Greece has an amazing history and they have lots to offer when it comes to Natural health and Beauty. Thanks to Cleopatra we have access to 100s of her Beauty Treatments even now. Greeks used all kinds of Natural Herbs, Oils and Minerals to beautify themselves. They used Almonds, Olive Oil, Honey, Sea Salt, Milk, Yogurt, Clay, Essential Oils liberally in their Beauty Regimen. Today I am sharing 3 Ancient Greek Beauty Recipes. I have also created 3 separate recipe {Read More} The post 3 Ancient Greek Beauty Recipes Every Woman Should Know! appeared first on Beauty Secrets Revealed.

Good health is important to people in Hong Kong. Walk the streets and you’ll see hundreds of pharmacies with both Western and Chinese medicines, health food shops, vegetarian restaurants, and of course, Chinese herbal stores which sell famous Eastern remedies. So – it is understandable that Paul Penders herbal beauty products sell well in Hong Kong! Some 30 women from different professions came out to welcome me during my most recent visit to HK. A number of them came from mainland China as well, even a reporter from a television station in north China. It seems there is a keen interest in what we offer. They also expressed their concerns about issues, especially piracy and animal tests. Real or fake? Under Hong Kong law, like in most countries of the world, the integrity and good name of our products are protected. Recently, however, we discovered fake PP products are being made in Hangzhou, China by a company I am not associated with. Apparently, piracy happens a lot in China but the good thing is th

Treat this as the second part to yesterday's sermon on sunscreen. Sometimes I do feel my posts sound like sermons? It's ok. You need not be polite :P Anyways, lets proceed. So, where was I? Yeah, I was talking about how much sunscreen to apply. I finished with that and left you to think about re-application! This is probably one of the most frustrating routines of skin care. And, there are quite many roadblocks to reapply sunscreen. I have makeup on! Sunscreen is supposed to go under makeup and not over, right? So, how can I reapply it? Well, fair enough! Its so yucky! The two finger rule itself not being enough, you have to apply the same amount of sunscreen every two hours. How many layers of stickiness should I have on? Fortunately, quite a lot of high-end sunscreens are coming matte. So, you can probably go with reapplications. But, seriously, I am the wrong person to answer this. I use Marie Veronique Organics Moisturizing Face Screen and one pump of it itself makes

How can any summer pass-by without me talking about sunscreen :-O That would be a travesty :D Anyways, the reason I did not write about sunscreen till now is first because I wasn't serious on the blog and second I have written so much on the topic last year. So, if you missed it, you can check out the entire list of posts here. Anyways, coming back to today's topic, one thing I have always remained indecisive about is how much sunscreen should be applied. Last time I wrote about this topic, I mentioned the two fingers rule. But, that is actually impractical and I had realized it long back. But, I still tried my best to keep up with it! But, I was always skeptical and I read a lot on that topic. So, here are my pennies on it. Two finger rule holds Yes, you actually have to apply that much sunscreen to give yourself optimum protection. But, re-application is necessary. Apply according to the Day's Schedule If you know you are going to spend the entire day in hot sun, you

Do you buy natural lipstick? Are you concerned with gluten in your lipstick? Back in the day I sure wasn’t! I used to rock my Cover Girl Lip Slicks. Remember those? They came in these long tubes in great sheer colors. Little did I know what I was exposing myself to back then! Lead, mineral oil and other toxins! When I went organic in my cosmetics, I switched to natural lipstick but it never occurred to me that my lipstick might contain gluten. A few years back, I was tested and discovered I was gluten sensitive. Gluten is a protein found in grains which when ingested can cause havoc to the body both internally and externally. Wheat germ oil or gluten based Vitamin E is sometimes added to cosmetics to give it more moisture. The debate is still out whether gluten in cosmetic products like lotion, shampoos actually affect the body internally. I am of the class that thinks, yes it does, so I avoid it in my products. Did you know there’s gluten in some lipstick brands? Even natural ones? This is espe

You may have read in some of my recent blogs that I came across a video being circulated on Yahoo’s shopping page, which reaches millions of women around the world. I agree with their basic idea: women at each decade of life do need different kinds of skincare… but then the video went on to give the most ridiculous skincare advice! It is awful what this video says about what a woman should do to take care of her skin when she is 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years old… It’s just like ‘fast-food style’ — an (American?) way of not thinking but offering quick fixes. Not taking into account the differences in races, cultures and the many places where women live. I’m disappointed that Yahoo still assumes it is America that leads the world. After 40 years of traveling all over the place, let me assure you that is not always the case anymore. Happily, women everywhere are getting stronger and even more powerful and… naturally beautiful! Some 30 years ago in The Netherlands, when I was just starting out, I needed

So, on Thursday evening, I inadvertently placed my hand under a running hot water tap and the water was scalding hot. And, it burned my hand for almost a second. But, that was itself enough to burn the hand. And, that was when I realized that how much can an acid burn scorch the body! The skin on the top wasn't affected at all. I didn't get any peeling or any blisters but under the skin it was burning like hell!! Anyways, I tried out quite a few remedies to improve the condition. Let me discuss them. Aloevera Gel Incidentally, when my hand burnt, I didn't really care much for it. I went on with my usual activities of having bath and getting relaxed in the evening, all with a burning hand. Then, I applied the Rustic Art aloevera gel. But, honestly, it didn't really help much. It was cool for a second and back to square one next! Though, I don't really think it is meant to help with deeper burns! May be aloevera gel from leaf helps though can't say much but it does soothe

Please don't get bored by my rantings! I just felt like gossiping with you :) ME? I didn't do anything much but my Saturday was bad! My personal laptop had decided to break its hinge long while back and I had just delayed taking it to the service center. Finally, I did that last week and guess what HP people say! They were overcharging for the repair by almost 1/4th of the price of the laptop! So, I decided to give a local shop a try. But, can you imagine that I found two of the bushes on which the laptop rests on the bottom were missing when I was in that other shop and that was mistake of the service center guys. I was so infuriated. I again rushed back to the service center and back to that shop. Finally, gave the laptop for repair and praying it wouldn't cost me exorbitant. And, finally, I went to Godrej Nature's Basket (GNB) on my way back. I love the shop for the yummy cheeses they have. This time I got Gouda chilli. Its seriously yummmm. And, I got litchies as w

When does a house becomes a home? On a remote and beautiful island in the Andaman Sea proudly stands the Paul Penders home. Langkawi is Malaysia’s northernmost island in a chain of 99 small islands that are so special that UNESCO designated them a “Geopark.” Strong as a fort and with a warm spirit inside, the house overlooks the spectacular Kuah Harbor where superyachts and tiny fishing boats both shelter. At night, the house seems to sparkle like a star above the sea. Whether under blue skies during sunny bright days or beneath glittering starry nights soothed by gentle tropical breezes, our home always looks wonderful and has such a warm, even a romantic feeling. Inspired by traditional Malay architecture, the house design reflects Malay Tropical style with the roof covered with natural grass from the island. Even during the enormous thunderstorms that suddenly can occur almost without notice that push gale-force winds over the roof, our home withstands the forces of nature and the salt of the ocean. Since

For many people in the West, the name Hong Kong sounds like an exotic, confusing and even intimidating place — it seems like a destination that is very far away from New York or Amsterdam. I was there again a few weeks ago and I can reassure anyone who may worry that it’s worth a visit. Somehow I always feel at home in HK because the city is very clean and well-organized. And it glitters night and day… In fact, in kilometers or miles, it is indeed a huge distance away. From the US, it’s at least a 15-hour long flight. However, having said that, no one should feel this is a problem because flights these days have become pretty comfortable — and there are direct flights to Hong Kong from almost every international airport. Street signage is in English and most people speak English and several Chinese languages as well. In shops, hotels, and restaurants, you’ll find people are very friendly and treat tourists with kindness and attentiveness (they know it’s good business to do so). Taxis are