Vitamin E for skin

Vitamins are highly essential for our skin. It saves our skin from becoming lifeless, blotchy, oily or dry. So, healthy skin requires variety of vitamins, like vitamin A, E, C and D.
Basically, Vitamin E consists of alpha, beta, gamma and delta components, which is combined to be known as mixed tocopherols. Research had shown that Vitamin E had a wide variety of skin benefits. It aids in lessening the effects of psoriasis, reduces the appearance of the stretch marks and the marks of scars due to wounds and might also decrease the risk of skin cancer.
Vitamin E is said to be antioxidant, which even helps to prevent skin damages from free radicals, protects the body against negative environmental stresses, like pollutants, bacteria, aging and sun’s UV rays. It even makes the skin smooth and soft and thus protects the skin from skin cracking and early age winkles. Vitamin E is generally found in green leafy vegetables, wheat germ oil, egg yolks and nuts.

Neem Shampoo for healthy and shiny hair

Neem has been used from thousand of years possessing miraculous benefits in almost every ailment. Each and every part of the neem tree is used either for medicinal purposes or for skin or hair treatment. With proper application of neem leaves one can get healthy and beautiful hair. Neem is broadly used in hair falls, premature graying of hairs, to eliminate dandruffs and even for lice. Some of the homemade recipes of making hair soft and lustrous with neem are as follows:

1. Mix few drops of neem based hair oil with coconut or sesame oil and warm it. Apply the warm oil on to the scalp; and then wrap the hair well with a towel and leave it before you go for a mild herbal neem based shampoo. Ayucare Neem shampoo is an herbal, neem based shampoo which contains neem leaf extract and bergamot oil (bergamot oil helps to revitalize the damaged hair and it even aids to moisturize the peeling-off scalp).

2. To treat lice, apply neem oil to the hair and to the scalp over a night and rinse well the next day with neem water (soak neem leaves in water). This will leave your hair soft and shiny with hair growth.

3. To avoid itchy scalp, it is highly recommended to wash the hair with Ayucare Neem shampoo which will help to keep the allergies, infections and the dandruffs away. Since the herbal shampoos are natural cleanser, so it helps to promote hair growth and strength without any unhealthy side effects.

4. Boil neem leaves and use the water to wash your hair. It helps to reduce dandruffs. Neem shampoo can be made at home also. Mix gram flour, Shikakai powder, sandalwood powder to neem leaves powder and then keeps it in an airtight bottle. When needed, soak two tablespoon of it and then apply it thoroughly all over the hair and scalp.

Ayucare Neem Shampoo is completely free from chemicals and hence does not have any side effect. This shampoo is unique as its Sodium Laurel Sulphate is derived from Coconut oil and therefore it is from natural source. Most of the modern shampoo uses chemical based products.

Toner for your skin

We are quite aware about this term ‘toner’, but many of us don’t know the actual reason behind using toner. Well, basically, toner is a cosmetic product which is used for cleansing the skin and it even helps to shrink the facial pores. It completely eradicates the dead cells and the alkali residue, which will immensely help the skin to breathe properly. Finally, it makes the skin feel fresh, smooth and clean. Toner can be applied to the skin in different ways; like, either by putting some toner on a damp cotton wool and dab it onto the face; or soak a piece of gauze into the toner and cover your face with it for few minutes. Then pat dry your face with a tissue paper.
You can even use home made toner rather than buying it. Blend half cup of dried rose petals with three cups of hazels (which is an excellent cleanser) and five twig of fresh rosemary (which works as a superb astringent). Thus your toner is ready to use. It can be applied to any type of skin including sensitive skin.

Foster your beauty with milk

Milk is a wonderful nourishing drink which consists of numerous nutritional benefits; since it is the primary source of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, which strengthen the muscles and heart and even calms the nerves. Milk’s characteristic is so diverse that, it is even used for skin care and hair care on daily basis.
Some of the simple solutions with milk for making skin beautiful and well nourished are as follows:
{i} In a water tub, add two tablespoons of milk powder followed by two drops of lavender oil and a tablespoon of honey in warm bathing water. Then soak yourself as long as you want and finally shower. This will make your skin super smooth and super soft.
{ii} Apply a paste of two tablespoon of ground almond with cold milk onto face, neck and hands. Leave it for twenty minutes and wash your face with lukewarm water. It will leave the skin smooth and soft.
{iii} Instead of using cleanser, mix cucumber juice with milk and apply it on to the face to have a squeaky clean face.
{iv} Make a paste of one tablespoon of fresh milk cream with two tablespoon of honey and two teaspoon of lemon juice. It is a wonderful face mask.
{v} Apply a mixture of honey and milk on the face. Leave it for few moments and then rinse well. It will give the skin a glowing effect.

A cup of milk everyday ensures better hair, nails, teeth and skin.

The Multipurpose use of Neem

The wide range of medicinal properties of neem has been known to the people of India since time immemorial. Each and every part of neem tree serves a certain purpose. Like, with the neem bark and sap, Ayucare Neem Toothpaste is made for maintaining healthy and bright teeth. Other parts of neem tree which are used for various purposes, are neem leaves, stems, fruits and flowers. Neem leaves are used in hot water bath to make the skin free from germs and any other kind of skin allergies. It even reduces perspiration and body odor. The best way to get rid of lice and dandruffs is to massage the hair with neem oil on the scalp over a night and then wash off the hair with neem water at the morning with the use of Ayucare Neem Shampoo, which even helps to moisturize the blistering scalp.
Neem oil is highly effective for treating diseases like ringworms, eczema, scabies, skin fungal infection and even ulcer. The barks and the leaves of neem is said to be having healing powers for cuts, acne, bruises and even skin blemishes. With the antibacterial properties of neem, Ayucare Neem all Purpose oil is highly effective for itchy and dry skin. It is even found that neem works excellent as a natural moisturizer which helps in reducing fine lines and wrinkles. So Ayucare made use of the effectiveness of neem on skin care as moisturizer for producing Ayucare Neem Moisturising Lotion. Basically, neem has been proven medicinally beneficial for some of the following purposes:
1. Allergies: Apply neem-based cream like Ayucare Neem Moisturizing Cream, which will help you from itchy and inflammation of rashes on skin.
2. Viral diseases: Neem is used to treat viral diseases such as small-pox, chicken-pox and the best way to treat them is to make paste out of the leaves of neem and rub them directly on to the infected areas.
3. Arthritis: Neem contains many antibacterial properties which help to suppress pains and kill infectious causes.

Because of such miraculous healing effects of neem, even now, India consider neem tree as “Village Pharmacy”. In many of the parts of India, neem tree is used as an essential for daily life.

Tulsi - The Queen of Herbs

Tulsi, also known as the holy basil in English, belong to labiateae family. It is one of the most sacred herbs in India. Tulsi is believed be a Goddess, having great spiritual and healing power. It is having an aroma, as because of the presence of scented oil.
The whole plant of tulsi is highly useful; like its leaves, its seed and even its stem. Tulsi is recommended in ayurvedic medicine, as because it helps to enhance immunity, metabolic functions as well as helps in managing respiratory problems. From the early days, for a variety of purpose, tulsi are quite helpful; which includes disorders of mouth, throat, lungs, heart, blood, liver, kidney, and even the digestive system, metabolic systems, reproductive systems and nervous systems. Still now, tulsi are commonly used to treat cough and cold, fever and even helps to cure various skin disorders.
In today’s perspective, the use of tulsi had become much more scientific. There are considerable proof that tulsi works wonderful in dropping stress, enhancing stamina, increasing the immune system, protecting against radiation damage, supporting heart, lungs and liver and even has antibiotic, antiviral and antifungal properties.

Alzheimer: a mental disorder

A progressive destroy in mental function of an individual leads to ALZHEIMER. It is basically a condition where a person’s memory is unable to remember the places, the things or people with whom they are mostly familiar with. Mild forgetfulness is the initial stages of Alzheimer; but it may lead to tremendous declination of the mental condition of a person. Thus, an individual experiences a change in their personality. As the disease progress, the patient may not have control in their bowels; may hallucinate or accuse their family members of stealing; may keep on repeating the same things or may not recognize themselves and they are even unable to make judgment.

Beside solving puzzles, which is a wonderful way of doing mental exercise; regular physical exercise, regular social interaction, keeping a control on high blood pressure and cholesterol level and reducing the smoking habits can reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease; although the exact condition of the diseases is not yet clear. Age is definitely a factor which plays a big role, but still now it is not clear whether the disease is hereditary or not.


Foods which are antioxidants in nature works well for the patients of Alzheimer. They need to take a nutritional diet rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Green tea is also considered to be useful for them.