Natural Beauty Tips

• Massaging face with apricot kernel oil moisturizes the skin and slows down the aging process.
• Mashed apricot applied on the face brightens the skin.
• Mash banana well and apply to the face. Rinse off after 15 minutes. It is an anti-wrinkle pack.
• Mash banana until creamy, mix 3-4 drops of fresh lemon juice and 1/2 tsp of honey and apply to the face.
• Dark circles around the eyes can be reduced by applying raw potato juice.
• It is also an excellent toner. Apply potato juice on the skin, leave it and wash it off after it dries.
• Mix potato juice, lemon juice, oatmeal and fuller's earth and apply it on the face. It is an excellent cleansing mask. It also tightens the skin and reduces pores.
• Oatmeal is an excellent cleanser. It removes the dirt and softens the skin. Mix it with raw milk and a few drops of honey and use it as a pack.
• Mix oatmeal with a little curd, honey, egg white and almond paste to prevent wrinkles.
• Honey is a wonderful moisturizer and is especially great for dry skin.
• Mix honey with raw milk and apply it to the face and wash it off after it dries.
• Mix honey with lemon juice and apply it to the face to lighten the skin color.
• For oily skin, mix a tsp of honey with an egg white and apply on the face and neck, wash it off after 10 minutes
• Lemon is a natural bleach. Mix 1 tsp of curd with a few drops of lemon juice and apply it to the face to lighten and bleach skin.
• Sugar can be used as a scrub. While washing face add sugar and a little lemon juice to the soap lather and scrub your face.
• Add 2 tbsp of salt to a tub of water and bathe in that water to remain fresh. It soothes tired muscles.
• Fuller's earth (Multani metti) removes dirt and cleans the skin. Mixed with red sandalwood paste, rose water and a few drops of lemon juice, it makes an excellent pack for acne prone skin . If you have difficulty in getting red sandalwood paste, use the ordinary pure sandalwood paste.
• Multani metti with rose water can be used for oily skin to remove excess oil.
• Cucumber is a natural toner that lightens the skin. Cucumber juice is used as an astringent to cleanse the skin.
• Graded cucumber applied over the face and neck prevents pimples, blackheads and dryness. It has cooling properties.
• Mix cucumber paste with Multani metti and lemon juice and apply to the skin. It is a wonderful soother, lightens freckles and an excellent anti-tan pack.
• Almonds are rich source of vitamin E. Almond powder mixed with oatmeal and milk can be used to exfoliate dry dull skin.
• For dark hands, mix almond powder, sugar, milk cream and lemon juice together and use as a scrub.
• Soak 4 - 5 almonds overnight, in the morning peel the skin, and eat it for a glowing skin. You can have 5-6 almonds everyday.
• Mash papaya and apply it to the skin regularly. It clears blemishes, scars, freckles and wrinkles.
• For oily skin, mix few drops of lemon juice to papaya pulp and apply it. Rinse it off after 20 minutes.
• Apply curd on the face and massage in upward direction. Dip a towel in hot water, squeeze it, and wipe your face. Then clean your face with cotton soaked in chilled rose water.