certainly set an example for all the aspiring make-up artists in India.

On asking about choosing the right makeup, she says, “the products, which are being used in the make-up should be environment friendly. They should be pre-tested and approved so that they are skin friendly. A good quality make-up doesn’t harm the skin because of the pure raw materials used to make it.”

“When we see a product, we should have the knowledge about the colour pigment, preservatives, perfumes that are used in the product. For the benefit of consumers, I suggest that they should consider taking products that have minimum colours, perfumes and preservatives,” she adds.

On getting to know if the product is genuine based on the advertisements, she explains, “Look for natural ingredients. When you have a product with whitening agent, I ask, when we have Vitamin C in fruits like Kiwi, Amla, Green apples etc., why don’t we put these extracts and have natural whitening instead of chemicals. If I buy a product that has natural Vitamin C, melanin is controlled because of which the skin tone whitens.”

Makeup aside, she relates her definition of natural beauty, “The woman, who carries confidence along with her and wants to share love and has the ability to build the society - that itself defines natural beauty.”