“I tried handmade soaps on curiosity three years ago. Since then, I have been hooked to these. Ordinary soaps can leave your skin dry which handmade soaps don’t,” gushes Maity Hazra about homemade soaps. “I don’t mind paying extra for homemade soaps because they make my skin soft and radiant. These soaps are enriched with essential oils which make my skin glow, each time I bathe. It feels as if I am having a daily spa treatment. These are the best soaps ever made!” Parul Gupta Most of us wonder why we should buy handmade soap because they are priced higher than the commercially prepared soaps. The factory made soaps purchased in stores today aren’t what our ancestors

Monsoon showers offer a welcome reprieve from the scorching summer heat. Unfortunately, your skin doesn’t echo the same sentiments. Because of the humidity and moisture, the skin behaves a bit strange. The damp weather dampens the mood of your skin and your hitherto well-behaved skin turns oily, dry and dehydrated, becoming vulnerable to breakouts and infections. Let’s investigate the rain-connection— Getting caught in unexpected showers while going to work is one of the main reasons for developing fungal infections in damp body folds. The vulnerable areas are—armpits, groin and the web between our toes. Walking on wet roads and puddles with a slight abrasion may put you at a

Body odour! Not a nice subject to write about. Yet, it must be dealt with because it affects us and our friends and all those who have to bear with our unpleasant body odour. Given the sweltering summer heat many of us are grappling with this condition, which is considered embarrassing to say the least.   Sweat is often considered as the culprit for body odour, which is not true. Sweat is the cooling mechanism of the body and it is odour less. It’s only when sweat and bacteria growing on the body surface combine together, body odour gets a chance to breed. This implies that if the sweat has lesser body surface to act upon, there will be less of body odour. Body odour begins with

  Coming with deep cleansing properties and, rich and heady scents, body washes are taking the beauty world by storm. What more! You do not require extra moisturizer after a delightful shower.…….Minoo Verma writes………… “Usually I use bar soap in the shower, but I do treasure a good collection of body washes as well, if there is an occasion I will use one of the body washes because they smell really good, otherwise I just use the soap”…Afsha Rajput, MA. student. “I prefer soap because it not only cleanses the skin but also exfoliates it” Reena Dutta, housewife. Well, they are all right in their choice. What you pick  depends entirely on what your skin demands. It is