Kailash Jeevan Ayurvedic Cream (30g) | Soothing Multipurpose Herbal Balm

Kailash Jeevan is a much-loved multipurpose Ayurvedic cream, used as a soothing all-rounder for a wide range of everyday skin needs. It is traditionally applied to calm minor burns, itching and urticaria (hives), soothe irritated skin, dermatitis and acne, and to comfort conditions like piles, cracks and fissures. It is even traditionally dabbed on the navel or temples to encourage restful sleep, and used to soothe burning feet. Built on cooling sandalwood, neem and camphor in a coconut base, it is a handy household cream for many small complaints.

Kailash Jeevan blends cooling, soothing and cleansing botanicals into a comforting cream. The notable ingredients include:

• Chandan (sandalwood, Santalum album) oil, cooling and calming
• Durva (Cynodon dactylon) and Neem, soothing and cleansing for the skin
• Bhimseni Kapur (Borneo camphor), cooling and refreshing
• Coconut oil and Ral (Shorea robusta), the soothing base
• Gokhru and Pahadmool, traditional supporting herbs

Together they make a versatile, cooling cream suited to many minor skin complaints.

Kailash Jeevan is prized precisely because it is so versatile. It is traditionally reached for to soothe:

• Minor burns, cuts, cracks and fissures
• Itching, urticaria (hives) and general skin irritation
• Acne, dermatitis and inflamed patches
• The discomfort of piles, and burning feet

Its cooling, soothing herbs calm heat and irritation wherever they are applied. It is a gentle first-reach cream for small everyday complaints, though anything severe, spreading or persistent should be seen by a doctor rather than treated with the cream alone.

Kailash Jeevan is simple to use, applied externally to the area that needs soothing. A gentle approach:

1. Clean and dry the affected skin.
2. Apply a small amount of the cream and smooth it in gently.
3. Use it as needed through the day.

Traditionally, a little is also dabbed onto the navel or temples at night to encourage calm, restful sleep. A little goes a long way thanks to the concentrated sandalwood and camphor. Keep it away from the eyes, and patch test first if your skin is sensitive.

Yes, these are two of its more charming traditional uses. For restful sleep, a small amount is classically massaged onto the navel and temples at bedtime, where its cooling sandalwood and camphor are said to calm and settle the system. For burning feet, often linked to excess heat in the body, the cream is gently applied to the soles to bring a cooling, soothing relief. Both uses draw on the same cooling, calming nature of its key ingredients. They are gentle comforts; for persistent sleeplessness or burning feet, it is worth seeing a doctor.

Kailash Jeevan is mainly cooling and Pitta-pacifying, which is why it soothes so many heat-related complaints. In Ayurveda, burning, itching, redness, inflammation, hives and burning feet all reflect aggravated Pitta, and the cream's sandalwood, camphor, neem and durva are classic cooling answers to that heat. Its calming nature also gently settles an overactive, Vata-type restlessness, which is part of why it is used to encourage sleep. This soothing, cooling character is the thread connecting its many versatile uses.

Kailash Jeevan is a gentle, time-tested cream from a company with around fifty years behind the formula, and it is generally well tolerated as an external soother for the family's minor skin needs. As always, a little sensible care helps: keep it away from the eyes, patch test on a small area first if skin is sensitive, and use only a small amount. For children, the very elderly, or anyone with a specific or worsening skin condition, it is wise to check with a doctor. For everyday minor irritations, it is a handy, soothing household standby.

Because it is concentrated and used only in small dabs on the area that needs it, a 30 g jar of Kailash Jeevan lasts a good while as an occasional, multipurpose soother, easily seeing a household through many small complaints. Its compact size makes it handy to keep in a bag or bedside drawer. Keep the jar tightly closed in a cool, dry place away from direct heat and sunlight, and scoop it out with clean, dry fingers so it stays fresh and hygienic throughout its life.