Let’s indulge in Slow and Soulful Beauty

As we all know beauty is become a big business in this Gen it derives iconic brands and seduces women and men into the world of grooming. Beauty is all about cleaning toning and moisturising. 

This is why the concept of slow beauty is taking the top root.

What is slow beauty?

Slow beauty is nothing but it involves ones self love and mindfulness. When one cares for themselves it is more beautiful, special and gratifying than buying a high and contouring kit. 

We dab on some lipstick and rush through the day without realising what we are missing out on the nuanced textures of life. Slow beauty rituals can make us feel and look great inside out. It’s a part of the growing slow living lifestyle, which means living deeply and meaningfully. 

In the context of beauty, a lot of it is DIY which basically means returning to our roots to yore and folkore when women bonded with each other over a session of haldi Chandan. It is possible even now.

Make at home

Slow beauty life involves making beauty at home. It’s the process of creation combined with self healing. 

Rose sugar milk bath

Slowly pick rose petals from fresh roses. Gently mix the petals in a cup of creamy non fat milk and  crumble some brown sugar crystals into it. Rub this aromatic blend into the body in round circular motions for 10 minutes. Do not rush, then soak in a bath with sea salt and rose essential oils.

Relax. Let the water calm your body and mind. You’ll emerge fresh clean and beautiful. Do it once in 15 days or when you find time.

Donor blood to be stored for 42 days beyond that blood turns into BAD BLOOD

Did you know that human blood from donors can be stored for use up to 42 days, and it is a main  stay therapy in transfusion medicine. However, recent studies looking back at patient records have shown that transfusions with older stored blood is associated with adverse effects. 

In a collaborative study using a mouse model, research reports in PLOS medicine of having found mechanistic links between older stores red blood cell transfusions and subsequent bacterial pneumonia. The key player is free heme, a breakdown product from degraded red blood cells. 

A heme is part of the oxygen binding haemoglobin pigment that gives blood cells their red colour and carries oxygen through the body from the lungs. While in the red blood cell, heme is relatively safe; but once outside the confines of the red cells, free heme is toxic and can cause tissue injury.