Tag: chemical free
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Natural drinks for a cool Summer
Stepping out in summer is always a sweat-work! Especially when you are in a humid place, you will feel extra fatigue and thirst. These times the juice shops in Kerala would be crowded for the sarbats and juices. I am sure that you might have heard about the famous ‘Kulukki sarbath’ too :P. Here I…
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Burans drink – An Elixir from Himalayas
Burans/Buransh is Rhododendron arboreum or the tree rhododendron which is an evergreen small tree with bright red,pink or white flowers. It is the state flower of Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh. Also found in regions of Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and all the other neighboring countries. The flowers are widely known for it’s medicinal and ayurvedic purposes. The…
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Gardening series – Red flame Ivy
☘️Murivu kolli/Murikooti/Muriyanpacha(Malayalam) Red -flame ivy/ Vrana ropani(Sanskrit) Family: Acanthaceae Botanical name: Hemigraphis colorata Blume 🌱This is one of the must have plants in every house 🌱The plant is famously known for healing wounds & stopping any external bleedings due to it’s antibacterial properties present in the leaves. 🌱Most of the households in Kerala will have…
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Homemade Kajal/Kanmashi
Finally ticked one more item from my to do list. I never ever thought that I would make Kajal at home. This method was not the traditional one, but still I made it so even you can ;) . While everyone consider Kajal as a part of make up, let me tell you that it’s…
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The connection between Holi and Palash tree
I didn’t know that Holi and the Palash tree were connected until recently. While reading about spring, festivals, food, and Ayurveda, I stumbled upon a Quora answer that mentioned this tree. After some research, I found out a lot about it and wanted to share it here. The Palash tree, also known as flame of…
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Homemade orange peel powder
We have been buying many 🍊 oranges this time and I was collecting and drying the peels for a while. Last week I grinded them into powder and using it as scrub, face pack, bathing powder etc along with other ingredients. Since they are organic oranges , the powder is edible too. The whole house…
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Buttermilk as Summer drink
Few of my fellow friends told me that they don’t have any other social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram where I post often. Hence I thought of sharing the content which I post on FB and IG here also. Starting with the one I posted today on IG. In Summer, I would like to have…
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