Facia facial bar: Review

If you are on the look out for a ‘natural’ product to dislodge the dirt and grime, unclog the pores and cleanse your face thoroughly, then you might give 'Herbal Facia Facial Bar’ a try. With the goodness of rich herbs like saffron, sandal, aloevera and camphor, I have found that this product actually works; it leaves your skin glowing and scrupulously cleansed after each wash. You have to use it twice a day; it works up a rich, foamy lather and you have to let it stay for 2-3 minutes and then wash off. The fragrance is very pleasing and it’s also mentioned that Facia’s unique formula is perfect for all skin types and is suitable for both men and women. Costing just Rs.35/- it’s a steal.

Herbal Facia facial bar

Dettol Hand Wash:Review

Washing hands from time to time, especially before having food and after using the toilet is a hygienic necessity. And if you inculcate good hygiene in your daily routine it means you are at a less risk of contracting viral or bacterial infections or diseases and good health will ultimately follow. Besides it’s a known fact that there can be no real beauty without good health.


By the way, a research has found that women’s hands harbour more bacteria than men’s; researchers believe that it could be because they have less acidic skin and tend to produce more oil and also for the reason that they moisturise and use cosmetics more often. So it follows that women have to wash hands more frequently.

Dabur Vatika shampoos

Whether you wish to tackle hair problems like dandruff or excessive hair-fall or simply crave for a shampoo with a conditioner that isn’t harsh on your hair, Dabur Vatika range of ‘natural shampoos’ are just the right ones that will fulfil your needs or so they claim. Take a look.

Dabur Vatika Black Shine Shampoo

Dabur Vatika Black Shine Shampoo

This shampoo claims to maintain the color of your raven black hair; it has ingredients like black olive and amla, that help maintain the jet-black colour of your hair. While olive oil nourishes your hair to give it lustre, amla helps retain its color.

Dabur Vatika Root Strengthening Shampoo

Dabur Vatika Root Strengthening Shampoo

As the name suggests, this shampoo claims to strengthen your hair your hair strong from root to tip without damaging them. It has ingredients like coconut milk that helps in moisturizing and nourishing the scalp and almonds, which contain almond oil possibly helps to activate the sebaceous glands and stimulates blood circulation to the scalp to make hair strong and healthy.

Dabur Vatika Dandruff Control Shampoo

Dabur Vatika Dandruff Control Shampoo

Presenting vatika dandruff control shampoo that does not include any harmful chemicals. With natural ingredients like Tea tree oil and lemon it supposedly helps your dandruff-prone hair. While Tea tree oil is known to prevent dandruff and help reduce dermal irritation and itch, lemon’s astringent action controls sebum flow, which prevents dandruff.

Dabur Vatika Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

Dabur Vatika Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

For persistent dandruff problem, Vatika Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is just perfect. Dandruff Shampoo uses the natural goodness of lemon and henna, it also conditions the hair to give it body and strength while enhancing your hair’s natural beauty, without damaging or making it dry.

Dabur Vatika Henna Cream Conditioning Shampoo

Dabur Vatika Henna Cream Conditioning Shampoo

This natural shampoo that conditions from deep within, while gently cleansing and nourishing your hair. With a perfect balance of natural ingredients like henna, green almonds and Shikakai, this shampoo is mild on your hair and leaves it soft, silky and radiant, with the gentle and caring touch of nature.

I’ve used Dabur Vatika Hair Oil before and it’s good, but nothing can wean me away from good old coconut oil; I simply adore its effectiveness in keeping my hair moisturized and well looked after. I haven’t tried any of Dabur Vatika shampoos, so can’t say for sure whether they are good enough. But if any of you have, do share your experiences.

Interesting facts

Did you know that

• measuring a woman's heart rate at rest can help predict her risk of heart attack or dying from heart disease, giving doctors a simple, inexpensive way to monitor health risks?
• among women who are at risk of delivering prematurely, treatment with magnesium sulfate reduces the risk of cerebral palsy in the offspring?
• each centimeter/inch counts for women in developing countries? Data from 42 developing countries showed that babies and young children have better survival chances if their mothers are taller.
• new research suggests that smoking during pregnancy reduces blood flow to the developing fetus and, in turn, retards growth?
• women who take the pill after surgery on ovarian cysts are three times less likely to have a recurrence?
• the prevalence of mood disorders, depression and anxiety is high among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOD)?
• an unusual study has found that people who refuse to quit smoking even though they know it could damage their health may kick the habit if they believe it could harm their pet?
• a study has found that other than clothes, house and flashy cars, the socio-economic status (SES) of a person can be guessed by his or her body language?
• your breath could soon power jets? Researchers are putting into action a revolutionary technology that could turn your breath into biofuel.
• obese women are more likely to give birth to children with spina bifida, heart problems, cleft palate and a number of other defects according to British researchers?
• doctors in Germany say that the cause of neck pain is not just physical; psychological distress -- particularly depression and anxiety -- are closely linked to persistent neck pain.
• a German study indicates that estrogen plays an important role in triggering restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy.

Everyuth golden glow peel-off face pack

EverYuth Orange Peel-Off Skin Vitaliser is an amazing face pack and a wonderful way to make your facial skin look fresh, rejuvenated and glowing almost instantaneously. Now Everyuth has come up with a better version of this orange peel-off face. It is given a fancy name of EverYuth Golden Glow Peel-off and Everyuth claims that this product with its glitter particles and orange extracts, stimulates blood circulation and oxygen supply to the facial skin and peels off deeply embedded dirt, grime and bacteria from within the skin pores. This 3-way action supposedly gives your face an instant golden glow, thus providing a perfect home facial, without burning a huge hole in your pocket. The different packs of 90gms, 50gms, 30gms, and 8gms are priced at Rs.90, Rs.60, Rs.30 and Rs.12 respectively. You can watch the television commercial of this product here.

Everyuth Golden Glow Peel Off

Ingredients:

Orange Peel Extracts:Refresh, condition, lighten and moisturise skin.
Natural Minerals : Make your skin smooth, generate new cells and give a golden glow.
Skin Vitamins A, C & E : Protect skin from the sun, pollution and premature ageing.

Mysore Sandal Gold Soap

If you have loved using Mysore Sandal Rose, Mysore Sandal Herbal Care Soap or Mysore Sandal Jasmine in your shower then you might also like another variant in shimmering golden yellow color, called as Mysore Sandal Gold Soap. With ingredients such as special, fragrant sandalwood oils extracted from the forests of Karnataka, Almond oil and lanolin moisturizer, this soap is indeed the king of other Mysore Sandal soaps. It soothes and provides excellent nourishment to the skin, resulting in a lustrous glossy skin!

Mysore Sandal Gold Soap - 125 g

Facia Talcum powder:Review

Try Facia Beauty Talc! I’ve been using it for a month and love its “mesmerizing fragrance”. Its precious real herbs like saffron and sandalwood moisturize the skin very effectively providing a soft, silky, smooth and nourished finish. The amazingly magical and enchanting fragrance stays on for a long time making you feel fresh throughout the day.

(Guest post by Dhanya)

Beauty quotes

An inspiring collection of beauty quotes to ponder over:

When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

-- Buckminster Fuller

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity
-- Plato

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

-- Rachel Carson

The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.

-- Virginia Woolf

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
-- Anne Frank
Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
-- Frank Kafka

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
-- W. Somerset Maugham

As a white candle in a holy place, so is the beauty of an aged face.
-- Joseph Campbell

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass; it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

-- Henry Miller

How to Choose Anti Aging Skin Care Products That Actually Work

Guest Post by Sharon (The Fashion Ivy)

Choosing the right anti aging skin care product can be a daunting task, but I will give you some tips on choosing creams that will work for you. Choosing the right product that will suit your skin is vital, as each individual will not experience the same effects. No anti aging skin care product is proven to be effective for universal use. Other people tend to be hypersensitive and are prone to develop allergic reactions therefore you need to know your skin type first. The best creams contain ingredients that target the main causes of aging. There are three important problems that need to be addressed if you want to keep your youthful and healthy look for the long-run. They are:

1) Loss of collagen and elastin protein

2) Low levels of hyaluronic acid

3) Damage caused by free radicals

Here is the most common ingredients used in anti-aging products and a brief description of what it is and their best uses.

Alpha Hydroxy Acid
Alpha Hydroxy Acid, known as AHA, is one of the most common ingredients found in wrinkle creams. There are a large number of these acids which are sometimes better known as glycolic acids, lactic acids and citric acids. Alpha hydroxy acids in various concentrations are used in chemical peels. The concentration determines who can use it. Alpha hydroxy acid products sold to consumers must have a concentration of less than 10%. Their use is very safe if the directions are followed. However it can cause some minor burning, irritation, and redness that are temporary in people with very sensitive skin. You can find it in Obagi skin care products

Retinol Creams with Vitamin A
Retinol is very important in fighting the aging process because the skin creates new cells it rejuvenates the collagen providing a healthier and more robust skin. It prevent wrinkles or keep them from worsening, look for products containing vitamin A like those contained in the La Roche skin care products. Used nightly (or every other night), vitamin A creams stimulate collagen renewal & prevent skin cells from breaking down. Women in their 20s & early 30s can use these to keep fine lines from turning into deeper furrows.

Kinetin
Kinetin was been found in a 2000 study to be a strong inhibitor of oxidative and glycoxidative protein damage in cultured human fibroblasts (skin cells) which helps promote skin cell division as is naturally found in skin cells. By urging the cells to divide faster and reproduce it slows the aging effect. This is very effective because as cells age they slow and even stop splitting, causing wrinkles. Kinetin helps in keeping the skin cells reproducing, thusly staving off aging of the skin. Kinetin is found in the line of Kinerase skin care anti-aging products which include face and body lotions, skin and eye creams.

However, anti aging skin care products should be used only as a supplement to the natural ways of skin and body care. So, drinking a lot of water, getting a good night sleep, exercising regularly, maintaining healthy eating habits and keeping stress at bay are essential means of delaying the aging process. No anti aging skin care product can replace them really.

Fashionable Flu masks

Donning a flu mask is a great way to protect yourself from flu, influenza or pandemics like SARS, Bird Flu/Avian flu. In a world-first clinical trial of the efficacy of masks, researchers found adult mask wearers in the home were four times more likely than non-wearers to be protected against respiratory viruses, including the common cold.

Professor MacIntyre says: "There is no effective treatment for the 90 or so common cold viruses that make families sick each winter, but masks could provide simple and effective protection."

Parachute Advansed Revitalising Hot Oil

Parachute Coconut Oil 200 ml oil.

I simply adore pure, virgin coconut oil and pamper my skin with those luxurious oil-baths every winter. I also put a few drops in my bath everyday and find it extremely moisturizing on my skin. I’ve tried a number of homemade herbal hair-oils and loved them but by far coconut oil remains my favourite. Usually, I massage it on my scalp twice a week, by slightly warming it. Amongst the branded, store-bought coconut oils, I’ve tried Parachute coconut oil, and I’ve found it to be of a superior quality. Manufactured by Marico Industries, it is made of pure dried coconut (“copra”) and is packed in attractive blue plastic bottles with a tamper-proof seal to prevent duplication. It’s also available at Amazon ($4.95 for a 200 ml bottle). You may also purchase an extra large 1 liter bottle for $14.99. It smells nice and the plastic bottle can be slightly warmed by placing it in a container of lukewarm water to liquefy it after overnight freezing in the winter months and also as a hot oil nourishment for the hair. Another variant of Parachute oil comes with an hair oil warmer for a complete and most effective champi (Indian Head Massage). Parachute Advanced website says " A champi with Parachute Advansed coconut hair oil not only nourishes your scalp and hair but also relaxes your mind and nervous system. It helps enhance blood circulation in the head and neck area. The oil lubricates and conditions the scalp, helping to prevent flakes and dry scalp without the use of harsh chemical shampoos.” Recently they have also launched a new product 'Parachute Advansed Revitalising Hot Oil'. It’s a hot oil specially formulated with coconut oil and enriched with warming oils, Rosemary, Thyme and Patchouli to ensure special hair care during winters.

Product Highlights

(Ingredients): Specially crafted for the extra care that your hair needs in the winter with:

Coconut oil -- Moisturizes the scalp, hair and gives healthy, nourished and beautiful hair.

Warming oils/ Rosemary/ Thyme/ Patchouli -- Makes the oil hot from within and gives hair extra care.

Application method for best results

Step 1 : Pour it on your palm and rub the palm to feel the warmth come through

Step 2 : Apply it on your scalp let it soak and then massage it with hands to feel the experience of warmth.

Step 3 : Wash it off for gorgeous hair in winter

Parachute Advansed Revitalising Hot oil is available all over India in an attractive 170 ml pack, priced at Rs. 65/-(approximately $1.3) (Inclusive of all taxes).

If you have used this hot oil, please do share your views about it in the comments below.

Puff out puffy eyes

A lot of people get puffy eyes during different phases of their lives. A teenager can wake up with puffy eyes after strenuous hours of studying overnight, an adult due to water retention, too much salt in the diet, improper sleep, consumption of excess liquor, certain medications or improper ventilation. Allergies, skin disorders like dermatitis are also common causes of puffy eyes.

Other causes include Blepharitis, eyelid edema, swollen eyelid, glaucoma, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers and sinusitis. Dust or other irritants could also cause flare-ups that swell the eyes. Stress can also cause problems with your eyes. Physical manifestations are common among individuals experiencing high levels of stress in their lives. Crying is a cause of puffy eye syndrome, too. You can also get bags from genetics or heredity as well. Age is no barrier, so don’t lose heart over this; there are cures and remedies. Whatever be the reason for puffiness, first identify the cause and then take remedial measures.

Interesting facts

Did you know?

• A brain-imaging study has shown that women cannot control their hunger as well as men.
• Another study has shown that the breast cancer risk of women who are regularly physically active in the postmenopausal phase is reduced by about one third compared to relatively inactive women.
• New U.K. research has shown that even the magazine you read may affect how healthy your diet is.
• A new research has found that a common form of hormone replacement therapy shrinks women's brains.
• Scientists have found that women who breastfeed for greater than two years have a significantly reduced risk of developing breast cancer later in life.
• Women who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
• Australian doctors say that getting botox jabs during pregnancy may cause birth defects in unborn children.
• Psychiatrists say that shopaholism can be classified as a disease and is a subset of obsessive compulsive disorder; it’s as dangerous as drug or alcohol addiction they add.
• A study has also found that unhappy people watch 20 per cent more television than those who describe themselves as 'very happy'.