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Ayurvedic beauty

Growing up in Malaysia, Two Birds Beauty founder Jessie Gurunathan subconsciously absorbed Ayurvedic principles, including the use of Kansa metal, from her grandmother.

In Tamil tradition, it’s believed there are marma points all over the body which correspond to the seven chakras (energy centres). There are many types of massage tools made from Kansa metal (including the Kansa face wand) that are used to stimulate these points.

Kansa is the Indian name for bell metal and pure copper which is registered at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the first solid antimicrobial material,

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