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 A Natural skin brightening recipe With orange peel powder   Photo: Anju  As we age our skin looses it's brightness, skin looks dull, dry and in most cases we turn to beauty creams containing harmful chemicals without even knowing their side effects.   The traditional Indian  skin care always included 100% pure face packs made from sandalwood, nagarmotha, multani mitti, neem, tulsi, turmeric, mulethi, herbs, besan, rice flour, moong dal etc. I'm going to share one such simple skin brightening face pack recipe made of 100% natural ingredients.  Ingredients required: •  Orange peel powder  •  Unadulterated raw milk •  Rose water •  Aloevera gel  Orange peel powder   (I use nature tattva orange peel powder)  You can make orange peel powder at home too.  All you need to do is collect the peels when you eat oranges.  Sun dry them, make sure all the moisture is lost and orange peel becomes too brittle that yo...

Pahada- a chemical & preservatives free rose water Naturally beautiful... Photo: Anju  Rose water has been an essential part of Indian beauty regime for centuries. Before l begin, let me tell you how a 100% pure rose water should be like and what you should be looking when you purchase a rose water.  • Always buy a chemical and preservatives free rose water.  • Rose water should be steam distilled.  • A steam distilled, chemical & preservatives free rose water can easily last for six months to one year. • Rose water should have a mild fragrance and not strong smell. Mild fragrance indicates no artificial fragrance is added to it. Benefits of rose water: Rose water has anti inflammatory & antibacterial properties.  It balances skin's PH. Effective against dark spots, acnes. Even tones skin and is a good moisturising agent. Coming to Pahada rose water : It comes in a plastic  spray bottle. As mentioned on it's label, it is made from damask Roses (...

Naturally beautiful...... Wild turmeric also known as jungli haldi or Kasturi manjal is widely used in ayurvedic face packs. It has a reddish mud like colour and is widely used as a skin lightening agent.  Photo: Anju    Before I review my favorite Clave  organics wild turmeric, let me tell you what makes wild turmeric important and why it is widely used ingredient in ayurvedic face packs .  It's characteristic features: 1. It has a red muddy colour. 2.  It smells like camphor.  3.  It is a lightening agent.  4.  It even tones the skin.  5.  Effective against acnes, dark spots and pigmentation. 6.  It is coarse so it can be used as a scrub. 7.  It doe not leave yellow colour on skin just like edible turmeric used in Indian kitchens.  Let's start with Clave organics wild turmeric : During our grandparents times ayurvedic products use to come in glass jars, Clave Organics wild turmeric also comes in a glass jar. ...

  follow COVID-19 safety rules      Nature has it all... For centuries, people in India have pampered their skin with ingredients found in nature.   In today's modern world, we are drifting away from our centuries old traditions of using natural ingredients in our skin care. We are drifting towards chemical products for skin care. Our ancestors used natural ingredients which were sourced from plants, herbs, trees barks, flowers, buds etc. for their skin care. With the revolution in cosmetic products and arrival of new brands claiming fairness, removal of dark spots, anti-aging, we gave up our very own traditional & natural ways of treating our skin with the goodness of herbs and home made facial mask.   Fast moving lifestyle & lack of time has also drifted us away from home made skin care recipes. Excessive use of chemicals can damage skin & make it venerable to certain skin diseases like allergies. Whatever we eat and apply on our face goe...