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Harshita Gupta

Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil

Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil Review

by Harshita Gupta

What is it for? Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil comes with various uses and purposes ranging from skin care and hair care to cleanse your surroundings. In this age of excess work and less time for self-care, this product serves as the best option for all collective uses. This product first came into view as a mere essential oil for skin, to be applied before you put on your make up. But it is more than just an essential oil.

Price:

INR 350 for 10 ml or 0.33 oz.

Shelf life:

this product can be used for 36 months from the date of packing.

Where to get it from?

You can get it from nykaa stores or websites.

Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil

My Experience With Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil

Packaging: 

It comes in a cute tiny bottle. It is travel free and allows more than enough usage for three years as it only requires 2 to 3 drops in one use.

Fragrance: 

It has a very sweet and pleasing fragrance. It lifts up the mood and makes you feel energized.

Usage:
  1. Skin cleanser: Mix 2 to 3 drops of Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil in aloe vera gel, coconut oil, or jojoba oil and apply on skin.
  2. Hair care: Mix 3 to 4 drops with olive oil and apply to your scalp for hair fall problems and scalp infections.
  3. Pain Relief: Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil can be used for treating muscular pains and after-exercise cramps. Mix 2 to 3 drops with coconut oil and apply to the affected area.
  4. Energy Cleanser: Nykaa Lemongrass Essential Oil can be used in diffusers when mixed with a little water. It also acts as a mosquito repellent.
What to Avoid:
  1. It is to be strictly kept out of the reach of children.
  2. This product is never to be applied directly (without mixing or diluting) on skin or hair, as it can cause irritation and itching.
  3. It is to be applied at safe distance from eye. It can cause serious inflammation.
Experience: 

After using it in my diffuser, it creates an entirely new and fresh environment for me. Its application and results for muscular pain are also highly effective.

Pros:
  1. Highly effective.
  2. Easy to use.
  3. Travel-friendly.
  4. All weather usage.
  5. Sweet fragrance.
  6. Serves medicinal purposes.
  7. Lasts long.
  8. Value for money.
Cons:
  1. Requires to be diluted.
  2. Can cause irritation in the eyes.

Do I recommend it?

 I surely recommend it for those who have above requirements. Please do mind the things to be avoided. This product is a great value for money.

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DIY Coffee Body Scrub

What are some Easy Homemade Scrubs for Face? The most loveable thing about homemade beauty products and remedies is that they are free of side effects and you don’t have to be very conscious about your skin type. They wouldn’t leave behind a face full of rash or pimples. They might do their work a tad bit slow but we should try to avoid experimentation on our skin, especially facial, with outside products. To keep you in the safe facial zone, here are some homemade face scrubs that might work wonders for you.

There are some important things to know before we move on to the components and recipes of these scrubs:

  1. Your scrub should always have a granule-like component that would help in cleansing thoroughly.
  2. Always scrub or massage your face in an upward motion, as it helps in tightening the skin.
  3. Do not scrub your skin too hard, for it might result in saggy skin earlier than expected.
  4. Do not scrub daily. Scrubbing opens your pores for the purpose of cleaning, but scrubbing on a daily basis might leave them open and make your skin more prone to the effects of dirt and dust.

DIY Coffee Body Scrub

Homemade scrubs that can be made from basic kitchen components:

 

  1. SUGAR SCRUB:

What you need: granulated sugar, cream from fresh milk.

How to do it: take a small amount of mentioned cream and mix a spoon of granulated sugar in it. A small amount is recommended because the texture is extremely silky. Mix the two constituents a little in such a way that sugar granules do not entirely blend. Apply and massage your face in a circular upward motion. Wipe your face with a towel and take hot water steam on your face for the best effects.

Benefits: the said cream makes your skin glossy and healthy. This scrub is best suited for people with dry skin for natural moisturization.

It helps in keeping your skin glossy and healthy. Granulated sugar works as the scrubbing component and exfoliate your skin. The effect is almost immediate and you can feel the smoothness of your face under your tips.

  1. ORANGE SPLIT LENTIL SCRUB:

What you need: slightly grounded orange split lentils (dhuli masoor dal), gram flour, honey, milk.

How to do it: mix the grounded lentil powder with gram flour, half a tablespoon of honey, and milk. You can also use water instead of milk in case of unavailability. Honey adds consistency to the paste. Mix all the ingredients well and make a thick paste. Apply this paste to your face as a pack first and leave it for 15 to 20 minutes. When it has dried completely, dab a little water on your face and scrub the dried mixture. The granulated lentil acts as an amazing scrubbing agent.

Benefits: gram flour is the complete shining agent and lentil is said to remove all the dead skin, dirt, and accumulated dust from your face. Honey adds a glow to your face and milk has always been known as a brightening constituent. This scrub can also remove tan when used twice a week. An important point is to moisturize your face after washing off this paste as gram flour is a slightly drying agent.

  1. COFFEE SCRUB:

What you need: coffee powder or grounded coffee, olive oil or coconut oil, granulated sugar.

How to do it: take a tablespoon of coconut oil or olive oil, add a little granulated sugar and coffee powder. Don’t mix the paste too much; apply to your face and scrub upward in a circular motion for good five minutes and then leave it to dry for 10 minutes. After the mixture has dried out, dampen your face and scrub a little more before washing your face.

Benefits: coffee is well known for its cleaning properties. It makes you look brighter, tan free and free of any dead skin cells. Sugar helps with the scrubbing process and olive oil/coconut oil is good for skin already.

  1. SUGAR AND CHOCOLATE SCRUB:

What you need: melted dark chocolate, granulated sugar, ground coffee, olive/coconut oil.

How to do it: mix all the above-mentioned contents in a bowl and heat it a little in a microwave before you apply it on your face to scrub away the dullness. The combination of sugar, chocolate, and coffee helps to keep your skin healthy in all possible ways.

Benefits: chocolate is rich in anti-aging properties and allows you to feel young and beautiful. Coffee and sugar work as scrubbing agents and leave soft skin behind.

  1. YOGURT AND SALT SCRUB:

What you need: sea salt, unsweetened yogurt, and lemon extract.

How to do it: mix sea salt with some lemon extract and form a paste. Add yogurt to it and mix in a way that the salt doesn’t dissolve entirely. Scrub your face with the paste and then leave it for good 10 minutes.

Benefits: sea salt and lemon help in removing the layer of dead skin cells. On the other hand, yogurt is the safest option for sensitive skin type and exfoliates through pores to give you cleaner and smoother skin.

All these recipes mentioned are tried and experimented with first handedly. The only thing to care about is never to scrub your skin on a daily basis.

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The Body Shop Strawberry Fresh Body Sorbet

What is it for? The Body Shop Strawberry Fresh Body Sorbet can be used by people of all ages. It works as a light moisturizer which can be applied in all weathers. It doesn’t leave your skin sticky especially in summers, something which almost all the other moisturizers do. Sorbets are originally sugary and flavored drinks used as desserts. This product actually works as a dessert on your skin.

Price:

INR 825 for 200 ml.

Shelf Life:

 It can be used for 24 months from the date of manufacturing or import.

Where to get it from?

This body sorbet is easily available online on body shop official website. It can also be acquired from respective stores.

The Body Shop Strawberry Fresh Body Sorbet

My Experience With The Body Shop Strawberry Fresh Body Sorbet

Packaging: 

this product comes in an easy to pour tube which makes its application better and easier. It also travels friendly.

Colour and Texture: 

It comes in an extremely light mauve shade, almost nude. It is slightly thick in texture but is absorbed instantly, without leaving your skin feeling sticky.

Fragrance: 

This product has a light and soothing fragrance of actual strawberries which stays throughout the day.

Usage:
  1. This sorbet can be applied directly on the skin.
  2. It is to be applied anywhere but face.
  3. Not to be stored in a place with direct sunlight as it can lose its texture.
  4. Do not apply in large amounts.
  5. If you have extremely dry skin, this product might not be very useful for you. What you can do is apply this sorbet after your moisturizer to have a refreshing fragrance around you throughout the day.
Experience:

having dry skin myself, I always had problems choosing the right moisturizer. In summers, the body sorbet works for me without using another moisturizer. It leaves a tinge of strawberry on my skin and makes me feel fresh all day.

Overall Experience with The Body Shop Strawberry Fresh Body Sorbet

Pros:
  1. Refreshingly fragrant.
  2. Value for money.
  3. Easy to use packing.
  4. Travel-friendly.
  5. Nonsticky.
  6. Easily available.
Cons:
  1. Slightly expensive.
  2. Not for very dry skin.
  3. Comes in only one size.
  4. Not for extremely dry skin.

Do I Recommend it?

 I would definitely recommend this product if your pocket allows it. it might be a little expensive but serves its purpose entirely and is worth buying.

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