A few months ago, I received a couple of interesting products from AuraVedic, all the way from India. In keeping with the Indian heritage AuraVedic is a combination of two words – Aura (a manifestation of your divine energy) and Vedic (referring to Vedas, the ancient Indian texts on which Ayurveda is based on)
Auravedic claims to use pure natural ingredients and pure natural processes in the creation of their products. Many of their products are oil based instead of cream or lotion based. In many ways, oils are purer as they don’t go through as much processing. I took the products for a spin over the past few months and I think I’m ready to share my views on them 🙂
I was sent 2 body care products – Hand and Nail Treatment, Exfoliating Foot Oil and 1 skincare item – Coconut Milk Deep Cleanser. Incidentally, they fall into 3 categories too. One worked for me, one was alright and one didn’t.
Auravedic Hand and Nail Treatment Oil
I liked this even if the rose scent is rather strong. Its a powdery, musky rose scent that not everyone might like, but once I get over it, I’m alright. My bottle arrived a little leaky (hence the oil soaked label) and there was no hole in the plastic stopper. No matter. I used a nail and its really easy to punch through.
The oils are a combination of wheatgerm, jojoba and olive oil and it is light and runny. It does take a while to absorb so my recommendation is just to use 2 drops. Believe me, its enough. I used to use more and have to spread it all over my arm. I don’t pay enough attention to my hands really I only really noticed the difference when I stopped using it for a spell. My hands were dry and my cuticles were peeling. I started using this oil again and in a week, my hands were back to being smooth, with no dry skin around the nails and the back of my hands too looked smoother. Its really good stuff. I use it overnight so I don’t leave handprints all over the place.