The Whole Truth about Acai Berry
July 26, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Acai Berry is being dubbed the ‘super-food’ that could aid in weight reduction, prolong existence, cure cardiovascular ailment and an array of other conditions. Here are the real facts regarding this fruit reaped from the Acai palm that grows luxuriantly in Central and S. America. In spite of what the net advertisements proclaim about Acai Berry’s benefits, Acai berry is not a fat-melter. Acai  [...]

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Beautifying Oneself By The Budget-Friendly Manner – Part II
September 22, 2009 – 9:10 am | One Comment
Beautifying Oneself By The Budget-Friendly Manner – Part II
The best option is to make the most of what one picks up during grocery shopping and whisk up some effectual and pocket-chummy facials one could hit upon. Innate age combatants like the combination of a banana and five to six shredded almonds is an ideal exfoliating, smoothening and anti-aging mask. The well-known age-combating anti-oxidant properties of olive oil are great for all skins especially so for flakiness. Olive oil nearly a quarter cupful blended along with a teaspoonful of brown sugar is a wholesome skin cleanser. A great mask is a combo of half portion of both banana and avocado, two tablespoons of yoghurt and a teaspoonful of olive oil, left for close to half an hour is great for relieving dryness and getting that dewy appearance. For those with pigmented skin, a blend of a cupful of curds or yoghurt along with two small spoonfuls of ground red tea is an ideal scrub for all skin types. Another natural anti-aging, hydrating mask that can be whipped at home is a teaspoonful  [...]


Beautifying Oneself By The Budget-Friendly Manner – Part I
September 21, 2009 – 11:45 am | No Comment
Beautifying Oneself By The Budget-Friendly Manner – Part I
Since times immemorial, women have left no stone unturned attempting the most outlandish do-it-yourself beauty therapies. The Japanese geishas dabbed on nightingale poop, the British upper class employed mercury along with dog urine while the gorgeous Cleopatra was reported to have bathed in tart donkey milk to maintain her ravishing beauty. The need to maintain healthy, glowing, taut and even toned complexion is always perpetual, however, one could do so without the use of rather toxic items on our bodies. Here is a low down on the idyllic skin care regime that that be effortlessly dished out at home. The wholesome breakfast cereal –a staple for the most important meal of the day can positively double up as a fine exfoliate facial cleaner. A simplistic facial cleanser could be whipped up by mixing in equal teaspoon portions of white or brown sugar, corn meal, coffee grounds and baking soda. This blend could be easily inculcated into one’s routine facial cleanser to derive optimal  [...]