Vacha / Sweet flag / Acorus calamus is an ayurvedic herb with multiple healing benefits. In this post we will explore the properties and benefits of Sweetflag / vacha from the Ayurvedic texts . The benefits of Sweetflag / Vacha…
It is festival season in India, and many of us have been celebrating Vinayaka / Ganesh Chaturti . This is a festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the elephant headed remover of obstacles, who ushers good beginnings and prosperity. One of…
Rupert Baxter, that quintessential suspicious secretary in PG Wodehouse’s Blanding’s Castle series was often said to be generally suspicious of everything and everyone. I often find myself invoking my inner Baxter when I read beauty product labels, especially those proclaiming…
The more I read and delve about the human microbiota, the more fascinated I am. Did you know for instance, that our first microbiota colonised us when we slid out of our mother in a vaginal birth? The microbiota we…
Today we are going to explore the Ayurvedic properties and benefits of Bael, an auspicious herb that is used in spiritual practice in Sanatana Dharma in India. Vilwa or Bael, Aegle marmalos, is also called the Golden Apple or Bengal…
Have you been looking high and low for a truly natural children’s shampoo that is safe and toxin free? Have you been frustrated in your search by brands which pretend to be natural, but are not? Read on for more…
We spoke about how human hair was closest in texture and composition to silk and animal proteins like wool, last week in our Hair 101 series. We also spoke a few weeks earlier about hair porosity and why hair becomes…
It is no secret that we at Krya think a shampoo and a synthetic hair dye are the very 2 worst villains to hit the Hair Universe. A shampoo is to us a much bigger Super Villain than even a…
Is there a thing as too much exercising? , you may ask. This is an age of obesity, of food walks, of people describing themselves as foodies, of people wanting to quit their corporate jobs and start a restaurant, of…
——– We often are asked for recipes and food suggestions to give better hair growth. Hair vitamins are a major trend and every lifestyle magazine worth its salt , often lists 10 super foods or herbs you should be consuming…
I just read this piece on Seth Godin’s blog and it resonated greatly with me. In this piece, Seth says that when we want to bring in a positive change, we often forget that this brings in discomfort. And acknowledging…
Oiling of the skin and scalp is a uniquely Ayurvedic practice that has been suggested for thousands of years in India to balance vata dosha in the body, to remove excess Pitta in the hair, calm and soothe the brain,…
