Dry, stretched feel after a bath.

If you are taking a bucket bath-

• add two teaspoons of avocado oil to the bath water.
• avoid, avoid HOT water bath. keep it tepid and comfortably warm.
• make the bath aromatic with 10 teaspoons of lavender essential oil. lavender oil is a curative oil and also has rejuvenative properties

If you are taking a shower-

• as a final rinse add one teaspoon of avocado oil to a mug of warm water and splash over
• rest same as above
• you could also add essential oils to your shower body shampoo

The skin gets drier as we age- so you might need to double the amount suggested here.
why avocado oil- well its gentle, non greasy, and light oil. it wont clog the pores (pores are relaxed and moderately open after a warm bath)
Alternatively try almond oil. Its more expensive but really great. Among the best one available is Rogan Badaam Shreen- almond oil.

PS:I am personally not a big fan of olive oil because the olive oil being imported in india is invariably not cold pressed, and is generally the last extract of the olive pod, meaning its not the purest form. Its infact worse than the local vegetable oils that is freely available in the market. If you are getting it from abroad (US, UK) then go ahead use virgin oil.

Secret recipes

A project came to close this past week. It was a long, arduous collaboration with multiple people and teams spread across... The project was to dive down into traditional skin care...collecting the data across different segments from an era goneby.
Ambitious? very.
Impossible? thats what MY TEAM SAID
Not worth it? yeah, so everyone said.
well we did it anyway!!
SO, The big project came to close this past week with us sifting out some great recipes, traditional recipes for skin and hair care. these recipes go back atleast 50 years and were being used by grooming maids for the royalty from Rajasthan to Madhya Pradesh!
I am at an absolute high. the following month is giong to be spent testing these, tailoring them to fit us today (ingredients like turmeric need to be tweeked or else TBMS clients will stand apart wtih thier jaundiced looks! ) and most difficult, procuring the ingredients! we have ingredients from mulathi to reethaa to gulaab patti- and thats not just any rose. its a rose grown from a particular traditional india variety-- deep pink and thin petals....well!? I AM EXCITED!

MORE SHORTLY ":)

catching up

Been offline for the blog for sometime...there is so much to do and so much to prioritise. Everytime i want to share the latest feed from TBMS i postpone it to the next day off and that day comes and goes...and then its the next off day and that too comes and goes....ah! the days are for sure short. there just isnt enough time to accomplish it all.
TBMS has taken a life of its own now. Its an entity and i serve it to the best of my ability. Its like this genius organism thats growing at its own pace and i am there the nurturer. Its an amazing experience.
And there is a great team of ladies with me, young, full of enthusiasm to be at the helm of a change. Its a pleasure and an honor to be leading a team this dedicated.
the past week has been highlighted with a deluge of spa parties, hens night, and spa camps. These are pretty new in terms of offerings in the indian market....so feels darn good to be leading this camp.
Thanks to the fabulous article done by Amrita on the Mobile story, Time out (bangalore) we had a marker moment. Thanks Amrita.
I intend to keep this blog regularly updated and posted.... after all TBMS is out there for everyone. And everyone wants to know behind the scenes story of anything thats as special as TBMS is :).