India, Aug. 1 -- Social media has made skincare trends more accessible than ever, with routines like glass skin, skin cycling and slugging dominating beauty conversations. While many of these trends originated abroad, particularly in South Korea and the US, not all of them are designed with Indian skin in mind.

Explaining what works and what doesn't, Dr Ashok Patel, Aesthetic Surgeon and Founder, Brilliance Cosmocare, shares with HT Lifestyle his take on the most talked-about skincare trends. (Also read: Want glowing, resilient skin? Dermatologist Dr Sandeep Arora says don't depend on Vitamin C alone )

"Glass skin has its roots in South Korea, all luminous, poreless-looking perfection. Skin cycling caught on an ocean away, in the US, as...