NEW DELHI -- India's beauty salons, already battered by the country's devastating second COVID wave, are now dealing with a related setback: customers who are increasingly finding alternatives to venturing out in a pandemic.
COVID-wary clients prefer safety of their own homes -- and cheaper prices

Indians are spending more than ever on skin and hair care products but are abandoning the beauty shop, a lingering effect of the pandemic. © Reuters
NEW DELHI -- India's beauty salons, already battered by the country's devastating second COVID wave, are now dealing with a related setback: customers who are increasingly finding alternatives to venturing out in a pandemic.