Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- In recent years, thrifting has moved from a niche interest to a significant business in the new global fashion market. Alongside its popularity, however, a new debate is emerging, thrifting in India health risks. Growing concerns about skin infections and hygiene are beginning to influence consumer choices.

Thrifting has become a primary source of shopping. People favour it over the new clothes for sundry reasons like overly priced apparel, unsustainable use of natural resources and the fact that garments often end up as waste at the end of their cycle.

For innumerable reasons, especially women continue to embrace the shopping culture, a phenomenon that will never change. But with the growing concern over the extinc...