“It’s a beautiful tale, and today is a beautiful day without any bugs” – Hugo Pratt We’ve all had instances when a beautiful day got ruined by annoying bugs!! Bugs are sly little creatures and they’ll follow you everywhere – in the garden, on the balcony, at a picnic, even in bed! It’s very hard […]
25 Uses of Coconut Oil that You Must Know
Most of us think of coconut oil in terms of cooking, creating yummy dishes with a delicious nutty flavor to it. But coconut oil’s uses extend far beyond the kitchen; it is a complete all rounder when it comes to home remedies! Ayurveda has been using coconut oil for ages, but it got lost somewhere […]
10 Tips to Stay Hydrated in Summer
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” – W.H. Auden Now that’s pure logic no one can argue with! 60% of the human body is made of water, making it one of the prime components of our body. A human being can survive close to 3 weeks without food, but not more than […]
10 Tips to Banish Dry Lips this Summer
You’ve packed your bags for your vacation this summer and can’t wait to go! You’ve even packed sunscreen and sunglasses so you think you’re all set. But there’s one thing you’ve forgotten which can ruin all your vacation pictures – your lips! People generally consider the effect of summer on their skin and hair, but […]
Natural remedies to remove suntan
I am back after a long break !The travels kept me busy and away from work. While it was a refreshing change to visit a new country and explore new places, I did a very basic mistake of not carrying sunscreen with me. Yes, I am not used to these products and I had to […]
5 Skin and Hair Masks for Summer
When you come indoors from a hot, muggy day outside, your body is craving for some fluids. And that feeling of drinking a cold refreshment on a hot day – bliss! But it’s not just your mind and body that needs cooling on a summer day, your skin and hair are thirsty too! Not to […]
10 Hair Care Tips for Summer
“All my ladies, if you feel me Come on, do it, do it, whip your hair Don’t matter if it’s long, short Do it, do it whip your hair” – ‘Whip My Hair’, Willow Smith And that’s exactly what summer will do to your hair, long or short – whip it!! While every season comes […]
10 Skin Care Tips for Summer
As with every season, summer brings its own set of challenges for your skin and it becomes necessary to tweak your skin care regime accordingly. The sun’s UVA and UVB rays are damaging to skin at all times, but intensify during summer. This results in summer-specific skin challenges like sunburn, dryness, excessive oiliness, acne due […]
Tips for hair fall control {DIY, Hair Care}
Post my pregnancy, one of the problems that has really stayed on is hair fall. Trust me, not only do I have that impending feeling of doom that I will wake up bald one day, but also the trauma of losing hair by the bunch is killing. The clogged drains and swirling hair strands are […]
15 Household Uses for Vinegar {For Home}
In life, sometimes, things that we usually consider mundane and insignificant can prove to be heroes in an hour of need. We often underestimate them, and regale them to dark, obscure corners while shinier objects that are much less-used take pride of space in our home. One such undercover superhero in our homes is that […]
DIY face masks for acne
My teenage years to the mid twenties was eventful. It was the time when my friends and I discovered the world of makeup. When stepping out of the house, there would be hidden makeup items in our bags that we would use when outside the bounds of home. Of course we ensured that each and […]
10 Tips for an Eco Friendly Workplace at Home
2014 was appropriately referred to as the ‘Year of the Entrepreneur’. Several people, especially women, found alternate career options by themselves, without joining the corporate rat race. And a huge number of these people work from home for the greater part of the week. Just by the act of working from home, we are contributing […]
5 DIY Ideas for Christmas – {Festivities}
“Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection” – Pindar A gift is something that warms the hearts of both the giver and the recipient. Every gift is precious, since it’s the thought that counts, but you can’t ignore the extra charm of […]
5 tips to stay healthy in winter {Staying Healthy}
And I am back after a month of inaction! The horrible cough and cold kept me tired enough to not pay attention to work and now that I am better, here comes a post! With winter comes bouts of lethargy, most of the time the kind of food you eat matters a lot because that […]
Coconut Oil Moisture Therapy {Hair Care}
One regime that I never tend to miss is the oiling my hair. I indulge in a professional head massage at least thrice a month and the rest of the times I just apply the oil on my own. With the winter just setting in and the weather playing truant, I have been facing loads […]
Easy Ways to Detox after Diwali {Staying Healthy}
Now that Diwali is over, your body needs a break from not just from the eating binge, but also from the pollution that you may have been exposed to. Seriously, Diwali got with it loads of binge eating. Yes, it was fun, but I can’t shake away the feeling of lethargy, feeling bloated and of course […]
3 must have essential oils for your home
I was introduced to essential oil a few years ago and ever since they have been a part of my daily life. I use them in diffusers for their different healing and therapeutic properties. Essential oils are also used extensively in my recipes that include making my own lip balm, pain relief lotion bars and […]
3 Homemade Dandruff Masks {DIY}
Dandruff is my all year long companion. It intensifies mostly in the winter with the dry weather and the rest of the year, it is pretty much in control. But the fact is that it stays. Dandruff is a common scalp condition that affects many people. Blame it on improper hair care, use of too […]
How to exfoliate your body for soft skin {Skin Care}
Exfoliation is a very good way to get rid of the dead skin and rejuvenate yourself. For those who follow my blog are pretty aware about how much I love scrubs! But did you know that you need different types of scrubs for different parts of your body? You cannot use a foot scrub to […]
Make your own natural air fresheners for home {DIY}
With the rains here to stay for the next couple of days, I need to keep the windows and doors shut because of the flies and mosquitoes. And it is but natural for the musty smell to creep into the house. Lighting incense sticks helps for about an hour and dhoops cleanse the house, but […]
3 natural face masks for this monsoon {DIY}
I love monsoons, the lashing rains, a sleepy weather and endless cups of coffee in this weather is quite a blessing. Of course, it also gets along a new set of problems – skin issues. The humidity levels are on the rise and you tend to sweat. The sweat and the oil secretions can make […]
Monsoon skin care {Skin care, DIY}
Skin care is important all year round. You cannot really compromise on that. The humidity levels are on the rise and you tend to sweat. The sweat and the oil secretions can make your skin and hair look really dull. Monsoon skin care is determined according to your skin type. Monsoon skin care – What is […]
Hair Fall Prevention Potion {Guest Post}
The past few weeks have seen so much hair-fall that it scared the living daylights out of me. I half expected that I was ready to get bald. The health issues were taking a terrible impact and I was looking for a solution, when Pushtiie came up with the idea of writing a post on […]
DIY Eye Soothers {Skin Care}
I was down with an eye infection again recently. It left my eyes really sore and itchy. The medicines left my eyes really red and the constant rubbing due the irritation caused an inflammation around the eyes. And the boys illness left me tired and the keeping awake for long duration’s just added some extra […]
Easy to make acne gel {Guest Post}
I have always believed that people walk into your life for a reason. One night, almost a year ago, when I was searching for natural products in India, one link through another, I stumbled across a site and was in love with the range of products almost instantly. Thus began a series of interaction with the […]
Pain Relief Lotion Bars {DIY, Stay Healthy}
The more comfortable I am getting with making balms and lotion bars, the more I am willing to experiment with new ingredients and create something different. In my entire experiment, I find lotion bars are the easiest to make. Lotions bars are a simple way to moisturize and nourish the skin. Not just that, with a […]
The A-Z challenge: E is for Eco-living
The recent months have made me associate with some wonderful bloggers. One of them is Vidya Sury, the awesome blogger behind going a-musing,collecting smiles. We share a lot of similarities, right from the songs we like to hear, the conversations we have, to the colonies we have stayed in. And despite all these simiarities, will you […]
How to make Lotion Bars at Home {DIY, Skin Care}
I am beginning to love working with a variety of oils and butters. In my first attempt, I made a soothing balm for headache relief that I quite love using. Today I decided to make some more varieties and I ended up making two body lotion bars – lavender and orange. I have used body […]
Skin and hair care tips for Holi {Skin Care, Hair Care}
The festival of colours is here. I am not a fan of Holi and I love to watch the fun at a safe distance from the 8th floor where I stay.The last time I played Holi was 12 years ago. Do I miss it? No, I do not. I remember getting a skin rash that […]
Make Your Own Soothing Headache Relief Balm {DIY}
Alright, do you remember this post I made earlier in the week? I mentioned in the post that I wanted to try out making a soothing balm for my headaches. The tigers and zandu’s were getting ineffective and I wanted to make something for myself, something that was pure and natural. I was sure that there would […]