I have been trying to move towards organic or natural ways to solve most of my everyday problems and routine. I am just at the start point of the long way to change to an organic/natural living completely. But nevertheless its better to change now than never! So why do you have to change to natural living and what are the easy ways to start?

Natural products are always better for you internally and externally. They do not cause any serious side effects. Its good for the environment too, you will not be creating any non degradable garbage to the earth! Your bit of help to a greener environment. Its cheaper sometimes compared to expensive chemical products for your problems. No harm in trying natural way before you decide on anything! There are many more reason to move to Natural products! 

Start small with changing a thing or two in your everyday regime, be it beauty products or eatables or home products. Make the change and see how you feel about it. If you are in Bangalore, you will already know about the plastic ban here. Initially it was very difficult to segregate garbage and carry our own cloth bags to supermarkets. But now I'm sure you will love the feel of carrying cloth bags to shops, understanding how much plastics you use by segregating your home waste and trying to reduce it. So change is difficult at the start, but you will understand that the change is for your good! 

When you look back, you would love these changes you made years back and feel good about yourself. Be a role model for the next generation to have a greener environment around them.

Natural Toner for all types of skin problems:
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Are you using the expensive alcohol laded toners to help you come out of your skin problems? Or are you thinking to start using toners in your CTM routine?

Apple Cider Vinegar is the cheaper option and a natural product so that the skin doesn't have to absorb any chemicals. Buy the purest raw form (undistilled) of ACV from the store. Look for the word - "With the Mother". ACV provide natural alpha hydroxy acids and maintains the natural pH levels of your skin. It helps removing dead skin and improving acne marks too.

Mix in 1 part ACV with 2 parts distilled water to create your own DIY natural toner and store it in a clean spray bottle. Dampen a cotton ball or swab and swipe across the face after cleansing. Leave it for 2 mins and then go ahead with your normal moisturizer.

Garlic - pimple and wart remover

I have insisted enough on garlic's benefits and use in our daily life.

This post is just straight to the point, so you can bookmark it and follow whenever there is a sign of pimple eruption or warts on your face or body.

Yes it is safe to use on your face unless you follow it the right way for your skin.

You need:

Garlic clove - 1

Water - 1 tsp

Yes that's it. Cut the garlic clove into half. Dip the cross section or the cut side into a tsp of water for a second and rub it carefully on your pimple area or warts. If it still stings, add more water and dilute the garlic's acidity.

Precaution:

If it stings too much, wash it off cause it can burn your skin. You need to know how much to dilute for your skin.

This remedy works like magic for me every time. My skin is very sensitive and takes time to adapt to cosmetics. So when I have disasters with new creams, I can feel pimples erupting on my face. I use this trick and I'm fine the next morning. No pimples! Warts will take 3-4 days to fall off.

The trick is to apply this remedy in the initial stages, before the pimple forms completely else you will be left with a black spot as usual.

Hope this home remedy saves you from pimples on a your special day :)

Be beautiful!

My hair has become so dry day by day, curse the Bangalore Climate for that. My hair texture is very silky and smooth the moment i step out of Bangalore. But why???? Million dollar question. So I'm always on a hunt for a good deep conditioner to quench my hair's thirst. But in vain - nothing works for long! My hair gets used to any product and goes back to its original dry state. Uff! I did try the best ones talked about in the internet - like the Aussie's.

Essential Oils!! It's everywhere now... such a huge rage for these mini bottles of aromatic oils. Are they worth all the buzz??? Yes, may be. The first oil we'll talk about is the much raved Tea Tree Oil. 

"Tea tree oil is an essential oil that has been obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of the melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia."

Tea Tree Oil helps to cure skin ailments, scalp issues and other medicinal benefits. It can also be used to clean household and remove ticks too. Tea tree Oil has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. So it soothes the skin or scalp, treating itchiness effectively. It has good moisturizing property too.

WARTS - hearing the name of it makes us get irritated and annoyed!! I have seen many people having warts on their neck, hands, feet and on their face too. I've heard it falls off after a few months or years by itself. But it's so irritating to touch or feel them on your skin... eeks!! I never had them until one day, when I woke up to see two small eruptions on my skin... and that too on my face!! God damn!! Never imagined this would happen even in my worst nightmares!!

Initially I convinced myself that they were just pimples which would vanish in few days. But no, they were baby warts in the developing stage. Got them near my lips.. I was very much worried about it all day. If it had come in any other area, I would have left them to exist and hide them forever. I started reading about warts and how to remove them.

Why do you gain weight? Why is fat accumulated in your body?
The answer is - it's all because of insulin resistance in the body. The body starts resisting the creation of insulin and thus the nutrients and glucose from the food we eat is not absorbed by the blood cells properly. Instead they get deposited as 
unwanted fat in the body. If the nutrients dont reach the blood cells, you again feel hungry and tired.
This is also a major cause for obesity, diabetes, high blood sugar levels and heart diseases.

I recently thought I need to shed 3-4 kgs of weight, to reduce my love handles and to tone my body a bit. I know excercising/ yoga is a better option to stay fit, but i tend to complain a lot about getting time. Morning - maid comes early, have to cook breakfast & in the evening - we reach home late and have to cook dinner :(. And I can't diet!! I can't reduce white food intake like sugar/rice/maida!! Really painful isn't it!! I love sweets and desserts, no matter what :)  So I started looking for some of the weight loss drinks which works in the long run!!

You might be thinking how a drink can make you lose weight. Yes, these drinks are detoxifiers. Detoxifiers are the ones which removes the unwanted toxins from your body, cleanses your system and thus increases your metabolism rate. So the fat deposition in your body parts is prevented. Thus increasing your metabolism rate helps your food to be digested faster and fats are broken down easily. But these drinks may take a while to show some change in your body. You need to follow them for atleast 2-3 months to see a noticeable change.

So let's see what are the best weight loss drinks that work effectively:

1. Cinnamon Honey Drink
This drink is the first of all the others, and the most claimed to work effectively. Some of the well known people that I follow in the blogging network have said that they have lost 3-4 kgs in a month!!! I think that's really awesome. Atleast there is no harm in trying this organic drink, when you are ready to spend a big bomb by hitting the gym or aerobics or yoga. This is pretty simple to make and all you need is cinnamon and honey at home (1:2 cinnamon honey ratio). Drink twice a day. I'm gonna start this from today... fingers crossed :)