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(528) Collagen Glow Cubes

Collagen Glow Cubes are my homemade blend of nuts, seeds, and fresh amla, crafted to naturally boost collagen and nourish skin, hair, and joints. Packed with protein, healthy fats, antioxidants, and Vitamin C, these little cubes work from within to restore glow, strength, and vitality. Just one cube daily is a simple step towards radiant skin, strong hair, and overall wellness – the natural way!

  1. Amla (Indian Gooseberry) – Very high in Vitamin C, a key nutrient in collagen synthesis.
  2. Pumpkin Seeds – Rich in zinc, which helps in collagen production and skin repair.
  3. Flax Seeds – Provide omega-3 fatty acids that help maintain skin elasticity.
  4. Almonds – Source of Vitamin E and protein; protect skin from oxidative damage.
  5. Peanuts – With its skin contain amino acids like lysine and glycine, important for collagen.
  6. White Sesame Seeds– For calcium and zinc.
  7. Sunflower Seeds – High in Vitamin E.
  8. Halim Seeds – Rich in natural iron, Vitamin A and C, Calcium and Magnesium.
  9. Moringa Powder (optional) – Rich in iron, calcium, and antioxidants.(If thyroid issues then avoid)
  10. Dry Rose Petals or Hibiscus Powder – Enhances skin glow and supports collagen naturally.

Ingredients

  • 250 g. Fresh Amla or ¼ cup Amla powder. Or 10 – 12 Amla Juice cubes
  • 1 cup Fresh Rose petals.use real Roses not hybrid one.(If available)
  • 2 tbsp. Pumpkin seeds.
  • 2 tbsp. Flax seeds.
  • 2 tbsp. Almonds.
  • 2 tbsp. Peanuts.
  • 2 tbsp. White Sesame seeds.
  • 2 tbsp. Sunflower seeds.
  • 1 tbsp. Halim seeds
  • 2 tbsp. Moringa powder.(Only if no thyroid issue)

Method

  1. Dry roast each seeds and nuts separately and then mix.
  2. Grind them into fine powder and mix it with Moringa powder and keep aside.
  3. Wash, wipe and cut Amla around seeds. Please don’t throw seeds. As you can prepare murabba from the seeds ( Amla murabba from the seeds. )
  4. Wash and thoroughly drain the Rose petals.
  5. In a mixture grinder, grind Amla and Rose petals together into fine paste. If you are using Amla juice cubes then defrost the cubes,  blend it with rose petals and seeds powder.
  6. Pour this liquid into ice tray. Try to divide it into 10 -11 equal parts.
  7. Refrigerate this ice tray for 8-10 hours.
  8. Demould the ice tray and store these Collagen Glow cubes in the container.
  9. Defrost the cube in a cup of warm water with pinch of Cardamom and serve it  1 hour before bedtime. Serve with love and smile.
  10. One easy method if your Amla cubes are ready and you don’t want to defrost it. then  make a powder of all dry ingredients and store in a air tight glass jar in refrigerator. Every night mix 1 tbsp. powder with honey and  pinch of Cardmom powder and  serve both  Amla juice and honey mix powder separately.
  11. Serve it one hour before bedtime. Serve with love and smile.
  12. Continue daily for 3 months  then take a 10–15 day break (lets the body reset). After the break, you can restart and make it a  routine.

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(343) Aloe vera gel cubes

Ingredients

Fresh Aloe veera leaves

Method

  1. Wash Aloe veera leaves.
  2. Peel both the spiny sides of Aloe vera leaf
  3. Peel the upper skin of the Aloe vera leaf.
  4. Scrape gel from the lower skin of Aloe leaf.
  5. Blend the gel in the mixture grinder.
  6. Strain the gel and fill it in an ice tray to refrigerate.
  7. Store the frozen gel cubes in a container for further use. You can use it tropically for skin and hair.
  8. Be Careful while scraping gel from the skin as skin of the leaf contains a toxin substance which gives irritation to skin.
scrap the gel with a spoon
Aloe vera gel
Aloe vera gel after blending
Aloe vera gel cubes
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(341) Hair And Scalp Food

Ingredients

  • Herbal mixture
  • 3 tubes Aloe vera gel.(150 ml. each)
  • 100 gms. Shikakai powder.
  • 100 gms. Brahmi powder.
  • 100 gms. Hibiscus (Jaswanti) flower powder.
  • 100 gms. Gooseberry (Amla) powder.
  • 100 gms. Bhringraj (Bhangro) powder
  • 100 gms. Neem leaves powder.
  • FF Paste
  • 100 gms. Fenugreek seeds.
  • 100 gms. Flax seeds.
  • Green paste
  • 1 whole Aloe veera.
  • 8-10 Hibiscus leaves.
  • 1 tsp. Fenugreek (methi) powder or 1 cup Fenugreek leaves.l

Method

  1. Grind Fenugreek seeds and Flax seeds into fine powder. Store in an air tight container. This we called FF Powder.
  2. Strain the rest of the six dry powders with the help of cloth or with the help of a plastic net strainer.
  3. In a mixing bowl mix all six powders and readymade aloe veera gel and store in an air tight container. This we called the Herbal Paste. This herbal paste can be stored up to 3-6 months in a cool dry place.
  4. A night before, whenever you want to apply hair nourishing food in your hair, soak 1 tbsp. of FF powder in 3 tbsp. water. This we call it FF paste.
  5. Next morning scrape gel from the fresh aloe veera and make a paste with hibiscus leaves and Fenugreek seeds powder. This we call green paste
  6. Now in this green paste add the required quantity (1 cup herbal paste for shoulder length hair) of herbal paste and FF paste. All three things mix thoroughly in the mixture grinder and apply on your hair.
  7. After an hour wash your hair with lukewarm water without using shampoo or soap.
  8. At least apply once in a week in the morning after applying nourishing oil in the previous night.
  9. Regular use of this nourishing gel improves your hair health..
Herbal mixture
Green paste
Paste of Methi powder+Hibiscus leaves+Aloe veera
Nourishing gel = Green Paste + FF paste + 1 cup Herbal paste
Nourishing gel applied on my hair .
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(342) Herbal Shampoo

Ingredients

  • 100 gms. Ritha (soap nuts).
  • 250 gms. Shikakai whole.
  • 250 gms. Gooseberry ( dried Amla pieces or fresh Amla.)
  • 1 cup fresh Aloe veera gel( 5-6 whole Aloe leaves).
  • 1 cup blanch Hibiscus leaves (25 – 30)
  • 1 cup blanch Hibiscus flowers( preferably red).

Method

  1. Soak overnight whole dried ingredients all three together in 1 ½ litre of water.
  2. Next morning boil on a slow flame for 5 minutes so that all ingredients become tender.
  3. Heat another pan with ½ litre of water. when water starts boiling add hibiscus leaves and flowers in boiling water. Stir once and immediately remove from the boiling water. Keep aside in cold water. Please don’t throw boiling water.
  4. Scrape gel from the fresh aloe leaves.
  5. In a mixture grinder blend all three together (blanched leaves , flowers and aloe gel).
  6. Separate seeds from soap nuts and shikakai pods. Please don’t throw water.
    • In a mixture grinder crush all three ingredients ( Soap nuts, Shikakai pods and amla). Please don’t try to make a fine paste. Coarse paste is also fine.
  7. Mix all crushed ingredients as well as its water (which we kept aside)in a big pan and boil for 5 minutes on a slow flame.
  8. Strain with a nylon strainer or with muslin cloth and store in a plastic bottle.
  9. Please make a small hole with a needle in a lid of the bottle for aeration because we are not mixing any preservatives in this shampoo so due to the fermentation process gas will form which creates pressure in the bottle.
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(340) Mom’s Secret Hair Oil Magic

Coconut Oil  — Deeply moisturizes, prevents protein loss, and adds shine.
Mustard Oil  — Stimulates circulation, warms the scalp, and promotes thicker growth.
Rosemary Oil  — Boosts blood flow to hair follicles, may help reduce dandruff and premature greying.
Curry Leaves — Rich in antioxidants and amino acids that strengthen roots and prevent hair thinning.
Amla — A powerhouse of Vitamin C, helps reduce hair fall, premature greying, and improves shine.
Fenugreek Seeds — Conditions the scalp, controls dandruff, and strengthens hair shafts.
Kalonji Seeds  — Also known as black seed, they nourish follicles and help reduce hair fall.
Camphor  — Cools the scalp, improves circulation, and soothes itching and dandruff.

Ingredients

  • 500 ml. Coconut oil.
  • 200 ml. Mustard oil.
  • 5 ml. Rosemary oil.
  • 2 cup Curry leaves.
  • 5 pcs. Gooseberry.
  • 2 tbsp. Fenugreek.
  • 2 tbsp. Kalonji.
  • 2 tbsp. Camphor tablets.

Method

  1. Wash Curry leaves,spread on the kitchen towel and dry under the fan for 10 minutes.
  2. Wash Amla and cut it into small pieces and keep aside.
  3. In an iron kadhai mix coconut oil and mustard oil. Heat it on a slow flame.
  4. Add Fenugreek seeds and kalonji in oil. Give one stir and add curry leaves. After one minute add pieces of Amla in hot oil. Stir continuously.
  5. Boil oil for 5 minutes on slow flame and then switch off the flame.
  6. Now add Camphor tablets. Stir to dissolve the tablets. Keep aside to cool.
  7. After cooling completely strain the oil with a strainer and mix Rosemary oil in it. Store in a glass jar and keep it in dry place.
  8. Take the required amount of oil in a small bowl and warm it gently (lukewarm, not hot).
  9. Apply oil in the scalp with the help of finger tips. Massage the scalp with finger tips for 10 minutes
  10. For best results, leave the oil on for at least 1–2 hours or overnight.
  11. Wash with home made herbal shampoo for good results.
  12. N.B. : While making herbal hair oil , heat oil always on a slow flame and stir continuously.

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(208)Hair Nourishing Cream

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. Fenugreek seeds.
  • 1 medium size Aloe vera leaf or 1 tbsp. Aloe vera gel.
  • 2 tbsp. Hibiscus flower powder.
  • 2 tbsp. Heena powder.

Method

  1. Soak Fenugreek overnight. Strain water and keep aside to make food for hair roots.
  2. Make a fine paste of Fenugreek seeds.
  3. Peel Aloe veera leaf and scrape pulp . Add this pulp in Fenugreek seeds paste and again in the mixture make a smooth paste.
  4. Sieve both the powders with a fine nylon sieve.
  5. Mix thoroughly  the heena powder in the paste .
  6. This is your hair food. Apply this paste in wet hair and keep for 15 minutes.
  7. Wash hair with cold or lukewarm water.
  8. Apply this hair food twice a week after shampoo. You will get shiny manageable hair.
Fenugreek seeds
Soaked Fenugreek seeds
Hibiscus and Heena powder
Fenugreek seeds paste
Paste with fresh aloe veera
Hibiscus and Heena powder mixed in paste.
Paste applied on my hair
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(201)Skin tan removal lotion cubes.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Cut edges and sides of aloe leaf.
  2. Scrap each leaf of aloe.
  3. In mixture jar add sticky pulp of aloe vera leaf, pulp of tomatoes or if you are taking whole tomatoes then chop in to small pieces, turmeric powder, Chick Pea flour or besan and honey. Grind and mix thoroughly.
  4. Smooth pouring liquid like lotion is ready.
  5. Fill each cavity of ice tray, with tan removal mixture.
  6. Keep in refrigerator for 8-10 hours.
  7. After 8-10 hrs unmould cubes and store in ziplock bag.
  8. Everyday scrub this mould on your face and body. Leave for 10 minutes and wash with luke warm water.
  9. Within 10-15 days you can mark the changes.😍
Ingredients for tan removal cubes.
cubes of tan removal lotion

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(227)Herbal Oil for Long and Shiny hair.

Ingredients

  • 500 ml. Til oil.
  • ½ cup Curry leaves.
  • 2 tbsp. Fenugreek seeds.
  • ½ Aloe vera slices.
  • 1 tbsp. Kalonji.

Method

  1. Heat oil in a non-stick sauce pan.
  2. Add all ingredients and cover the sauce pan with its glass lid.
  3. Heat oil on a fast flame. When it starts boiling, open the lid.
  4. Boil for 15 minutes on slow flame.
  5. Turn off the flame and keep aside.
  6. Strain the oil and store in a bottle
  7. Apply regularly every alternate day for black, long and lustrous hair.
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(226) Hair Vitaliser

Decoction of spices.

Ingredients

  • 10 -12 drops of Lavender oil.
  • 10-12 Bay leaves.
  • 2 tsp. Black seeds( Kalonji)
  • 2 tsp. Fenugreek seeds.
  • 500 ml. water.

Method

  1. In a saucepan heat water.
  2. Add all ingredients except Lavender oil and boil for 20 minutes on slow flame.
  3. Switch off the flame, add Rosemary essential oil and mix thoroughly.
  4. Fill the spray bottle with this infused water.
  5. Spray on the scalp and massage for 10 minutes. You can keep it as it is or wash it.
  6. Wash with mild shampoo and conditioner.
  7. Repeat alternately and regularly. You  can definitely see the difference.