Why do you need a bath soap?

 Which body soap is best in India?

First of all why do you need a body soap at all?

Trust me, the human body has a very intelligent mechanism. It can heal it self, it can purify itself. It doesn't need any external sources for cleansing or purification.

Soaps contain harmful chemicals such as SLS (Sodium laureth sulfate, an accepted contraction of sodium lauryl ether sulfate, is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products. SLES is an inexpensive and very effective foaming agent).

SLS is a "moderate hazard" that has been linked to cancer, neurotoxicity, organ toxicity, skin irritation and endocrine disruption.

These chemicals are used to produce lather and bubbles in soap. Some common sulfates are SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) and SLES (sodium laureth sulfate). Sulfates strip the skin of its natural oils and increase penetration of the skin's surface. They are also irritants for people with sensitive skin or eczema.

Chemicals in common soaps are no joke. They can disrupt our hormones, promote allergies, lead to reproductive issues and increase risk of some cancers. With serious side effects like these, we need to be particular about what we put on our skin.

Soaps contain Parabens that are estrogen mimickers—meaning that once applied to the skin, they enter the bloodstream, and the body mistakes them for estrogen. When the body thinks there is an abnormally high amount of estrogen present in the bloodstream due to the presence of these hormone disrupters, it reacts in various ways: decreasing muscle mass, increasing fat deposits, causing early onset of puberty and spurring reproductive difficulties in both men and women.

If we are washing our bodies with soap that contains harmful ingredients every single day, this adds up over a lifetime to wreak havoc on our health.

With minimal government testing on these chemicals, it is up to us, to make decisions as to what does and doesn’t go on our skin.

Hence, shun the soap and use plain water. Yes, just plain water should be fine. Our body secretes essential oils naturally to nourish the skin. What we do is just use soap and wash away these protective oils this making the skin dry.

Once the skin is dry we use moisturizer to moisten our skin, Doesn't this sound absurd?

With too many ads around us we have become intellectual fools and believe in what ever that is advertised. The corporate companies that produce such harmful products are getting richer and richer by diminishing the human health thereby cause of all miseries.

If you still feel you need soap then have lots and lots of pulpy fruits like Papaya, Mango, Banana, Chikkoo and instead of simply throwing away those peels you just grind the peels to a fine consistent paste and apply to your body/hair and leave it for 10 mins and then rinse with water.

Now to answer the above question as to which soap is the best in India. My answer is not on India but anywhere in the world. No soap is better. They aren't suitable for the skin. They are manufactured for the heck of manufacturing.

Listen to your body. Be responsible Be natural.

Courtesy: Shreekant RG Bangalore.

மனதில் தோன்றிய எண்ணங்கள் 1846 to 1860.

  1846. எல்லோரும் பயணிக்கிறார்கள் என்று நீங்களும் அதே பாதையில் அவர்கள் பின் செல்லாதீர்கள். உங்களுக்கான பாதையை நீங்கள் தேர்ந்தெடுங்கள்.

1847. எத்தனை கைகள் நம்மை கை விட்டாலும், நமது நம்பிக்கை நம்மை கை விடாது.

1848. இருளான வாழ்க்கை என்று கவலை கொள்ளாதீர்கள். கனவுகள் தோன்றுவது இருளில் தான்.

1849. சந்தேகத்தை எரித்துவிடுங்கள். நம்பிக்கையை விதைத்துவிடுங்கள். மகிழ்ச்சி தானாகவே மலரும்...

1850. துன்பம் நம்மை சூழ்ந்த போதும்மேகம் கலைந்த வானமாய் தெளிவாகவே இருப்போம். எனக்கு ஒளியாக நீயிருப்பதால் இருளைபற்றிய கவலை எனக்கில்லை இறைவா.

1851. பறப்பதற்கு வசதிகள் இருந்தாலும் தரையில் இருக்கவும் கற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள். சிறகுகளை இழந்தாலும் வருந்தமாட்டீர்கள்.

1852. நம்மை அவமானப்படுத்தும் போது அந்த நொடியில் வாழ்க்கை வெறுத்தாலும் அடுத்த நொடியில் இருந்துதான் நம் வாழ்க்கையே ஆரம்பமாகுது.

1853. தனித்து போராடி கரைசேர்ந்த பின் திமிராய் இருப்பதில் தப்பில்லையே. எப்போதும் என் அடையாளத்தை யாருக்காகவும் விட்டு கொடுக்க மாட்டேன்

1854. முட்களையும் ரசிக்க கற்றுக்கொள். வலிகளும் பழகிப்போகும். அடுத்தவரோடு ஒப்பிட்டு உன்னை நீயே தாழ்த்திக்கொள்ளாதே. உலகத்தில் பெஸ்ட் உனக்கு நீயே.

1855. பல முறை முயற்சித்தும் உனக்கு தோல்வி என்றால் உன் இலக்கு தவறு சரியான இலக்கை தேர்ந்தெடு..

1856. வேதனைகளை ஜெயித்துவிட்டால் அதுவே ஒரு சாதனைதான். உன்னால் முடியும் என்று நம்பு. முயற்சிக்கும் அனைத்திலும் வெற்றியே.

1857. எந்த சூழ்நிலையையும் எதிர்த்து நிற்கலாம் தன்னம்பிக்கையும் துணிச்சலும் இருந்தால். குறி தவறினாலும் உன் முயற்சி அடுத்த வெற்றிக்கான பயிற்சி.

1858. ஒரு நாள் விடிவுகாலம் வரும் என்ற நம்பிக்கையில் தான் அனைவரின் வாழ்க்கையும் நகர்ந்துக்கொண்டிருக்கு.

1859. தோல்வி உன்னை துரத்தினால் நீ வெற்றியை நோக்கி ஓடு. உறவுகள் தூக்கியெறிந்தால் வருந்தாதே வாழ்ந்துக்காட்டு, உன்னை தேடிவருமளவுக்கு.

1860. எல்லாம் தெரியும் என்பவர்களை விட என்னால் முடியும் என்று முயற்சிப்பவரே வாழ்வில் ஜெயிக்கின்றார்.

Random thoughts 1431 to 1445.

 1431. Time slips through our hands like grains of sand and the time to live our life happily is not tomorrow but today.

1432. If we sleep 7 hours a night and work 8 hrs a day, we will have 63 hrs a week, 252 hours a month and 3,024 hrs a year of free time.

1433. If we are on the wrong platform, we will never catch our train and we will never reach our destination.

1434. When our love for our spouse and children is true, why do we get upset when there is a difference of opinion?

1435. When I admire the wonder of the sunset or the beauty of a full moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator-Gandhiji.

1436. Our thoughts are shaped by the people we associate with, by the books we read, by the words we speak and by our daily physical surroundings.

1437. We first start making habits. Then slowly and steadily the habits start making us.

1438. Humans are genetically programmed to resist changes and maintain equilibrium. This condition is known as homeostasis.

1439. Humans are fond of negative news, habits and thoughts. Experts say we can overcome it if we keep them away for 21 days.

1440. Forgiveness is more a selfish attitude as it lessen our burden and makes our mind calm, stress-free and peaceful.

1441. I love sitting near the window in my room and look at the rains munching some snacks and listening to some soulful music.

1442. “I wept because I had no shoes until I saw a person who had no feet”-A Persian proverb.

1443. Some has the vision of what he wants to create in his life and some expresses the desire what he wants to leave when he dies.

1444. Cultivating friendships is the best way to find happiness and joy. People with good friends live longer, laugh more and worry less.

1445. All miseries are derived from not being able to be quiet. Meditation brings peace, tranquility, patience, serene and happiness.

Random thoughts 1416 to 1430.

 1416. Feeling happy in keeping the money safely in the pocket or feeling happy in spending the money on what one likes is the essence of life.

1417. The most enjoyable part of life is the retired life provided one lived a planned life from the beginning.

1418. If a devotee is allowed to take either a statuette of Lord Ram made of stone or a  statuette of Ravan made of gold, which one will he take?

1419. A small dot can stop a long sentence, but a few more dots can give continuity to it. Amazing but true. Every ending has a beginning.

1420. As per the fundamental rights, the police are not empowered to beat, slap, or hurt anyone for any reason either during interrogation or in jail.

1421. Three of the best qualities of my DIL are 1. Never argues. 2. Always friendly and smiling. 3. Most obedient and honest.

1422. Some people have an urge to make a counter statement. Even for a fact that “the sun rises in the east”, they will make a counter. That hurts.

1423. Better to show care instead of advising. Better to encourage instead of appreciating. Better to fix life instead of telling how to live.

1424. Developing a growth mindset is crucial to succeed instead of focusing on what others are doing. Focus on the best that you can do.

1425. I asked a boy “whom do you like the most- your father or mother? He said, he liked his mother when he is at home and father when going out.

1426. Who do not hesitate to say “please, sorry, thank you, welcome,and you are correct” will succeed and will have many friends.

1427. Elder and older are both adjectives. Older can be used of people and things, but elder can only be used of people.

1428. If success goes into the head, that is the beginning of the fall. If success goes into the heart, that is the beginning of further rise.

1429. Trust me, If I have difference of views with my children, I don’t get upset but I wonder how they are able to think differently and I feel happy about it.

1430. Whenever I deal with the younger generation, I just think how I was when I was like them and how better they are now.

Random thoughts 1401 to 1415

 1401. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration.

1402. I am not here to teach. I am here just to learn. If everyone has this attitude there will be love, harmony and peace.

1403. Doing exercises not only add life to your years but also add years to your life. If we don’t make time for exercise, we should make time for illness.

1404. Getting up at five O clock in the morning will help you control your day rather than letting your day control you.

1405. There are no failures in life, only results, no tragedies only lessons, no problems only opportunities, no solutions only wisdom.

1406. Mind is strange. It remembers things which we want to forget and forgets the things that we want to remember.

1407. To be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way is not easy.

1408. The expert’s advice to improve the marriage is to focus on four As ie attention, appreciation, affection and attraction.

1409. We should not talk anything ill of others. How we would feel if others do the same to us? We must be restrained in our dealings.

1410. We should look at others including wife and children as independent individuals created by God. Then we will definitely have peace of mind.

1411. We are happy to see our children grow physically and intellectually. But when our views are different, why our happiness  vanishes?

1412. When the match box is full, we are casual in lighting the lamp. When we have only one stick we take the maximum care. It applies to our life also.

1413. If we make use of our present day correctly, we need not worry about our future as it will take care of itself.

1414. Just because a person is humble that does not mean he is a coward. He may think that the other person is not equal to him to fight.

1415. In a family, when there is a dispute, the senior most member of the family ie the father or grandfather is consulted for adjudication. Similarly, in an extended family, the senior most member is consulted.

Living the life.

 1. Critical situation in Life is what happens to us when we are busy making some other plans.

2. Never let the fear of not being selected keep us from playing the game.

3. Everyone knows that we live our life only once. If we live it healthy and happily, one life is more than enough.

4. Live in the sunshine, swim in the river, breathe the beautiful air. Enjoy what God has given you. The purpose of our lives is to live happily.

5. Go confidently to fulfil your dreams! Live the life you have imagined. Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

6. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

7. You know Life is really very simple, but we are the one who make it complicated.

8. Think. Do we really live all the days of our life honestly, sincerely, happily and peacefully?

9. Living a life is different from making a living. Making a living should not prevent one from living his life.

10. Our Life is meant to be spent usefully and happily, but not to be saved and stored in lockers.

11. When a baby is born, it cries but others are happy. When a person dies, he is silent but others cry.

12. Humans thrive only in the presence of challenging situations. Otherwise life will be dull and boring.

13. When the pockets are full, people ask “how are you”. When the pockets are empty, people ask “who are you”.

14. People who remain with us when we are happy are called relatives. People who remain with us when we are in difficulty are called angels.

15. Whatever that comes into my daily life, I make it into a snippet. It requires a lot of research.

16. Single words that have contradictory meaning and also their opposites are called contronyms. Eg. Fast means speed or tied.

17. Just because we did something wrong in the past, that does not mean that we cannot advocate it now. 

18. Both virtue and talent must coexist in a person. Virtue without talent is of no use. Talent without virtue is a mere waste. 

SUCCESS

 1. Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

2. Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

3. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

4. If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.

5. I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

6. Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember — the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.

7. I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.

8. Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but they don't quit.

9. There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

10. Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better.

11. The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

12. If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success.

13. If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.

14. A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

15. Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.

16. Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.

17. Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

18. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.

19. Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

20. You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.

21. If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

22. If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient.

23. The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

24. If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

25. Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

26. People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed and the more they find a way to succeed. 

Some delightful demotivating quotes

 1. Motivating messages motivate positively. De-motivating messages motivate negatively.

2. Every dead body on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person, so…better to calm down.

3. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason may be we are stupid and make bad decisions.

4. Just because we accept a person as he is that doesn’t mean we have lost hope that he will improve.

5. If life does not break us today, don’t worry. It will try again tomorrow.

6. A thousand-mile journey starts with one step. Falling into a ditch and breaking our neck also starts with one step.

7. Today is the first day of the rest of our life. But yesterday was also like that. See how it has turned out to be.

8. It could be that our purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

9. Just because you are unique that does not mean that you are useful.

10. Do you hate your job? There is another group like that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.

 

11. I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

12. If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people to whom he has given it to.

13. Nothing says ‘you’re a loser’ more than owning a motivational poster about being a winner.

14. Not everything is a lesson. Sometimes you just fail.

15. Fate is a strange, unpopular restaurant where waiters bring us things we never asked for and we don't like.

16. Go ahead and take risks in life – it gives the rest of us something to laugh at.

17. There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.

Random thoughts 1386 to 1400

 1386. Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Skill is knowing how to do it and virtue is actually doing it.

1387. If you look at the right way, you can see that the whole world is a beautiful garden.

1388. Having a positive attitude is a concrete and intelligent way to view problems, challenges, and obstacles.

1389. It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.

1390. Building a positive attitude begins with having confidence in yourself.

1391. A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

1392. A positive attitude may not solve all our problems but that is the only way we can get out of our problems.

1393. Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking.

1394. The most important thing you will ever wear is your attitude.

1395. When there is freedom of expression, there is no scope for criticisms.

1396. The quality of the pudding is in the eating. The quality of a movie is in the taste of the viewers.

1397. Having absolute control over the five sense organs viz eye, ear, tongue, nose and skin, anyone can lead a happy, healthy and peaceful life.

1398. For ages, the dresses for men are standardised. For women, it goes on changing frequently. Any specific reason?

1399. I have a doubt whether the 6/8 pack ab of the movie actors are made of rubber moulds.

1400. As per a study, It takes about 3-4 years to get to know a person completely. If couples wait for this time, divorces may be avoided.