Thursday 25 July 2013


NATURAL BEAUTY TREATMENTS

These treatments use ingredients that contain the elements to keep your skin healthy.

Some people can be allergic to the natural ingredients mentioned here. If you are not sure, always do a patch test to see how your body reacts.

Before applying masks on face, clean your face thoroughly.



Fair and even skin tone
Mash a ripe banana. Add 1 tablespoon honey and mix it well. Apply this on your face. Leave it for 20 minutes and wash it off in cold water. This removes blemishes and gives a glow to your skin.

Mix rice flour and honey with tea water. Apply it on face and neck. After leaving this on for about 15-20 minutes, massage in circular motion to remove dead cells. Then wash it with cold water.

Apply a mixture of yoghurt and orange juice on face for 5 minutes and wash it gently.

Mix 2 tablespoons gram flour and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric. Add honey and milk to form a smooth paste.Leave the mask on for 20 minutes. Wash it off with cold and then warm water.

Exfoliating keeps skin fresh, prevents wrinkles and improves blood circulation. Do this once or twice a week using natural face scrubs at home.
- Make a scrub using 6 tablespoons of sugar and 5 teaspoons of olive oil.
- Make a paste of oatmeal and warm water.Gently rub in circular motions. Leave it for 10 minutes and wipe off with a soft cloth.
- Squeeze the juice out of half of an orange. Mix it with 4 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon honey. Scrub gently for 2-3 minutes.

Get rid of dark circles - Soak cotton pads in raw milk. Let them cool in the fridge. Leave the pads on eyelids for 20 minutes. Repeating this daily will reduce the dark circles around your eyes.

Dip cotton pads in cucumber juice. Place them for 20 minutes around the eyes. You can also use a mixture of cucumber juice and potato juice.

Extract tomato juice and add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, pinch of turmeric and 2 teaspoons of gram flour/besan. Apply this paste on the dark circles.Wash off after 15 minutes.

Massaging the under-eye area using almond oil diminishes dark circles.

Some words of caution
A lot of fruits contain citric acid. Lemon,lime and orange (juice) in specific. When you use them in a skin treatment always be careful with how much you use. Too much can cause acid burns. Also if you have sensitive skin be extra aware with these ingredients.

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