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The Ayurvedic properties and benefits of Sweetflag / Vacha (Acorus calamus / Vasambu)
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…
Krya Hair 101 series – 4 principles of Mindful eating
Ayurveda believes that the food we eat literally makes up every part of our body. Every organ system is formed by metabolising of the food we eat and assimilating the nutrients from the metabolised food. Ayurveda divides the body into…
Revitalise & Heal chemically damaged hair with Ayurveda: the Krya Damage Repair Hair revitalising Hair Oil
Frequent chemical treatments tend to damage hair. Stylists and trichologists tell us that we can only cover up the damage, but cannot heal hair. But, when we understand the “hetu” or cause of damage, and treat it holistically, we can…
Ayurvedic herbs: Properties of Durva (Cynodon dactylon)
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…
Krya Formulation update Tuesdays: a better oil for dry, frizzy hair
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…
Krya Colour conversations : Accelerated eye damage due to synthetic hair dyes
A 1981 study by the Ophthalmology department of the PIMER Institute, Chandigarh studied the effects of frequent hair dye application on the eyes. In 1981,
Krya Colour conversation series: My Experiments with a natural hair colour
In the last year we have created and tested 50 different hair colour formulation concepts in the Krya Colour Lab. Concept # 45 really wowed
The Krya Intense program for PCOD & PCOS hairfall : 27 ideas on diet , lifestyle and regimen
This post was last updated on December 27, 2023 by Preethi Sukumaran We are seeing a very high proportion of sudden and severe hairfall these
Want to learn more about Ayurveda? Start with these 3 books [Book Review]
This post was last updated on February 11, 2020 by Preethi Sukumaran We are often asked if we could recommend a few books to help
Complete Guide to Ayurvedic Abhyanga Massage
This post was last updated on March 6, 2024 by Preethi Sukumaran In Ayurveda, the Abhyanga Massage is a very important part of the Dinacharya,
How a regular self oil massage (abhyanga) can help reduce 3 kinds of hairfall – updated for 2020
This post was last updated on August 19, 2021 by Preethi Sukumaran An abhyanga is an ancient ayurvedic Dinacharya that offers many health benefits. An