Skin Care & Face Packs

Skin Care & Face Packs

Glowing Skin

Grate raw cocnut and squeeze milk out of it. Apply this milk over your lips and face. It adds grace and glow to your skin.

Cleansing the Skin

Dip a piece of cotton wool in unboiled milk and wipe on the face with it. It also cleans unseen dirt and goes down to pores.

Skin Moisturizer

For normal skin mix 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a cup of yogurt to make a paste. Apply it on face as a mask and leave it for 15 minutes. Then clean it off with a tissue This mask enhances the glow and complexion of face.

Skin Nourishment and Bleach

For nourishing the skin try a protein mask. You can use prepare this mask by soaking 1 tablespoon urad daal and 4 almonds in water overnight and then grinding them into paste. You can then apply this mask on your face and wash after half an hour. This mask will not only nourish the skin but also bleach it.

Preventing Wrinkles

Application of pure castor oil prevent wrinkles and softens the skin. This also slow down the aging process.

Home made conditioner

Mix 1 tablespoon of honey and 2 tablespoon of cream. Apply this mixture on face and wash it off after few minutes. It works wonder.

Remove pigmentation and marks

Rubbing a raw potato on face removes pigmentation and marks.

Sun-screen Lotion from kitchen

Prepare a homogenious mixture of cucumber juice, glycerin and rose water. Apply this mixture on face. This mixture can be refrigerated.

Face Packs

1) Silk Cotton tree thorn paste (For pimples)

Ingredients:-

• Big thorns of Silk cotton tree
• Milk

Method of preparation

Rub thorns briskly and circularly on grinding stone sprinkling milk at intervals. The paste start accumulating on grinding stone as the process continues. Collect the paste so formed and apply it as face pack. This removes pimples and marks.

2) Split Orange lentils(Masoor daal) flour pack (gives glow to skin)

Ingredients:-

• Split Orange lentils(Masoor daal)
• Milk
• Ghee

Method of preparation

Prepare a paste by mixing the flour with ghee and milk. Apply this as facepack. This enhances the glow of skin.

3) Sandal wood powder pack (Rejuvenates skin)

Ingredients:-

• Sandal wood powder
• Turmeric powder
  
• Milk

Method of preparation

Mix all the ingredients to form a paste. Apply it as facepack. This rejuvenates the skin.

4) Brewer's Yeast Face Mask

Ingredients:-

• 1/4 cup yeast powder
• 1 tablespoon wheat germ oil
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 egg yolk

Method of preparation

Mix the yeast powder with water to form a soft paste. Stir in wheat germ oil and egg yolk with a fork until mixed well. Smooth over face gently in upward and outward movements. Let sit on skin for 5 minutes and rinse thoroughly. Follow with your favourite moisturizer.



5) Facial Mask for flaky skin

Ingredients:-

• 2 teaspoons of cleansing grains
• 1/2 teaspoon of honey
• 1 teaspoon of yogurt

Method of preparation

Use whole milk yogurt because the high fat contents adds moisturizing properties to the mask. If your skin is very dry add few drops of jojoba oil. I also mix in 2 drops of frankincense, an essential oil used since ancient Egypt to rejuvenate the skin. Wash your face with warm water, pat dry and apply the mask on your face and neck with your finger tips using gentle circular motion. After 15 minutes remove with a warm wash cloth. Follow with a favourite moisturizer.



6) Vitamin E Face mask

Ingredients:-

• 1 TBL lanolin
• 1-100 iucapsule Vitamin E

Method of preparation

Place the lanlin in a bowl. Prick the vitamin E capsule and squeeze the contents into the lanolin(lanolin is available in drug store or health store). Mix well and use immediately. Vitamin soothes the skin and helps to repair it. This mask is good for dry skin.

Secrets To Get A Beautiful Skin

Below are some simple secrets to achieve a naturally beautiful skin

• Mix equal quantities of cucumber juice, rose water and lime juice. Wash the face and apply it overnight. Rinse off in the morning. This keeps the skin healthy and clears the complexion.
  
• Take 50ml of raw milk (not boiled) and mix a pinch of salt and 2 tsp of lime juice in it. Use it as a cleansing lotion. It helps to clean the deep pores of skin.
• Mix equal quantities of rose water, glycerin and lime juice. This lotion if applied to the face regularly at bed is very useful in removing pimples, blackheads and stains. It also makes the skin soft and can also be applied to other parts of body(feet, hands).
• Take 50 ml of tomato juice and mix with 1 tsp of lime juice. Apply this mixture to face. It will make the skin soft.
• Take equal quantities of turmeric powder and wheat flour and make a paste with sesame oil. Apply it to the face to remove unwanted hair.
• Apply orange juice to face for smooth and soft skin.
• Take 30ml of cabbage juice and mix 1 tsp of honey in it. This mixture if apply regularly to the face will keep the wrinkles away.
• Make a paste of raw carrots and apply it to the face. Wash it after one hour. The skin will become glowing.
• Regular application of mint juice to the face helps to remove stains.