Natural Beeswax Balms

Beeswax is a by-product of honey harvesting. It is a natural wax produced by individual honey bees of the genus Apis. Beeswax has non-allergenic properties that can make it a useful skin protector from various airborne allergies. It also provides slight anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant qualities which can benefit the body. Each balm is blended with other natural flavours and oils, to add to the health benefit of the balm.

• Camphor helps in clearing chest congestion due to colds, allergies and sinus problems.
• Citronella is an excellent mosquito repellent and useful for oily skin.
• Olive keeps your skin soft and smooth and protects it from chafing
• Eucalyptus is the perfect remedy for cold symptoms, relieve clogged nose and chest pain.
• Coconut is best for cracked heels and softens the tough skin.
• Wintergreen soothes sore, inflamed joints and can be used as a soothing massage balm.
• Jasmine, sandal and lavender balms work greatly as solid perfumes.

Natural Beeswax Lip Balms

Rejuvenate your lips with the  gentle and natural flavors of strawberry, pomegranate, orange, chocolate, vanilla, mint and many more. Blended with our beeswax, organic honey and olive oil, these balms will keep your lips happy and healthy :)

A must for the babies!

Made with love for the little ones 🧡 The little ones need the most care and the most gentle of the products to be used on their skin. Our special baby products cater to those needs and are carefully formulated to ensure great nourishment.🧡

The Calendula Baby Massage Oil is a head to toe solution for your baby’s daily massage. It is made to ensure all round care and nourishment. Baby massage oil is rich in Multivitamins and is enriched with Almond, Sesame and Calendula, which relaxes the baby’s muscles and nourishes the skin.

Aloe Almond Baby lotion is ideal to moisturize your baby’s skin, while protecting it from the pollution and impurities. It’s got a mild fragrance that doesn’t cause any irritation to the baby.

Baby shampoo has equal care from our end towards your baby as you would. Baby shampoo is fully loaded with the nourishment powerhouse with extremely mild fragrance ensuring a sound bath for the baby. Aloe Vera and betaine make sure that your baby’s scalp remains itch free and moisturized!

Little laundry is a perfect and safe way to clean your baby’s nappy and clothes. It is extremely gentle while powerfully cleaning your baby’s clothes. It has twice the quantity of coconut and Neem, thus, keeping the rash causing bacteria in check. Little laundry is treated with Lavender essential oil which is known for its anti fungal ability. It’s extremely gentle on hands, and hence, safe for machine as well as hand wash.

Aloe Turmeric Baby Wash Concentrate is right off the grandma’s recipe books to take care of your baby’s hygiene. It’s a mild soap paste which can be used to aid in muscle relaxation, add glow to the skin, moisturize the skin and ensure deep cleaning and nourishment.

Organic Baby Soap is carefully formulated for the baby’s soft and developing skin providing cleansing and nourishment simultaneously. Super moisturising, anti-septic and anti-baterical.

Organic Skincare

Skin is the largest organ of our human body and what we apply on skin is absorbed in merely 26 seconds. Ever thought about this? Think how much of chemicals enter our body and they not only harm us but also enter water and harm the environment at large.
Switch to products that are natural, organic and friendly to mother earth. One of the biggest myths around eco-friendly skincare products are that they are not so price friendly. Check out our skincare range which starts from INR 65 only!

Our next series of blogs would be all about the organic skincare options.

About our products

Our products, what we don’t like to call products, are indeed stories. Every handmade product has a story, of the hands that crafted it, of the weaving knowledge that has been passed down from generations and a story that is yet to find space in the mainstream. While we work with the artisans and weavers to maintain the authenticity of the local craft communities, we also share market trends and learnings to aesthetically innovate crafts in a unique manner.

Sustainability lies at the core of our products, we constantly endeavour to offer organic, eco-friendly products and emphasise on natural and upcycled products that take you closer to living a healthier, greener and nature-inspired lifestyle. Be it the organic, paraben and lead-free skincare or the smokeless charcoal-free incense, we strive to provide you with an alternative lifestyle that helps to reduce your carbon footprint.

Our curation is what sets us apart. A unique mix of handpicked products, the range includes organic skincare, recycled paper, handmade jewellery, handwoven textiles, natural aroma, accessories and home décor. Exquisitely curated products, the selection is a carefully handpicked range of innovative craft products.

Our story

 ॐ तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविध: स्मृत: |

ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिता: पुरा || 23||

oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ

brāhmaṇās tena vedāśh cha yajñāśh cha vihitāḥ purā

Tatsat is a Sanskrit word that appears in the Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, signifying truth and purity. It translates into “all that is true and pure”.

Tatsat, as it is today, was conceptualised and started in 2006 to bridge the gap between eco-conscious consumers looking for contemporary “green” products, and the marginalized producers in the country who did not have a direct access to mainstream markets. Our focus was on providing an array of sustainable, contemporary lifestyle products to our customers. Sourcing from NGOs, self-help groups, green producers, tribal groups, individuals artisans and weavers, we have gradually expanded to over fifty groups spread all across the country.

What had begun as a “shop with a cause” has now evolved into a “socially-conscious store”. Our focus on the 3 Ps of people, profit and planet has helped us achieve the fourth P of prosperity. What had started as a store run by a single family now spells livelihood for over 60 families, who cohesively work together as one big community.

From a store in Hauz Khas in New Delhi, we are now taking our business online so that we can spread the joy and cheer that comes from being and buying organic.

Handpainted Kettles

Handpainted kettles and tapri/chai glasses to add color to your home

Stationary Collection Drive

Tatsat organizes a 'Stationary Collection Drive' in collaboration with Khoj Foundation for the street kids in Delhi. Please donate usable stationary for kids at Tatsat from 15th-30th June'12.

GREEN LIVING

Just as ‘Green’ on a traffic signal means it’s time to GO, similarly ‘Living Green’ means it’s time to GROW in harmony with nature. It’s all about the pursuit of knowledge and making ecologically responsible decisions to protect the environment.

But do we assume that as an individual we can do nothing to save our natural resources from depletion? Well, the reality is that our individual minimal contributions have a great impact on the environment.

Adopting a sustainable lifestyle not only benefits the environment but also rewards us for our efforts. One can go for replacing incandescent lights with CFLs that use up to 75% less energy and save money. We must shop for some inexpensive reusable water bottles, and stop buying those plastic bottles. These plastic bottles are difficult to recycle and take about 500 years on an average to decompose.

We can enjoy the rains and collect this rain water to water plants. Make sure that there are no leaky faucets and use a bucket instead of taking a shower, thus saving water.  Going for organic food is also a good idea which not only saves environment from toxic fertilizers but also gives better nutrients for healthy living.

Turning the lights off when you leave the room is the simplest way to Go Green. Unplug unused chargers and appliances as well. Do not take a print out unless necessary, print both sides thus Saving Paper, Saving Trees!!

It’s really simple and is all about becoming a little conscious about your practices and changing the way we consume. It not just helps your planet but also you and your family. Tatsat offers you a wide range of environment friendly products to choose from and ‘Go Green’ this season.

Tatsat gives you recycled products in a completely new form such as colorful vases made out of broken bangles, bags & clutches made out of recycled tyres, fashion jewellery made out of recycled cloth, recycled wooden products.. Sounds great, rite? You can also try a complete range of organic skincare products, smoke-free incense sticks along with a variety of handmade paper,  elephant poop paper, cotton rag paper etc.

We strive to make our Earth greener… We are becoming a conscious consumer... Are you?

SKIN CARE… goes natural !!

Each one of us still long for baby soft skin… but where is it actually lost..? As we grow, our skin loses its natural moisture, nutrients and softness as it is exposed to the environment.

Cosmetic products, available in the market and extensively used by us, are reported to contain certain suspect and known toxic ingredients. The synthetic ingredients in these cosmetics require a large amount of energy to be eliminated from the body.

Anything which is put on our skin is believed to enter our body through the pores and eventually into the circulation system. Therefore, it is essential to wisely select the products for our skin just as we do when we choose our food.

Natural products and the oils extracted from plants are extensively used for body care and therapeutic purpose these days. They are readily accepted by our immune system as non-foreign substances.

These natural skin care products work towards incorporating nutrients into the skin which are lost as a result of aging or on exposure to the harsh environment.

Undoubtedly, natural skin care is the best possible solution for a clear, radiant and more beautiful skin.

So this summer, explore the new natural skin care range at Tatsat and let your skin shine naturally, just like the beautiful pearls.

Tatsat offers a range of oils which are naturally-extracted such as Apricot oil for softening & moisturizing your skin and Bhringaraj-Amla for preventing hair fall & premature graying. You can also try the new range of body-wash prepared by blending the naturally extracted aloevera, lavender and lemon grass. The hand-made soaps are undoubtedly the best natural exfoliators. Natural rose water and facial scrubs on the other hand pamper your skin.

Switch to naturals and delight your skin by letting it breathe the way nature has intended it to!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Mother's Day!

We have grown up with an intense belief in one of the Jewish proverbs; “God could not be everywhere, so he created MOTHERS”.

The word ‘MAA’ which is the very first one a child learns to speak is a whole world in itself. A mother’s hug is just so enough to make us feel secure and blow away our unknown fears. She is the one who has a skill to scold us while her heart is pounding with love. She is the one who welcomes the smiles of your childhood to teenage frowns with her arms wide open. She is your best mate, your inspiration, your admirer, your philosopher, your best chef, your sunshine……

No amount of words is actually enough to thank her for everything she does for us. So come, let’s greet her this Mother’s Day with a token of love from Tatsat gift range especially dedicated to our loving mothers.

Tatsat brings a whole new range of Madhubani and Kalamkari sarees, suits and dupattas to add beauty to her grace. Surprise her with matching hand bags and jewellery which she would love to adorn herself with.

Make your mom pamper herself with the new range of natural skin care products ranging from scrubs, body & hair oils to shampoos etc. Making her relive memories with multi-picture wooden photo frames would also be a great idea.  Beautifully and tenderly painted pebbles would definitely fetch her broad smile.

We also bring a host of other gift options such as plants to decorate her garden, magnets & candles to beautify her home and aroma to rejuvenate her mind, body & soul.

Join us this week at Tatsat and make her day special !!

REED DIFFUSERS

When someone mentions the words "home fragrance products", what comes to mind? Candles? Air freshener spray? Plug-in room scents? Now you can add reed diffusers to this list. You might see them in every day use and not realize it. Here are some simple information on what a diffuser is, how do they work, and who uses them.

What is a reed diffuser? A reed diffuser is a home fragrance product that comes in three parts: a bottle/container, scented oil, and reeds. They come in an assortment of shapes, size, and fragrances from a simple clear bottle to a decorative shape jar. To determine which size to use will need to be determined depending on the size of room you plan on using it in. A small reed diffuser will work wonderfully in a bathroom, which is typically small whereas a waiting room in a doctors office will need something larger to ensure the full room will be fragrant.

How do they work? Reed diffusers are quite simple to use as they are safe, do not require a flame like candles and are nearly maintenance free. To get it working simply remove the packaging and set all the elements on a flat surface. Next, uncap the oil and pour the fragrance oil into the empty vessel or uncap the container which the oil is already housed. (Note: some reed diffusers come with the oil ready to be used in the decorative vessel.) Lastly, insert the reeds into the filled vessel and enjoy. The reeds have tiny straw-like openings that run the whole length of the reed. These reeds, when moistened, soaks up the oil and carries it along the whole reed. While some sticks may take a while to absorb the oil, it is recommended to flip the reeds after 1 hour of first inserting them into the oil, to get them working faster.

Who uses diffusers? If you have a room, then you can use a reed diffuser. While most people use reed diffusers in the home in places like the kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and living room more and more people are using them outside the home. Reed diffusers can be found in lawyer and doctor's office waiting rooms to help calm clients. Those in nursing homes and retirement places welcome them as they not only hide smells they are pretty to admire. Real estate agents recommend them to decorate sellers homes. Also, diffusers are prevalent in spas and beauty shops honing in the aromatherapy aspect they bring. Since these products are a popular way to make any room smell nice they make great gifts for even the hard to buy for person on your gift giving lists.

Now that the festival season sets in, fill the lives of your near and dear ones with fragrances they can live with, with every breath they take. Alter their lives, their minds, moods and even their healths. Or else gift yourself a beautiful beginning and swirl into the aromatic world of fragrances and feel from within the change, the light, the power! And see how you spread it!

Reed diffusers available at Tatsat-A Socially Conscious Store. Choose your special fragrances like Rose, Jasmine, Lemon Grass and Lavender only at Rs 425!

Smell it! Feel it! Experience the change by rejuvenating yourself!

Incense In Sense- Aromatherapy for good Living

Our homes and workspaces are a reflection of our thoughts, where every corner has its story and each wall has something to say. They encompass the ambiance that generates conditions conducive for our prosperity and growth. But what makes for the perfect ambiance? Is it the vibrant colors in the hallway inviting you into the living area or the chic lighting that brings a room to life? Or is it the flowers on the table that breathe energy into you with their alluring fragrance?
For centuries, naturally aromatic ingredients have been utilised to create a desirable atmosphere. Incense sticks and oils are an essential part of religious ceremonies and rituals. It is believed they have magnetic abilities that can draw positive energy. Each incense has unique properties that can be brought to use in different circumstances.
Aromas can have a significant impact on our emotions. Therefore, blending aromatherapy with your homes and offices in accordance with your emotional characteristics could lead to the creation of balanced professional and personal life. Here are a few popular incenses in correspondance with the situations they could be used in:-
Lavendar- Available in the form of cones, spaghetti sticks and oil, this incense has multiple benefits and is known for its versatile effects on the mind and the body, especially in the wake of depression, stress and anxiety.
Jasmine- If you desire to succeed with confidence then Jasmine is the right incense for you. It is also believed to be an ice cap for those with a volcanic temper.
Chamomile- Dispel fears from your life with crisp and sweet incense of chamomile.
Rose- Let the fragrance of roses wave the wand of happiness and peace for the mind and soul.
Patchouli- Treat tired senses to the incense of patchouli, known for its calming abilities in the event of exhaustion and fatigue.
Sandalwood- This warm and rich incense is believed to be functional in nervous disorders and a great component for meditation sessions.
Other incenses and oils such as Eucalyptus, mint and lemon are known for their positive impact on our health and skin. However, each of these incenses should be utilised with a suitable apparatus for safety considerations.
So, discover the magic of aromas in nature’s orchard of treasures hidden in plain sight and let it enchant your life.

Come and indulge in the divine world of incense

Season based Folk/ Tribal art handpainted calendars for 2010

Teej Bazar was an event organized by Tatsat and AADI in New Delhi on 23rd and 24th July, 2009. These are the pictures with background score by The Baseballs' Crazy with Love

Teej Bazar from Muralidhar Duvvuri on Vimeo.

Jewelery at Tatsat!

Jewelry at Tatsat (tiny) from Muralidhar Duvvuri on Vimeo.

Green Consumer Day!!!

As the world celebrates the Green consumer day on 28th September, the Tatsat team takes this opportunity to thank you for appreciating and using our eco-friendly and recycled products.
To show our commitment towards the cause, we are launching recycled bags made of Jute and fabric and natural fibre bags made of banana fibre, screw pine and cane this September. Now you can even find a wide array of Bonsais and vermi-compost or organic manure in addition to the already existing and very popular range of beautifully potted indoor plants from Green Somethings, at Tatsat.
To spice up things this Green Consumer day, the Tatsat team announces a Limerick (short poem, some fun links about limericks are provided below!) competition for its ‘Green consumer’. Write a Limerick to prove that you are a green consumer and the best limerick gets a FREE potted plant, worth Rs. 350 from “Green Somethings” (www.GreenSomethings.com).
You can email your limerick at tatsat297@gmail.com on or before 28th September or write it on the spot when you come for shopping at Tatsat on or before 28th September. The best Limerick writer will be notified by phone by the September 30th, so don't forget to leave your contact number.
Once again, thank you for being an aware Green customer!

Limericks??
http://www.ehow.com/how_3332_write-limerick.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Limerick