Todays market showcases a limitless range of products to satisfy every beauty needthe assortment is overwhelming! Every manufacturer manipulates our emotions by trying to convince us that their line of beauty products will satisfy our aesthetic desires. Resultingly, everyday, millions of people just like YOU invest their hard-earned money on chemically enriched products that either cause adverse reactions or dont deliver the results they promised. Lately, many seem to be drawn to the increased presence of natural ingredients in these products, yet, few seem to be aware that using these very ingredients in their purest forms can be extremely effective. Natural Beauty Secrets from India brings to light head-to-toe remedies that use natural ingredients commonly found in your own kitchen, eliminating the need for you to spend your precious time and money to get started. Furthermore, these ingredients are extremely versatile, enabling their use in a multitude of remedies. So, go onunearth the healing power of Mother Naturedare to go natural in a chemical world!

Striking full-color photos capture the timeless world of India's beauty arts. With its friendly and informative approach, this volume shows Western women how to look and feel vibrant, healthy, and ravishing. Includes folk sayings, snippets of poetry, and tales of legendary Indian beauties. 120 color photos.

This Book Has Gleaned Various Cosmetic Formulations Contained In A Wide Body Of Literature On Subjects As Diverse As Dharma (Religion), The Art Of Love And Health Sciences. Condition Good.

It is every woman's right to be beautiful and since time immemorial, Indian women have striven to achieve and celebrate perfect beauty - both from within and on the skin. In traditional Hinduism, a woman is expected to be attractive at all times and the secrets of how to make the most of her looks have been handed down by generations of women from mother to daughter.

Head to Rejuvenation right from your refrigerator. The book has proven tips on the day to day problems like acne, skin, hair, feet, body, teeth, eye care and instant relaxation. Oil pulling. Cleansing with fruits, egg white for face lift, shiny & silky hair tips. The home remedies on cold and cough saves money in this economy and keeps you away from chemical exposure and dependancy. Win win situation for readers. We realized US residents and Physicians are not exposed to use natural remedies and there are not many books available on the market that provide such essential information. We did research on what ingredients are available in the US market, then adviced only on those ingredients for beautifying and treating ourselves. When we read clients reviews from Ayurvedic books many people said they wished the ingredients and herbs they suggested were readily available on the market here in the United States. These comments gave me the intuition to write what the readers wanted. I was able to sense and give exact information To The readers. I am sure every reader will be extremely happy incorporating the book in their daily lives. Truly living an "eatible beauty lifestyle" . This is the major focus on the book. Very easy to use. Every page explained with pictures. Even Dummies can use this book for healthy living.

A national bestseller in India, Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet is the fictional memoir of a wise Indian princess, who recalls the ways the women of the Indian court found friendship, faith, and love through their beauty traditions. We journey with her as she recounts a lifetime of comforting rituals, tantalizing textures, colors, and fragrances, exquisite jewels and adornments, and assorted beauty and health secrets passed through generations of women by word of mouth. In Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet, Sharada Dwivedi, a native of India, and Shalini Devi Holkar, an Indian princess by marriage, draw on the oral histories of privileged Indian women to capture and revive their many wonderful and wise beauty traditions. The result is a rich cultural tapestry, filled with ancient remedies, recipes, and tonics used to soften skin, silken hair, enrich the body, and lift the spirit like no store-bought products can. Additionally, the book offers a glossary of plants, flowers, spices, and grains and simple home remedies for women in all stages of life—from puberty to pregnancy to menopause—including: Almond-Saffron for cleansing and exfoliation Papaya-Mint-Tea for acne and pimples Cream & Honey for dry skin and wrinkles Cress & Rosewater for post-natal strength Tulsi Kadha (Basil Tea) for coughs or morning sickness Replete with gorgeous photos and illustrations from a bygone era, Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet is a treasure trove of time-honored health and beauty customs that will delight the senses of modern women everywhere.

Ayurveda, popularized by Deepak Chopra in his bestselling books, is an ancient wholistic approach that originated in India. Both natural skin care and the ancient discipline of Ayurveda are tremendously popular concepts right now, and this is the first time the two have come together in a comprehensive book. The founder of her own skin care clinic in Manhattan, author Pratima Raichur is a leading expert on Ayruveda who uses classic Ayurvedic principles to develop her own completely original skin care regimen that can be tailored to all skin types. In concrete, accessible terms, Raichur shows readers how to achieve what she calls absolute beauty-a complexion so luminous and an inner vitality so compelling that our attractiveness transcends all modes of fashion and all physical ideals-a beauty that anyone can achieve, regardless of age, wealth, status or bodily imperfection. Part I outlines the principles of Ayurvedic skin care and shows how the skin, our largest organ, can reveal important information about our stress levels and overall health-if we know what to look for-and offers readers a self-test to determine their skin type from three categories. Part 2 describes each skin type's regimen, and shows the individual reader how they can achieve balance in their particular problem areas through proper nutrition, cleansing, and moisturizing. It also offers a consumers' guide to -natural' products currently available, as well as remedies for the 12 most common complaints, and natural makeup tips. Part 3 focuses even further on nutritional information such as how much is enough water, what your skin can tell you about your digestion, and how to detoxify your body for beautiful skin and hair. Part 4 discusses the spiritual aspects of Ayurveda which can aid in achieving inner peace and the outer glow that stems from it. Also included throughout the book are line drawings to illustrate Raichur's skin care techniques and exercises.aCombining the best of modern science and the age old wisdom of Ayurveda, Absolute Beauty is a complete skin care guide that not only offers the key to more beautiful skin, shinier hair, and thicker eyelashes, but to better overall health, vitality, and abody that feels as good as it looks.