What is in kumkumadi oil
Sixteen herbs, three days of cooking and why the oil is deep red.
How to patch test a new product
Twenty-four hours, one small patch of skin, and a simple way to avoid a reaction.
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Notes from Malar Naturals
Guides, care tips and stories from behind the counter.
A simple monsoon skin routine
Humid days need fewer, lighter products. Here is what we change between June and September.
How to read the ingredient list on a skincare label
Order, names and the words to look for: a short guide to what the back of a bottle is telling you.
Oil, gel or cream: choosing a texture for your skin
Why the same herb feels different in an oil, a gel and a cream, and how to choose by skin type and season.
A batch of vetiver cream, from roots to label
Weighing, warming, mixing and filling 200 jars by hand: a day in our Thadagam Road workroom.
Skincare for a Coimbatore summer
March to May brings dry heat, strong sun and dust. What we suggest changing in your routine for those months.
Natural skincare does go off: shelf life and storage
Why a product made with plants and oils has an expiry date, how to tell when it has turned, and how to store it.
What a simple routine costs per month
Cleanser, day cream and a night oil: the real monthly cost of a three-step routine, with our prices worked out.
Your first visit to our Thadagam Road shop
Smelling jars, a ten-minute skin chat and samples to take home: what happens when you walk in for the first time.
Your skin, in 5 questions.
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