My latest favorite beauty indulgence is the Ayurvedic practice of body oiling. While participating in a Panchakarma detoxification program recently at the Parkschlösschen Bad Wildstein retreat in Bad Wildstein, Germany, the resident Vaidya (Ayurvedic healer) suggested that my Vata constitution would benefit from a full body oiling and self-massage each morning.
While he recommended sesame oil, I don’t like the scent. After searching for an acceptable substitute, I happened across a bottle of Rapunzel Organic Sunflower Oil at a local market. I should mention that sunflowers are my all-time favorite flower, and the bottle’s label reveals that the cold pressed, unrefined oil inside was bottled in France. I love the idea of beginning the day by massaging my skin with the oil from sunflowers that were gathered in French fields. Ooo la-la.
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