We often spend lavishly on various beauty enhancers that use
loads of chemicals and do more harm to the skin than a bit of "instant
good" like a quick glow within minutes, a little shine within few hours or
softness that longs for a few weeks. These products might be okay for some
quick "party presence" or a "dashing date" but their
effects fade away as soon as the party ends or the dating is over. And what is
left is their chemical residue with all its ill effects. But we often neglect
the lasting effect of chemical free all natural more holistic ways of treating
our skin and beauty that are available at our home, most of them inside the
kitchen.
The benefits of these humble but miraculous beauty enhancers
were overshadowed by their clever and quick and chemical counterparts but of
late beauticians and dermatologists are accepting the unmatchable natural and
holistic qualities of these "kitchen ingredients" in boosting the
beauty.
Here are some of the ways in which these kitchen ingredients
can magically enhance our beauty:
1.) Oily skin:
Oily skin hides your glow and skin tone with an undesirable greasy cover. The
general cause of oily skin is excessive amounts of sebum (“Fat” in Latin)
produced by oil glands. Apart from causing oily skin it also gives invitation
to acnes and blackheads. Ironically enough for obvious reasons, Olive Oil can
be your friend in permanently washing that grease off your skin. Olive oil has
exceptional qualities of absorbing the excess oil in the skin and leaving your
skin moisturized and oil-free. Olive is also rich in anti oxidants thus helps
in preventing acne and blackheads caused by oily skin. Just take small amount
of oil and rub on your face covering the entire area. Words of advice though,
please do not use the excessive amounts of oil as it will do more harm than
good.
2.) Natural
Moisturizer: Moisture plays a very important role in softness of your skin and
gives it a pampered look. It also helps in saving your skin from blemishes by
keeping the skin pores opened. Though it’s not a widely known fact, Honey has
some excellent natural qualities to absorb moisture from the air and retain it.
If applied on the skin it enhances the "sweetness" of your skin by
adequately moisturizing it. Its
antibacterial qualities are also helpful in fighting against wounds and cuts.
Its antioxidant qualities also act as a natural sun cream. Applying it isn’t
difficult either. Just take a ½ teaspoon of honey and apply gently on your face
without any brisk movements. Apply on the entire face with circular spiral
movements. Keep it for at least 10 minutes and wash your face properly with
cold water.
3.) Under Eye Circles:
Eyes play a very important role in expressing our beauty statement. Who can
resist mascara highlighted beautiful almond shaped eyes. But what if those eyes
are naturally highlighted by dark under eye circles? It will spoil the whole
beauty if the face. But now, you don’t
need to worry as all it requires is a few chamomile tea bags to get rid of
these unwanted circles. They are rich source of anti-inflammatory astringents:
caffeine and tanninis that help in reducing the dark circles. You just need to
put two tea bags in boiling water and leave them for 7 minutes. Then
refrigerate them in fridge and wait for some time till they get cool enough to
be used. Take them out and put each bag on your eyes with each bag covering the
entire eye. You will notice an instant relief to the eyes. It has a long term
benefit of reducing those dark circles too if practiced regularly.
4.) Hair Problems:
Hair always acts as an inseparable part of your overall beauty. No matter
however beautiful and glowing your skin may be but your dull or thin hair may
spoil the show. On the other hand, your skin might not be that great but shiny
and flowing hair can get you accolades and wows throughout the party. The three
main ingredients that play a decisive role in ensuring the healthy, long, silky
and shiny hair are Vitamin C for moisturizer, carotene for shine and iron for
strength. Indian Gooseberry or Amla is rich in all three ingredients and thus
is highly recommended for improving your hair health. Amla oil is well known
for its highly beneficial effects on the hair health. To take the best advantages
of amla’s quality massage your scalp properly with amla oil. You can instantly
feel its soothing effect on the hair. After a few weeks your hair will get
enough shine to make the party "Glow" with your presence. For better
results you can eat an amla every day. An amla a day keeps "bad hair"
away. For stopping hairfall you need to nourish them properly with added
moisturizer. Lemon can be a good option. You just need to mix the equal amounts
of Amla pulp and lemon extracts and massage your scalp properly. For a deep
effect slide your fingertips under the hair and onto your scalp with gentle
circular movements.
5.) Pimples:
Pimples are an undesirable skin condition that spoils your beautiful skin.
These pesky pimples with their raised ugly heads are adamant to deprive you of any
compliments for your light complexion or soft skin. Gram flour has excellent
qualities of keeping the skin free of excessive fat, a condition that invites
and nurtures pimples and acnes. Our very humble Gram flour can come to the
rescue along with its team. Just get two teaspoon of sandalwood powder, a pinch
of turmeric powder and 2 teaspoon of gram flour. Add a pinch of turmeric powder
for additional benefits. Put all these ingredients into a small bowl and make a
paste using a teaspoon of milk. Now use this paste to apply over the face
covering the entire area using gentle circular movements. Let it dry for a few
minutes and finally wash it off with water. Apply this natural face mask for 1
month and you will start noticing the effects on your skin warding off these
pimples and winning your skin tins of accolades.
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