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5 Reasons to Practice Sitting on the Floor

Swathy · September 5, 2023 · 7 Comments

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Originally published in July 2014.

The practice of sitting on the floor is an age-old tradition in India. And, with changes in lifestyle and modernization, we have somehow lost this practice which is responsible for so many benefits for our body. What used to be a part of life earlier is now a special practice for which we have to make time.

Due to Scleroderma, floor sitting was actually a difficult task for me. Thankfully, with medicines and regular habits, I am now able to sit comfortably. Getting up still becomes an issue sometimes though.

Let me add a disclaimer here. Floor Sitting is not recommended for people with arthritis or knee problems and if you have any such medical condition, please refrain from doing so or get medical advise at once.

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Sitting on the floor cross-legged with straight spine ( half padmasana or sukhasana, depending on which posture you hold ) provides a lot of benefits for our posture and overall health. Lets check out what are those.

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The Ordinary Buffet Copper Peptides 1%

Swathy · January 15, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Available at the price tag of Rs 2800, Ordinary Buffet Copper Peptides is an expensive face serum that comes in a regular dark glass bottle with a dropper. Unscrew and squeeze the dropper to reveal an appealing watery blue serum. Needless to mention I love the color.

Before I start my review, let me clarify that it has been years for me since I followed a proper skin care routine so this is one of the few products I have tried in a long time. I have been using this product in Delhi from October 2022 to January 2023, sometimes intermittently and sometimes regularly. My review is based solely on how my skin did after this long hiatus and when it is not coupled with any other products. I have a combination that varies from oily to dry but since it is peak winter now, my skin is definitely dry.

The Ordinary has been more of a hit-or-miss with me. I have used its Marine Hyaluronics which I like but not really a fan of the Squalene Oil. I have used a couple of other products like salicylic acid face wash but did not talk about them on the blog.

The serum spreads easily and does not drip down. In one go, I usually take an entire dropper full of the product but 5-8 drops should be enough for any skin type. Though the serum is watery enough, it dries off pretty quickly.

The serum alone was enough to keep the skin moisturized in the earlier months of October and November but it needs another layer now. I am currently using one of Kiehl’s moisturizers which I quite like.

Overall, if I have to recommend Ordinary Buffet Copper Peptides, I would say no. It did not do anything for my skin that I would expect from a serum, especially after all the negligence my skin has suffered. This was disappointing especially since Ordinary Buffet comes with quite a lot of rave reviews.

The Body Shop Spa of the World Hawaiian Kukui Cream

Swathy · October 2, 2020 · Leave a Comment

I have been wanting to write about this product for the longest time now but could not since I missed writing it last year when it was still winter and one could use the hawaiian kukui cream. Now that the winter is about to start, this is the perfect time to get this review going.

Gets absorbed easily and stays on skin till the next wash. Perfectly suited for Winters.

The body shop spa of the world series and their body butters are definitely worth trying out. In fact, so much that my father is also a huge fan. Interestingly, my parents spotted these body butters available at 50% and got a few tubs.

As you can see in the picture, I have a couple of tubs emptied out and waiting for my trip to the store for their disposal. You can give all your body shop empties to the store back and they will take care to recycle the packaging.

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The Body Shop Spa of the World Hawaiian Kukui Cream Product Review