She was your first DIY teacher
She taught us this.
Sunday · May 10, 2026
Dear ma,
You taught us beauty before we knew the word for it. Your grandmother's ubtan before the wedding. Your mother's haldi-besan paste on Sunday mornings. Your aloe — straight from the pot in the verandah — when the sun was harsh.
The recipe wasn't in a book. It was in your hands. You measured by feel. You knew when the mixture was right by how it smelled.
This week we're returning what we've been collecting — three of the ingredients you'd recognize, in bottles that match your kitchen. Not because we invented them. We didn't. We just put them where the light could find them.
The toner she'd refill if she'd had it back then.
with love,
Megha & the team at Tattvalogy
Brand founder · Tattvalogy
Three rituals · the trio
The bottles she'd refill, if she'd had them back then.
We didn't invent any of this.
Your mother already knew.
- Ubtanउबटन Pre-wedding glow paste · 6th century
- Multani Mittiमुल्तानी मिट्टी The original face pack · 1500+ years
- Kumkumadiकुमकुमादि Saffron night oil · Ayurveda · 800 BCE
- Haldi-besanहल्दी-बेसन Sunday morning brightening pack
- Malaiमलाई For dry winter lips · always
- Aloe veraघृतकुमारी From the pot in the verandah
The Mother's Day trio
Three bottles she'll keep refilling.
-
01
Desi Rose Water Rs. 278.00
-
02
Saffron Toner Rs. 329.00
-
03
Cucumber Water Puffy Skin Toner Rs. 255.00
Build her trio →
Reshared, with permission.
Real moms · this week's DMs
Ruhi's Mom, Delhi
Rohini's mom, Chennai
Saayoni's mom, Kolkata
Harvinder's mom, Amritsar
Vaidehi's mom, Pune
Noor's mom, Pahalgam
Send mom a hug on WhatsApp.
Drop her a recipe. Tell her you finally ordered the toner. Or just say hi — Sunday is Sunday.
Open WhatsAppP.S. Tell her we said hi.