Methi, shikakai and all that my mom has this recipe that you know my cook does so she all of that also if you put on your hair
It’s a big myth that washing every day is you know going to spoil your hair. You know your scalp should not be oily.
Lakshmi knows a lot about makeup, Sam knows a lot about skincare and whenever on their
feed or Instagram in their lives I see something I message them, what is that, what is that
What is your skincare entail, like very naturally, very candidly what is the one thing you swear by for your skin?
I have I think I have always said this I am a strong believer in all the natural ingredients and
the biggest thing that really reflects on your skin is how you feel internally. Now, this is
something people keep saying but not enough stress is given upon it. But I really think if you
are happy if you are just not stressing, it will reflect on your skin. There is a reason why they
call it you know like you are glowing, suddenly people are blushing and then they are
glowing. Then people have pregnancy glow all of that is because you are feeling a certain
way and if that’s a practice that everyone can make then your skin is the reflection of what you are feeling inside.
So do you think you are one of those people who is like inherently blessed with flawless skin?
I break out majorly if it is very hot, you know in the heat when we are shooting in the heat.
Also if I am stressed and I’m not giving my body enough rest you will see a sudden breakout somewhere
So it’s yeah I don’t think anyone is blessed it always, no matter how blessed you are if you
are not taking care of it it’s going to show up at some point. I think the right care is important
and I am not someone who is a lot into products. I am in fact very, very bad, I am hopeless
when people come and tell me that you know this brand has launched this product and I am like oh
yeah okay whatever. So I think working out is very, very important because you release
your toxins. I just cannot do without not sweating every day. I have to just sweat out every day.
And secondly eating right because what you eat is definitely going to show on your skin. If
you eat a lot of processed food, if you eat a lot of packaged food, high sodium thing it’s going
to show on your skin so go all-natural. I don’t bifurcate food into carbs, protein or fat. Food is
food. Go back to your grandma’s food or your mom’s food or everything that you used to eat while
growing up and that’s genetically what our body is used to. If you are not starving it, it’s
going to be happy and show on your skin. And then of course use sunscreen that’s very,
very important, always when you step out. Always moisturise your skin. Never leave makeup
on your skin no matter how late it is. Make sure the residue comes out completely. Then I do a lot of
these fruits and a lot of home remedies on my skin all the time.
When you have like an acne break out what do you do to subside it? Do you like just let it be
or are you one of those people who puts toothpaste, tries something
It depends whether if it’s the heat kind or the other one. If it’s the one that has a head I know
this sounds gross, if it’s the one that has a head then the toothpaste will work but if its
something like a bigger one or like comes in the summer then I try to cool it with aloe vera or
Multani mitti or that is a sign of dehydration internally or your body feeling the heat so a lot of
things like having coolants you know like lime water with mint or watermelon or barley water.
All these things act as natural coolants for the body.
What is the weirdest thing that you have applied on your face so far?
For skincare
Weirdest
Egg white. It’s generally meant to be for skin tightening. I don’t do it regularly I have done it.
you know in fact in the lockdown all these recipes of these facemasks I would check and try all of those so I think the weirdest is egg white.
So what if I had to whip something up in 5 minutes for some glow-boosting homemade facemask, what would you recommend?
I think for glow banana mask is really, really nice or papaya. Papaya and curd and honey or
banana, curd and honey because that really makes your skin supple and soft and gives you a very instant glow.
A lot of girls complain about hair fall and thinning and all of these issues that are always
there. What do you do to ensure that your hair is remaining as it is?
Masks that really work well for hair is egg and banana and curd works very, whole egg works very, very well.
There is reetha shikakai you know that works very well, then aloe also works very nicely for hair again. Methi seeds are also very good if you Methi,
shikakai and all that my mom has this recipe you know my cook does so she all of that also if
you put on your hair. When I had thinning I myself suffered from it. When I started working at a very young age
obviously I wasn’t exposed to what it is and how do you take care of it from the heat that we
subject it to and then I started getting thinning and hair fall. I checked, when I checked my
blood work my iron levels were low and my ferritin was really low so the I started making
sure that I am eating the food right so that it is also not just eaten but also absorbed right.
Again keep washing your hair regularly. It’s a big myth that washing every day is
you know going to spoil your hair. Your scalp should not be oily and you have to wash it
whenever. I mean I work out every day so I wash every day but depending on what your
lifestyle is and condition your hair not your scalp but your hair. Generally most of us
condition for a minute and run but conditioning needs to be left for 4-5 minutes and if you are
doing a hair mask then put on a hair mask and put a you know a warm towel around your
hair and leave it for 20 minutes, 25 minutes. So all of this
So are you a fan of oiling or you stay away from oils for your hair, for your skin or anything?
So I used to oil a lot as a kid, you know my hair used to always oiled. Then when I grew up
obviously college and all, you don’t want to oil your hair and then even I am confused
because there are two schools one believes that oiling is good and other believes that
oiling isn’t good it’s harming your hair. So I do oiling once in 15 days and then I leave it for
an hour or two and then I wash it because I like the oiling for the fact that I get a good champi.
I know you said you are not big on makeup but if you had to
You can see that
If you say that one product is overrated or overhyped what do you think it would be?
I don’t know man I don’t understand highlighters. I don’t understand highlighters, I don’t
understand makeup as much. If you see me outside you will see me like this naturally. I
put a tint on, I put lipstick on and that’s about it.
What is the one home remedy that has been suggested to you by Lakshmi Manchu?
I think it’s the other way around always. I am the one who tells her about these home
remedies but I think coolants, this buttermilk coolant she makes which is your overall body
coolant. I remember a long time back I was shooting a film with her brother Manoj is Tirupathi where they used to make this.
And the second person Samantha Akkineni
Oh Sam and I have never discussed
Actually, we have. Once we had gone for the holiday and I remember I was getting a breakout
and she was like why aren’t you doing anything about it? I said what will I do? She said mad or
what you are, do something about it. I was like it will be fine. She just recommended me a cream
or two. But I think Sam has a lovely skin too. She is someone who knows so much about
products. She is one person I should actually ask. Lakshmi knows a lot about makeup, Sam
knows a lot about skincare and whenever on their feed or Instagram in their lives I see
something I message them, what is that, what is that and then they will send and I will never end up ordering it.
Never.