In this post I will share some knowledge about two popular K- beauty ingredients,Cica and Ceramides. I will also answer a few often asked questions about K- beauty. Ceramides and cica in my skincare products protected my skin barrier from the sun damage during our recent Goa trip together with heavy duty sunscreen usage! Why […]
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Beauty and K-Beauty
Why all this hype about beauty? The first use of cosmetics derived from natural products to enhance beauty has been traced back to early Egypt by the historians. From an evolutionary point of view, beauty has had the key purpose of influencing reproductive natural selection. Human aesthetics dominated are by the external visible physical characteristics. […]
Walnut Apple and Honey Cake.
Walnut,Apple and Honey Cake recipe This Walnut,Apple and Honey Cake was baked as a Diwali gift for a neighbour. Ingredients ½ cup chopped Apples½ tsp lemon juice10 Walnuts choppedButtermilk ½ cup3 eggs4tbsp organic brown sugar (40 gm)6 tbsp organic raw honey ( 60 gm)1/2 cup Melted Butter (50gm)2 tbsp Buttermilk/CurdVanilla Extract 1.5 tsp1 & ¾ […]
Glow from the Inside
“Believing in your own worth radiates enough inner light to make you glow”. These are words written by American author Richelle E. Goodrich which rang a bell within me. How many of us are exactly aware of our own worth? Diffidence and Existential Crisis I often find myself engulfed in a sea of diffidence and […]
Emotions and a white shirt
Introduction This post is not just about a shirt, it is about my emotions, and a white shirt,an old shirt with small chequered pattern. The shirt by itself does not have much emotional significance. It is the human emotions and connection associated with it that’s relevant. I will try and share with you all what […]
Smoothie recipes for a healthy start
Smoothie recipes are my favourite. I can have healthy smoothies for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Most of the time I am a major foodie and am obsessed with healthy tasty food. But there are somedays when normal daily life seem to be too cumbersome. As a result of this simple tasks like the three daily […]
Quinoa in Salad
What is Quinoa? Quinoa is a vegan superfood which is an annual seed-producing flowering plant (Chenopodium quinoa) grown as a grain crop. It is a pseudocereal, not a grass, unlike wheat and rice.It is botanically related to spinach. Quinoa seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, and dietary minerals in amounts greater than […]
Rosehip Oil for skin
Today I will give my review of cold pressed Rosehip oil for skin. I have dabbled in my fair share of gambling with skin care products and that has given me a lot of hits and misses. Having oily to combination and sensitive skin does not help a lot in such gambles. But my inherent […]
Jujubes
Jujubes or Chinese date is a fruit which to us Indians is known as “kul” in Bengali, “bogori” in Assamese and “ber” in Hindi. Few days back when I was snacking on a bowlful of rosy tipped ber/kul I suddenly realised I did not know what this fruit is called in English. I immediately launched […]
Ink Pen
Ink Pen and handwriting During my farewell from college to join the current job, a ‘Parker’ ink pen was one of the parting gifts amongst many others by my friends. For about half a decade, the gift was lying idle, until recently. I accidently got hold of the pen while I was searching for something […]