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What is Ubtan - ayurvedic features and benefits
Abhyanga Snana
Preethi Sukumaran

What is Ubtan? | Benefits of & How to use ubtan correctly for glowing skin

This post was last updated on November 9, 2023 by Preethi Sukumaran What is ubtan? Is it an Ayurvedic product? What are its benefits? Can I make my own ubtan at home? How should I use it correctly? This blog post answers this and more on this famous Indian skin care choornam. Let’s start with the basics right away.   What is Ubtan? Is there a standardized Ayurvedic formula for this? An Ubtan is a mixture of a base of many natural ingredients like lentils, clays, grains and Ayurvedic herbs used to cleanse skin. This term does not exist in

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dry shampoo side effects
Ayurvedic shampoos
srinivas krishnaswamy

Is Dry Shampoo Bad for your Hair ? Dry Shampoo side effects and alternatives

This post was last updated on March 7, 2023 by srinivas krishnaswamy A strange and unexpected side effect of dry shampoos emerged recently. Leading brands of dry shampoos were voluntarily recalled in the US & Canada due to high levels of benzene contamination   Benzene is a well known carcinogen and high levels of benzene exposure is a serious health risk for all of us.    In the case of dry shampoos, the product is sold in an aerosol spray can. Some of these dry shampoo brands used a propellant in their spray cans that delivered high levels of benzene,

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Cleansing
Preethi Sukumaran

How to use a face wash powder | Ayurvedic skin cleansing benefits & Q&A

This post was last updated on November 19, 2022 by Preethi Sukumaran A common question we are asked at Krya is how to use a face wash which happens to be a powder. We get this question a lot, as we sell only Ayurvedic powder face washes and body washes. This is a hot new trend in skin care, with everyone from big box retail brands, to high end dermatologists weighing in o the benefits of using raw, natural food ingredients to gently cleanse skin. The commonly quoted example is using fine rice grains or matcha tea powder which is

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Environmental Concerns
Preethi Sukumaran

The importance of Diwali Cleaning

This post was last updated on October 20, 2022 by Preethi Sukumaran It was 2002 in Green Park, Delhi. I was a lowly Management Trainee in Sales living in a 2 room Barsati in an upscale neighbourhood in Delhi. My landlord had built a bunch of 1 and 2 room sets in an outhouse off his main house to rent to women students and women employees who lived in Delhi and wanted a safe, yet convenient place to live out of and commute. That it was about 50 km one way from my place of work is beside the point

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acacia concinna benefits
Ayurvedic shampoos
Preethi Sukumaran

Acacia concinna | Shikakai | ayurvedic properties & medicinal benefits

This post was last updated on February 29, 2024 by Preethi Sukumaran Acacia concinna , better known as Shikakai, is a herb many of us are familiar with in the Indian sub-continent . As children, many of us would have cried furiously from its sharp, stinging sensation when it accidentally entered the eyes. Acacia concinna is used for a lot more than just hair care in Ayurveda. It has been documented across texts for its cleansing, wound healing, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. In this article, we will delve into the properties of this ayurvedic herb, its features & its general

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The ultimt compilation of teh benefits of henna
Basics of Ayurveda & Health
Preethi Sukumaran

Benefits of Henna | Lawsonia inermis

This post was last updated on February 29, 2024 by Preethi Sukumaran Henna . Mehndi Leaf. Marudhani Illai. If you are in the Indian subcontinent, you would have definitely encountered this beautiful leaf that dyes your skin a pretty shade of orange red. And you might have grown up seeing many women using this to decorate their hands or dye their hair. But did you know that Henna is so much more than a hair dye? it has many medicinal uses as per classical Ayurvedic texts. There are also many important restrictions we must be aware of when we decide

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