Akoms Organic Skincare Blog

When it comes to skincare, the role of honey cannot be over emphasized. Honey has really amazing skin nourishing properties. When honey is combined with other Organic ingredients , it can lighten up scars, moisturize the skin, clear pimples and improve skin tone. Let's take a look at the top 5 diy honey face mask for a bright skin. 1. Rose water, glycerin and honey face mask for fair and even skin tone Honey has natural enzymes that work to whiten your skin and rose water maintains the PH balance of skin and keeps it oil-free and glowing and glycerin works magic on skin to make it soft and velvety. Ingredients - 2 tbs rose water - 1 tbs glycerin - 1/2 tbs honey Process Take all ingredients in a bowl and blend. Apply on your cleansed face and massage for few minutes so that the face mask gets absorbed into face very well. leave this mask on overnight. This will hydrate and deep nourish your skin. Use this mask every night. 2. Honey, orange juice and camphor for ac...

I usually prefer an organic shower gel in my bathroom over bar soaps. Don't get me wrong, Organic bar soaps   are great, but i absolutely love the ease of using an organic shower, you just pour and wash. Most of my beauty packs are homemade, i absolutely love the feeling i get knowing i'm in total control of my ingredients. Let me show you how i make my homemade organic shower gel with honey, milk and oats powder. Ingredients 1. 2 tbs Shea Butter 2. 2tbs Carrier oil ( jojoba, cononut or olive oil) 3. 1 tbs Glycerin 4. 1 tsp xanthan gum(1/4 when using guar gum- it thickens more) 5. 1/3 Cup Castile Soap 6. 1/3 Cup Tap Water 7. 1 tsp Honey 8. 1 tsp Oat Powder 9. 1 tsp Milk 0. Any essential oils of your choice (lavender is my all time favourite) 1. Optiphen preservative (5%) Process In a Double boiler , melt your shea butter, stir the shea butter to break up clumps and form liquid) Whisk the shea butter oil, carrier oil, and glycerin in a bowl Sprinkle the x...

I have had several people ask me about  an herbal remedy to cure ringworm, i have also produced this herbal remedy for several of my clients. I am just like thinking, why can't i just put out my recipe and let more persons learn about it, cool right? Yeah... So i have put up this blog post on herbal remedy to cure ringworm fast. What exactly is ringworm? Ringworm is a type of fungus (tinea) that affects the dead skin cells, causing a red itchy scaly ring on the skin. Ringworms affects different parts of the body, like the skin, scalp, groin area and even the nails( athletes foot). Ringworms are quite uncomfortable because of the itchy itchy feeling. Herbal remedy to cure ringworm fast Ingredients 1. Ghana black soap or any herbal unscented bar soap 2. Coconut oil (10ml) 3. Neem powder (1 tbs) 4. Turmeric powder ( 1tsp) 5. Shea butter oil (10ml) 6. Ginger oil ( 10ml) 7. Camwood powder (1tbs) 8. Moringa powder (1tbs) 9. Two drops Red palm oil  (optional) Pro...

Commercial Hair oils are very effective but quite expensive. You can try this homemade hair oil for dandruff and hair fall. It works pretty well and pocket friendly. Hair Oil for Dandruff  and hair fall Ingredients 250 ml good quality Coconut oil 12 (handful) Hibiscus flowers (Daasavaala) Africans call this zobo leave. 10-12 stalks (1 cup) Curry leaves / Karibevu 1/2 cup Henna leaves / Goranti Soppu 1 cup Brahmi leaves / Ondelaga Indian Pennywort 1 tbsp Agasthya /Agase Soppu Humming Bird Tree leaves 3 Amla / Indian Gooseberry up to 5 cut into small pieces, seeds removed 4 slices Ridge gourd / Heerekayi 2 tbsp Fenugreek seeds / Menthya 1 tbsp black sesame seeds 250 ml bottle Process 1. Make sure all the leaves and Amla are washed and dried well to have no moisture. Trim the pollen part of hibiscus flowers. 2. Heat coconut oil in a double boiler 3. When it is hot, add Amla pieces, Ridge gourd slices and stir well with a dry ladle. When the sizzling stops, add t...