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Ayurvedic Orientana

Text: Anna Plaszczyk, photos: press release

22 May 2021

Ayurvedic concept of health and therapy is meant to help our hair to regain shine and restore harmony. Orientana is a Polish brand which does not use chemicals in its cosmetics and it puts the knowledge of ancient Asia and all its heart in its products instead.

Ayurveda is the oldest medical and philosophical system in the world. It was created 5000 years ago in ancient India, and the word itself loosely translated means the knowledge of life. -During my visits to Asian countries I have got to know the ins and outs of taking care of the natural appearance and health, I have also widen my knowledge about the properties of Asian plants and cosmetic formulas unknown in Europe until now, but used in Asia for thousands of years - says Anna Wasilewska, the founder and the owner of the Orientana brand.

Cosmetics made by concerns that you can buy almost in every supermarket, are full of chemistry, like many of military weapon. Cheapest synthetic detergents, SLS or SLES, can cause dryness of the skin, disturb the production of sebum and can irritate the skin. Research of University Medical College of Georgia, indicated that SLS after penetrating into the body, it accumulates in the tissues. SLS can be very harmful for the hair. For this reason, Orientana has created a series of hair care products based on Ayurvedic formula.

The Reetha nuts are the washing base of the shampoo. Amla fruit extract used in Asia against hair loss will strengthen them. Shikakai not only smoothen the hair and give them softness, but it will also prevent from dandruff and skin inflammation. Lodhra bark extract works similarly. Ginger oil will give your hair shine and the lemongrass oil will refresh and regenerate them.

The natural regenerative therapy will complement the care- oiling the hair, the way proven by millions of Asians. Oiling makes your hair shine and smooth, it protects them from high temperature. In Orientana hair oils you can find, among other things: sesame oil, coconut oil, cardamom oil, wheat germ oil or jasmine oil. The oil is enriched with plant extracts. Such oil should be massaged into the scalp and the hair, eg for the night, in the morning it should be washed off .

Orientana Cosmetics are made in two factories - in India and Taiwan. Some of the ingredients come from own crops of the brand, others are carefully controlled.