Journal
Notes on rituals, ingredients and seasons
How the classical formulas are meant to be used, where their ingredients come from, and how to look after your skin through an Indian year.
All articles
Why kumkumadi is an oil for the night
Sesame oil, saffron and sleep: how the classical elixir is meant to be used.
3 min read
Shatadhauta: ghee washed a hundred times
The old copper-bowl method, and why it turns ghee into a light cream.
3 min read
A summer routine for skin that heats up
Chandan, khus and a cooler bath for Indian afternoons.
2 min read
Ubtan, every week
The paste every Indian bride knows, made for an ordinary Sunday.
2 min read