”The biggest pain point for women today is the abundance of choice in beauty but lack of awareness/ knowledge to be able to navigate through this” Nikita Deshpande, Co founder ilana organics A tree called ilana “Ilana” means to be like a tree in Hebrew. That is anything that possesses the quality of a tree….
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Bakuchiol -the phyto retinol skin care alternative
This article of mine appeared in the Mint on Babchi or Bakuchiol which is Natural Retinol and has been known as a skin healer in Ayurveda for a long time . I am posting the text here . `If the adaptogen ashwagandha was the trending herb in the beauty and wellness world for the last…
Beauty, Tried & Tested in Lock down
Yes, it hasn’t been easy and I am going a bit stir crazy as we enter our seventieth or is it eightieth day in lock down ? But there are places that have been in lock down longer so I guess we just have to work our way through this time . I had the…
Mittee – born from the Earth
Yashica Keswani, the founder of Mittee cosmetics had me at the names Ixchel and Yemaya. I loved her brand back story – she has looked at Earth Goddesses from different cultures for inspiration and woven this into a range of skin care products. So there is Ixchel from Mexico, Yemaya from Nigeria, Rateeh from Indonesia…
Tried and Tested : Innisfree wine peeling jelly softener
Fancy a bit of Chateau Margaux on your face ? Frankly I would rather be drinking France’s premier Bordeaux, jealously savouring every sip, but I will take a bit of Chateax Margaux on my face in the quest for beauty 🙂 Korean brand Innisfree’s Wine jelly softener has polyphenols ie wine grape extracts from Chateaux…
Beauty – Tried and Tested: Alpha H, Olaplex Home & Murad
There are times when all the stars align and products you try deliver on promises so that definitely deserves a little celebration. Alpha H is a well known Australian brand and I was lucky to get gifted Liquid gold which is the brand’s cult offering by my niece, an avowed beauty junkie. It is a…
Sunscreen and Moisturiser ? Or Sunscreen as moisturiser ? Or Moisturiser as Sunscreen ?
In this age of hybrids here are two products that I liked though they are not technically hybrids. Kama Ayurveda‘s natural sunscreen is paraben and SLS free and is non nano – ie little particles will not penetrate through the skin into your blood stream or even work at the cellular level. It promises…
Stocking up for summer
Ananda the mountian spa has relaunched its spa and wellness range in new packaging. I have tried their products in an earlier avatar but if I were to choose one product from this new offering it would be the juniper, grapefruit and cypress body oil for cellulite and lymphatic drainage . Of course it works best if…
#Hand #Masks for softer, smoother hands
Sephora‘s range of hand masks makes moisturising hands easier and much more convenient. No icky, gloopy lotion staining sofa covers or book pages or blurring phone screens – yes, been there, done that. Like face masks, hand masks deliver an intense burst of moisture and nourishment in pre- moisturised sheets. Unlike face masks which tend to be…
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