Sandalwood is harvested from the Sandal tree of the family Santalaceae. Its botanical name is Santalum album and popular as the white sandalwood. By the time it attains an age of 30 years its oil concentrates more in the roots and the heartwood, darkening the color of the wood to yellow. Its oil is extracted [...]
March 10, 2009 – 11:37 pm
Frankincense originates from Arabia and Somalia. In French ‘Franc’ means ‘luxuriant’ or ‘real incense’. Combined with Myrrh, it was used as incense. Frankincense is also known as Olibanum. Frankincense was used by the ancient Egyptians in religious rituals. Frankincense was an important rejuvenating ingredient in their beauty face masks. It was also used to fumigate [...]
February 20, 2009 – 12:21 am
What we can not eat can not be used as an aid to enhance the beauty of our skin and face, for, beauty is not skin deep.
Not all the beauty aids are made in a factory. Some grow on trees like the mango fruit. Mango constitutes one of the timeless beauty secrets from India.
The beauty [...]
February 15, 2009 – 10:58 am
Hibiscus, the Nature’s Gift to the Man in General and to a Woman in Specific
Most of us are familiar with Hibiscus, botanically known as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. It is commonly known as China rose or shoe flower and belongs to the family Malvaceae. There are more than 200 species and 5000 varieties in Hibiscus.
Hibiscus is a [...]
September 15, 2008 – 4:00 am
Skin is the largest organ of the human body which needs to be protected and is critically important for all to take utmost care of our skin. As we know that the skin serves as protective barrier against disease causing agents called pathogens, pollution and any harmful influences of ultraviolet radiation, it needs extra care [...]
From the moment you wake up to the moment you creep into bed at night, you take control of your time from one hour to the next. But most of us forget to take care of our body in busy life at all times. Taking a warm tub bath with bath salts which has fabulous [...]
Goat’s Milk Soap
Milk based soaps has been used for centuries, which has many benefits for skin from contact with protein and lactic acid and also contains Vitamins A and D. Unlike cow milk, goat milk is naturally homogenized, so most of the milk based soaps are made of goat’s milk, which has the same pH [...]
In the recent years, we have all been made aware of the benefits of going natural approach to your skin care, so often we forget things as a part of normal, daily busy life. In our day to day life, we are gifted with all natural soap ingredients extracted and made from the finest natural [...]
Over a long time the candles have been used from early as biblical times as a source of light. As we know the candles are developed by the Egyptians and Cretans from Beeswax, about 3000BC. In the fourth century BC there were clay candle holders in Egypt. During that time the candles in China and [...]
Bath Fizzies are bolus which, when placed in bath water, they dissolve partly or completely and effervesces (give off bubbles). Bath Fizzies are also known as bath bombs and bath quenchers. Bath Fizzies come as a large single-use tablet or ball or grains.
Bath fizzies contain natural ingredients that are good for your skin. The [...]
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