Guwahati, June 19 -- In a world overflowing with high-tech serums and synthetic skincare products, a quiet revolution is happening in Northeast India: one that looks back instead of forward. The ancient skincare rituals are in the lush, rain-soaked valleys and bamboo forests of Northeast India, where lies a trove of ancient skincare wisdom, passed down through whispers, rituals, and generations of women who never needed a cosmetic counter to glow. Today, these heritage practices are making their way back into the spotlight, not just as cultural curiosities, but as deeply effective, nature-rooted alternatives in the era of clean beauty.

Across the Northeast, wellness isn't bottled, it's inherited. In Arunachal Pradesh, river clay is prize...