What are the challenges threatening pharmacies today? What part does digitisation have to play? And how is the landscape being revolutionised to make way for a more seamless experience? In the second of a two-part report, Canvas8 explores how the way we buy medicine is changing.

2015 was the year of the man bun, and as long hair and beards have become part of the mainstream, men are getting experimental. The male hair care product market is set to be worth £68 million by 2019, but what are the attitudes and spending patterns of these follically-focused blokes?

The number of people Googling symptoms and diagnosing themselves has reached worrying proportions, with 20% of Brits now turning to the web rather than visiting a GP.Be Your Own Doctoris a new programme from Channel 4 that wants to help viewers navigate this potentially confusing world.

We can’t get enough of supplements – half of Americans take them regularly – but with little evidence to support their health claims and worries over their contents, people are looking for clarity and transparency. Ritual delivers both, providing a ‘clean label’ vitamin for the wellness movement.

Coconut oil is currently one of most fetishised natural items. Boasting antioxidant, antibacterial and antiviral properties, people are pulling their jars out for everything from teeth whitening to healing infections. How has this fatty oil come to be seen as a multipurpose beauty and health booster?

As Americans become more adventurous in their quest for wellness and transcendence, Californian brand Moon Juice is serving up the ancient and exotic, infusing juices and supplements with ingredients like lion’s mane and astragalus. What’s behind the natural and alternative health boom?

India may be home to some of the world’s most polluted cities, but it's Aussies that are the most worried about how all that smog is affecting their skin. Nearly 10% of beauty products launched Down Under in 2016 have carried an anti-pollution claim, making it the biggest market in the world.

From face washes to costly serums, looking after your skin isn’t cheap. But the latest brand from innovative beauty company DECIEM is looking to change that. The Ordinary is challenging the premium skin care segment by offering up effective, no-nonsense products at affordable prices.