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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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