Organic products are everywhere these days. Some people think it is a fad, a phase that will pass by. When it comes to organic beauty some even question if they are as potent and effective as their non-organic counterparts? Knowledge is wealth and when you make an informed decision you will know the results are worth the wait.
While I do use chemically laden skincare, I am consciously trying to add more natural organic products in my routine – here are some of the reasons I find compelling for switching to organic / natural skincare.
- Our skin absorbs a big chunk of the products we use. Knowing that what I am using ends up not just superficially on the skin but also gets absorbed into my body and bloodstream made me want to avoid toxic products in my skin care.
- Effeciency – Speedy results doesn’t mean that a product is effective. You still need to weigh the possible side effects it may have. While natural organic products may take longer to show results they are better for your skin as well the environment.
- Say bye-bye to harmful chemicals like SLS and parabens. While organic skin care products have a shorter shelf life they are void of harmful chemicals.
- No artificial fragrance – maybe this is just me, but I am not a big fan of products which have artificial fragrance. And when it comes to natural skin care you smell exactly what is in the ingredients and nothing extra.
- Less harmful – organic doesn’t always mean there are no side effects. You still need to figure out what suits your skin, your allergies, possible irritants etc. But they are better for you in the long run.
- Now that I’ve told you the possible reasons why you should consider switching to organic skin care – here is one brand I recently came across that is made right here in my homeland of Tamil Nadu – Yami Herbals.
ABOUT YAMI HERBALS
Based out of Tamil Nadu Yami Herbals makes 100% natural homemade beauty products. The products are inspired by traditional skincare beauty recipes of South India and are made in small batches to keep them pure, fresh and effective. Not only are their products effective there are also affordable.
MY EXPERIENCE WITH YAMI HERBALS
I tried two of their products – Yami Herbals Homemade Traditional Hair Oil and Skin Brightening Face Pack.
Yami Herbals Homemade Traditional Hair Oil
This comes with the goodness of curry leaves, amla, small onions, bhrami leaves, aloevera, neem leaves, moringa leaves, hibiscus leaves and bhringraj.
Curry leaves are rich in Vitamin B, which are essential for overall hair health and hair growth. Amla helps minimize greying and hair loss and encourages healthy hair growth. Onions, which are a great source of Sulphur help, minimize thinning and hair breakage. Bhrami leaves have regenerative properties and helps hair growth.
The oil comes in a plastic bottle with a small opening to remove the oil. The oil has a strong aroma – but this is something very common with organic hair oil. You can smell the goodness of all the ingredients in the oil. For those of you who haven’t read my hair fall stories – I suffer from hair fall issues. This is partly due to hereditary reasons, changes in water and let’s not forget my least favourite stress. I use the oil without warming because I am lazy to heat it up, but I do try to massage it into my scalp and hair for as long as I can. After using the hair oil 4-5 times I noticed that my hair looked softer and more manageable. I didn’t change anything else in my hair care routine, so it is definitely the oil that is doing its wonders. I also noticed that I had fewer hair strands falling. The last 10 days I haven’t had the time to use the hair oil as my life has been going crazy with no time for me to do anything. While my hair doesn’t look as nourished as it did when I used the oil, it hasn’t gone back to crazy town, and I am glad about this. P.S. even though I’ve used only two Yami Herbals products this is my favourite.
Yami Herbals Skin Brightening Face Pack
I love the sun and I hate it at the same time. My hometown of Chennai likes to get hot, crazy hot and when coupled with skipping applying / reapplying sunscreen it means one thing – tanned dull looking skin. This is me every summer! During my school and college days, I used to make my own ubtans and use it on my face and body. These help remove tan, dead skin and brighten the skin overall.
The powder face pack is made from badam, pista, whole green gram, cinnamon, orange peel, aavarampoo, cucumber seeds, samba wheat, oats, potato starch, fengreek, vetriver, multani mitti and pudina leaves. To use the pack – mix it with curd or milk and apply the paste all over your face and neck. Leave it on for 10 mins – scrub and wash off. One of the best things about ubtans is that they work as cleanser, mask and scrub all in one and they are great for the skin. With continued use, I noticed that my skin looked healthier. I had fewer breakouts and pesky blackheads and slowly I was going back to my pre-tan phase. I used this face pack on alternate days and I alternated between using curd and milk. On days when my skin felt drier, I added a bit of raw honey to make the mask more hydrating. With natural skincare, one has to remember that to see long-lasting results one needs to be consistent, but the results are worth the wait!
Yami hair oil is priced at Rs. 180 and the brightening face pack is priced at Rs. 150/-.
To order Yami Herbals products you can reach them on their instagram page @yamiherbals
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I want to try this brand super soon
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Do try it out and do let us know your experience 🙂
Nice review. I have tried Yami Herbals Skin Polishing Scrub and it was really effective in removing tan, though made skin a bit dry. I came to know the Skin Brightening Pack was more suitable for dry skin. Will be trying it next and the hair oil that you have mentioned..
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My skin is currently bordering between combination and dry and the mask is suiting me well. Do give it a try.
Thanks for sharing these products. I love the idea of natural ingredients.
Gemma x
Thank you, Gemma. Do you have a favourite organic / natural skincare brand?
wow the brightening face mask sounds good enough to try 🙂
I love using it. It not only helps brighten my skin but it also makes it soft.
The results seem good and the price is reasonable too. ??
Yes, I love the affordable tag they have.
Yami Herbals have gained a lot of loyal followers due to the natural and luscious ingredients they use in their products. I really want to try the face pack.
You’ve got to try it out Jhilmil. It is an amazing face pack.
Thats amazing that product gets actually absorbed in to skin other wise sometimes i get product which just does the superficial things
Actually little bit of all products get absorbed into the skin. So it is important to take care on what you use on it.
This is nice. I am a huge fan of organic products. I tell people I am #TEAMNATURAL. Hahaha, I hope this doesn’t sound cliche! I’ve read about this product but haven’t used it. Perhaps would give it a trial and see what it does for me.
Thank you!
Hehe it definitely doesn’t sound cliched 🙂
I totally agree most of the products that are natural do take more time to show effects. And organic products might be slow but the best for our health and beauty
Rightly put, Charu 🙂
Thanks you so much for the detailed review and listing out ingredients of products and their respective benefits. Shall try Yami herbals
Hope you like their products too 🙂
I am yet to experience Yami products but have been hearing a lot about the. Brand. Your review got me really tempted to try out the products.
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You’ve got to give it a try, Nisha. Their products are really nice.
I am also using Yami herbal products and definitely it’s good and promising too. love the way you write.
Which is your favourite product from Yami herbals?
I love trying out organic face masks but usually they are all quite expensive. Khadi products are my favourite because they are effective and not expensive too. Yami products sound similar. Shall try!
Yami products are not just great but they are very much affordable too. Do try them out.
The products that you have tried sound promising.. Will check their other products too. I would any day prefer organic products for my skin and hair.
This is definitely one of the best skincare product I have tried in a while.
I really like the idea of natural ingredients. It’s good for the natural as well as your skin
Definitely. They have so many pros and they always better.
That’s something good to know about Yami that they are pure organic in nature. I have lots of hair fall and reading out your experience motivates me to try their oil.
Do try their oil, Jhilmil. I’m seeing promising results with this one.
Yami hair oil I am checking out .Whats the main carrier oil in it?
Coconut oil.
A review of my favorite brand!❤ Wonderfully written Sangee? Yami herbals products are just amazing & pure! Do try their hair pack, I’m sure you will be bowled over? That’s my favorite Yami product?
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Thanks, Lakshmipriya. Planning to try their hair mask soon 🙂
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These products looks promising with all natural ingredients. Would love to try these.
Do give them a try, Rashmi. The products are truly amazing.
I am a lover of natural hair care and skin care and I am so keen to try these products Sangeeta
Something to pick the next time you are in India 🙂
I love using organic skincare products as they heal skin in a long run!
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If you haven’t tried this brand – do pick it up. It is totally amazing.