A Curated Guide to Slow Living in India
Sarah Nicole Edwards, Founder, Copper + Cloves & Health Coach, is on a mission to prove that eating well does not mean boring or restrictive food. Sarah studied with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is a certified Health and Wellness Coach. She uses a …
Homegrown accessories label Studio Beej is plugging a gap in India’s sartorial accessories space by creating bags from sustainable, cruelty-free materials including cork and Piñatex, fitted with upcycled and recycled trimmings and fastenings
“Veganism brought a far more compassionate, aware and disciplined approach to life. I started relooking at my food not just from a nutritional point of view but also at its carbon footprint. I realised the importance of seasonal, local and organic food.”
A hair care routine I’ve finally settled into after much trial and error Hair brings one’s self-image into focus; it is vanity’s proving ground. Hair is terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices. – Shana Alexander The most freeing thing I’ve ever done in my life …
In our fifth column in the series of reimagining a conscious future, Yash Dongre – Business Head – House of Anita Dongre Limited speaks to BeejLiving about balancing social impact with commerce. The fashion house is nearing the magical figure of a nearly 1,000 stores across the globe under …
Wild yeast has become wildly popular during the pandemic. For years I’ve been following Anita Tikoo’s Instagram account a_madteaparty chronicling her sourdough journey using lively wild yeast starter and local flours and other culinary experiments. A practicing landscape architect, she grows seasonal produce on her …
COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown has had a ripple effect on the fashion supply chain. The industry finds itself treading in unfamiliar waters. Innovation, particularly in challenging times, has proven its relevance time and again to reinvigorate businesses to achieve organisational objectives.
In our fourth column in the series of reimagining a conscious future, Sumaya Dalmia – fitness expert and founder, SUMAYA speaks about the growing awareness about conscious movement that’s mindful, controlled and well-articulated in BeejLiving Over the past decade we have seen a shift of behaviour towards …
Can retail regain its mojo? Store layouts have been re-designed. Trial rooms have been restricted or eliminated. Rest rooms have been done away with. Aisles have been made one way to avoid chance encounters with any other customer. Contact less billing is the new norm. The fear of the unknown has taken a toll on all forms of brick and mortar retail. It has transformed the luxe shopping experience. No longer can you walk into a store to loiter around. There is no idle browsing leading up to impulse sales.
A hair care routine I’ve finally settled into after much trial and error
Hair brings one’s self-image into focus; it is vanity’s proving ground. Hair is terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices. – Shana Alexander
The most freeing thing I’ve ever done in my life was to cut my own hair. I was fed up, cornered and yearning for change. I took a deep breath, looked at myself in the mirror, and cut bangs. They weren’t perfect. Heck, they didn’t even look at proper bangs. But I let go off three tonnes of dead weight hanging on me like a sleeping hippo. I was free.
Why does hair trigger such strong emotions? Samson’s strength lay in his hair. It is said that women are connected to the earth by the power of their tresses. The burden of our emotions is felt by something as inert and as alive as hair, which in itself is a burden of contradictions.
Hair is perhaps the most delicate tough protein we have on our body. Hair grows from the root, which lies at the bottom of the hair follicle that begins at the epidermis. What we see is not technically alive once it pops out of your scalp. Stress can manifest in your hair also. The pandemic, hormones and pollutants have created havoc the past year.
I’ve been struggling to put together a hair routine since months, and I think I’ve finally succeeded.
Developing a routine
I’ve experimented a lot with hair care. Raw onions, masking, eggs, curd, et all. One mask which did actually work for me was mashed avocado and oil, which made my coloured hair really soft. The rest, I’m afraid led to copious amount of hair fall.
I don’t like to experiment much with my hair.
This is my routine: oil and massage occasionally, condition, wash condition (explained later) and comb gently, sparingly.
So, to introduce my list:
I particularly love the scent of Ayurvedic products. This GMP certified oil is light and gets soaked into my scalp. I use it once a week (don’t apply it to your hair – it’s hard to wash off). It’s a decoction of various milks, true indigo, bhringraj and several potent ingredients. If you’re unable to source this, you can also pick up this oil from other renowned Ayurvedic companies such as Arya Vaidyasala, Kotakkal.
Currently I’m using The Earth Collective nourishing hair cleanser. It’s a young, indie homegrown brand uses the of philosophy of Ayurveda combined with imported certified natural ingredients. Free of sulphates, parabens and not tested on animals, this is a nourishing cleanser, with goji berry the hair super food, brahmi and alfalfa. It lathers, something which I like and I don’t find that natural shampoos have the ability to do. I just haven’t figured out how to work the pump yet.
In the long run, you need to find a balance in life and not burden your mind by over thinking, which can aggravate hair loss.
See what works for you, and be gentle to your crowning glory.
