Beauty and Wellness........................

Indulekha Complete skin care oil -Review

What the package says

A unique blend of coconut milk, almond and aloe vera extracts with a mild fragrance that tingles your senses!! Extracted through advanced cold process technology by Mosons Extractions (www.mosons.com)

Usage:

For normal to oily skin: Apply within 1 minute after bath when the skin is damp
For extremely dry skin: Apply 15 minutes before bath and 1 minute after bath
For best results: Apply a generous amount of oil to the skin and keep it overnight

It claims:

1.    Improves skin tone
2.    Erases and prevents stretch mark
3.    Moisturizes skin thereby making it soft, smooth and supple
4.    Lifts premature wrinkling
5.    Removes blemishes and pigmentations
6.    Minimizes dark circles and wrinkles around eyes
7.    Helps relieve skin irritation and inflammation
8.    Proven with remarkable results- cures pigmentation and itching caused by psoriasis and other allergies

Composition

Each 100 liter batch size contains
Aloe Vera extract: 5 liter
Almond Extract: 5liter
Coconut milk Extract: 90 liter
Price: 189 Rs (when I purchased)

My experience with Indulekha completes skin care oil:

I can’t say that I am happy, but never sad. It definitely improved the skin tone after 3 weeks, but it broke me out a little. May be that I left it overnight which is not advised for oily skinned people. But it will be a wonderful item for dry skinned people. My aunt was having a sort of brown discoloration in her cheeks and she started using this. Now its two months and surprisingly it faded a lot. More over her skin tone and texture improved a lot. She is dry skinned. Now she had a supple wrinkle free appearance. I discontinued using this on my face; instead I used it on my belly along the stretch marks. To be frank, this time I am a bit satisfied. The results are slow but I think steady.

Pros:

    Improves skin tone and texture
    Fades pigmentations
    Helps prevent stretch marks
    Rich in antioxidants
    Tingles our senses….I love the smell
    Cute packaging. Does not spill out.
    Lasts for 4 months definitely as only 4-5 drops are needed.

Cons:

    Brokes out oily skinned people
    Slow results (takes 1- 2 months)
    Not pocket friendly

Will I repurchase?

NO, as I don’t want to spend this much on stretch marks. I could not use it on my skin, as my skin itself is super oily! But many of my friends and relatives are in love with this…….They will definitely….

HOME MADE EXTRA VIRGIN COCONUT OIL: THE REAL BEAUTY MANTRA!!!

Extra Virgin coconut oil is natural oil that can be used both internally and externally. It is recommended to take at least 3 tablespoons a day which will help you tremendously against many ailments along with weight loss.You all may be amazed to know the numerous benefits of this magical boon!!!! In earlier days almost all women of Kerala used this oil during whole childhood to enhance the health and beauty of their skin. But now due to hectic schedules of time, its usage has minimized. Still traditional families here use this and are benefited. Now science proved how worth it is through various researches .Before moving to the methodology of its preparation, you must know the value of it.

Extra virgin coconut oil can be used as:

1.    A Moisturizer (for your hair and skin) .It will do wonders for dry skin.
2.    A wonderful lip balm
3.    A fairness lotion for beautiful smooth acne and blemish free skin
4.    Its antibacterial, anti viral and anti fungal no infections (pakka sure)
5.    Removes any kind of discoloration of skin
6.    A fabulous sunscreen
7.    Works against warts and even psoriasis
8.    A stretch mark clearer
9.    Internal usage as cooking oil, improves digestive system.
10.    Helps in weight loss too
11.    The saturated fat present inside this is great
12.    Best for baby skin………….Cant replace it with any other commercial oil (BET)
13.    No oily feel, less viscosity, quick absorption, fresh aroma…..
14.    A super Anti Dandruff
15.    An insect repeller
16.    Favorite tonic of athletes, as it provides instant energy
17.    Immunity booster for compromised people.
18.    After breast milk, extra virigin coconut oil is the major source of Loric acid which works against all kind of infections.
19.    It works against cancer too
20.    It increases the amount of good cholesterol (HDL)in blood. And many more………….WOW you will love it for a lot many boons………………………………You can believe it like your mother’s milk………….

Procedure of preparation

1. First take a whole coconut , Dehusk (actually you will get it dehusked from the market) and break it carefully
2. Now scrape the coconuts using a scraper

3 Grind it in a mixer

4 Squeeze the milk out completely. You can add a very small amount of hot water and with the scraped coconut, to ease this procedure. Filter it.

5 Boil it in medium to high flame till all the oil comes out when water in the milk evaporates and the white globular remaining settles.

6 When the oil gets its golden color and when the solid remaining that settled ,becomes almost brown, it is finished.

5. Take it from the stove. Keep it slanted so that all the oil from solid particles gets separated.

6. When it cools pour it an air tight jar. ( I prepared it for my baby, so I haven’t stored it. Readily used to apply and massage her body before bathing)

7. The solid particles that remains are really yummy……You can eat it as such or make chutney powder……………It’s super………….

You all may be benefited from this. I am Sure, in one way or another. Please enjoy the gift of our land naturally………………………. There are only pros and absolutely zero cones. Bye Bye……………..