Last week, Ramani Fernando, a leader in the hairstyling world, opened her
sixth salon at the World Trade Centre. The salon offers all hair and beauty
services and will be managed by one of her senior hair stylists, Johann Peires.
With plush interiors and up-to-date equipment in keeping with the other salons
in her group at Elibank Road, Taj, Lucky Plaza, Hilton and the Maldives, this
salon is located on the 4th Floor in the Gallery of the World Trade Centre.
Widac Commercial Interiors were responsible for the interiors of the new salon.
Ramani is Sri Lanka’s representative for the Asian Hairstyling and Makeup Competition. She was trained at Vidal Sassoon Academy, London and holds a Diploma from the L’Oreal and Wella Schools, London.
The concern of every individual these days is healthy food which is free of chemicals or pesticides. Yet getting hold of such food products for day to day use is a difficult task, which is why a young lady,. Laleeni Fernando along with Ms. Savithri Rajakaruna has established an organic vegetable and fruit outlet, E & CO, at Station Road Bambalapitiya, next to Oasis.
The uniquely arranged shop which opened on the 6th of June, deals with natural products brought in from villages and forests. Such vegetables and fruits have been grown in the best environment for them. Most of the products are from forest garden projects. The only pest control method used are natural and plant based ones. In fact, E & CO stands for Environment and Company.
All food products sold here are bought from certified organic plant growers. “ As far as I know I have never come across an organic vegetable and fruit shop, which is one of the reasons why I decided to start one , apart from the fact that I feel that it is important to encourage and give people the opportunity to enjoy more nutritious and natural foods, free of any artificial products,” said Laleeni.
Everything from beans, tomatoes, guavas, avocadoes, to tea, coffee,brown sugar, honey, herbs and other organic fruits and vegetables are available, especially seasonal products. Certain endangered varieties of plants are also sold. All are priced reasonably, and wrapped in recycled bags or just ordinary brown paper bags. “We have tried our best to cut down on polythenes and other environmentally hazardous things in use here. At present we have just begun this project, but for the two days since we opened, there has been a good response,” said Laleeni.
They also have a delivery service and are open from 10 in the morning till 7 in the evening. A part of the profits according to the owners go to the production of organic food they said and they have also provided the opportunity for many in rural areas to earn an income by buying home made baskets to hold the food. For any health conscious and environmental conscious person this is the ideal place to shop for nutritious and natural foods and herbs, while helping to reduce the threat to the environment.
Beauty conscious women often ask if vitamin supplements help the skin? Actually they don’t. Vitamins are part of the total nutritional intake (protein, fats, carbohydrates, minerals) and are essential for normal skin metabolism and physiology. However, there are no vitamin supplements that are especially helpful to skin. As with thyroid and insulin, there is an optimal vitamin dose that should not be exceeded; to do so may invite side effects involving the skin and internal organs.
Nonetheless, vitamin A has been popularly used as “the skin vitamin.” Excessive amounts of vitamin A are dangerous and may cause dry and fissured lips and skin, brittle nails, hair loss, and many very dangerous internal changes. Toxicity has been reported with the intake of as little as 15,000 to 25,000 units daily for prolonged periods of time. Birth defects may be associated with very high intake. Vitamins D and K, niacin, and pyridoxine can also be toxic in excessive amounts.
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