The CGH group runs luxury boutique properties across Kerala and are known for their commitment to the local community as well as looking at their own environmental impact when they build. So while I usually talk of the Ayurveda, spa and wellness aspects of places I stay at, this time I was interested in their…
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Founder’s Club: Megha Asher, Juicy Chemistry
Meet Megha Asher who founded indie beauty brand Juicy Chemistry along with spouse and co-partner Pritesh. JC was was born when Megha herself battling hair and skin issues related to PCOD found that the ‘safe’ organic brand she picked up was actually loaded with synthetic c petrochemicals I often have one of Juicy Chemistry products…
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…
Farm to Face with Ras Luxury Oils
Many years ago I interviewed the late Horst Rechelbacher the founder of Aveda. By then he had sold Aveda and moved on to his pet passion Intelligent Nutrients . Based out of his own farm it was an early farm to face experiment with a line of products that you could use on your face,…
14 Greens For Ghosts & A super green mix for the Health Brigade
Leaf greens and vegetable greens represent an entire food sub- culture in India. There are new ones to be discovered everyday. Saag/shaak/hakk are generic names for greens so you will find them tagged on to many dishes. Radish greens make a delicious stir fry in North India in winter, methi greens or fenugreek are popular…
Kansa – Ayurvedic, ‘Vedic’ or just hyped?
Kansa is as old as the hills or as old as the Bronze Age. It is a kind of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin and has been used for centuries in India for cooking and serving food. Kansa is recognized by its clear sound and temple bells are usually made of kansa which…
Can local seaweed and algae be a multi million dollar opportunity for India’s beauty&health industry ?
I recently posted my breakfast of boiled egg and vinegared indrayani rice rolled and wrapped in a nori sheet on Instagram and a friend commented “Too fancy!” Blame it on fancy Japanese restaurants but her comment got me thinking. Why aren’t we more sold on seaweed and sea vegetables and why should it be just expensive…
What a Buddhist monk taught me about breakfast & meditation
Of late, some of my Instagram food posts have been getting some love . It is a good feeling as I am neither a food expert, or a home chef. In fact I don’t particularly like cooking. But I am trying hard to put my head in order . And strangely breakfast came to the…
The other Nut : Brazil Nut
Brazil nuts are now an established ‘super food’ if you follow super food trends and worth trying if you haven’t already. What makes them a super food is that they are the highest natural source of selenium in the world. (Thank you Wiki.) That’s the stuff that makes for shiny hair and strong nails and…
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