Dr. Nayana Sivaraj

As a woman Ayurvedic physician transitioning into a research-driven skincare entrepreneur, what internal shift helped you move from clinical practice to building a national organic brand? During my clinical practice, I often felt limited when patients asked me to recommend truly “natural” or “herbal” skincare products. Many products in the market claimed to be Ayurvedic or organic, but when I examined their formulations closely, they were built on synthetic bases that didn’t align with Ayurvedic principles or long-term skin health. I realized I couldn’t confidently recommend something that I didn’t fully believe in especially when it came to safety for…