BEAUTY TIPS STRAIGHT FROM NATURE

Just mix equal parts of yoghurt and oatmeal with turmeric. Mix, apply, and leave for half an hour and wash off with lukewarm water.”

Ok, before you make that guess, sorry it is not my grandmother sharing one of her tried-and-tested beauty care rituals. I am reading the recipe that Priyanka Chopra relies on to keep her face young and radiant. She waxes eloquently about ‘family secrets that work like magic!’

And, it seems she is not alone in this fan club of natural beauty rituals. While it is oats and yoghurt for Priyanka, Kate Middleton relies on rosehip oil to give a natural glow to her skin. Some of the most watched faces in the world have created their DIY face packs, scrubs, hair care mixes and moisturisers.

And, for us lesser mortals who are longing to tap into the eternal fountain of youth these stars seem to possess, it helps to know that we should raid our kitchen firsts. Some of those ingredients we use daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner have many celebrities cooing over their magic effect on the skin or hair.

Remember Kareena Kapoor’s beauty care videos during the lockdown? She made those DIY face packs a hot-selling product! Especially the one with sandalwood. And she is a self-proclaimed fan of honey. “For me, the best home remedy is honey—it cleans and softens my skin. I apply a light layer to my skin, massage it for a few minutes and then wash it off,” she says in an interview published by Vogue.

And this list goes on. Sonam Kapoor uses coconut oil on her lips, eyebrows and eyelids, and Alia Bhatt loves to put on a Multani mitti face pack while it is aloe vera for singer Alicia Keys.

Yes, we know the magic that natural ingredients can create on our faces or hair. Before the DIY skincare treatment became a rage and a ritual endorsed by celebrities, we have seen the change that a pack of milk and turmeric made to the face or how shiny the hair looked after rubbing yoghurt on the scalp.

And, it is the right mix of natural ingredients that makes the products from Soilscents different too. Sourced from across the globe, exotic ingredients have made their way into jars and bottles carrying the brand name. Trust them to stimulate your senses, rejuvenate the body and mind, and revitalise you.

Pick from its wide range of exotic products. Here is the argan oil and murumuru butter shampoo for dry hair. This shampoo helps cleanse the dry and damaged scalp without turning it even drier. Its main ingredient Argan Oil is rich in natural phenols which have antioxidant and anti-ageing properties. It acts on the scalp skin and keeps it stay healthier.

Or how about the oats-mud clay pack for an oily face? It has oats and Dead Sea Mud Clay, two ingredients that promote radiance and boost natural luminosity. You can bet on it to act as an instant facial at home and bring a super glow to your face.

Body butter, lip balm, hair serum….all products from Soilscents are infused with the goodness of nature. Try one, and you won’t need any celebrity endorsement to make it your most trusted beauty care product.