Forest Essentials was started at the onset of the millennium with just some handmade soaps that were first given to family and friends. What began as a small project has blossomed to be the pioneer of the luxury Ayurveda segment in India.
Our ethos lies in maintaining the purity, authenticity and quality of our products using ancient Ayurvedic recipes, Ayurvedic ingredients and traditional manufacturing practices.
If you cannot eat it, do not use it on your skin
In recent times, people have become more aware of the “Clean Beauty” movement. Gaining momentum by the day, it propels the idea that skincare should be non-toxic and without adulterated ingredients such as chemicals, paraben and the like. Interestingly, the most fundamental Ayurvedic standard for pure, fresh, and natural is that “if you cannot eat it, do not use it on your skin”. In that sense, Ayurveda has pioneered the idea of Clean Beauty and that is, according to Forest Essentials, what makes Ayurveda the choicest and most relevant cosmetology today, in the modern age.
We believe that beauty products made of living substances such as plants or their extracts, are balanced by nature and contain the vibratory energy that constitutes life. These contain all the purifying, nutritive and balancing properties necessary to nurture the skin for eternal beauty. Taking this philosophy forward, our formulations only use the purest, freshest, and seasonal ingredients which are meticulously sourced from across India as advised in the Ayurvedic tenets.
Pure, Fresh, Seasonal and Ethically Sourced Ingredients
For over 21 years, we have reiterated our standing of genuineness and accuracy in creating Ayurvedic beauty products without synthetic and artificial ingredients. Seasonal harvesting of rare and precious crops as well as plucking of nutritious herbs and fragrant flowers ensures that the ingredients are derived at their optimal potency and in their purest form, to impart vital nutrition when used for skincare.
Only naturally distilled pure essential oils, cold pressed, organically grown vegetable oils and plant extracts are used to prepare these Ayurvedic products. This is because plants and other botanical extracts, unlike chemicals and artificial substitutes, are full of the living, vibratory energy that constitutes life. Our body knows how to effectively use these natural ingredients, as opposed to synthetic counterparts, which makes them the perfect food for skin.
A Pleasurable Experience – The Theory Of Panchmahabhutas
As per ancient Vedic texts, everything in this universe is generated from the five basic elements: Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth, and every human being is a creation of these elements that are each invoked through these 5 senses. This theory, known as the Panchamahabhuta, inspires the making of the Forest Essentials products that are designed to appeal to all five of your senses.
At Forest Essentials, we believe that every product must be as enjoyable as it is effective. We take the true essence of Ayurvedic recipes, refine, and amalgamate them with a modern aesthetic to provide a pleasurable experience to our consumers.
Each of our Ayurvedic products are made to bring about a multi-sensorial experience as per the Panchmahabhutas – from the Touch of their silken textures, their beautiful packaging that is a pleasurable Sight for the eyes, the Sound of positive Vedic mantras chanted whilst products are churned for them to absorb their vibrational energy, the Scent of the purest herbs, flowers and roots, and finally the Taste of fresh Gulaab Jal & fermented fruit pulp blended within the beautiful bottles and jars.
For Forest Essentials, beauty is more than skin deep; our Ayurvedic beauty products are made to speak to your soul and for you to take pleasure in your moment of mindful relaxation.
Responsible Beauty
At Forest Essentials, we help you to not only look beautiful but feel beautiful. This quest to bring about responsible beauty differs from generic beauty norms. Our manufacturing processes work in harmony with the environment- the greater web of life. In our belief, any process that hurts the best beauty artist of all- Nature, does not qualify for business pursuits.
We have given careful thought to the entire product cycle, right from sourcing ingredients to packaging, in order to make a conscious effort in reducing its environmental impact. We have evaluated every aspect of our product life cycle to make something that consumers would love to use and feel good about using. We want to create a community of consumers that want to look good while doing good, because it’s possible!
We care for the environment which we have inherited and will leave the generations that follow us. This has brought together the best of old and new, making it possible for us to step into the next generation with the philosophy of Ayurveda in which the secret of lasting beauty is not only physical but comes along with the harmony of the mind, body, and soul. At Forest Essentials we are determined to take the philosophy of Indian Ayurvedic Beauty which can compare with any International Luxury Brand to the world.
Our Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility has always been inherent in our DNA. With setting up our first workshop in a remote part of the Himalayas, to providing employment and an alternate source of income for the local population, we aim to help solve the problem of educational inequity in India, in our own small way, by funding primary schools in the remote part of Uttaranchal in collaboration with Teach for India.
Forest Essentials brings to you, luxurious Ayurvedic products that are sensorial, pleasurable, and pure to create a whole new experience of opulence, beauty, and splendour. Visit www.forestessentials.co.uk to enlighten yourself with more such reads on Ayurveda and indulge in the iconic Forest Essentials’ products for Ayurvedic skin care and Ayurvedic hair care.
