Ayca’s pure, natural products are a result of age-old recipes passed down through generations
MOTHERS KNOW BEST—local beauty brand Ayca will undoubtedly vouch for this. Owing its conception to a nourishing body cream developed by co-founder Mallyeka Watsa’s great-grandmother to ensure her daughters didn’t develop stretch marks during their pregnancies, the formulation has passed down from generation to generation like a prized heirloom, reserved exclusively for friends and family. That is until Watsa decided to found Ayca with her long-time colleague and friend, Himani Singh.
Much like that very first body cream—made with beeswax, essential oils, and water distilled on site and infused with a blend of bark and flowers—Ayca focuses on natural ingredients and traditional recipes to create a range of holistic beauty products. There are incredibly lightweight moisturising Aloe Vera Gels in jasmine, tea tree, rose and bergamot, lemongrass, and turmeric; shower gels with nourishing coconut oil as a base; a rose face scrub that uses sandalwood powder for potent exfoliation; and hydrating body lotions with jojoba oil and wheatgerm as base ingredients. It comes as no surprise then that the products are also free of chemicals and preservatives.
This story is from the June 2017 edition of Harper's Bazaar India.
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