Skin
Care - Quick Herbal Tips
Down the ages, Indian women have
used simple, effective home-made remedies to look after their skin.
Skin Cleanser:
Found in your own kitchen is a simple,
chemical free cleanser – good ol’ unboiled milk. All you need to do is
dip a piece of cotton wool in milk and wipe your face with it. It also
cleans unseen dirt and goes down into your pores. Another fine cleanser
is almond oil, especially effective in protecting the delicate skin under
the eyes.
Skin Moisturizer:
For normal skin care, you can take
1 cup of yogurt, 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1 tablespoon lemon juice
and mix it into a paste. Apply it on your face as a mask and keep
it on for 15 minutes. Then clean it off with a wet tissue watch your
complexion glow. For dry skin, you could use a mixture of cooked
oatmeal and honey; it will not only help moisturize the skin but also acts
as a good cleansing agent.
Skin Nourishment and Bleach:
For nourishing your face try a protein
mask. You can prepare this mask by first soaking 1 tablespoon urad
dal and 4 almonds in water overnight and then grinding them into a paste.
You can then apply this protein mask to your face and wash it off after
half an hour. This exceptional protein mask will not only nourish the skin
but also bleach it.
Wrinkle Prevention and Softer
Skin:
To prevent wrinkles and soften your
skin, you could try pure castor oil; it is known to slow down the aging
process of the skin.
Skin Conditioner:
Another simple and excellent skin
conditioner that can be made out of 1 tbsp. honey blended with 2 tbsp.
cream (of milk). Leave it on for a few minutes and wash it off. It works
like magic.
Skin Blemishes:
For skin blemishes, you can try
rubbing a raw potato on your face.
Sun-Protection Lotion:
It’s summer time. Time to cool off.
So let’s wind up with a good home-made sun-protection lotion. Take cucumber
juice and equal amounts of glycerine and rose water and make a concoction.
This should be refrigerated. Try it, it’s really cool.
The Indian beauty has a hundred tips
up her sleeve, so visit us again for some more beauty secrets next week.
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