Source for skin care and beauty tips

1* Make a paste of oatmeal or almond and apply it on the face.
Mix either oatmeal or almond powder with rose water to make a soft
paste
that spreads easily on the skin.
Rub it on skin with fingertips especially on the affected areas.
Leave to dry for about 15 minutes and then wash off with cold water.
2 * Prepare a paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves and apply it
over the face every night for 10-15 minutes and washed with warm water
. This is an effective home remedy for blackheads and will prevent acne
, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.
3* A solution made of one and a half cups of hot water and half a
tablespoon of boric powder is a very good home remedy for blackheads.
4 * Extract juice of one lemon and mix with equal quantity of rose
water. Apply this mixture on the face and keep it for about half an
hour. Wash the face with fresh water. About 15 days application helps cure acne, pimples and reduces blemishes and scars.
5* Apply undiluted lemon juice, two to three times a day,
on the affected areas.

Nettle Tea is another remedy, this tea has a herb that has
some curing power and really helps work wonders on skin problems.
6 * Take some Ground drumstick pods and leaves and mix with fresh
limejuice, and apply on pimples. This is also good for blackheads and
dark spots.
7 * Warm a little honey and apply on the blackhead areas.
Wash off after 10-15 minutes.
8* Fresh mint juice is also very effective home remedy for skin
troubles. Apply this on the face every night for the treatment of all
kinds of skin diseases such as acne, pimples, insect stings, eczema,
scabies, & other skin infections.
9 * Prepare a mixture of 1 or 2mls each of the following:
witch hazel, tea-tree and sweet fennel essential oils,
adding essential oil of geranium for women and essential oil
of rosewood for men. Mix with 300mls of water. Shake before use,
as the oils will float on top of the water during storage.
Apply over the face with cotton wool two or three times a day.
The oils will clean and unclog giving antibiotic-like protection
to the skin.
10 * Use 2-3 tsp. dried basil leaves to 1 cup boiling water.
Steep 10-20 minutes. Cool, and apply with cotton ball.
This is also an effective home remedy for blackheads.
11 * Make a paste of roasted & powdered pomegranate skin with fresh
lime juice and apply over acne, boils, pimple, blackheads
and whiteheads.
12 * Apply grated potatoes as poultice to treat skin blemishes,
wrinkles, boils, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, etc.
13 * Make a paste of ground radish seeds with water and apply on face
to remove blackheads.
14 * Prepare a mixture of corn flour with egg white and apply on face. Let it dry completely for 1/2 hour. Dip your hands in warm water and massage your face and wash off. This when repeated regularly gives you a smooth skin.
15 * A mixture of 1 tsps groundnut oil with 1 tspn fresh limejuice is
also useful to prevent formation of blackheads and pimples.
16* A mixture of fresh limejuice and a glass of boiled milk when appl
ied to face wash prevents the formation of acne, pimples, blackheads,
and cracked skin.
17* Large pores on face can be treated with paste of sandalwood
powder with masoor dal.
18 * For blackheads treatment prepare a mixture of equal parts of
limejuice, almond oil and glycerin and apply to the face.
19 * Beat an egg white until stiff. Add 1 tsp honey and then
apply to the face with a cotton swab. Leave for 1/2 hour
and then wash with warm water.
20 * Sunshine or ultra-violet light helps in skin peeling,
and so helps to clear blocked pores. So sunbathing or use of sun-beds
in can be helpful.
21 * Mix an egg white with aloe Vera gel and a few drops of lavender
essential oil. Egg whites cause the pores to tighten and
the aloe Vera has a soothing and anti-biotic effect on the skin.
The lavender is very healing for the skin.
22* Make a paste of ground radish seeds with water and apply
on face to remove blackheads.
23 * For blackheads treatment rub ice cubes on the face
for 10-15 minutes. It will tighten the pores.
24 * Apply cucumber juice on the face. Wash it off after 15 minutes.
It will tighten the pores.

25 * Apply a paste made of ground radish seeds and water on affected
areas, the effect is magical.
26* Mix glycerin soap, fuller's earth and almond powder in 2:1:4
ratio with boiled water to make a paste. Apply this paste on the black
heads.
27* Apply paste of fresh fenugreek leaves mixed with water
on the face every night
and wash off with warm water in the morning to prevent blackheads.
28* Apply paste of roasted and powdered pomegranate skin with fresh limejuice over blackheads.
29* Wet cotton in warm water mixed with Epsom salt and iodine. Dab them on blackheads to loosen them.
30 * Use green tea as a face scrub to loose blackheads.
31 * Mash drumsticks pods and leaves.
Mix it with fresh limejuice and apply on the trouble spots.

Combine � cup of hot water with 1 tsp of Epsom salts and 4 drops
of iodine. Mix well and let it cool until it is lukewarm.


Dip cotton ball in to the mixture and apply on the affected area.
When the mixture dries, remove it gently with a washcloth.