Milk Bath

Taking a milk bath may help exfoliate the body's dead skin and apparently people have been taking milk baths for quite some time now, so we're assuming its good for you?

Some people love taking milk baths, I think its a great idea even though I've never tried it before.

My recommendations for taking a milk bath would be to use powdered milk, lavendar and rose buds. Another type of milk bath which may have you leaving smelling like sweet roses would be to add rose or orange-blossom water to your milk baths.

Here is my recipe:

• 1 cup or less orange-blossom or rose water


• 3 cups or more powdered milk

It's a good idea to use a nice soft loofa and some olive-oil based soap with a neutral smell to wash with firstly. After rinsing off, fill the bathtub with hot water and add the ingredients. If you don't wish to add the rose/orange-blossom water you can always add some dry botanicals like lavendar buds.

Mix the water and powdered milk thoroughly, rest in the tub and enjoy!

Make sure you rinse your body off properly once done with your milk bath!

How Fragrances Should be Applied

When using a spray fragrance, the quality does not need to be as high as an oil-based attar fragrance due to its application. The very best place to apply a spray fragrance is on the clothes because it can retain the scents for a longer period of time. It also serves well that fragrances are sprayed on clothing rather than directly on the skin for health reasons.

Fragrance manufacturers have to abide by special laws put in place that benefit them, more than the consumer. They are allowed to hide almost all ingredients in their fragrances and use the term "fragrance" on its ingredient list. Since ingredients used are closely guarded secrets, the only thing protecting you from the fragrance, is the fragrance developer. If it was manufactured using safe ingredients and methods it workd to your benefit. Problem is we can't always be sure.

In addition we virtually have no information as to which fragrances are potentially harmful so applying the fragrance to your clothes rather than your skin can help prevent bodily absorption of the fragrances and give you a higher degree of protection.

Spraying on the inside of a leather jacket is also a good place to apply your spray fragrance because it helps shield it from any winds that may increase its evaporation rate (evaporation is part of what allows you to smell the notes of your fragrance).

Attars are usually completely natural, oil-based fragrances that are generally safe for direct bodily applications. Attars usually come in a bottle with a dipping stick to help apply the attar. Dabbing the entire stick on the hands, wiping them together and then rubbing on the clothes from the top of the chest down to the waste are good areas to apply the attar. It'll help hold the fragrance and give you a higher degree of protection from any potentially harmful ingredients, as mentioned above.

Applying attars directly on the body may als be practiced. Good areas to apply them directly on the body are :

• Between your ear and jaw on the neck


• On the collar bones


• Underneath your clothes (great for hot and humid climates)

Always wash your hands with some (organic) soap and cold water to neutralize any smells and be sure never to get attar oils into contact on your eyes or in your food (if left on hands).

"Milk it does a body good?"

Hey,

I stumbled upon an article about milk and found this PDF http://www.healthymuslim.com/assets/docs/healthymuslim-com-raw-milk-book.pdf

To see the original article and video please click here

Very controversial subject... at least because its going against the mainstream thought that our milk today can be bad for you.

The Problem with Oud (Agarwood)

Agarwood should be defined by species along with its territory and not by its region alone.

Many customers may be cheated, or decieved by both learned and unlearned agarwood sellers.

Agarwood is an extremely complex tree which many scientists may mistakenly classify some of the current species out there for others such as: Aquilaria malaccensis and Aquilaria agallocha, but thanks to modern technology, scientists have been able to identify new species of agarwood.

By identifying new species of agarwood, we can get a bigger picture of the agarwood depeleting resources. It's no longer that we have (hypothetically) 100% agarwood species of malaccensis, but rather we have 24% malaccensis, 16% Aquilaria sinensis, 2% Aquilaria filaria, 8% Aquilaria hirta rdl, 22% Aquilaria microcarpa balil and 28% Aquilaria crassna etc etc. This has allowed us to see the greated extent of the threat by categorizing agarwood species which include, but not limited to the following of the Thymelaeceae family of agarwood trees:

• Aetoxolyn


• Aquilaria


• Gyrinops


• Wikstroemeia (resionous producing species believed to be extinct)

As we can see here, there are many agarwood producing species.

These trees adapt well to other climates, soils, heights etc. It is a good commercial and scientific research tree that is invasive and can be planted in many areas. You may find Aquilaria Malaccensis species growing in countries as far west into Indian territories and as far east into Papua New Guinea. Regional differences of the same species have little affect on the aroma characteristics, generally speaking. Only a well trained nose or oud expert could tell the difference if any.

The problem with oud (agarwood) comes in when sellers, both learned and unlearned, begin to classify each agarwood species by territory only. For example, someone might say something along the lines that some agarwood SPECIES cannot be classified, but it fits their classification of Kinam or a species or a sub-species of kinam or what not and that it has nothing in common with any other trees in Assam.

To me, that is one of the most ignorant statements I've ever read from anyone selling oud or talking about oud; and Since when did oud get classified by a NON-EXPERT in biological flora classification?

Its a shame consumers are being deceived by sellers who classify each oud by its region, or by way of their own classification that is completely outside the scientific realm. Agarwood needs to be classified by what species it is, its natural region, where it was grown and how it was grown.

For example, I can take a chinese agarwood; Aquilaria grandiflora or Aquilaria sinensis from various parts of china and grow them in India. Now, as a seller, I should state that my agarwood is endemic to china, but grown invasively in India on an organic farm or otherwise and that it is such and such species not found in India's natural flora or habitats.

Beautifying the Body (Women)

[Note: The following statements are only to be considered as medical advice, we are not responsible for any damages, losses or any misuse. Please consult a professional medical physician in addition to our advice before use.]

Fenugreek is small seed that has a unique ordour and taste. Women may use it to their upmost advantage by applying its steam to their skin as a steam bath.

For curly hair and anti-dandruff, wash hair with the water in which fenugreek was boiled.

To increase menstration flow, drink the water in which fenugreek as been boiled.

To ease pain of the vagina, fill a bath with the water in which fenugreek was boiled and wait for about 15-30mins.