Tips & Tricks

Clear Pimples

This simple Ayurveda beauty tip helps in clearing pimples

• Massage your face skin with fresh tomato juice.
• Wash out with warm water after 1 or 2 hours.

 Remove colour stains from clothes

• Add a lemon piece and baking soda to water (sufficient to dip clothes needed)
• Add small cup of detergent
• Soak the coloured attire in above solution for 1 hour.
• Rub the coloured part with the lemon piece and rinse the attire. 

This would remove the colour from the attire.

  Few ideas to re-use Tic-Tac box

• Put pencil sharpener in the box to keep it handy.
• As a tooth brush holder during travel.
• Put all your tiny materials like paper clips, push pins, safety pins
• Can be used to store memory cards, sharp and tiny objects.
• Store small amount of spices in kitchen if needed.

Hydrogen Peroxide (Liquid Bleach) Tips

• Teeth whitening: Mix half water and half hydrogen peroxide together. Then, swish around the solution for two minutes and spit it out.
• Remove pesticides on vegetables: Fill the bowl with cool water and add 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide. Put all fruits and vegetables in this solution and soak for 10 minutes. Again rinse them with cool water before using.
• Remove blood stains: Apply hydrogen peroxide on the stain. Allow to soak for few minutes and then wash.
• Remove towel stink smell: Get rid of towel stinking odour by adding 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 cup vinegar to your normal wash.
•  Soften Callus: Soften callus and kill fungus on your feet by washing them in a solution of water and hydrogen peroxide (1:1).
• Disinfect cutting boards: Remove bacteria and germs from your cutting board by soaking it in a 50/50 solution of water and hydrogen peroxide.
• Whiten Nails: Soak your nails taking equal amount of hydrogen peroxide and water to make them white again.

Dry cough remediation

While we suffer with dry cough sometimes and instead of using medicines every time or rushing to a doctor below home remedies can be tried.

• ·       Take 1/2 piece of karakkaya(ink nut) and suck it whole night by putting in cheek.

·       Soak a handful of Tulasi/basil leaves in water for whole night in a bronze container and take this water. 

·       Boil vaamu (Carom seeds /thymol) seeds in water and take this solution while it is lukewarm.

Dry cough remediation for kids

Kids suffer with dry cough in various seasons or more often. Instead of using medicines every time or rushing to a paediatrician below home remedies can be tried.

·       Get jaajikaya (nutmeg)/karakkaya(ink nut) from any spices shop.Make paste of 1/2 teaspoon with water by rubbing the nut on sandalwood paste maker .Give this thrice a day with breastmilk or water for 3 days.  ·       Soak a handful of Tulasi/basil leaves in water for whole night in a bronze container and give this water to the kid·       Boil vaamu (Carom seeds /thymol) seeds in water and give this solution while it is lukewarm.·       Give a teaspoon of honey with a small betel leaf.Cold remediation for infants

·       Make a tablespoon paste of soapnut/kunkudukaya and apply on baby's maadu (anterior fontanelle - softpart on head) along with some turmeric powder, cover it with a warm betel leaf. Allow the leaf to completely dry. Usually it takes about 2-3 days to dry the leaf completely. By this time, baby's cold will be remediated.

Garbage cleaning pods (DIY)    

1CUP Baking soda, 1/2 CUP Salt, 1TBSP Lemon zest, 4TBSP Lemon juice .

Mix all the above in one bowl and fill them in ice tray and dry it for 24hrs.Store them in a container.

Natural fertilizer (DIY)

In a blender add egg shell, banana peel and coffee( beans or powder ) blend it to a paste .Ready to use for plants as a fertilizer