This August I continued with Plastic Free July.
Participated and attended a DIY beauty workshop.
Wrote a food blog for Zero Waste Week 2019 -
How to make Masoor (red split lentils)and Moong (yellow lentils) ki Daal, this recipe was lovingly cooked by my late mother
Mrs Meshar Mumtaz Bano.
This month I continued with Plastic Free July and invested in a bamboo toothbrush, an organic loofah, organic laundry softener and soap nuts
Bamboo Toothbrush
Organic Loofah
Organic Laundry Softener
Soap Nuts
Soap Nuts
Soap nuts are Organic Laundry Detergent
They are 100% Natural and Biodegradable
Instructions: Use 5-7 soap berries for a full load of washing.
Place the bag and berries directly in the washing machine with all your laundry.
Soap berries can be re-used 5-6 times and then disposed preferably in a composter.
Soap berres do not produce much foam.
Use warm water for washing clothes or soak the bag with berries before placing in the washing machine.
To read my blog about Plastic Free July 2019 please click here.
Natural Beauty Workshop with Amruta Kshemkalyani of Sustainability Tribe
On a scorching hot and dusty afternoon, I headed to the Retold Boutique in Umm Suqueim for a a Natural Beauty Workshop with Amruta Kshemkalyani Co founder of Sustainability Tribe.
Amruta talked about the environmental impacts, green washing and toxic chemicals and then held a DIY workshop where 5 participants including myself paid a fee of 75 AED to make a face mask, pack and scrub.
Toxins in Personal Care Products
Environmental impacts of chemicals in cosmetics and beauty products
Stay Away from green washed products slide
Natural Beauty DIY Workshop participants
It was surprising to learn that my mothers besan and tumeric cleanser and multani mitti face pack was part of the DIY beauty workshop.
Mixing bowl and Resuable bottles
Ingredients
Gram Flour and Tumeric Cleanser
Ingredients For All Skin Types:
Gram Flour (Besan) Turmeric Powder, Milk, Honey, Yogurt,
Lemon Juice and Rosewater.
Application For My Skin Type which is Acne Prone Skin:
Mix 2 tsp of the Gram Flour and a pinch of Tumeric together.
Add the yoghurt to the mixture into a medium textured paste
Apply: for 5-15 minutes. Wash with luke warm water
Results: TBA
Recommendation: TBA
Gram Flour (Besan) and Tumeric cleanser, Natural DIY Beauty Workshop
Gram Flour (Besan) and Tumeric cleanser, Natural DIY Beauty Workshop
Gram Flour (Besan) and Tumeric cleanser, Natural DIY Beauty Workshop
Gram Flour (Besan) and Tumeric cleanser, Natural DIY Beauty Workshop
Gram Flour (Besan) and Tumeric cleanser, Natural DIY Beauty Workshop
Application For Dry Skin:
Mix 2 tsp of the Gram Flour and a pinch of Tumeric together.
Add mik (honey if you wish) to the mixture into a medium textured paste
Apply: for 5-15 minutes. Wash with luke warm water
Application For Oily Skin:
Mix 2 tsp of the Gram Flour and a pinch of Tumeric together.
Add the yoghurt and lemon juice to the mixture into a medium textured paste
Apply: for 5-15 minutes. Wash with luke warm water
Application For All Skin Types:
Mix 2 tsp of the Gram Flour and a pinch of Tumeric together.
Add the rosewater to the mixture into a medium textured paste
Apply: for 5-15 minutes. Wash with luke warm water
To read more and make your own natural beauty products click here.
As requested by my Creative Director Helen Barlow Scott
This daal recipe was lovingly cooked my my late mother
Mrs Meshar Mumtaz Bano
Ingredients
Red Split Lentils (Masoor Daal) Fairtrade or Organic if possible,
Yellow Lentils (Moong Daal) Fairtrade or Organic if possible,
Garlic, Crushed Red Chilies, Green Chilies, Red Chili Powder,
Tumeric Powder, Salt, One Small Onion, Coriander and Water
Measure equal quantities of Masoor and Moong Daal
I used a third of a cup.
Peel and chop 5 to 6 cloves of garlic.
Measure a half tsp of crushed red chilies.
Wash the lentils until the water is clear.
Add the lentils, crushed red chilies and garlic to a cooking pan and add water to cover half the cooking pan.
Add salt to taste
I usually add half a teaspoon of salt but you can always add more later.
Add two whole green chilies for aroma.
Leave to cook on medium heat for approximately 45 minutes to an hour until the lentils are blended.
Keep an eye the water doesn't boil over.
Garnish
Peel one small onion and cut into fine slices and fry in butter and oil
until golden brown.
My beloved mother used to to add zeera (cumin seeds), whole red chilies and finely cut garlic to the onions.
Add coriander and fried onions for garnish.
Its entirely up to you!
Serve hot with plain, zeera rice or roti.
To being with measure equal quantities of Masoor and Moong Daal
I used a third of a cup.
Masoor (Red Split Lentils)
Moong Daal (Yellow Lentils)
Cloves of garlic
Crushed Red Chilies
Peel and chop 5 to 6 cloves of garlic.
Measure a half tsp of crushed red chilies.
Wash the lentils until the water is clear.
Add the lentils, crushed red chilies and garlic to a cooking pan and add water to cover half the cooking pan.
Daal simmering
Add less than half a teaspoon of tumeric powder and add less than half a teaspoon of red chili powder.
Add less thank half a tea spoon of red chili powder and
less than half of a tea spoon of tumeric
To read how to make Daal please click here.
Thank you for reading and supporting fairtrade.
I look forward to recording more videos once I regain my energy and my shoulders have healed.
Sabeena X
Natural Beauty Talk and Workshop
How to Make Masoor and Moong Daal
My right shoulder is still very painful and inflamed again and I have struggled to type this blog.
Despite my pain I managed to attend a webinar and record videos about PIE Community members expressing an interest to join.
I celebrated World Cancer Day 2024 by creating a poster in Urdu and English.
I participated in a School for Social Entrepreneur webinar with Chris Hines MBE.
Translation in Urdu
My sister sent me links to webinars about Great Mental Health Day which took place 26th January 2024.
I am grateful to all the guest speakers and trainers who took time out of their busy schedules to talk about Suicide Prevention, Bereavement and Write to Speak Your Poetry.
Translation in Urdu
میری بہن نے مجھے عظیم دماغی صحت کے دن کے بارے میں ویبینرز کے لنکس بھیجے جو 26 جنوری 2024 کو ہوا تھا۔
میں ان تمام مہمان مقررین اور ٹرینرز کا مشکور ہوں جنہوں نے اپنے مصروف شیڈول میں سے وقت نکال کر خودکشی کی روک تھام، سوگ اور اپنی شاعری لکھنے کے بارے میں بات کی۔
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my fair trade friends and family around the world.
My right shoulder is still very painful and inflamed again and I have struggled to type this blog.
Despite my pain I managed to attend a webinar and record videos about PIE Community members expressing an interest to join.
I joined a couple of sessions about Mental Health and Suicide Training.
These sessions were organised by THRIVE LDN.
Translation in Urdu
نیا سال مبارک ہو!
دنیا بھر میں میرے تمام منصفانہ تجارتی دوستوں اور اہل خانہ کو نیا سال مبارک ہو۔
میرا دایاں کندھا اب بھی بہت تکلیف دہ ہے اور دوبارہ سوجن ہے اور میں نے اس بلاگ کو ٹائپ کرنے کے لیے جدوجہد کی ہے۔
اپنی تکلیف کے باوجود میں ایک ویبنار میں شرکت کرنے اور کمیونٹی کے ممبران کے بارے میں ویڈیوز ریکارڈ کرنے میں کامیاب ہو گی جو اس میں شامل ہونے میں دلچسپی کا اظہار کرتے ہیں۔
میں دماغی صحت اور خودکشی کی تربیت کے بارے میں کچھ سیشنز میں شامل ہوے۔
ان سیشنز کا اہتمام THRIVE LDN نے کیا تھا۔
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