Showing posts with label Skin Care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skin Care. Show all posts

Saturday, 3 August 2013

How to get benefits of Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is one of the famous plants. It doesn't require any specific climate or weather, we can grow it any where easily. It can also be grown in plant pots at home. It's ingredients are used not only externally but also they are also added in different medicines, which can be used internally.
Aloe Vera leaves are filled with jel. We can get it very  easily.After washing the leaves with water, take a knife and cut it from the base, now take out the transparent gel from the leaves.

The benefits of Aloe Vera are as follows
  • Its juice is strongly anti-constipation.
  • It can work wonderfully to lose weight,it fastens the metabolism and thus burn the calories.
  • Its gel can work as an antiseptic.
  • The juice can also work as a blood purifier.
  • Aloe Vera is very good for thyroid gland and pituitary gland.
  • It is useful for lessen the swellings.
  • It cures infections.
  • It increases the freshness of skin.
  • It heals the skin burns.
  • Aloe Vera is also used in many cosmetics.
  • It increases hair growth.
  • Aloe Vera is also used to treat pimples and acne.
  • It can also work as an anti-aging agent.
  • Its juice can decrease the high blood pressure.
  • It can also stabilizes the blood sugar. 
  • It is also useful for gums. 
  • It increases immunity.
Aloe Vera has some drawbacks as well.It can cause diarrhea and it can be harmful for pregnant women.Some times rashes appear on the skin after its usage. In this case you should stop using it. You can prepare Aloe Vera oil at home with this simple recipe.
Cut the Aloe Vera leaves in small pieces. Take some vegetable oil in a jar and dip those leaves in it for sixty days. After that stain them and store the oil in a dark bottle.

Face packs of Aloe Vera

We can make different face packs with Aloe Vera gel. It gives a glow and refreshes the skin.
  • Mix the gel with the lemon juice and apply it on the face. Keep it for ten minutes and then wash it off.This mask can be used to whitens the skin.
  • You can  apply the gel on the face and wash it off with cold water after ten minutes.It will give a glow to your skin.
  • Take one tea spoon of honey, add a pinch of turmeric powder, few drops of milk, few drops of rose water and blend it well, add some Aloe Vera gel in whole mixture and blend it till it become paste, apply it on the face and rinse it off after ten to fifteen minutes.You will feel your skin soft and healthy after that.
  • To get rid of dry skin, add crushed almonds in Aloe Vera gel and mix it well. Apply it on the face and wash it off after ten to fifteen minutes.
  • To get soft and silky skin, take one teaspoon of crushed almonds, one teaspoon of powder milk, one teaspoon of aloe gel and one teaspoon of honey, now mix them well and apply it on the face for ten to fifteen minutes and then wash it off.

Saturday, 26 January 2013

Face cleansing at home

Regular cleansing plays an important role to make your skin beautiful. Quality of a good cleanser is to not only cleans your skin but also provide your skin the essential moisture.
Working women have to wear light makeup daily. So if they wouldn't pay attention to remove their make up thoroughly on daily basis, the skin will get effected. That's why they should take some time out for cleansing before sleeping.Applying any moisturizer after the process of cleansing is also beneficial.
Some ladies cannot afford to buy a cleanser or they may experience any type of allergy by those available in market, they can use home made cleanser. Just add 2 to 3 drops of lemon in raw milk or cream and you have an effective, affordable, natural and excellent cleanser at home.
Some more home made cleansers are as follows

  1.  Use cucumber slices, rub the slice on your face in circular motion. Wash off after fifteen minutes.
  2. For oily skin, you can mix one tbsp of baking soda with the lemon juice, make a fine paste and then  gently scrub over your face. Rinse it off after ten to fifteen minutes.
  3. Take chickpea powder, add some raw milk in it to make a paste . Now apply it over your face and neck. Wash off after ten minutes. Its an excellent cleanser for oily skin.
  4. Take orange peel powder add some milk in it .Mix to make a fine paste. It is very helpful for skin whitening too.
  5. For dry skin you can use any oil as a cleanser like olive oil or almond oil or castor oil/
  6. Use rose water as cleanser
  7. Make a paste of almond oil, honey and milk. Use it as cleanser for dry skin
  8. Take two spoons of corn flour, add one spoon of tomato juice in it and two teaspoons of glycerine.Scrub it on face and neck , Wash off after ten minutes.
  9. Use pineapple juice as a cleanser.
  10. Make a mixture of lemon juice, glycerine and rose water. you can use it as cleanser.

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Take care of your feet

We must never ignore our feet, when taking care of our beauty and hygiene. Some times the skin of feet becomes hard and they look rough. Use foot moisturiser after cleaning your feet. Absorb it well with massage. After that wear socks.

Soup and water are the causes of dryness of your feet. You can make a moisturiser at home to make your feet soft and smooth.                                                         
Ingredients of this moisturiser are as follows
1-Alum- 2 pinches
2-Glycerin-4 tbsp 
3-Lemon Juice-3tbsp

Make a mixture of the above ingredients and apply them three times a day.Massage well to absorb it in the skin.




Before sleeping take three to four glasses of warm water add one tea spoon of salt , one tea spoon of mustard oil in it. Mix it well and dip your feet in it for ten minutes. Now dry them with a towel and apply the glycerin mixture explained above.

Use the foot scrubber after taking shower.
To  get rid of foot odour use talcum powder before wearing socks , or you can use deodorants as well.



Monday, 27 August 2012

Find the things in your kitchen to enhance your beauty

Instead of buying the expensive skin care products, we can find a lot of things from our kitchen for this purpose and can get an awesome result. Like egg, used tea leaves, salt, honey , papaya can be very useful for skin and hair.

Eggs
You can get make your skin glow with the help of an egg. Take a raw egg. Whip it well. Now apply it on your face and neck.Now relax for twenty minutes.Then wash off with cold water. The egg relaxes your skin and refreshes it after tiring efforts of whole day.
Egg white can be very useful if you apply it on your hair before half and hour of shampooing.

Used Tea leaves
If your eyes are tired and swelled due to spending many hours infront of t.v or laptop, used cold black tea can refreshes your skin. Take some cotton balls and dip them in it. Place them on your eyes for  ten minutes and relax.
Take the left over black tea.Make sure your have stained it. Add some water . Keep boling it for ten to fifteen minutes.Now let it cool. After shampooing your hair, Wash your hair with it.This process can increase the shine of your hair.
Salt
Add a little amount of salt in warm water. Washing your eyes with it can reduce the swelling.
Add 3 Tbsp of salt in warm water, dip your feet in it.It can relax you after a hardworking day.

Castor oil
If you massage your hair with castor oil, it would increase the growth and shine of your hair. After massaging the oil tie a damp towel around your hair. By doing this the roots of the hair can absorb the oil very well.







Honey 

Honey is very useful for skin. Massage it on your face to get a soft and smooth look







Papaya
It contains enzymes that soften and remove the dead cells of the skin. Applying the paste of papaya on your skin can enhance the natural glow of skin.

Sunday, 26 August 2012

Taking Care of Hands

Your hands need as much as attention as your face needs. Dry and hard hands does not look nice . For elegant hands you must give some time to your hands care.Here are some tips to soften your hands

1-To soften the rough skin of your hands, take two cups of warm milk in container, add one teaspoon of salt in it.Stir it.Massage it well for fifteen minutes and then wash your hands.

2-Make a hand lotion at home and save your money. Take two cups of rose water and one cup of glycerin.Make a mixture, pour it in a bottle
and refrigerate it .It is a wonderful hand moisturiser, apply it two times a day especially before sleeping.

3-Take half cup orange juice and one tea spoon of honey . Massage it till ten minutes on your hands.

4- Mash a banana, add one teaspoon of honey, juice of one lemon and one tea spoon of butter. Whip it well and apply it on hands , wash off after
two hours.

5-Take one and half cup of yogurt and one lemon juice, whip it. Massage it for fifteen minutes.

6-Take an egg,two tea spoon almond oil  and one tea spoon rose water. Whip them well and at the end add Tincture of benzene drop by drop(2 or 3 drops).Massage it on your hands.Wash after two hours.

7- Use gram flour for washing hands. Make a paste of gram flour with water and then wash your hands with it.

8-Take a tomato pulp and massage your hands with it, wash off after half an hour.

9-Use olive oil before going to bed.

10-Try to avoid the direct contact of your hands with detergent.