You don't need 12 products. Four products done daily beats twelve products done randomly.

The Indian skincare market in 2026 sells the 10-step Korean routine as the standard. The dermatology research disagrees. Four core products — gentle cleanser, sunscreen, moisturiser, and one targeted treatment (retinol or AHA) — outperform 10-product routines for 95% of users. The extra products are mostly marketing-driven additions: toners, essences, ampoules, eye creams. The retinol or AHA does 80% of the work. The sunscreen does 15% (and most Indians under-apply). Everything else is at the margin. Spending ₹2,000 on these four products beats spending ₹8,000 on twelve products consistently.