The beginning of the month can be a stressful time. You’re keeping track of all the payments to be made- society dues, household bills, rent, and daily staff salaries. Add to this the hassle of having everything scattered across cash, cheques, e-wallets, etc. Now remember that you might have to follow up with various people for receipts and acknowledgements. It sure can be cumbersome!
This is where MyGate payments can be highly valuable. It is a quick and easy way to pay and manage your community bills via a single app with a payment option of your choice.
Why pay society dues on MyGate?
- Contactless one-click digital payments
- View dues by date, month, and year in the app
- Receive maintenance overdue reminders & never miss a payment
- Download receipts of paid dues and other society bills
- Pay via credit cards, debit cards, UPI or e-wallet options
- Payments will be acknowledged via SMS/Email
- 0% charges on RuPay Debit Card Transactions
- Access your entire transaction history in a single place
- Get updates on the current status of your payment
- Connect with MyGate support for payment-related queries
How to pay society dues
1. Tap on the ‘Community’ tab
2. Click on the ‘Society Dues’ card
3. Click on ‘Pay Society Dues’ on the invoice raised
4. Select the mode of transaction – UPI, Debit/Credit Card, Net Banking, Wallet and click on ‘Checkout’
5. Enter the details and click on ‘Pay’
– For UPI, enter the UPI ID For Debit/Credit Card, enter the card details
– For Net Banking, select the bank and login
– For wallet, select the wallet and login
6. The convenience charges are displayed on the screen. Click on ‘Continue’ to make the payment
With MyGate Payments, you can also pay house rent, utility bills and domestic staff salaries the quick and easy way. Get started with MyGate Payments today.
**This feature is available under MyGate’s ERP Package. Contact your management committee or MyGate relationship manager to enable Maintenance Payments in your society today!
MyGate ERP comes with a number of other useful features including quick access to essentials, healthcare at home, digital society updates, and emergency alerts in case of crisis.
Quickly and seamlessly connect security personnel in your society via internet calls.
What is Guard-to-Guard Calling?
It is a feature on the Mygate guard app that allows all the security personnel within a society to communicate with each other via the Mygate app and alert each other in case of emergencies without the use of additional hardware.
Why enable Guard-to-Guard Calling?
- Enhances the efficiency of security guards by accelerating their speed of communication
- Improves connectivity between guards and quicker response in case of emergencies
- Easy to use with no additional training required
- Inexpensive solution that’s built into the Mygate guard app. No investment in bulky hardware
- No issues pertaining to frequencies and range (as in the case of walkie-talkies). All calls are placed via mobile internet or WiFi
- No extra licenses or maintenance costs
- No misuse, with automatic call disconnection in 5 minutes
How it works
- Select the guard directory option on the menu
- Choose from main gate and other building gates
- View the security personnel’s name and place a call
Your society’s Notice Board, but with a smart digital upgrade!
Lifts closed for maintenance? Fire drill scheduled for the weekend? Hosting a Diwali party? The Mygate Notice Board is the single medium of communication to quickly and effectively reach out to all your society’s residents, with verified information.
Why use Mygate Notice Board
1. Convenient
Caters directly to the netizen of the day, who is more likely to look at a notification on the phone, than check the physical notice board.
2. Spam-free
Cuts out the action of scrolling through group chats which are often crowded by forwards and false information, thereby preventing the loss of crucial updates.
3. Single communication medium
Send all critical announcements from one, simple-to-use source.
How it works
For MCs
Sending a notice via the Admin App
- Go to the admin app and click on the admin console and then select Notice Board.
- Click on Send Notice to create a new notice. They can edit or delete old notices.
- Now select the notice type, the notice title (character limit: 70), upload up to 5 attachments (one attachment of 20MB each).
- Select the building details and resident type. The notice is ready, now click on “Send Notice”.
Sending a notice via the Admin Dashboard
- Go to the Communication tab on the admin dashboard and click on “New Notice”.
- Enter the following details:
Title (character limit: 70), notice type, descriptions, add inline images, embed redirection URL in notice text, set publish date and type. You can add attachments (jpg, jpeg, png, doc, pdf, zip, and excel) up to 20 MB. - Select “Upload Thumbnail/Cover” to upload a cover image. The thumbnail ratio has to be 1×1 and the cover image ratio should be 2×1.
- Preview what the notice looks like on the mobile phone, before you send it out.
- You can choose to send a notice to a particular building, flat or resident type (owners or tenants).
For Residents
- On the homescreen of the MyGate resident app, click on the “Notices” icon to go to the Notice Board landing page.
- Click on a notice to be redirected to the said Notice detail page.
- You can view attachments and files within the Notice Board.
- You can also filter out the notice type you want to view.
Secure your home by weeding out fraudulent, incorrect or inauthentic delivery attempts.
Ever had to deal with fake delivery attempts, or delivery executives mistakenly providing the incorrect flat numbers while making entries?
To combat this, we have partnered with your favourite online delivery partners to ensure that you receive background-verified details of the executive. No more fake entries! This comes with the added advantage of quicker deliveries for all MyGate users.
How this works
- A resident places an order with one of our partner platforms
- MyGate receives the background verified details of their assigned delivery executive directly from the partner firm.
- These details are then shared with the resident prior to the arrival of the delivery agent, and validated by the security guard.
- MyGate users get a notification saying, “Delivery executive is arriving” 10 to 15 minutes in advance, this is usually the time when the delivery executive clicks on ‘Picked Up Food’ on his device.
Why We Use Validated Entries:
Correct Entries
Validated entries allow us to match the customer’s flat number and delivery executive’s registered phone number (as per the company’s record) for every order placed directly via the MyGate validated partner apps.
Prevents fake entries
By ensuring that the information about verified delivery executives come directly from the partner firms, any potential fake entry attempt can be avoided. This also helps MyGate and our validated partners take the right measures in the case of any fake entry attempts, thereby enhancing the security.
Faster delivery to residents
As residents get the option to auto-approve the delivery executive while they are about to reach the society, wait time at the gate will be significantly reduced. The actual entry time of delivery executives is recorded as the check-in time and can be referenced in case of any queries related to delayed orders.
How to Switch on Auto-Approval for Validated Entries
All residents are opted in for Validated Entries by default. Here’s how to provide auto-approval for all future deliveries from a partner:
- Go to ‘Household’ on the home screen
- Scroll down to ‘Validated Entries’
- Add any of the mentioned partners to your list
There is no exchange of personal information between MyGate and validated partners in order to validate entries. It only requires an address mapping via secured protocols.
ANPR automatically opens boom barriers and eases movement in a society for authorised vehicles.
What is Automatic Number Plate Recognition?
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a highly accurate system capable of reading vehicle number plates without human intervention. It makes it easy for residents to have seamless entry into their society without the security guards having to stop them and without having to sport parking stickers on their vehicles. It is a completely touchless technology that automates and secures the entry of authorised vehicles into a society.
Why get Automatic Number Plate Recognition?
This feature solves several issues commonly faced by societies such as:
- Most societies still follow a traditional method of bookkeeping for vehicle entry/exit
- Additional manpower is required to operate entry/exit systems
- Traditional solutions don’t enable surveillance and authentication of vehicles, thus compromising security
- Security personnel don’t have complete visibility over the number of cars on the property at all times or their entry and exit time
- Long wait time at the gates can hamper convenience for residents
Benefits of Automatic Number Plate Recognition
- Automatic entry/ exit of residents’ vehicles
- Frees up security personnel from any logistics of vehicle management, other than maintaining an updated list of number plates
- Real-time data on vehicular movement within a society
- Swift, fast and secure movement of authorised vehicles
- Digital records
- Recognition across all scenarios
ANPR user journey
- Mygate users register their vehicle details in the Household section of the Mygate App
- This information is automatically synced with the ANPR integrated Central Processing Unit (CPU) at the main gate
- The CPU recognises the number plate as it approaches the boom barrier as an authorised vehicle and open automatically
- Users receive a notification regarding the entry/ exit of the vehicle
A summary of all the information required to perform a hair spa at home.
Unknowingly or not, we put our hair through a lot of stress from our daily activities, which leads to a lot of hair problems like hair fall, dandruff, dull, and frizzy hair. A hair spa is a remedy that can address all of these problems. It’s typically a salon service, but it will set you back a lot of money. Choosing a hair spa at home is a more affordable option. This will give you the same outcomes without draining your bank account.
The procedures for performing a hair spa at home differ slightly from those at salons. Generally, it involves oiling, steaming, washing off hair, and then a hair mask. After completing all of the steps, your locks will be softer and shinier, and your scalp will be revitalized and squeaky clean. Furthermore, if you’re looking for a relaxing pampering session on the weekends, a home hair spa should be your first choice.
What are the steps in a home hair spa?
Prepare your hair
Start by detangling your hair using a wide-toothed comb or brush. Remove any knots or tangles gently to avoid hair breakage.
Oil Massage
The first step in your at-home hair spa routine is hair oiling, an ancient ayurvedic practise. It functions as a pre-shampoo treatment and has the ability to nourish hair cells, enhance scalp blood flow, and detoxify the area, all of which are crucial for promoting healthy hair growth. The advantages of oiling hair don’t stop there, though, as it also helps to tame frizz and shield hair from heat and pollution damage.
You should select the best oil for you based on the texture of your hair and your concerns to get the most benefits. It is best to combine different hair oils if you want to address multiple hair concerns because different hair oils contain different nutrients and vitamins. Castor, coconut, and olive oils are combined to give you strong, lustrous hair with lots of volume.
Apply the remainder of the oil to your hair strands and their ends after concentrating on giving your scalp a thorough massage for 5 to 10 minutes. Allow it to work on your scalp and strands for 20 minutes.
Here is a chart showing which kind of oil to use on various hair types:
Argan oil: This oil is a great option to add moisture and hydration to hair and is excellent for frizzy, dry, and brittle hair. It eliminates dry scalp thanks to its lightweight texture without making it feel greasy. Another noteworthy advantage is that the oil gives hair shine and shields it from UV ray damage.
Olive oil: This oil is an excellent treatment for people who are prone to dandruff and dull hair because it works well to soothe flakes and moisturise a dry scalp. It can help with dandruff and hair growth when applied to the scalp.
Sesame oil: The most effective treatment for excessive hair loss and early greying is sesame oil. It can help those who are experiencing baldness and strengthen weak, brittle hair thanks to its high antioxidant content. As it preserves the natural colour of hair, it also has the ability to darken hair.Hot towel / steaming of hair
1. Hot towel
The pores on your scalp will open up during this step, allowing the oil to be absorbed as fully as possible while ensuring that the nutrients from the oil reach deep into the cuticles. You can either use a hot towel to wrap around your head or steam your hair for 10 to 15 minutes. Simply soak a soft, dry towel in hot water, squeeze out the excess, and repeat as necessary. If you have extremely dry hair, extend the time to 15-20 minutes. Leave this on for 5-10 minutes.
2. Steam machine
The following procedure, steaming, makes sure that the oil you previously applied seeps deeper into the hair strands, enabling it to more effectively absorb the oil’s nutrients. Overall, it will give hair an extra layer of hydration and nourishment and make it feel incredibly soft. But if you choose to do a hair spa at home, you don’t need any fancy steaming gadgets to reap the benefits; all you need is a hot steaming towel wrapped around your head in a turban-style for a few minutes.
Wash and condition your mane
After that, wash your hair and rinse the oil out. To do this, it is highly advised to use a Sulphate-free shampoo because they effectively cleanse your hair from the inside out without robbing it of its natural moisture. When looking for a shampoo, stay away from products that contain SLS, SLES, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, or Sodium Laureth Sulphate. Less is more when it comes to clean shampoos, so dilute it with water and just rinse and repeat! Even though a clean shampoo may not produce as much lather, it still effectively cleanses your hair and keeps moisture in it.
Nourish hair with a hair mask
The most crucial step in your at-home hair spa treatment is this one. Rich ingredients found in hair masks, such as natural oils and antioxidants, have the power to repair damaged hair. It tames frizz, lessens breakage, fortifies hair, and improves hair’s general health.
Selecting the one that best addresses your hair concerns is crucial because each of them is designed to treat a particular type of hair damage. An intensely nourishing mask will work best on hair that is dehydrated and dry, while any protein-rich mask will work best on hair that has undergone chemical treatment.
For a natural hair spa at home, you can either select over-the-counter hair masks or gather ingredients from your kitchen to make your own mask. For best results, leave the mask on for anywhere between 20 and 30 minutes before rinsing it off with lukewarm or cold water.
Conditioner
After that, continue with your usual conditioning routine. Apply the conditioner from the middle of your hair to the tips using a coin-sized amount. Never apply it close to the scalp because it can easily become greasy and because the hair there is generally healthier and newer, necessitating less maintenance than the tips. Allow it to absorb completely for a minute, then rinse it off.
Serum
The application of a serum is the final but crucial step. This assists in detangling, controlling frizz, and smoothing out the hair. Apply the serum towards the middle and ends after taking one or two pumps. Be cautious and watch out not to overdo it as this can quickly make your hair greasy and oily!
Hair spa at home for frizzy hair: Olive oil and yoghurt mask
The mask treats dull, dry hair while restoring moisture and bounce, which prevents frizz. Yogurt’s lactic acid will moisturise your dry, parched hair strands and remove any buildup of dead skin cells on the follicles, whereas olive oil will add shine and smoothness to your hair.
Hair spa at home for dandruff: Brown sugar and coconut oil
Itchy, dry scalp can be treated with this hair mask. As coconut oil gets deeper into the hair, it stimulates hair growth while the granules in brown sugar gently exfoliate away the flakes. It fights against head lice in addition to dandruff. When applying it, concentrate more on the scalp and give it a thorough massaging.
Hair spa at home for hair fall: Honey and milk mask
Choose this natural mask if you’re having a home hair spa treatment to stop hair loss. Honey contains keratin, which supports hair strength and shields brittle hair from harm. By encouraging cell regeneration, it also promotes a healthy scalp. Additionally, milk’s composition of proteins and lipids strengthens your hair even more and controls hair loss. Additionally, after use, the iron, Vitamin B12, and zinc in it give hair softness and shine. Apply the mask, then leave it on for 20 minutes before rinsing.
Benefits of hair spa
Enhances blood circulation: During the hair spa procedure, there are numerous massages that stimulate the scalp’s blood flow. This maintains the health and strength of the hair follicles by increasing the blood’s supply of nutrients and oxygen.
Unclogs scalp pores: The silicones in your hair care products and environmental impurities are to blame for clogged pores, which cause a variety of problems with your hair, including infections and slowed hair growth. The quality of your hair is improved by a homemade hair spa, which gets rid of all the substances that have built up in the pores.
Rebalances sebum production: An imbalanced sebum production by the sebaceous glands beneath the scalp can result in either a dry, itchy scalp or an oily, dust- and dirt-attracting scalp. Home hair spa treatments will balance sebum production so that neither too much nor too little is being produced.
Repairs damaged hair: To treat frizz, dryness, and dehydration of the scalp, the hair spa treatment is enhanced with many moisturising ingredients. Your hair will receive deep conditioning from it, which will repair any damage and replenish any moisture that has been lost.
Remove impurities & dandruff: Daily exposure to the effects of pollution, dust, heat, and so many other things can lead to the buildup of impurities in your hair’s follicles and cuticles. A hair spa aids in removing these impurities, clearing the pores, and getting rid of dandruff accumulation.
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How often should you so a home hair spa?
To give your hair the proper nourishment and care and to see noticeable results in terms of hair texture, quality, and growth, it is best to treat yourself to a home hair spa at least once every 15 days or twice a month.
So if you want to see noticeable, tangible results over time, put your time and effort into the proper hair care. Make it a regular ritual that you participate in, and you’ll not only come to enjoy it but also look forward to engaging in it as a deeply relaxing ritual.
Remember, it’s important to choose hair care products that suit your hair type and address your specific concerns. If you have any allergies or scalp issues, it’s best to consult a dermatologist or hair care professional before trying any new products or treatments.