La Roche-Posay is a brand recommended by dermatologists worldwide and is known for delivering highly effective skincare products. I have been using their Vitamin C serum, the cicaplast baume B5, and the Anthelios sunscreen line. Today I’ll focus on the Vitamin C Serum. I recently incorporated Vitamin C in my morning skincare routine after extensive […]
SKIN CARE
Hyaluronic acid and Skin – What is it?
Have you noticed Hyaluronic acid popping up everywhere on skincare? It is in your face wash, serums, sheet masks, face oil being sold as the ingredient that gives you flawless, hydrated skin. Let’s get to the science behind this miracle ingredient. Hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan (HA) is a non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan (C28H44N2O23) naturally occurring biopolymer and plays a multifaceted […]
Natural Skin Care
Simple home-made skin recipe that will NOT miraculously make your skin better, but will help cleanse your skin and soften it. A pinch of turmeric, multani mitti (Fuller’s earth), Sandalwood powder, Honey, Lemon juice and Rosewater is what I used to prepare this concoction. Fuller’s Earth Also called multani mitti, or “mud from Multan,” which […]
Coffee and egg white exfoliating face mask
How far would I go for a skincare regime? The answer is just to my kitchen. There is a new skin care line becoming popular, skin care so pure, natural and free of unnecessary chemicals that you can eat it. Speaking herbs is one such example. But, isn’t that what we have always been doing – turmeric, […]
Skin Care – Speaking Herbs Oils Review
How about we go back to basics, back to the times of simple things, to the times of pure, wholesome and unadulterated food, air and even skin care. For the past few years, I have been a quite an admirer of face oils. I have been using Kiehl’s and Kama’s face oils ever since I switched […]
The Best Skin Care product from Kiehl’s
The Best Skin Care from Kiehl’s If you are a frequent reader of my blog, you already know that when it comes to skin care how much I love the natural and organic skincare products and of course the Holy grail of Skin Care – Essential oils. You can read about my skincare routine here and here […]
Kama Ayurveda’s Safe and Gentle Skin Care
Kama Ayurveda’s Skin Care If you follow my posts regularly you must be knowing about my trip to Spiti which I have documented in detail in my previous posts (here, here and here). I had mentioned in all the posts about the harsh environment of Spiti, how the sun there is so harsh that it […]
Ayurveda for Skin
Organic skin care Having spent a good part of my life growing up in the hills, I never had to invest in products for skin care. Most of my skin fixes came from the kitchen and the produce of the land. Hours of running under the sun were fixed by haldi (turmeric), gram flour and curd paste. […]
